Native America Calling

Wednesday, March 11, 2015 – Oak Flat

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Oak Flat in the Tonto National Forest is considered a sacred, ancestral place to the San Carlos Apache but it also home to a huge copper deposit. With the passage of the 2015 National Defense Authorization Act in December, mining company Resolution Copper will swap about eight miles of land they currently own for nearly four miles of land in the Tonto National Forest including Oak Flat. The company plans to mine copper, which the Apache say will destroy land precious to the tribe. Join us as we explore the impacts the Oak Flat land swap will have on national defense and cultural practices.

Guests:

Tara Kitcheyan – spokesperson for Resolution Copper

Break Music:   On The Road Missing Home (song), Sheldon Sundown (artist), Hand DrumSmoke N’ Round Dance (album)

Tuesday, March 10, 2015 – After a Suicide Attempt

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Suicide has a devastating impact on individuals, families and communities. According to the Centers for Disease Control, suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States. Suicide rates are even higher in many Native communities there are many programs that aim to prevent suicide. But what happens when someone attempts suicide and survives? While suicide attempts are not tracked, it is estimated that around 500 thousand people visited the hospital in 2013 due to self-harm behaviors. What are the steps that should be taken to help someone after they try to kill themselves? How can friends and family support a loved one as they try to heal? And how can they prevent it from happening again?

Guests:

Sabrina Strong – Waking Up Alive

Yvonne “Tiny” DeCory (Oglala Lakota) – outreach coordinator for the Sweet Grass Project, and CEO for the BEAR program B.E.A.R Project

Michael Grant (Omaha) – suicide prevention specialist

 Break Music: The Gift of Life (song) Randy Wood (artist) The Gift of Life (album)

 

 

Monday, March 9, 2015 — On The Move: Native Food Trucks

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Food trucks are growing in popularity across the country. They offer hungry customers meals ranging from hotdogs and nachos to gourmet lobster po’boys and sushi. Some trucks have enthusiastic professional cooks and chefs who specialize in certain types of cuisine. Native food trucks are no different. They offer contemporary, traditional and fusion Native foods wherever they park. What’s your favorite Native food truck in your community? What do they serve?

Guests:

David Sellers – executive chef and program director of the Street Food Institute

Rod Thompson (Lakota Sioux) – owner of Teepee’s food truck on 50th and Division in Portland

Sean Sherman (Oglala Lakota) – Chef and owner of The Sioux Chef

 

Break Music: Samba do Cuale (song) Quetzal Guerrero (artist) Coiza Boa (album)

 

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Friday, March 6, 2015 – Time

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It’s that time again to “spring ahead” and set our clocks one hour forward. Do you dread the time change each year? Do you know why we use daylight saving time? Does your tribe follow daylight saving time? Time can mean many things. Are you the kind of person who is always on time? Or do you show up for things when you’re ready? What do your traditional teachings in your tribe tell you about time?

Guests:

Deswood Tome (Navajo) – Chief of Staff for the office of the President and Vice President

Emil Her Many Horses (Oglala Lakota) – curator at the National Museum of the American Indian

Tipiziwi Tolman (Dakota and Lakota) – Lakota language activities instructor for the Lakota Language Nest


Break Beds: Taste the Time (song) Scatter Their Own (artist) Taste the Time (album)

 

Thursday, March 5, 2015 – In Moderation

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Have you ever gone online to look up something and then realized three hours later that you were still surfing? What about when your plan to eat one cookie turns into half the bag? We all know that some foods, screen time and even alcohol should be consumed in moderation. In fact it seems the mantra of weight loss industry is “do it in moderation.” But what exactly does moderation mean? These days, it’s easy to get too much of just about anything. Do you struggle to balance healthy choices and indulgences? Does your tribe have a traditional teaching that promotes living a balanced life? Have you found the key to living in moderation?

Guests:

Kibbe Conti (Oglala Sioux) – Registered Dietitian and nutrition specialist at the Rapid City Indian Hospital

Dr. Wendy Peters (Native Hawaiian)

Break Music: Arctic Wolf (song) Phillip Charette (artist)  Arctic Voices (album) 

Wednesday, March 4, 2015 — Native Women And HIV/AIDS

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Native American women are victims of sexual assault at higher rates than other women in the country. Does that puts them at risk for being infected with HIV? Today we talk about the current rates of HIV infection among Native women and efforts to prevent future infections. When Native women are dealing with HIV and AIDS, how does that impact our communities?

Guests: 

Shana Cozad (Kiowa) – Public speaker, grandmother and advocate

Dr. Pamela Jumper-Thurman (Western Cherokee) – Past Director of Commitment to Action for 7th-Generation Awareness and Education

Michaela Grey (Diné ) – Deputy Director, National Native American AIDS Prevention Center, or NNAAPC 

Kayla Walker (Choctaw) – Founder and executive director of MAMA Knows, Inc. 

