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Tribal leaders and legal scholars are preparing for what they say are the significant and long-lasting effects of the Supreme Court’s decision in Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta. The High Court ruled that states have jurisdiction on tribal land for crimes committed by non-Native people. The implications have yet to play out, but experts are raising the alarm about a major departure in the legal and practical understanding of sovereignty. Today on Native America Calling, Shawn Spruce gets additional perspectives on the ruling and discusses the strategies tribes are considering in the coming days and years with Rebecca Nagle (Cherokee), writer, advocate, and host of This Land podcast; Robert Miller (Eastern Shawnee), law professor at Arizona State University and tribal judge; and Elizabeth Hidalgo Reese (Nambe Pueblo), assistant professor at Stanford Law School.

 

Break 1 music: Intertribal (song) Blackfoot Confederacy (artist) Confederacy Style (album)

Break 2 music: Siku (song) Pamyua (artist) Caught in The Act (album)

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Museums are offering unique Native exhibitions this summer as people are feeling more comfortable traveling and attending public events. In New Mexico, the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture is reimagining its permanent exhibit, “Here Now and Always.” And the Albuquerque Museum opened its “Traitor, Survivor, Icon: The Legacy of La Malinche” exhibit, which examines the life and influence of an Indigenous woman caught in the conflict between Spanish and Indigenous people of Mexico. The National Museum of the American Indian is featuring Black-Indigenous artists in the new exhibit “Ancestors Know Who We Are.”

Shawn Spruce previews some of the brand-new Native museum exhibits with Anya Montiel (Mexican and Tohono O’odham), curator at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian; Terezita Romo, independent curator and an affiliate faculty at University of California-Davis; Manuelito Wheeler Jr. (Diné), director of the Navajo Nation Museum; Aaron Roth, historic site staff manager for Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner Historic Site; and Tony Chavarria (Santa Clara Pueblo), curator at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture.

 

Break 1 music: Kakina Pasekok (feat. Northern Voice) (song) Cris Derksen (artist) Cris Derksen: Orchestral Powwow (album)

Break 2 music: Yuve Yuve Yu (song) The Hu (artist) Yuve Yuve Yu (Single)

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For those who have the desire to operate their own business but are more worried about the risks that come with any venture, co-ops offer a potential model. From reservation energy utilities to farm stands, co-ops bring both financial and social benefits for Native business. It’s an age-old practice that is getting new attention. Today on Native America Calling, Shawn Spruce marks the 100th anniversary of the International Day of Cooperatives by looking at the pros and cons of the co-op business model with Pamela Standing (Cherokee), co-executive director of programs and partnership for the Minnesota Indigenous Business Alliance, and Brian Boswell, general manager of the Umpqua Indian Utility Cooperative.

Break 1 music: Eagle Blessing (song) Swinomish Canoe Family (artist)

Break 2 music: Yuve Yuve Yu (song) The Hu (artist) Yuve Yuve Yu (Single)

Read this guide for creating Indigenous cooperatives:

 

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Land Back, as a hashtag and a movement, expands beyond our U.S. borders. For Indigenous people, it means taking back positions as stewards of the land and bringing balance to the community. First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Land Back movements and initiatives are very similar to those in the U.S., but with a different history of colonialism, an era of Truth and Reconciliation, and a growing number of land management programming. Today on Native America Calling, Shawn Spruce speaks with Qwustenuxun (Cowichan), Quw’utsun chef, award-winning writer, and Indigenous foods educator; dr. linda many guns (Blackfoot), associate vice-president of Indigenization and decolonization at Mount Royal University; and Tiffany Traverse (Secwépemc), Indigenous Land and Seed Steward at Fourth Sister Farm.

 

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Chosen Road (song) Cary Morin (artist) Dockside Saints (album)

Yuve Yuve Yu (song) The Hu (artist) Yuve Yuve Yu (Single)

 

The movie industry isn’t always about fame and glamour. There are a number of Native screen actors who are just fine staying out of the limelight and manage to at least supplement their income by securing jobs as movie extras. Monday on Native America Calling in this encore presentation (no phone calls), Shawn Spruce gets tips from the pros about what it takes to be a face in the movie crowd from Sonny Skyhawk (Citizen of the Rosebud Lakota Nation), founder of American Indians in Film & Television; Ronnie Thomas (Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas), tribal council treasurer of the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas; Lisa Yates (Osage); talent agent Michelle Shining Elk (Enrolled member of Colville Confederated Tribes); and casting director Angelique Midthunder.

