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With no supporting information, Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) claimed tribal leaders in her state are “personally benefiting” from the presence of drug cartels. While campaigning for re-election, Gov. Kevin Stitt (R-OK) warned about tribes setting up “abortion-on-demand” clinics to subvert the states new abortion laws. No Oklahoma tribe expressed any intention of setting up clinics. We’ll examine the fallout from such unfounded claims by high-ranking officials and what recourse tribal officials have to counter them.

GUESTS

Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. (Cherokee Nation)

Frank Star Comes Out (Oglala Lakota), president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe

Ryman LeBeau (Cheyenne River Lakota), chairman of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe

Richard Monette (Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians), professor of law at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School

Break 1 Music:  Get Up Stand Up (song) Bailey Wiley, Che Fu, King Kapisi, Laughton Kora, Maisey Rika & Tiki Taane (artist)

Break 2 Music: 500 Years O’ Blues (song) Digging Roots (artist) Seeds (album)

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Super Tuesday is the biggest day of the primary election season – and voting in more than a dozen states increased the chances of a general election rematch between Donald Trump and Joe Biden in November. There were some other clues about what voters were thinking in several races around the country. What is on your mind as the presidential race narrows? What other candidates or issues are most important to you?

GUESTS

Allen Wright (Choctaw), president and founder of the Hustings Group 

Jordan James Harvill (Cherokee and Choctaw), national program director for Advance Native Political Leadership

 

Break 1 Music: 500 Years O’ Blues (song) Digging Roots (artist) Seeds (album)

Break 2 Music: Sila [feat. Tanya Tagaq] (song) The Halluci Nation (artist) We Are the Halluci Nation (album)

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President Joe Biden’s age in relation to his ability to do his job is a topic making front page news with questions about his memory, cognitive function, and physical stamina. At 81, President Biden is not that much older than his presumptive Republican election opponent, 77-year-old Donald Trump. Native Americans have a pronounced respect for the wisdom of elders. We’ll explore Native voters’ perceptions of age for elected officials as well as ways Native traditions for elders can inform the larger society’s views on aging.

GUESTS

OJ Semans Sr. (Rosebud Sioux Tribe), co-executive director of Four Directions Vote

Dr. Sandy Grande (Quechua), professor of Political Science and Native American and Indigenous Studies at the University of Connecticut

David Baldridge (Cherokee), co-founder and executive director of the International Association for Indigenous Aging

Billie Tohee (Otoe-Missouria), acting executive director of the National Indian Council on Aging

Break 1 Music: The Elders (song) Randy Wood (artist) My Heart & Soul (album)

Break 2 Music: V for Vanity (song) THRONE (artist) Lionfish (album)

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A federal appeals court ruling is prompting a review of some previous decisions in favor of tribes seeking redistricting or ballot access changes. The recent decision by the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals limits who can sue under the landmark Voting Rights Act. We’ll check on selected access and redistricting cases, including a redistricting case involving North Dakota tribes and a ballot drop-box initiative in Arizona, that indicate how Native voting access could change.

GUESTS

Jacqueline De León (Isleta Pueblo), senior attorney for the Native American Rights Fund 

OJ Semans Sr (Rosebud Sioux), co-executive director of Four Directions Native Vote

Michelle Sparck (Qissunamiut Tribe of Chevak, Alaska), director of strategic initiatives at Get Out the Native Vote

Break 1 Music:  Beauty Way (song) Summit Dub Squad (artist) The Beauty Way (album)

Break 2 Music: Winter’s Breath (song) Louie Gonnie (artist) Elements (album)