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Patients have better outcomes when they don’t have to confront cultural barriers. A 2020 study by Penn Medicine researchers found patients prefer medical professionals of the same race or ethnicity. But Native doctors and nurses are in short supply. We’ll hear about the importance of Native medical professionals and efforts to recruit more of them into the industry.

 

 

Guests:

Dr. Mary Owen (Tlingit) – director of the Center of American Indian and Minority Health at the University of Minnesota and the current president of the Association of American Indian Physicians

Kaydee McCray (Navajo) – fourth-year optometry intern

Dr. Jonathan Baines (Tlingit and Tsimshian) – family physician at the Mayo Clinic

Dr. Amy DeLong (Ho-Chunk) – family medicine and adolescent health physician for the Ho-Chunk Nation

 

Break 1 music:  Our Autonomy (song) Klee Benally (artist) Appropriation (album)

Break 2 music: Dat One (song) The Delbert Anderson Trio (artist) MANITOU (album)

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The Indian Child Welfare Act has been upheld in dozens of court decisions as a vital federal protection for Native adoptees and foster children. That string of wins ended when a Texas district court judge ruled the more than 40-year-old law unconstitutional. A subsequent federal appeals court agreed that at least parts of ICWA are unconstitutional. Long considered by legal experts as the gold standard of adoption law, ICWA faces its most significant legal challenge. We’ll examine how we got here and who is behind the legal efforts to dismantle ICWA.

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

Sandy Whitehawk (Sicangu Lakota) – Elder in Residence at the ICWA Law Center

Shana King (citizen of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation) – parent advocate at the ICWA Law Center

 

Break 1 music: Tapwe Oma (song) Fawn Wood (artist) Iskwewak (album)

Break 2 music: Dat One (song) The Delbert Anderson Trio (artist) MANITOU (album)

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After years of start-and-stop planning and construction, the First Americans Museum of Oklahoma is opening to the public. The 175,000 square foot facility and grounds in Oklahoma City house theaters, art galleries, multimedia narratives, restaurants and space for powwows and concerts. It honors the state’s 39 tribes, and incorporates state-of-the-art technology to provide an accurate and appropriate portrayal of Native culture to the public.

 

 

Guests:

Joseph Erb (citizen of the Cherokee Nation) – assistant professor of digital storytelling in in the School of Visual Studies at the University is Missouri

Ginny Underwood (Commanche and Kiowa) – marketing and communications director for the First Americans Museum

Loretta Barrett Oden (Potawatomi) – First Americans Museum chef consultant

Dr. Heather Ahtone (Choctaw and Chickasaw) – senior curator at the First Americans Museum

 

Break 1 music: The Real People (song) RiverFlowz (artist) RiverFlowz (album)

Break 2 music: Through The Woodlands: Buckskin Flats/ Rod’s Reel/ Les Disputeuses (song) Métis Fiddler Quartet (artist) North West Voyage Nord Ouest (album)

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September 16th is a national holiday in Mexico, but it doesn’t mark the day the country achieved independence from Spain. It commemorates the day a revered priest rallied his townspeople with his Cry of Independence. The country’s Indigenous people were instrumental in the battles that followed, as they fought to get out from under Spain’s oppressive caste system. We’ll get the history and explore the role of Indigenous Mexicans in this important commemoration.

Guests:

Bia’ni Madsa’ (Ayuuk and Binnizá) – Keepers of the Earth Fund manager at Cultural Survival

Dr. Ronda Brulotte – associate professor of geography and environmental studies and director of Latin American studies at the University of New Mexico

Moises Gonzalez (Genízero) – associate dean at the University of New Mexico School of Architecture and planning and co-editor of “Nación Genízara: Ethnogenesis, Place, and Identity in New Mexico”

Dr. Luis Herrán Ávila – assistant professor of history at the University of New Mexico

 

Break 1 Music: Ixtakcuautli (World) (song) Xavier Quijas Yxayotl (artist) Aztec Dances (album)

Break 2 music: Through The Woodlands: Buckskin Flats/ Rod’s Reel/ Les Disputeuses (song) Métis Fiddler Quartet (artist) North West Voyage Nord Ouest (album)

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Summer pageants and fairs offer a chance for young Native women to represent their nations as royalty. They carry a title and a platform to educate and inform others about important issues and their culture. At the same time, the ‘Indian Princess’ label brings with it a number of problematic stereotypes that don’t fully reflect Native women’s strength, beauty and intelligence. We’ll talk about redefining pageants and the ways Native women exemplify poise, strength and use the platform to shine a positive light on their communities and inspire others to pursue their goals and dreams.

 

Guests:

Cheyenne Kippenberger (Seminole) – Miss Indian World 2019

Triana Browne (Chickasaw) – Miss Oklahoma USA

Yanenowi Logan (enrolled in the Seneca Nation) – New York State Fair Indian Village Princess 2021 and a sophomore at Cornell University

Lexie James (Hopi) – former Miss Native America USA (2019-2021)

 

Break 1 Music: Walking In Beauty (song) Jay Begaye (artist) The Beauty Way (album)

Break 2 music: Through The Woodlands: Buckskin Flats/ Rod’s Reel/ Les Disputeuses (song) Métis Fiddler Quartet (artist) North West Voyage Nord Ouest (album)

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The nation’s premier Native journalist’s organization is marking the best of their craft from the past year. The honors by the Native American Journalists Association include Navajo Times CEO and publisher Tom Arviso and the staff of Haskell Indian Nations University student newspaper, among many others. We’ll review some of the recent major achievements in Native journalism.

 

 

Guests:

Jared Nally (“Myaamia” Miami Tribe of Oklahoma) – editor-in-Chief for The Indian Leader at Haskell

Sterling Cosper (Muscogee Creek) – membership manager for the Native American Journalists Association

Tom Arviso Jr. (Navajo) – CEO of the Navajo Times Publishing Company and publisher of the Navajo Times

 

Break 1 music:  Speakers of Tomorrow (song) Bruthers of Different Muthers (artist) Speakers of Tomorrow (album)

Break 2 music: Through The Woodlands: Buckskin Flats/ Rod’s Reel/ Les Disputeuses (song) Métis Fiddler Quartet (artist) North West Voyage Nord Ouest (album)

 

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Low water levels are forcing federal officials to cut the Colorado River’s water supply for the first time in history. In addition to supplying water to several major cities, it’s a source of drinking water and an agricultural resource for more than 30 tribes. Those tribes also have spiritual connections to the Colorado. We’ll talk with tribes about how they are coping with two decades of extreme drought and how they’re preparing for a drier future.

Guests:

Mike Cohen – senior associate for the Pacific Institute

Dr. Melissa Nelson (Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians) – professor of sustainability at Arizona State University

Matthew Leivas Sr. (Chemehuevi) – elder, traditionalist and Salt Singer

Alex Hager – reporter covering the Colorado River Basin with KUNC

 

Break 1 Music: Cincinnati Flow Rag (song) Lakota John (artist) Winds of Time (album)

Break 2 music: Through The Woodlands: Buckskin Flats/ Rod’s Reel/ Les Disputeuses (song) Métis Fiddler Quartet (artist) North West Voyage Nord Ouest (album)