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The body positive movement inspires people to love their bodies whether they’re 300 pounds or 90 pounds, short or tall. The concept is mostly geared toward plus-size women, but also encourages positive attitudes regardless of race, gender or disability. Plus-size model Ashley Graham made the cover of Sports Illustrated’s swimsuit issue this year – an indication that public attitudes are shifting. At a time when Native Americans are struggling with obesity and diabetes, is it healthier to feel good about ourselves or strive to slim down?

Guests:

Nikki Carter (Lumbee) – Native American plus-size model

Celina Garza (Native Hawaiian) – mother, life coach, motivational speaker and holistic practitioner. She is working with the Strong Heart study focusing on Native Americans

Melissa Trout (Ely Shoshone Tribe) – co-owner of Under the Garter

 Break Music:  Take U Places (song) Pamyua (artist) Side A Side B (album)

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The largest earthquake in state history shook the ground just outside the Osage Nation in Oklahoma this month. The U.S. Geological Survey is looking into whether fracking wastewater injection wells are the cause. What role do Native Nations play in protecting people, property and the environment from the possibility of earthquakes caused by humans?

Guests:

Dr. George Choy – geophysicist with the US Geological Survey

Osage Nation Principal Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear (Osage)

Andrew Yates (Osage) – field inspector for the Osage Nation Department of Environment and Natural Resources and member Osage Minerals Council

Break Nusic:  Cissy (Fish/Smoke Dance) (song) Sheldon Sundown (artist) Hand Drum/Smoke N’ Round Dance (album)

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A time to feast is frequent in our Native Nations. This month we welcome one of the editors of “The Pueblo Food Experience Cookbook: Whole Food of Our Ancestors,” Roxanne Swentzell from Santa Clara Pueblo. The book unlocks many of the savory tastes of the Southwest. The recipes and narratives promote healthy living with the original floodways of the Pueblo nations including the use of pre-contact ingredients that readers are encouraged to grow themselves. Swentzell says it’s a way for Native people to remember who they are as Pueblo people.

Guests:

Roxanne Swentzell (Santa Clara Pueblo) – artist & author

Patricia M. Perea (ancestors are Coahuiltecan from Mexico and Santo Domingo Pueblo) – professor Chicana and Chicano Studies, University of New Mexico. Co-editor. 

Porter Swentzell (Santa Clara Pueblo) – IAIA professor, Institute of American Indian Art and Roxanne’s Son 

Break Music:  Insects Are Beautiful (song) Clark Tenakhongva (artist) Su’Vu’Yo’Yungw (album)

 

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The counties with high Native American populations are among the places with the highest rates of hunger in the U.S. The Map the Meal Gap project by the nonprofit Feeding America lists McKinley and Apache Counties on the Navajo Nation among the places that have the highest need. The group estimates the state of California needs nearly $3 billion more dollars to adequately feed all of its residents. We’re taking time during Hunger Action Month to talk about what’s being done to address food insecurity and hunger in our Native communities.

Guests:

A-Dae Romero-Briones (Cochiti and Kiowa) – associate director of research and policy for the First Nations Development Institute

Francene Ambrose (a member for the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde) – coordinator at the Grand Ronde Food Pantry, also known as iskam mfkHmfk haws (“The house where you get food”)

Brittany Crawford (Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe) – diabetes coordinator for the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe

Break Music:  Sto:Lo Strong (Beat By Magic Touch, Mixed By EV Of A-Slam.Com) (song) Inez (artist) Inez – Singsoulgirl (album)

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A federal judge’s decision Friday dashed the hopes of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and the many people assembled to fight the Dakota Access Pipeline project. Then the Obama Administration unexpectedly halted work in order to address :important issues raised by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and other tribal nations.” Administration officials went further to say there needs to be a better process “with respect to considering tribes’ views on these types of infrastructure projects.” Did the movement to stop the pipeline bring, not just a victory for Standing Rock, but open to the door to long-awaited reforms for Indian Country policy? Or does this new position only last for the final months of the Obama presidency?

Guests:

Rhonda LeValdo (Acoma Pueblo) – journalist and faculty at Haskell Indian Nations University

Jon Eagle Sr. (Hunkpapa Lakota) – tribal historic preservation officer for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

Matt Campbell (Native Village of Gambell) –  staff attorney for the Native America Rights Fund

Break Music:  Sila (feat. Tanya Tagaq) (song) A Tribe Called Red (artist) We Are the Halluci Nation (album)

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A rush of adrenaline, unsettled stomach, muscle spasms. These are some of the common physical symptoms of stress. Many of us get stressed out about work deadlines that come and go. But when we’re stressed all the time, it can lead to some serious health problems like weight gain or even heart disease. We’ll learn some common causes and symptoms of stress. We’ll also ask the experts about the best ways to cope.

Guests:

Dr. Laurelle Myhra (Red Lake Ojibwe Nation) – director of health services at Catholic Charites

Tony Redhouse (Diné) – Native American healer and spiritual teacher

Break Music:  Sila (feat. Tanya Tagaq) (song) A Tribe Called Red (artist) We Are the Halluci Nation (album)

 

 

 

 

 

In school many of us learned the Americas were populated by a migration on an ice bridge across the Bering Strait from Russia. But Indigenous scholars haven’t always been on board with that theory. Now, a recent study finds the timeline for the ice bridge theory doesn’t hold water. On this show, we’ll discuss the controversy over migration theories. Is the Native perspective included?

Guests:

Dr. Kristin Barnett (Unangan) – lecturer in archeology at Bates College

Dr. Jason Younker (Coquille Indian Tribe) – assistant vice president and advisor to the president on sovereignty and government to government relations at the University of Oregon

 

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Do you stand with Colin Kaepernick? The San Francisco 49ers quarterback decided to remain seated for the national anthem during football games. He says it’s in protest over the United States’ treatment of people of color. His actions are creating a national conversation about patriotism, free speech and racism. It’s customary to stand during veterans’ songs at Native gatherings. Is it possible to honor those traditions and still remain critical of the United States? Are you ambivalent about honoring the Stars and Stripes?

Guests:

Marcus Chishchilly (Navajo) – retired marine

Kade Ferris (Turtle Mountain Chippewa) – one of the founders Unity USA

Break Music: Natural Anthem (song) Jesse Ed Davis (artist) Keep Me Comin’ (Bonus Tracks Version) (album)

 

 

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From the head of Fox News to tribal council chambers to the everyday office environment, sexual harassment is a pervasive problem. Branches of the Navajo Nation are reviewing their policies and training after the only female delegate recently went public with harassment allegations. We’ll brush up on what sexual harassment is and how to prevent it. We’ll also discuss whether tribal laws provide better or worse protections for women who speak up in their workplace.

Guests:

Genevieve Jackson (Navajo) – county commissioner for district II in McKinley County, New Mexico

Devona Bradford (Zuni Pueblo) – sexual assault project coordinator for the Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women

Matthew Fletcher (member of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians) – professor of law at Michigan State University and tribal appellate judge for several tribes

Break Music: Celebrate (song) Pamyua (artist) Caught In The Act (album)

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Ojibwe writer, Vietnam veteran and Anishinaabe culture advocate Jim Northrup combined personal tragedy with a dry wit. He had a keen sense of observation that turned into poems, books, and his popular newspaper column, “Fond du Lac Follies.” Northrup walked on Aug. 1 after battling cancer. In this pre-recorded show, we honor his memory by talking with the people who knew him best.