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Every January is a time for new beginnings and resolutions. We’ll get you off on the right foot with some positive vibes from some inspirational people. Whether it’s studying harder, finding more patience or reaching physical fitness goals, our guests can offer some encouraging words to get you off on the right foot.

Break 1 music: Yuve Yuve Yu (song) The Hu (artist) The Gereg

Break 2 music: Standing Rock (feat. Nick Ørbæk Jacobsen) (song) Uyarakq (artist) Miseraq (album)

Guest: D.J. “Eagle Bear” Vanas (Odawa Nation) – motivational storyteller, bestselling author and owner of Native Discovery Inc.

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It was a relatively simple act: Ponca Chief Standing Bear left his reservation in 1878 to bury his son on the tribe’s ancestral land in Nebraska. But the journey would lead to a major federal court decision establishing Native Americans as people under the law. The U.S. Government argued “an Indian is neither a person nor a citizen.” The state of Nebraska is honoring Standing Bear as a civil rights leader with a statue in the U.S. Capitol. We’ll review Standing Bear’s legacy and his remarkable accomplishment during a troubling time in history. (This is an encore show from Dec. 11, 2019).

Guests:

Dwight Howe (Omaha/Ponca) – cultural director for the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska

Larry Dwyer – author of Standing Bear’s Quest for Freedom

Break 1 music: Generations (song) P. Town Boyz (artist) P. Town Boyz (album)

Break 2 music: Standing Rock (feat. Nick Ørbæk Jacobsen) (song) Uyarakq (artist) Miseraq (album)

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We’re taking time to celebrate the lives of some of the Native people we lost this year.
The life of hip hop artist Wake Self, whose given name was Andrew Martinez (Apache) was tragically cut short before his latest album was set to release. We’ll talk with his close friend Def-i about his life and legacy. We’ll also remember other notable people who died, and we’ll take your calls.

Guests:

Vernon “Cy” Ahtone (Kiowa) – son of Juanita Ahtone

Def-i (Navajo) – hip hop artist and MC

Jennifer LaMere (Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska) – daughter of Frank LaMere

Kevin Abourezk (Rosebud Sioux) – managing editor of Indianz.com

Break 1 music: Memorial Song (song) Porcupine Singers (artist) Alowanpi – Songs Of Honoring – Lakota Classics: Past & Present, Vol. 1 (album)

Break 2 music: Standing Rock (feat. Nick Ørbæk Jacobsen) (song) Uyarakq (artist) Miseraq (album)

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The Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians is finally federally recognized. We’ll talk with the tribe’s chairman about this hard fought journey. Also we’ll check in with reporter Tripp Crouse (Ojibwe) about a piece in High Country News on young climate activists. And Mark Trahant (Shoshone Bannock) from Indian Country Today will join for a wrap up of the big Native news stories of 2019. It’s our December news round up.  These stories and more in our round-up of important Native news.

Guests:

Mark Trahant (Shoshone Bannock)- editor of Indian Country Today

Gerald Gray (Little Shell Tribe) – chairman of the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians

Tripp Crouse (Ojibwe)- news and public affairs producer for KNBA

Break 1 music: O Christmas Tree (song) Injunuity (artist) Nativity

Break 2 music: Winter Wonderland (song) Sihasin (artist) Punk Rock Christmas (album)

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Baby Yoda and the Woman Yelling at the Cat meme dominated our social media feeds in 2019. The year was also filled with films, music and hashtags that Native audiences relate to. We’re reliving some of the highs and lows of 2019 and putting our finger on the pulse of the coming year in popular culture.

Guests:

Lee Francis IV (Pueblo of Laguna) – CEO and founder of Native Realities and director of IndigiPopX

Vincent Schilling (Akwesasne Mohawk) – associate editor of Indian Country Today

Matthew Fletcher (Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians) – law professor at Michigan State University’s college of law and author of the “Turtle Talk” blog

Break 1 music: Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (song) Rita Coolidge (artist) A Rita Coolidge Christmas (album)

Break 2 music: Winter Wonderland (song) Sihasin (artist) Punk Rock Christmas (album)

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Musicians find inspiration in love, heartbreak and…the holidays. It’s the time of year when songs about winter, snowmen, sleigh bells and festive lights fill your playlist. Native songs celebrating the season include covers of classic holiday songs with Native instruments and languages. You don’t want to miss out on the throat-singing version of Carol of the Bells. Native musicians also compose their own originals about Christmas in the Pueblos, winter solstice and dogsled rides. We’re giving the gift of the sweet sounds Native holiday music.

Break 1 music: The Rookie Round Dance Singer (song) Randall Paskemin (artist) Christmas Cheer (album)

Break 2 music: Winter Wonderland (song) Sihasin (artist) Punk Rock Christmas (album)

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(This is an encore show so we won’t take phone calls live)

All those chosen as Miss Indian World are ambassadors presenting a positive public face to the public. Reigning Miss Indian World, Cheyenne Kippenberger (Seminole) is also traveling the country, working to destigmatize mental health issues. She fought her own insecurities and self-doubt to compete out of her ‘comfort zone’, going on to first win Miss Florida Seminole, then to be the first Seminole woman to win the Miss Indian World title. We’ll talk with Kippenberger about what she’s learned since winning the crown and what her plans are for the remaining months as Miss Indian World.

Break 1 music: Turtle Island Reggae (song) Quese IMC & Cempoalli 20 (artist) Osahwuh (album)

Break 2 music: My Winter Song (song) Andrea Menard (artist) Sparkle Holiday (album)

Additional music: War Cry Movement I (song) Cris Derksen (artist) The Cusp (album)