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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)

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The election is coming on fast and the political fault lines continue to shift. Despite all the money spent in one Montana congressional race, a Native American challenger is losing ground in a recent poll. Is it possible Native American woman might actually make the difference in some races? We also get an update from the front lines of the Dakota Access Pipeline protest. We’ll talk with a drone pilot about a new way to capture the action from the sky.

Guests:

Mark Trahant (Shoshone Bannock) –  journalist with TrahantReports.com and Charles R. Johnson Endowed Professor of Journalism at the University of North Dakota

Dean Dedman (Navajo/Standing Rock Sioux) – Dr0ne2bwild Photography & Video

Arlo Iron Cloud (Lakota)  –  KILI Radio

Full conversation with Mark Trahant

Break music:  In The River: A Protest Song (song)  Raye Zaragoza (artist)

 

 

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When you look at another person, what do you find attractive? This is something that’s different for everyone and it also changes from generation to generation. There are many aspects of attraction between the sexes that are traditional and sacred. How does that fare with a public that’s comfortable with Tinder and the HBO show “Girls”? What are some traditional views of attractiveness we could use right about now?

Guests:

Michael YellowBird (member of the Three Affiliated Tribes, he’s Arikara and Hidatsa) – professor of sociology and director of tribal and indigenous peoples studies at North Dakota State University

Theda New Breast (Blackfeet) – master trainer and facilitator for the Native Wellness Institute

Break music:  Lolo Said (song) John-Carlos Perea (artist) Creation Story (album)

 

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It’s coming up on the time of year when teachers are looking for ways to bring Native American history into the classroom. November is Native American Heritage Month and there are usually discussions about the indigenous side of the Thanksgiving holiday. But sometimes good intentions go awry and kids end up wearing paper headdresses. We’ll speak with one family with a particularly bad experience and discuss some good alternatives for teaching Native heritage.

Jeanne Eagle Bull Oxendine (Oglala Lakota) – mother of four and U.S. Navy veteran

Lt. James Oxendine (Lumbee)  – U.S. Navy

Isabella Cornell  (Choctaw) – sophomore in high school, activist

Break music:  Friendship Song (song) Art Napoleon (Travelling Sun) (artist) Miyoskamin (Early Springtime) (album)

 

 

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You may have noticed everything around you turning pink. That’s because it’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lists the disease as the third deadliest form of cancer for Native American women. Are pink campaigns effective in Native America? Has anything changed since a 2009 study showed no improvement in cancer death rates in 20 years?

Guests:

Captain Suzanne England – Captain Suzanne England, are maternal child health consultant for Great Plains regions of IHS

Dr. Marilyn Roubidoux (enrolled member of the Iowa Tribe) – breast imaging radiologist at the University of Michigan and she’s on board of directors at the American Indian Health and Family Services Clinic of Detroit

Daanis Chosa (Boise Fort Band of Chippew) – community outreach specialist at the American Indian Cancer Foundation

Mardella Gustafson (Lac de Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Indians) – co-leader of the Red Cliff cancer support group and 6-year breast cancer survivor

Break music:  Witchi Tai To (song) Joy Harjo (artist) Winding Through the Milky Way (album)