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When a crime occurs, you call the police. There are questions, investigations and evidence-collecting. What happens then? Depending on the crime, you may not hear back for days or weeks about the status of the case. Does that mean nobody’s working on it?  How much of what we see in TV shows and movies is accurate? We’ll hear about crime scene investigations, jurisdiction, and how crime victims can advocate for themselves to help law enforcement officials succeed.

Guests:

Chuck LeCompte (Cheyenne River Sioux) – chief of police for the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe

Steven Carbajal – media relations sergeant for the Tempe Arizona Police Department

Shannon Buhl (Cherokee) – marshal for the Cherokee Nation

 

Break 1 music: Our Home On Native Land (song) Cris Derksen (artist) The Collapse (album)

Break 2 music: Metropolis (single) A Tribe Called Red (artist)

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The state of Montana eliminated same day registration and put limits on ballot collection. The Native American Rights Fund is among those fighting the law, saying it puts barriers up for Native voters who often live in rural areas. It’s part of a renewed trend to restrict polling places, absentee voting, and mail-in registrations. Critics say they are designed to reduce participation by Native voters and other people of color. We’ll get a look at the latest voting laws and what voting advocates are doing to counter them.

Guests:

Jacqueline de León (Isleta Pueblo) – staff attorney for the Native American Rights Fund

Patty Ferguson-Bohnee (Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe) – director of the Indian Legal Clinic at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University

OJ Semans (Rosebud Sioux) – co-founder of Four Directions

 

Break 1 music: Short-N-Snappy (World) (song) Jay Begaye (artist) The Colorful World – Songs from the Diné Heartland (album)

Break 2 music: Metropolis (single) A Tribe Called Red (artist)

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People living on tribal lands can now get up to $75 toward their monthly internet bill thanks to a new program from the Federal Communications Commission. It’s a step towards bridging the gap for Native people when it comes to broadband access. It’s one of several efforts to bring high speed internet to people, especially those living on rural tribal land. The lack of access hurts tribal economies, hinders communication and limits educational opportunities.

Guest: 

Geoffrey Blackwell (Omaha/Chickasaw/Choctaw/Muscogee Creek) – chief strategy officer and general counsel for Amerind Risk former Federal Communications Commission official

Dr. Traci Morris (Chickasaw Nation) – executive director of the American Indian Policy Institute at Arizona State University

Derrick Lente (Isleta/Sandia Pueblo) – representative for New Mexico’s 65th district

Also mentioned on the show: American Indian Policy Institute Tribal Broadband info

Emergency Broadband Benefit Program

 

Break 1 music: Inngerneq (song) Pamyua (artist) Mengluni (The Beginning)

Break 2 music: Metropolis (single) A Tribe Called Red (artist)

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Hubert Logan, Wampum Baggs, Blud Kwan’Tum and the other characters created by Arigon Starr (Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma) are coming back to life in an audio podcast. It’s full circle for the Super Indian cast that started as radio theater in 2006 distributed by Native Voice One. Starr then developed the idea into a graphic novel. Now the enterprising writer, artist and musician revives the Super Indian story with three installments of a streaming audio podcast. We’ll catch up with Starr as she re-introduces the “Super Indian” team. This is an encore show from our archive so we won’t be taking calls live on the air.

Guests:

Arigon Starr (Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma and Muskogee Creek) – writer, director and actor of “The New Adventures of Super Indian”

DeLanna Studi (enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation) – artistic director of Native voice at the Autry

Ernest Briggs (enrolled member of the White Earth Nation) – voice over performer for “The New Adventures of Super Indian”

Kholan Studi (an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation) – actor, the voice of Hubert Logan/Super Indian in “The New Adventures of Super Indian”

 

Break 1 music: Agent 49 (song) Arigon Starr (artist) Wind-Up (album)

Break 2 music: Natural Anthem (song) Jesse Ed Davis (artist) Keep Me Comin’ (album)

 

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Tribes and the state of South Dakota disagree whether tribes were consulted about the upcoming Independence Day fireworks display planned at Mount Rushmore. The U.S. Department of Interior cited tribal concerns as one of the main reasons for rescinding the agreement for the celebration. Also a Nebraska school district is facing scrutiny after a staff member cut Native students’ hair. We’ll also hear about how Native practices led the way for processing corn into many of the food products we now take for granted.

