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In September of 2005, Tara Gatewood (Isleta Pueblo/Diné) joined Native America Calling as an associate producer. She later moved into hosting our national talking circle where each weekday she has engaged with many guests and experts connected to our different Indigenous circles. For nearly 16 years she has worked diligently with a full heart to help uplift the voices of our Native nations through our Indigenous airwaves. Her work has helped open up more understanding of who we are as Native people and the strong foundations that we come from and the issues we face. Today Tara honors her time with Native America Calling and the many voices who’ve shared space with her on-air as she gets ready to take on a new chapter in her life. Join us as we celebrate her work and wish her well on her new journeys.

Guests:

Camille Lacapa (Hopi-Tewa/Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe) – radio producer and former fill-in host for Native America Calling

Anton Treuer (Ojibwe) – Professor of Ojibwe/Bemidji State University

Ron “Ronnie B” Bryan (Navajo) – One of the many voices of KUNM’s Singing Wire

 

Break 1 music: Wim Ah I Wem, Tiwa (signal) Gregg Analla (artist)

Break 2 music: Coming In “Tewa” Song (song) Sidney Poolheco (artist) Heartfelt Songs (album)

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With both grief and relief, the Rosebud Sioux Tribe welcomed the return of nine children who were buried at the Carlisle Indian School in Pennsylvania 140 years ago. The effort took more than six years and was driven by young people from the tribe. It’s part of the ongoing effort to repatriate remains from the U.S. boarding schools that aimed to assimilate Native children.

National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition; phone number –612-354-7700

24 Hour Residential School Crisis Line (Canada) – 1-866-925-4419

Guests:

Christopher Eagle Bear (Sicangu Lakota) – Sicangu Youth Council Member

Ione Quigley (Sicangu Lakota) – Rosebud Sioux Tribal Historic Preservation Officer

Lauren Peters (Tanax Amix of St. Paul Island, Alaska) – PhD student in Native American Studies at the University of California, Davis

 

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

Break 2 music: Coming In “Tewa” Song (song) Sidney Poolheco (artist) Heartfelt Songs (album)

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Navajo writer Brian Young’s debut novel “Healer of the Water Monster,” features the story of Nathan who makes a trip to his grandmother’s place on the Navajo Nation. He encounters a holy being who prompts him to become a helper. It’s his courage that lands him the role of being the big thinker. As Young says, his kindness makes him the true hero of the story inspired by a dream the author had when he was seven. We’ll hear more about the book on our July Book of the Month when we visit with Brian Young.

 

Break 1 music: Little Horned Toad (song) Radmilla Cody (artist) Precious Friends: Songs For Children (album)

Break 2 music: Coming In “Tewa” Song (song) Sidney Poolheco (artist) Heartfelt Songs (album)

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The breakthrough series, Reservation Dogs, is ready to drop its first two episodes on FX on Hulu Aug. 9. The highly anticipated show from Sterlin Harjo and Taika Waititi zeroes in on four Indigenous teenagers getting by and dreaming big growing up in rural Oklahoma. The production is rich with Indigenous talent on both sides of the camera.

Guests:

Blackhorse Lowe (Diné) – filmmaker, writer and director

D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai (Oji-Cree First Nations) – actor who plays Bear Smallhill in “Reservation Dogs”

Mike Bone is made up of Lil Mike and Funnybone (Pawnee Nation) – Mike Bone

Sten Joddi (Muscogee Creek from Oklahoma) – Tattoo artist, musician, rapper, actor, entrepreneur

 

Break 1 music: Off Da Wall (song) Lil Mike & Funny Bone (artist) Crunk Nativez

Break 2 music: Coming In “Tewa” Song (song) Sidney Poolheco (artist) Heartfelt Songs (album)

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Known for her incredibly strong voice and fierce love for her people and land of Hawaii, Dr. Haunani-Kay Trask was a force to be reckoned with. She is one of the founders of Hawaii’s sovereignty movement who inspired generations of Kanaka Maoli to speak up and take back space in academia, politics and the cultural landscape. She was an author, poet, activist, professor and founder of Kamakakūokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies. Trask passed away on July 3, 2021 at the age of 71. We’ll remember her accomplishments.

