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If you’re one of the nearly 160 million Americans getting a $1,400 stimulus payment from the federal government you should put some thought into what to do with it. The best use of the money depends what your immediate needs are, whether you have a lot of credit card debt, and whether you face more reduced income down the road. In this hour we’ll talk with financial experts about how to manage money through tough economic times.

Guests: 

George Moody (Nez Perce) –  loan officer for the Nimiipuu Fund

Shawn Spruce (Laguna Pueblo) – programs consultant for First Nations Development Institute and co-host of the podcast Natives on a Budget

Henry Jake Foreman (Absentee Shawnee) –  program director at New Mexico Community Capital

Break 1 music: Money Cannot Be Eaten (song) Rosary Spence (artist) Maskawisiwin (album)

Break 2 music: Canoe Song (song) Chenoa (artist) Spirit of Salishan (album)

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Among the recently retracted books by Dr. Seuss is one that includes a stereotypical drawing of an ‘Eskimo’. The company handling publication of the beloved children’s author/illustrator discontinued the books because of problematic portrayals that don’t stand the test of time. The action earned praise from some and backlash from others who say it’s cancel culture run amok. Individuals, institutions, public monuments and works of art and literature are all facing new accountability over current or past actions and statements that don’t align with modern sensitivities. But is the accountability fair? Who decides what the standard is?

Guests:

Adrian Jawort (Northern Cheyenne) – two-spirit journalist, fiction writer and research and policy analysis and lobbyist for Indigenous Vote in Montana

Jillene Joseph (A’aninin) – executive director of the Native Wellness Institute

Theda New Breast (Blackfeet) – master trainer and facilitator for the Native Wellness Institute and board member of the Sovereign Bodies Institute

Break 1 music: Calling Out (song) Audiopharmacy (artist) State of the Heart (album)

Break 2 music: Canoe Song (song) Chenoa (artist) Spirit of Salishan (album)

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There are a several exceptional Native women who’ve spoken out, broken barriers and improved the lives of Native Americans. Elizabeth Peratrovich (Tlingit) is a civil rights activist who helped end discrimination against Alaska Natives in Alaska. Elouise Cobell (Blackfeet) went toe-to-toe in court with the U.S. government over its mismanagement of Indian land. And Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo) is the first Native American U.S. Interior secretary. We’re continuing our celebration of historic Native women with a program about warrior women who shook things up to improve people’s lives.

Guests:

Alex Pearl (enrolled citizen of the Chickasaw Nation) – chairman of the Cobell Board of Trustees and professor of law at the University of Oklahoma

Dr. Corrine Sanchez (San Ildefonso Pueblo) – executive director of Tewa Women United

Dr. Rosita Worl (Tlingit) – president of the Sealaska Heritage Institute

Turk Cobell (Blackfeet) – son of Elouise Cobell

Break 1 music: Horseback Ridingsong (song) The Tewa Indian Women’s Choir (artist) The Tewa Indian Women’s Social Choir: Fun And Social Songs From San Juan Pueblo (album)

Break 2 music: Canoe Song (song) Chenoa (artist) Spirit of Salishan (album)

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The Oneida Nation successfully restored wetlands that can now support culturally significant fish. Bizhibayaash (Circle of Flight) was a large project that was successful in restoring wetlands which helped revitalize waterfowl and wild rice in Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin. The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe has multiple land and animal restoration programs in and around the St. Lawrence River that are supported by a 2013 settlement. We’ll highlight recent examples about how tribes are helping the land with traditional ecological knowledge, science and environmental justice work, at a time when preservation is as important as ever.

Guests:

Abe Francis (Mohawk) – environmental services manager for the Mohawk council of Akwesasne

Ron Goode (North Fork Mono Tribe) – tribal chairman

Tehassi Hill (Oneida Nation) – chairman of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin

Break 1 music: This Land (song) Keith Secola (artist) Native Americana – A Coup Stick (album)

Break 2 music: The Unforgotten (Stars Mix) (song) Iskwé (artist) The Stars (album)

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After the recent historic change in the Cherokee constitution opening the door to Black Cherokee citizenship, the Choctaw Nation is now facing a fight pitting sovereignty against formal recognition for Choctaw Freedmen. The chief of the Choctaw Nation opposes proposed language in congressional legislation that would require the tribe to allow Freedmen enrollment. The bill is in response to Freedmen—descendants of slaves who also claim Choctaw heritage—who say they are denied citizenship because of their race. But Choctaw Chief Gary Batton says the tribe, not Congress, determines enrollment. We’ll get an update on the status of the ongoing Choctaw Freedmen issue.

Guests: 

Marilyn Vann (Cherokee Nation) – president of the Descendants of Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes Association

Shelby Ward (Choctaw Freedman) – co-founder of the Oklahoma Freedmen Collective and Tennessee Representative for the Descendants of Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes Association

Break 1 music: Red Man Groove Thing (song) Anthony Wakeman & Aaron White (artist) Handprints Of Our People (album)

Break 2 music: The Unforgotten (Stars Mix) (song) Iskwé (artist) The Stars (album)

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A Mi’kmaw man in Nova Scotia is mounting a legal challenge in the ongoing fight over lobster fishing rights. Wet’suwet’en Nation traditional leaders continue their stand against a pipeline in western Canada. And advocates are calling for better services after a Yellow Quill First Nation woman froze to death following her release from jail. We’ll catch up on the major issues in Canada and how Indigenous people are setting the course to influence change.

Guests:

Cheryl McKenzie (Anishinabek and Cree) – executive director of news and current affairs for the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network

Rob Smith (Dzawada’enuxw First Nation) – video journalist at Aboriginal Peoples Television Network

Sleydo’ (Wet’suwet’en Nation) – spokesperson for the Gidimt’en Checkpoint on Wet’suwet’en Territory

Break 1 music: Speakers of Tomorrow (song) Bruthers of Different Muthers B.O.D.M. (artist) Speakers of Tomorrow (album)

Break 2 music: The Unforgotten (Stars Mix) (song) Iskwé (artist) The Stars (album)

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Hawaii’s Queen Liliuokalani (Kanaka Maoli) is remembered as a fierce advocate for her people. Wilma Mankiller (Cherokee) was a trailblazer and an important figure in developing the Cherokee Nation’s self-governance. Those are among the many Native women who distinguished themselves in the face of adversity. For Women’s History Month we’re celebrating prominent Native American women leaders.

Guests:

Jenelle Roybal (Pueblo of Pojoaque) – governor of the Pueblo of Pojoaque

Ka’iulani Mahuka (Kanaka Maoli) – show host of “Songs of Sovereignty” and Hawaiian activist

Kimberly Teehee (Citizen of Cherokee Nation) – director of government relations for the Cherokee Nation and the Cherokee Nation delegate to Congress

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

Break 2 music: The Unforgotten (Stars Mix) (song) Iskwé (artist) The Stars (album)