Guests: 

Lashay Wesley (Choctaw) – Rapid Response Campaign Manager for IllumiNative

Alice Johnson (Rosebud Sioux)  and Norma Leroy (Rosebud Sioux) – parents of students in the Cody-Kilgore School district in Nebraska

Harold Frazier (Cheyenne River Sioux) – Chairman of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe

Andi Murphy (Navajo) – producer and host of the Toasted Sister Podcast

Also mentioned on the show: Proof Podcast: Nixtamalization and Indigenous Science

 

Break 1 music: Lakota Hoksila (song) Lakota Thunder (artist) Veterans Songs (album)

Break 2 music: Native Funk (song) Burning Sky (artist) A Native American Odyssey Inuit to Inca (album)

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Members of a Nevada tribe are at odds with a lithium mine proposal that was fast-tracked by the Trump Administration. They’re concerned about damage to environmental and cultural treasures. A federal judge dealt a legal setback for backers of a different mine proposal in Michigan. It’s the second blow in recent months for the Back Forty Mine proposal that is opposed by the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin and other tribes. And a Minnesota Supreme Court decision blocks a key part of the PolyMet copper-nickel mine proposal in Minnesota. We’ll hear the status of these and other projects.

Guests:

Gunner Peters (Menominee) – Chairman of The Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin

Daranda Hinkey – Ft. McDermitt Tribal member

Paula Maccabee – advocacy director and counsel for Water Legacy

 

Break 1 music: Wa: Ne’i – Basket Dance (song) Earl Ray (artist) Traditional Songs Of The Salt River Pima (album)

Break 2 music: Native Funk (song) Burning Sky (artist) A Native American Odyssey Inuit to Inca (album)

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Investing in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin offer the possibility of high financial rewards. But they also come with high risks. Some tribes are considering adding cryptocurrencies to their portfolios to stake out a place in the volatile market. At least two Native entrepreneurs have developed their own cryptocurrencies—Mazacoin and N8Vcoin. They are among the at least 4,000 cryptocurrencies Investopedia says are currently traded publicly. We’ll get a primer on cryptocurrency and hear about why or why not they are a worthy financial risk.

Guests:

Payu Harris (Northern Cheyenne/Lakota) – founder of Mazacoin

Blake Trueblood (Choctaw Nation) – attorney and frequent commentator on Bitcoin and Blockchain technology

Randy Williams (Tlingit/Otoe-Missouria) – president of NativeCoin

Robert Cornish – attorney focusing on assisting innovators in emerging areas of the financial markets

 

Break 1 music: The Jump (Ladies Dance) (song) Sheldon Sundown (artist) Hand Drum/Smoke N’ Round Dance (album)

Break 2 music: Native Funk (song) Burning Sky (artist) A Native American Odyssey Inuit to Inca (album)

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Stray or feral dogs are a fixture in many Native communities. They often have to fend for themselves and suffer injuries and mistreatment. With no one responsible for spay and neutering, their populations can get out of hand. But groups like Save Rez Dogs in Canada and Crownpoint Animal House in New Mexico are dedicated to the health and wellbeing of these animals and encouraging positive animal management through community education and advocacy.

Guests:

Awanook Kingbird-Bratvold (Red Lake Band of Ojibwe) – founder of Awesiinyag Are Loved by The Anishinaabeg of Red Lake  Nation

Cindy Dayish (Navajo) – co-founder of Crowntown Animal House

Craig Edes (Gitxan from Gitanmaax First Nation) – co-founder of Save Rez Dogs

 

Break 2 music: Bring The Water (song) Digging Roots (artist) We Are (album)