Guests:

Noelani Goodyear-Kaʻōpua (Kanaka Maoli) – professor of political science at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa

Dr. Erin Kahunawaika’ala Wright (Kanaka Maoli) – associate professor of educational administration at University of Hawai’i at Manoa

Manu Ka‘iama (Kanaka Maoli) – professor at University of Hawai’i at Manoa teaching at the Shidler College of Business and the Center for Hawaiian Studies

 

Break 1 music: E ʻOni a Paʻa (song) Hawane (artist) E ʻOni a Paʻa (album)

Break 2 music: Coming In “Tewa” Song (song) Sidney Poolheco (artist) Heartfelt Songs (album)

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A new pictorial collection gives a unique outlet to Native photographers to express stories of identity and the effects of colonialism. The 400 Years Project also adds to efforts to correct the enduring myths about what the Pilgrims encountered when the Mayflower landed.

Guests:

Brian Adams (Iñupiaq) – photographer and co-founder of The 400 Years Project

Dawnee LeBeau (Itázipčo Oóhenunpa Lakota from the Cheyenne River Lakota Nation) – independent photographer

Sheena Brings Plenty (Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska) – co-founder of The 400 Years Project

 

Break 1 music: Unnuaq – Bad (feat. Melody McKiver) (song) Silla + Rise (artist) Debut (album)

Break 2 music: Thunderheads (song) Clark Tenakhongva (artist) Hoat’Ve’La (album)

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Some talented young people are making marks in the Native business world. They are early to adopt the benefits of being their own boss and developing a useful product to sell. There are a number of tools, techniques and mentors young people can utilize to help them realize their entrepreneurial vision.

Guests:

Lynshell Begay (Navajo) – Assistant Manager Nizhoni Soaps Farmington Store

Lynn Charlie & Jayden “Jojo” Kylie Ramon (Navajo) – Jojo – Owner Jojo’s Cakes / Lynn Mother of Jojo

Mya Beaudry (Algonquin from the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation in Quebec) – Kokom Scrunchies creator

Dana Lewis (Ojibwe/Potawatomi) – Mya’s aunt

 

Break 1 music: Solstice (Neon Nativez REZmix) (single) Neon Nativez vs Alex Rose (artist)

Break 2 music: Thunderheads (song) Clark Tenakhongva (artist) Hoat’Ve’La (album)

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 2020 was the worst year on record for drug overdose deaths. The number jumped by nearly 30% from the year before. Medically assisted treatment remains one of the standards for opioid treatment and a public benefit corporation is working with tribes to build a model of equitable options for Native people. In addition, the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe is providing options like employment training to help support those recovering from addiction.

Guests:

Mike Plaisance – VP, Regional Operations for Indigenous Pact

Jessica Leston (Tsimshian) – clinical program director at the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board

Ashley Hesse (Comanche descendant) – VP of policy at Indigenous Pact

 

Break 1 music: Coyote Moon (song) R. Carlos Nakai (artist) Sanctuary (album)

Break 2 music: Thunderheads (song) Clark Tenakhongva (artist) Hoat’Ve’La (album)

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The National Interagency Fire Center counts more than 70 wildfires in recent weeks. The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation in Washington issued a state of emergency and evacuated residents from the town of Nespelem because of an encroaching fire. Meanwhile, heatwaves are scorching much of the western half of the country and weather experts say there’s more to come. The Spokane Tribe of Indians and Colville tribes established heat shelters for community members who don’t have cooling systems in their homes. We’ll check in with tribes about these recent climate-related emergencies.

Guests:

Bodie Shaw (member of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs) – acting fire director for Bureau of Indian Affairs and the National Interagency Fire Center

Dave Lawrence – meteorologist and emergency response specialist with the National Weather Service

 

Break 1 music: Dancing Colors (song) Black Eagle (artist) Flying Free (album)

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Large, expensive infrastructure projects would go a long way toward solving drinking water access problems on tribal lands. But they are very slow coming. In the meantime, non-profits, tribes and others are coming up with innovative and experimental water projects for individual homes and small communities.

Guests:

Ann Marie Chishchilly (Diné) – Northern Arizona University interim vice president for the office of Native American Initiatives, director for the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals

Germaine Simonson (Navajo) – owner of Rocky Ridge Gas + Market

Mark Sorensen – CEO of the STAR School also known as the Painted Desert Demonstration Projects

 

Break 1 music: Awe Hai Hai (feat. Andrée Levesque Sioui / Lead vocal & Francois Dorion / Conductor) (song) Francois Couture, Andrée Levesque Sioui, Akienda Lainé & Francois Dorion (artist) Yahndawa’ (album)

Break 2 music: Thunderheads (song) Clark Tenakhongva (artist) Hoat’Ve’La (album)