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For the longest time, history books and local festivals celebrated California’s missions with pride. But the missions have another legacy when it comes to that state’s Indigenous people that includes slavery, abuse, disease and massacres that cut the Native population to a fifth of what it was. We’ll find out how California is coming to grips with its past treatment of Native people.

 

 

Guests:

David Bolton – executive director of the California Missions Foundation

Leah Mata-Fragua (Chumash) – tribal councilwoman for the yak tityu tityu yak tiłhini Northern Chumash

Dr. Jonathan Cordero (Ramaytush Ohlone) – visiting professor in the Indigenous Law Center at the UC Hastings Law

Break 1 music: Get Down on It (single) Neon Nativez (artist)

Break 2 music: Victory Song (song) All Lead Singers Home of The Champions (artist) Home of The Champions (album)

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The documentary film ‘Alaska Nets’ follows the quest by a pair of athletes from Alaska’s only reservation. It premiered at the Santa Barbara Film Festival and focuses on the two main concerns in these young men’s lives: basketball and salmon fishing. We’ll hear about the film and get a glimpse of life on the remote island of Metlakatla. This is an encore show so we will not be taking live phone calls.

 

 

Guests:

Melody Leask (Tsimshian) – team grandma

Jeff Harasimowicz – director and producer of “Alaskan Nets”

TJ Scott – high school math, health and PE teacher and coach for the Metlakatla High School Chiefs boys’ basketball team

Chelsea Martinez – secondary school counselor at Annette Island School District

Naomi Leask (Ts’msyen) – Annette Island School District’s cultural education and Ts’msyen studies teacher

Break 1 Music: Stick Game Jam F. BIG Phil (Beat By Magic Touch, Mixed By EV Of A-Slam.Com) (song) Inez (artist) Inez – Singsoulgirl (album)

Break 2 music: Dat One (song) The Delbert Anderson Trio (artist) MANITOU (album)

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A year ago, at the height of the pandemic, your resolution for the coming year might have included getting out more, maybe seeing a live band with a crowd of other vaccinated fans. The expectation that we’d see the end of the pandemic never materialized. But that doesn’t mean you aren’t looking forward to a healthier, more social 2022.

 

 

Break 1 music: Night of the Northern Lights (song) Jay Begaye (artist) Night of the Northern Lights (album)

Break 2 music: Totah (song) The Delbert Anderson Trio (artist) MANITOU (album)

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“Solar warriors” are touting the benefits to tribes of solar power, both as economic development and as a sustainable energy solution. For some rural tribal areas, solar power is the best alternative compared to getting connected to the grid.

 

 

 

Guests:

Cody Two Bears (Standing Rock Sioux) – co-founder of Indigenized Energy Initiative

Chéri Smith (Mi’Kmaq) – CEO and founder of Indigenized Energy Initiative

Chief Henry Red Cloud (Oglala Lakota) – executive director of Red Cloud Renewable and a chief of the Oglala Lakota Nation

Break 1 Music: Winter Solstice (song) Robert Mirabal (artist) Pueblo Christmas (song)

Break 2 music: Totah (song) The Delbert Anderson Trio (artist) MANITOU (album)

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Many tribes believe people enter the world whole and leave the world in the same way. But, because of injuries or disease, limb amputations are part of healing. Prosthetics offer better mobility and a way to manage daily tasks. We’ll discuss the high-tech advancements for prosthetics and the benefits they provide for the people who need them.

 

 

Guests:

Mike Kayser – certified prosthetist orthotist and owner and clinician of Next Step Prosthetics

Alicia Guererro (Tolowa, Dee-ni’ Nation) – student athlete at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Break 1 Music: Heart Sing (song) James Bilagody (artist) Near Midnight (album)

Break 2 music: Totah (song) The Delbert Anderson Trio (artist) MANITOU (album)

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From seafood to information technology to staffing consultation, tribes are finding additional markets in foreign countries. Businesses are always working to expand their customer base and tribes are uniquely positioned to capitalize on international expansion. We’ll find out what goods and services are in demand outside the U.S.

 

 

Break 1 music: Happy Sundance (song) Dallas Arcand (artist) Modern Day Warrior (album)

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“The Diné Reader: An Anthology of Navajo Literature” brings together many voices to speak about the life and culture of the Diné Nation. From creatives to academics, the contributors to this collection of nonfiction prose, fiction and poetry offer a deeper understanding of Diné history and culture. The anthology includes interviews with the authors and is a resource for teachers and students.

Break 1 music: Morning Song (song) The Martin Sisters (artist) Epiphany – Diné Nishłi (album)

Break 2 music: Astronomar (song) Astronomar (artist)

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At least 44% of Native caregivers surveyed say they are the only person available to tend to their loved one. And at least 8 out of 10 say their cultural commitment is an important factor in caring for an elder or someone else needing it. But people don’t always have to take on giving care alone. Tribes and organizations offer a wide range of options to ease the burden.

Guests:

Larry Curley (Navajo) – executive director of the National Indian Council on Aging

Sacheen Dana-Begay (Diné) – training specialist with EPICS, Education for Parents of Indian Children with Special Needs

Dr. Collette Adamsen (member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa) – research assistant and professor at the University of North Dakota, director of the National Resource Center on Native American Aging

Dr. Jolie Crowder – project director at International Association for Indigenous Aging

 

Break 1 music: I Walk With You (song) Joseph Fire Crow (artist) Face the Music (album)

Break 2 music: Astronomar (song) Astronomar (artist)