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The Nooksack Tribe’s efforts to expel 306 former citizens reached a new deadline. The tribe is working to evict more than 60 people from tribal housing. Many of them are children or elders and have few other housing options. Federal officials express their intention to respect tribal sovereignty, but also request the tribe hold off on the evictions temporarily.

Guests:

Michelle Roberts (Nooksack tribal member) – Nooksack tribal member and a member of the Nooksack 306

Gabe Galanda (member of the Round Valley Indian Tribe) – managing lawyer at Galanda Broadman

Billie Rabang – an elder in Nooksack housing

Cisco Rabang (Nooksack) – an elder in Nooksack housing

Break 1 Music: Lummi Morning Song (song) Chenoa (artist) Spirit of Salishan (album)

Break 2 music: Converge (song) PIQSIQ (artist) Live from Christ Church Cathedral (album)

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When the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad extended a line across pueblo land in the Southwest, they promised jobs for pueblo workers. That promise led to the rise of pueblo colonies in urban areas. One of those is a thriving group of Laguna Pueblo citizens in Albuquerque who maintain their tribal connections at a distance.

Guests:

Ron Solimon (Pueblo of Laguna) – chair of the Laguna Colony of Albuquerque

Cynthia Figueroa-McInteer (member of the Laguna Tribe and Yaqui) – retired architect

Thelma Antonio (Pueblo of Laguna) – architecture, planning and historic preservation background

Break 1 Music: Intertribal (song) High Noon (artist) Generations (album)

Break 2 music: Converge (song) PIQSIQ (artist) Live from Christ Church Cathedral (album)

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One year on from the start of Deb Haaland’s historic term as America’s first Indigenous Interior Secretary, Native political watchers give their insights into the major issues likely to make waves in 2022. Experts have their eyes on the future of the Indian Child Welfare Act, the jurisdiction questions unfolding in Oklahoma, rising Native political leaders and the back-and-forth over protecting important land.

Guests:

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

Dr. Laura Harjo (Muscogee Creek Nation) – associate professor in Native American studies at OU and an affiliated faculty in the University of Oklahoma’s regional and city planning program

Kandi White (Mandan/Hidatsa/Arikara) – Native energy & climate campaign coordinator for the Indigenous Environmental Network

Edgar Blatchford (Inupiaq and Yupik) – associate professor of Alaska Native studies at the University of Alaska Anchorage and former chairman of the board

Break 1 music: Intertribal (song) Cree Confederation (artist) Pakosiyimitan (album)

Break 2 music: Converge (song) PIQSIQ (artist) Live from Christ Church Cathedral (album)

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A person convicted of a felony faces very serious consequences even after prison. A felony conviction strips people of certain privileges—such as voting or running for office–that others take for granted. A person who’s done time might also have trouble finding a job or a place to live. We’ll find out the barriers for people with a criminal past and ways to overcome them.

Guests:

Leandru Willie (Diné) – program manager for Native American Reentry Services

Avery Doutre (Lumee Nation) – treatment specialist and peer leader coach for HEAL for Reentry

Joshua Archuleta (Ohkay Owingeh) – executive chef and co-owner of The El Roi Café

Fabby Archuleta – co-owner of The El Roi Café

Break 1 music: Encouragement Song (song) Joseph Shields, Jr. (artist) Wahancanka [Remember Me Grandfather] (album)

Break 2 music: Converge (song) PIQSIQ (artist) Live from Christ Church Cathedral (album)

 

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The tragedy of a contagious disease set against the dramatic backdrop of Montana’s Blackfeet reservation, Sooyii tells a story of resilience in the face of devastating loss. With a dialogue entirely in the Blackfeet language, Sooyii is also an exercise in language revitalization.

Guests:

Krisztian Kery – director of “Sooyii”

Jesse Desrosier (Blackfoot) – Blackfoot language teacher and consultant

Stormee Kipp – lead actor in “Sooyii”

Emmette DustyBull (Blackfeet) – Warrior #4 in “Sooyii”

Break 1 music: Intertribal (song) Blackfoot Confederacy (artist) Confederacy Style (album)

Break 2 Music: Where’s the Native? (song) DDAT (artist) DDAT (album)

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In response to ongoing tragedies and increased reports of human trafficking attempts, the Yurok Tribe declared a missing and murdered Indigenous women emergency. Tribal officials intend to raise awareness in an attempt to fight statistics that Native women are trafficked at disproportionate rates and murders of Native women are much more likely to go unsolved.

Guests:

Annita Lucchesi (Cheyenne descendent) – executive director of the Sovereign Bodies Institute

Kendall Allen-Guyer (Yurok, Karuk and Wiyot and enrolled in the Hoopa Valley Tribe) – MMIW project manager for the Yurok Tribal Court

Dr. Blythe George (Yurok) – assistant professor of sociology at the University of California-Merced

Jessica Carter – court director for the Yurok Tribal Court

Break 1 Music: Red Dress (feat. Chantal Kreviazuk) (song) Amanda Rheaume (artist) Red Dress (feat. Chantal Kreviazuk) (single)

Break 2 Music: Where’s the Native? (song) DDAT (artist) DDAT (album)

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Some residents of the Passamaquoddy Pleasant Point Reservation have either hauled water or used bottled water for years, even decades. The tribe’s water source is a lake that members say is unsafe despite tests show that it is largely within federal limits. Tribal leaders say a long-term solution requires a change to a 1980 law that limits the tribe’s ability to acquire land where the tribe could establish wells.

 

 

Guests:

Lisa Sockabasin (citizen of the Passamaquoddy Tribe) – co-CEO of Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness

Corey Hinton (citizen of the Passamaquoddy Tribe) – attorney for the Passamaquoddy Tribe

Chief Maggie Dana (citizen of the Passamaquoddy Tribe) – chief of the Passamaquoddy Tribe

Break 1 music: The Gift of Life (song) Randy Wood (artist) The Gift of Life (album)

Break 2 Music: Where’s the Native? (song) DDAT (artist) DDAT (album)

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The 2020 U-S Supreme Court decision related to the McGirt criminal conviction is forcing significant changes in Oklahoma. State officials describe the scenario as ‘chaos’. In asserting their sovereignty, tribes say the state’s reactions are more than exaggerated. Still, there are a lot of details to be worked out, almost all through the courts. There’s a chance the Supreme Court could reconsider its previous decision.

 

 

 

Guests:

Chuck Hoskin Jr. (Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma) – principal chief of the Cherokee Nation

Gary Batton (Choctaw) – chief of the Choctaw Nation

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: Siyo, Siyo (song) Paula Nelson (artist) C.H.A.N.T. Cherokee Hope And New Traditions (album)

Break 2 Music: Where’s the Native? (song) DDAT (artist) DDAT (album)

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People think nothing these days of snapping selfies and sharing it with their followers on social media. But that can be problematic on tribal land or in places considered sacred. Tribes have a variety of rules and guidelines to help protect places from unwanted exposure. We’ll learn what works and what doesn’t when it comes to social media on tribal land.

 

 

 

Guests:

Crystal C’Bearing (Northern Arapaho Tribe) – deputy director of the Northern Arapaho Tribal Historic Preservation Office

Aaron Brien (Crow Tribe) – director of the Crow Tribal Historic Preservation Office

Amanda Cheromiah (Laguna Pueblo) – director of Native SOAR (Student Outreach Access and Resiliency) at the University of Arizona

Break 1 music: My Winter Song (song) Andrea Menard (artist) Sparkle (album)

Break 2 Music: Where’s the Native? (song) DDAT (artist) DDAT (album)