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Native people are traditionally closely associated with the land. Ecological destruction and the loss of land from the effects of climate change can affect Native people’s sense of identity. A pair of researchers gathered stories from Inuit people who suffered grief for the loss of ice and animals they rely on. Tribes continue fights on many fronts to stop further loss of land important to them to mineral extraction, development or flawed government management. On Earth Day we’ll zero in on the link between the land and identity and mental well-being.

Guests:

Dr. Deborah McGregor (Anishinaabe from White Fish River First Nation) – associate professor at York University

Dr. Rosalyn LaPier (enrolled Blackfeet and Métis) – associate professor of environmental studies at the University of Montana

Dune Lankard (Eyak Athabascan) – president of the Native Conservancy

Vi Waghiyi (Native Village of Savoonga tribal citizen) – Sivuqaq Yupik grandmother, the environmental health and justice program director for Alaska Community Action on Toxics, and a member of the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council

 

Break 1 music: Lose Your Mind (feat. Desirae Harp & Gregg Green) (song) Audiopharmacy, Teao Sense & Ras K’dee (artist) Lose Your Mind (feat. Desirae Harp & Gregg Green) (single)

Break 2 music: Na Makua (song) Henry Kapono (artist) The Wild Hawaiian (album)

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Just north of the courtroom where a police officer is on trial in the death of George Floyd, another officer shot and killed Daunte Wright, an unarmed black man. The Brooklyn Center Police Department acknowledges the shooting was accidental, and charged the officer with manslaughter. Such incidents are gaining higher scrutiny and continue to raise alarm among people of color. At least one analysis of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data finds Native Americans die at the hands of police three times the rate of their white counterparts. We’ll look at what is changing and what still needs to change to prevent the high rates of deaths of Native people and other people of color.

Guests:

Gabe Black Elk (Lakota) – one of the lead organizers with Native Lives Matter

Tonia Black Elk [Dakota (Crow Creek)] – one of the lead organizers with Native Lives Matter

 

Break 1 music: Manitou (song) The Delbert Anderson Trio (artist) MANITOU (album)

Break 2 music: Na Makua (song) Henry Kapono (artist) The Wild Hawaiian (album)

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Tribal leaders and climate activists are at odds with the Biden Administration after a missed opportunity to shut off the flow of oil in the Dakota Access Pipeline. Since the end of the DAPL-supporting Trump Administration, opponents of the pipeline saw a recent federal court hearing as a key chance for Biden to set a new course for the future of the project. Instead, the U.S. Department of Justice neglected to weigh in one way or the other. Biden has already nixed the controversial Keystone XL pipeline expansion and temporarily halted new oil and gas leases on federal land. What does the next four years hold for the direction of the controversial DAPL project?

Guests:

Chairman Mark Fox (Mandan/Hidatsa/Arikara) – Mandan Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation Tribal Chairman

Craig Stevens – spokesperson for Grow America’s Infrastructure Now

Jade Begay (Diné) – Climate Justice Campaign Director for NDN Collective

Joye Braun (Cheyenne River Sioux) – frontline community organizer for Indigenous Environmental Network

 

Break 1 music: Standing Rock (feat. Nick Ørbæk Jacobsen) (song) Uyarakq (artist) Miseraq (album)

Break 2 music: Na Makua (song) Henry Kapono (artist) The Wild Hawaiian (album)

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There are plenty of warnings about the accuracy of information on publicly-edited online sources like Wikipedia, but those are one of the first places people go to research a topic. The National Museum of the American Indian is hosting a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon. They want to add entries to the public online encyclopedia, specifically on Native women. Organizers maintain entries are often inaccurate, one-sided or missing. We’ll talk about the state of accurate representation and inclusion in online educational and research resources.

Guests:

Anya Montiel (Tohono O’odham descent) – curator in the history and culture department at the National Museum of the American Indian

Kyle Pittman (Nez Perce and Yakama) – collections assistant intern at NMAI and a student at George Mason University and the Evergreen State College

Nichlas Emmons  – program officer with the Indian Land Tenure Foundation

 

Break 1 music: Awita Noosisim (song) Violet Naytowhow (artist) Wind Of The North (album)

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A federal appeals court struck down some previsions of the Indian Child Welfare Act while upholding others in a complex and sometimes divided 325 page ruling. ICWA advocates express concern about far-reaching implications of the decision by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. At the same time, they find some things to cheer. Those working against ICWA are calling it a partial victory. At issue is the long-standing ability of tribes to keep Native foster children in Native families. We’ll learn more about the most recent decision and what it means for the future of ICWA.

Guests:

Chuck Hoskin Jr. (Cherokee Nation) – Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation

Mary Kathryn Nagle (Cherokee Nation) – partner at Pipestem & Nagle P.C.

 

Break 1 music: Little Earthlings (song) The Jir Project Band (artist) Sun Child (album)

Break 2 music: Blokétu Čháŋ Ȟtayétu (song) Alex Firethunder (artist) Love for the Land (album)