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The 2020 U-S Supreme Court decision related to the McGirt criminal conviction is forcing significant changes in Oklahoma. State officials describe the scenario as ‘chaos’. In asserting their sovereignty, tribes say the state’s reactions are more than exaggerated. Still, there are a lot of details to be worked out, almost all through the courts. There’s a chance the Supreme Court could reconsider its previous decision.

 

 

 

Guests:

Chuck Hoskin Jr. (Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma) – principal chief of the Cherokee Nation

Gary Batton (Choctaw) – chief of the Choctaw Nation

Matthew Fletcher (Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians) – law professor at Michigan State University’s college of law and author of the “Turtle Talk” blog

Break 1 music: Siyo, Siyo (song) Paula Nelson (artist) C.H.A.N.T. Cherokee Hope And New Traditions (album)

Break 2 Music: Where’s the Native? (song) DDAT (artist) DDAT (album)

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People think nothing these days of snapping selfies and sharing it with their followers on social media. But that can be problematic on tribal land or in places considered sacred. Tribes have a variety of rules and guidelines to help protect places from unwanted exposure. We’ll learn what works and what doesn’t when it comes to social media on tribal land.

 

 

 

Guests:

Crystal C’Bearing (Northern Arapaho Tribe) – deputy director of the Northern Arapaho Tribal Historic Preservation Office

Aaron Brien (Crow Tribe) – director of the Crow Tribal Historic Preservation Office

Amanda Cheromiah (Laguna Pueblo) – director of Native SOAR (Student Outreach Access and Resiliency) at the University of Arizona

Break 1 music: My Winter Song (song) Andrea Menard (artist) Sparkle (album)

Break 2 Music: Where’s the Native? (song) DDAT (artist) DDAT (album)

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A group of young Native artists received VIP treatment leading up to what became the storied event starting on August 15, 1969. They were excited to offer their work to a new East Coast audience and take in the impressive line-up of musical acts. But they were in for a big surprise as the adventure on Max Yasgur’s farm in New York took on a life of its own and became a historic gathering. We’ll get remembrances from those who were there and what the experience means to them now. This is an encore show so we will not be taking callers live on the air.

Guests:

Sandy Fife Wilson (Muskogee Creek) – artist, retired art teacher and graduate of IAIA
Sharon Mouss (Muskogee Creek) – Sandy’s sister, Woodstock attendee and retired college instructor
Charlie Bird (Laguna and Santo Domingo Pueblo) – Woodstock guest

Break 1 Music: Fire (song) Jimi Hendrix (artist) Live at Woodstock (album)

Break 2 Music: Electric Pow Wow Drum (song) The Halluci Nation (artist) A Tribe Called Red (album)

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The documentary film, “Pure Grit,” follows a young champion as she competes in the exhilarating and dangerous sport of horse relay racing. It’s more than a movie about competition; With visuals of both breakneck action and quiet, kitchen table confessions, it delves into the personal successes and setbacks of rider Sharmaine Weed and her family on the Wind River Reservation. This is an encore show so we will not be taking callers live on the air.

Guests:

Sharmaine Weed (Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone nations) – bareback horse relay rider; subject of the film “Pure Grit”
Kim Bartley – film maker and director for the documentary ‘Pure Grit”
Daryl R. Begay (Diné) – executive producer for ‘Pure Grit’

Break 1 music: Biioo pahna (Healing Song) (song) Judy Trejo (artist) Circle Dance Songs of the Paiute and Shoshone (song)

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

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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)