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Native children have the highest obesity rates of any other group. There has been some progress in recent years. But a Journal of the American Medical Association study found in 2010 that obesity declined for all groups except Native American children. The NB3 Foundation is organizing a National Day of Native Youth Health and Fitness on November 13th. What kind of conversations should we be having with our kids about staying fit and healthy?

Guests:

Justin Kii Huenemann (Diné) – president and CEO of the Notah Begay III Foundation

Stacy Hammer (Lower Sioux Indian Community) – registered dietitian, diabetes program coordinator and title VI director for the Lower Sioux Health Care Center

Olivia Roanhorse (Navajo) –  director of Native Strong

Break music:  Intertribal (feat. Northern Cree) (single) K.A.S.P. Intertribal (feat. Northern Cree) (artist)

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Native veterans are our honored warriors. But they still face high rates of homelessness and health challenges. How can federal and tribal veteran’s programs improve the services to veterans? We’ll also get an update on the National Museum of the American Indian’s National Native American Veterans Memorial in the works. How do you honor the veterans in your life?

Guests: 

Jamescita Peshlakai (Navajo) – interim executive director for the Navajo Nation Veterans Administration

Bruce Nagel (Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation (MHA)) – outreach coordinator and special projects manager for the MHA veterans affairs department

Thomas Muriel – disabled veteran outreach program consultant for NM Work Force Connection-northern areas

Break Music: Flag Song (World) (song) The Black Lodge (artist) Veterans’ Honor Songs (album)

 

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The results are in. This is a historic year with the first female nominated to a major political party and the surprising rise of businessman and reality TV star Donald J. Trump. We’ll talk with experts about the results of the election and what it means for our Native Nations. We’ll also get a report on the victories and setbacks for Native American candidates. What did this year’s election mean for you?

Guests:

Jacqueline Pata (Tlingit) – Executive Director for the National Congress of American Indians

Mark Trahant (Shoshone-Bannock) – Charles R. Johnson Endowed Professor of Journalism at the University of North Dakota

OJ Semans (Rosebud Sioux) – co-executive director of Four Directions

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The election is here! It’s time to celebrate the end of political ads. But first, let’s give a final shout-out to the candidates and political causes. We’re giving you an opportunity to share your voting ballot. We’ll get perspectives from all sides about who people voted for in the presidential election and in local and tribal races. Did you vote early? Did you have any problems at the polls? Or did you choose to sit this one out? On this historic Election Day, our phone lines are open for you.

Guests:

Waylon Honga (Hualapai) – consultant for Peaks Advocacy Group

David Bearshield (Cheyenne Arapaho and Kiowa from Oklahoma) – Native American Ambassador of Prayer for the Kingdom Project and Chair of the GOAL Coalition

Kalyn Free (citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma) – Special Counsel to Cherokee Nation Chief Bill John Baker

Sharon Clahchischilliage (Navajo Nation) –  Representative for district 4 in the New Mexico House Legislature

Rep. Markwayne Mullin full interview:

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

 

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Instead of studying business, engineering or history, many Native students pursue degrees in Native American Studies. Depending on where you go, the programs offer perspectives on treaties, wars, culture and the arts. But where does the degree lead? How do you know if it will be right for you? Students and instructors of Native American Studies programs weigh in on how and where the right program might fit in.

Guests:

Dr. Martina Dawley (Hualapai and Diné) – assistant curator for American Indian relations at the Arizona State Museum

Clementine Bordeaux (Sičháŋǧu, Oglala Lakota) – academic coordinator for the American Indian Studies program at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

Jacelle Ramon-Sauberan (Tohono O’odham) – Ph.D student in American Indian Studies at the University of Arizona

Break music:  Get Up Stand Up (song) Bailey Wiley, Che Fu, King Kapisi, Laughton Kora, Maisey Rika & Tiki Taane (artist)

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Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz and Dina Gilio-Whitaker set out to bust some of the most common myths about Native nations. Each chapter of “All the Real Indians Died Off” takes on different issues that have had negative effects on Native life and at times have posed to present Native Americans and Alaska Natives as invisible people in the collective conciseness. We sit with these two authors to hear more about their journey to create more understanding of Native peoples.

Guests:

Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz – Author, Scholar & Historian

Dina Gilio-Whitaker (Colville) – ICTMN Columnist, Author & Scholar

Break music:  Sisters (song) Tribe Called Red (artist) Nation II Nation (album)

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A recent law in California prohibits the sale of ivory which may have an effect on Alaska Native artists that use walrus ivory. The Marine Mammal Act of 1972 allows the interstate sale of walrus ivory crafts if they are made by Alaska Natives. But the law in California creates confusion about the legality of walrus ivory. We’ll talk with artists and advocates about why the law needs clarification.

Guests:

Susie Silook (St. Lawrence Island Yup’ik) – traditional and contemporary artist and writer

Vera Metcalf (St. Lawrence Island Yu’pik) – director of the Eskimo Walrus Commission

Margaret Williams – managing director of the Arctic program at the World Wildlife Fund

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

 

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Bullies can make life miserable for children and adults. For the victims, the negative effects of bullying, like anxiety and depression, can last a lifetime. And cyber bullies sometimes do damage anonymously on social media and a variety of other ways. How should children and adults deal with cyber bullying?

Guests:

Leslie Logan (Seneca) – private PR consultant and freelance writer

Yvonne “Tiny” DeCory (Oglala Lakota) – outreach coordinator for the Sweet Grass Project and CEO for the BEAR Program, prevention and intervention

Dr. Pearl Yellowman (Navajo) – consultant in the areas of wellness, tribal leaders mediation, strategic planning and building cultural competency organizations

Break music:  Four Two-Step Songs (song) Pyawasits, Silas & Webster (artist) Wild Rice: Songs From The Menominee (album)

 

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Win or lose, two baseball teams got more high level national attention during the World Series than either has had in a long time. The Cleveland Indians hadn’t been in a World Series in 19 years. Their appearance in baseball’s biggest event brought new attention to another aspect of their organization: a name and logo that many people find offensive. Will the momentum of these monumental games dampen or help efforts to change the name? Where do stand on Chief Wahoo?

Guests:

Robert Roche (Chiricahua Apache) – executive director of the American Indian Education Center and the president of People Not Mascots

Jacqueline Keeler (Dakota and Navajo) – writer and co-founder of Eradicating Offensive Native Mascotry and editor of Edge of Morning: Native Voices Speak for the Bears Ears

Break music:  Cree Sunrise (song) Art Napoleon (Travelling Sun) (album) Miyoskamin (Early Springtime) (album)