Break 1 music: Native Superstars (song) Corey Allison (artist) Ecliptic Sessions (album)

Break 2 music: Converge (song) PIQSIQ (artist) Live from Christ Church Cathedral (album)

 

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Today on Native America Calling, as we head into the three-day weekend, Shawn Spruce takes you to a place that knows how to celebrate with family-friendly cultural authenticity – for a special live broadcast from Cherokee, NC. This year, the Eastern Band of Cherokee marks the 47th year for their annual powwow. The tribe promises an “explosion” of regalia, dancing competitions, food, crafts, and music – and we’ll learn more about the Qualla Boundary and Cherokee history in the Southeast with fancy dancer Eric Bird; Museum of the Cherokee Indian director Shana Bushyhead Condill; Daniel Tramper, Deer Clan Productions owner and powwow organizer; and Frieda Saylor, clinical director of Behavioral Health Services at Cherokee Indian Hospital.

 

Break 1 Music: Going Back (song) Paula Nelson (artist) C.H.A.N.T. Cherokee Hope and New Traditions (album)

Break 2 Music: Dee Zee (song) The Delbert Anderson Trio (artist) MANITOU (album)

 

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It’s an exciting time for Native audiences to see Native stories and talent on screen. Today on Native America Calling, Shawn Spruce reviews some new series and new seasons of Native shows that are available to stream with Vincent Schilling (Akwesasne Mohawk), editor of NativeViewPoint.com and a certified Rotten Tomatoes critic, and Jody Potts-Joseph (Han Gwich’in), cast member of “Life Below Zero: First Alaskans” (streaming on National Geographic and Disney+), a series about four Alaska Native communities and subsistence hunting.

We also discuss “Wildhood” (streaming on Hulu), a road trip film with a pair of Mi’kmaq youth exploring family history and their Indigenous and Two-Spirit identity.

Plus, an exclusive conversation about the second season of “Rutherford Falls”, now out on Peacock, between Alyssa Yáx̱ Ádi Yádi London and key creators and cast members Sierra Teller Ornelas (Navajo), Michael Greyeyes (Cree), Jana Schmieding (Lakota), Dustin Milligan, Jesse Leigh, and Ed Helms. Watch the full conversation below:

 

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

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The U.S. Supreme Court has officially overturned Roe v. Wade, a decision that protected the right for women to choose to have an abortion. The decision sparked protests and praise on either side of the political divide. When a conservative Supreme Court can revisit and overturn an important decision like Roe v. Wade, how likely is it they’ll revisit cases like McGirt or those which affect Two-Spirit rights or tribal sovereignty? Today on Native America Calling, Shawn Spruce talks with legal experts Matthew Fletcher (Ottawa and Chippewa), law professor at the University of Michigan Law School and author of the “Turtle Talk” blog; Ann Tweedy, professor at the University of South Dakota School of Law; and Melody McCoy (Cherokee), staff attorney for the Native American Rights Fund about how Indian Country is affected by decisions of the Supreme Court—and could be affected by future decisions.

 

Break 1 Music: Fight Like A Woman (song) Sihasin (artist) Fight Like A Woman (album)

Break 2 Music: Dee Zee (song) The Delbert Anderson Trio (artist) MANITOU (album)

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Commercial piloting is an industry that for decades has been largely dominated by men. But a growing number of Native women are trying to break through the glass ceiling. For many Native communities, bush and commercial piloting is an essential service to remote areas. Today on Native America Calling, Shawn Spruce hears from commercial pilots Dolena Fox (Yup’ik) and Shadunjen van Kampen (Champagne and Aishihik) as well as Daniella Pettiti (Cree), flight instructor with First Nations Technical Institute.

 

Break 1 music: I Am Yup’ik (song) I Sing, You Dance (artist) I Am Yup’ik (album)

Break 2 Music: Dee Zee (song) The Delbert Anderson Trio (artist) MANITOU (album)