 

Break Music: On The Road Missing Home (Corn Dance) (song)  Sheldon Sundown (artist) Hand Drum/Smoke N’ Round Dance (album) 

Tuesday, March 3, 2015 – March Current Events

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The month of March brings a time change, St. Patrick’s Day and the National Reservation Economic Summit in Las Vegas Nevada. Join us for our monthly current events show where we feature events held in the month of March. Join us as we check in on the 40th Annual Northwest Indian Youth Conference in Fort Hall Idaho. The Aboriginal Music Week in Winnipeg, Canada is scheduled this month and Education for Parents of Indian Children with Special Needs hosts a conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Share your event on our live show or email us the details – comments@nativeamericacalling.com

 Break Music: Rise Up (song) Big Every Time (artist) Universitile (album)

 

Events mentioned on today’s show:

• 9th annual Salt River Veterans Recognition Weekend

March 27th  to 29th  at the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, Arizona

• 38th annual California Conference on American Indian Education

March 15th to 17th at the Renaissance Palm Springs Hotel, Palm Springs, CA

• 40th Annual Northwest Indian Youth Conference

March 23rd through March 26th,  Fort Hall Idaho

• Aboriginal Music Week is accepting applications for youth and community performance  submissions, March 26th deadline

• Domestic Violence Tribal Advocacy Institute

March 23rd through March 27th in Colorado Springs Colorado

• Native American Conference on Special Education sponsored by EPICS

March 11th  to 13th in Albuquerque New Mexico

• 41st Annual Denver March Pow-wow 

March 20th to the 22nd in Denver Colorado

• Learning to Walk Together” Traditional Pow-wow

March 14th in Marquette Michigan

• Native Agriculture and Food Systems Initiative Grants

Proposals are due March 25th

• “Sing Our Rivers Red” vigil and poetry reading at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque New Mexico

March 5th at 6pm

• 14th annual Native Women and Men’s Wellness Conference March 22nd through the  25th in San Diego California

• New Mexico’s Pueblo Baseball League book discussion 

March 7th at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, Albuquerque New Mexico

Monday, March 2, 2015 – Strong Natives, Strong Muscles

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There are many ways to be a strong Native American. One is to have muscles that can lift a 200-pound bar bell and hold a plank position for two minutes. Today we talk about muscles and physical strength. We will learn what’s best for our muscles, what foods fuel them and which routines and workouts are best for certain body types.

Guests:

LaRita Lakotonen-Ward (Alutiiq), professional figure competitor and health coach with Tru-Life Fitness

Joe McIntosh (Muscogee Creek) –  recently named Mr. Oklahoma for the NANBF North American Natural Bodybuilding Federation and a social worker for the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Social Services

Kim Heintzman – registered dietician and nutritionist and certified diabetes educator

Break Music: 2 Bows And F_N Arrows(Rmix) (song) Bruthers of Different Muthers (artist) Speakers of Tomorrow (abum)

Friday, February 27, 2015 – Are You Afraid to Call the Police?

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The relationship between people of color and the police is strained in many communities across the US. Are you afraid to call the police? Do the police in your area handle Native American cases with care and cultural sensitivity? Join our conversation about the current relationship between the police and Native people in your community. Would you like to see an improved relationship between the police and the Native American in your city, town or village?

Guests: 

Eileen Luna-Firebaugh  (Choctaw and Cherokee ) – associate professor of American Indian Studies at the University of Arizona

LeMoine LaPointe   (Sicangu Lakota) – coordinator for the Indigenizing Crisis Intervention Teams in Indian Country initiative

Ed Reina (Akimel O’odham) – retired police chief

 

Break Music: Horseback Riding Song (song) The Tewa Indian Women’s Choir (artist) Fun and Social Songs from San Juan Pueblo (album)

Thursday, February 26, 2015 – Native American Art Greats

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Picasso, Monet and Van Gogh are influential in our understanding of art and history. What about Native artists and their mark on the world? Who are the Native American artists that deserve the same type of recognition? Which of our Native forefathers should be known by those who care about art history? Is there a Native artist that you think everyone should study?

Guests:

Stephen Fadden, interim distance education director and art history instructor at the Institute of American Indian Art

Christina E. Burke, curator of Native American and non-Western art at the Philbrook Museum of Art

Bob Montoya (Sandia Pueblo) –  Artist and son of Geronima Cruz Montoya

Inge Maresh (Yankton Sioux) – daughter of Oscar Howe

Bob Haozous (Chiricahua Apache) – Artist and son of Allen Houser

 Break Music: Equinox (song) Samantha Crain (artist) You (Understood) (album)

 

 

 

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