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Thousands of Indigenous athletes from 29 countries are gearing up for the second World Indigenous Nations Games. They will be held July 1 to 9 in Alberta, Canada. Athletes compete in some mainstream sports like soccer, but also more traditional competitions like hand games, log races, lacrosse, and bow and arrow shooting. It’s a display of Indigenous strength, skill and culture and we’re getting a preview from the athletes and organizers.

Guests:

Temryss Lane (Lummi) — Indigenous soccer scholar and former professional soccer player and Nike N7 ambassador

Aldean Goodluck (Crow) — chief finance officer at Little Big Horn College and one of the advisers for the Games

Cara Currie Hall (Maskwacis Cree Nation) — former president and one of the founders of the World Indigenous Nations Games

Break Music:  Intertribal (song) Thunder Hill (artist) Relentless (album)

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Some tribes and tribal organizations say they will continue to advance the Paris Accord on climate change. Those commitments come despite President Donald Trump’s decision to pull the United States out of the agreement. The National Congress of American Indians and the Native American Rights Fund are among those expressing concern with Trump’s decision, saying Indigenous people are disproportionately affected by the effects of climate change. What can tribes do to make a difference in the face of the U.S. withdrawal?

Guests:

Kandi Mossett (Mandan/Hidatsa/Arikara) – lead organizer for the extreme energy and just transition campaign at the Indigenous Environmental Network

Roberto Borrero (Taíno Nation) – programs and communications coordinator for the International Indian Treaty Council 

Frank Ettawageshik (Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians) – executive director of the United Tribes of Michigan

Esau Sinnok (Inupiaq Eskimo) – Arctic Youth Ambassador

Break music:  The Four Essential Elements (Diigo Bee’iináanii) (song) Radmilla Cody (artist) K’é Hasin (album)

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For many of us, making ends meet requires more than just a nine-to-five office job. For others, having a side hustle is a good way to explore a personal passion or build skills that don’t quite pay the bills. Do you spend your evenings beading or building web pages for friends? We’ll talk with some enterprising people about holding down multiple jobs at once and what you need to know to get going on your side hustle.

Guests:

Shelly Tucciarelli (Oneida Nation of Wisconsin ) – owner of Turtle Clan Development Services

Carma Harvey (Diné) – actor, stunt actor and film crew member
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Eric Manolito (member of the Navajo nation) – a tutor and part-time retail person a tutor and part-time retail person

Break music:  Working (song) Katchafire (artist) Say What You’re Thinking (album)

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A private security firm hired by the company building the Dakota Access Pipeline suggests pipeline protesters share traits with militant extremists. That’s according to an analysis by the online publication, ‘The Intercept’ that received leaked documents, reportedly from the consulting company TigerSwan. Those documents paint a different portrait of the ‘water protectors’ that staged mostly peaceful protests at the pipeline construction site near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. Most of the protesters were representatives from tribal communities. The gathering banned weapons and urged an atmosphere of reflection and prayer. We’ll talk with activists and others about how the TigerSwan report informed the response to the protests.

Guests:

Alleen Brown – reporter and research editor for the Intercept

Cody Hall (Cheyenne River Sioux) – activist

Jennifer Cook – policy director of the American Civil Liberties Union of North Dakota 

Kelly Hayes (Menominee) – writer and organizer

Break Music:  Sneak Up (song) Red Bull (artist) Greatest Hits (album)

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The Hopi Tribe and others find themselves in the position—again—of trying to stop a damaging sale of items by a French auction house. The EVE auction house is holding its sixth auction of Native American objects later this month, selling items from several tribes. Many of the items are considered sacred. A bill to curb some sales died in Congress. Sponsors of the STOP Act (Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony) say they plan to bring it back, but it still lacks power to stop international sales like the upcoming auction.

Guests:

Leigh Kuwanwisiwma (Hopi) – director for the Hopi cultural preservation office

Aaron Sims (Acoma Pueblo) – attorney from the Chestnut Law Office and the Acoma Pueblo’s general legal council

Vanessa Elmore – Antique Tribal Art Dealers Association (ATADA) representative of the legal committee and art appraiser who specializes in American Indian art

Break music: We Are (song) DiggingRoots (artist) We Are (album)

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What feels like support for someone in the grip of addiction could actually make things worse. Family and friends naturally want to help someone whose life dissolves into homelessness, crime or other dangerous conditions that can accompany addiction. That help can cross the line into enabling. We’ll talk about what enabling looks like and what the friends and family of those who are dealing with addiction can do to truly help.

Guests:

Tina Anderson (Curyung) – integration councilor with mental health and chemical dependency with the Spokane tribe of Indians behavioral health

Bud (Citizen Potawatomi Nation) – chair of the first Native American Al-Anon convention in Albuquerque

Break music: Everything’s Gonna Be All Right (song) Twice As Good (artist) That’s All I Need (album)

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Producers for the movie version of the “Ni’ihau Incident” are casting white actors to play people of color. Actor Zack McGowan will play Native Hawaiian Benehakaka “Ben” Kanahele, who was a key figure in the World War II event. It’s a true account of a Japanese pilot who crashed on a Hawaiian island. The choice of McGowan in the lead prompts the recurring question of why the role wasn’t offered to a Native Hawaiian. It also highlights Hollywood’s long history of whitewashing movie characters.

Guests:

Dr. Keao NeSmith (Native Hawaiian) – consultant and researcher

Moses Goods (Native Hawaiian) – actor, playwright and storyteller

Conrad Lihilihi (mixed Native Hawaiian) – filmmaker

Brían Wescott (Athabascan/Yup’ik) – actor member of the National Native Americans Committee at the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists

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Break music: Everything’s Gonna Be All Right (song) Twice As Good (artist) That’s All I Need (album)

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The Minneapolis Dakota community successfully negotiated the removal of a controversial sculpture at the Walker Art Center. Activists and community members protested artist Sam Durant’s piece “Scaffold” which is fashioned after several historical hanging gallows. The artist said it’s partly based on the structure used to hang 38 Dakota men in Mankato Minnesota in 1862. The Minneapolis Native community said it diminished the history of the Dakota 38. Now the structure will be dismantled and burned. Is the outcome an acceptable model for dealing with insensitive art?

Guests:

Sam Wounded Knee (Crow Creek Dakota Nation) – Minneapolis resident

Kate Beane (Flandreau Santee Sioux) – Outreach and Program Manager of Native American Initiatives at the Minnesota Historical Society

Break music: Enaemaekisaeh (song) Wayne Silas Jr (artist) Infinite Passion (album)

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The Eastern Band of Cherokee leadership remains in turmoil as the principal chief and tribal council are at odds. The tribe’s Supreme Court allowied the impeachment process against the chief to continue. Meanwhile Principal Chief Patrick Lambert released financial audits he says shed light on financial misconduct by council members. We’ll talk with a reporter covering this complicated issue. Also two Native Americans are running for Congress. One of them hopes to be the first female Native in the US House of Representatives. Join us for our round up of the news.

Guests:

Holly Kays – reporter with the Smokey Mountain News

Mark Trahant (Shoshone-Bannock) – journalist

Dr. Renae Ditmer (Sault Sainte Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians) – freelance writer

Rebekka Herrera-Schlichting

Break music: Heeia (song) Henry Kapono (artist) The Wild Hawaiian (album)