Native America Calling

Friday, December 2, 2022 – Native playlist: Northern Cree’s Ôskimacîtahowin: A New Beginning

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Host: Shawn Spruce

Forty years after four brothers first formed the famed powwow and Round Dance band Northern Cree, they are releasing their first fully self-published and owned record, “Ôskimacîtahowin: A New Beginning”. The album is produced by Bear Witness and 2oolman from The Halluci Nation. As many as 16 musicians perform with Northern Cree at any given time. Today on Native America Calling, Shawn Spruce speaks with Steve Wood about the new album and what’s next for this band originally from Treaty Six Territory.

Break 1 music: Mîyo Iskwew (song) Northern Cree (artist) Ôskimacîtahowin: A New Beginning (album)

Break 2 music: Navajos Tacos and Native Movies (song) Eli Secody (artist) Rhythm of a Songmaker (album)

Tuesday, November 29, 2022 – Native in the Spotlight: Major Robinson

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Host: Shawn Spruce

From designing theme park rides for Disney and Universal Studios to overseeing construction of important tribal buildings in Montana and elsewhere, the architectural design career of Major Robinson (Northern Cheyenne) has a lot of diverse breadth. Along the way he’s been a cultural advisor for the Federal Reserve and an Indian Affairs Coordinator for the state. Today on Native America Calling, Shawn Spruce gets Robinson’s perspective on his life and some ideas on why Native concepts are important for architecture and design.

Break 1 music: Indigenous Life (song) Fiji (artist) Indigenous Life (album)

Break 2 music: Navajos Tacos and Native Movies (song) Eli Secody (artist) Rhythm of a Songmaker (album)

Monday, November 28, 2022 – The Menu: Native gifts a la carte

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Host: Andi Murphy

Are you wondering where you might find blue corn meal grown and processed by Native producers? Or would you like to give someone bison meat grown and prepared on tribal land? Today on The Menu, a regular feature on Native America Calling, Andi Murphy hears from representatives at American Indian Foods, the largest food hub showcasing dozens of Native food providers about some of the options people for gifting authentically prepared food and ingredients.

Break 1 music: Fry Bread Song (song) Radmilla Cody (artist) Precious Friends (album)

Break 2 music: Navajos Tacos and Native Movies (song) Eli Secody (artist) Rhythm of a Songmaker (album)

 

Wednesday, November 2, 2022 – Tribal Leadership: citizenship and identity

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Host: Shawn Spruce

Citizenship is one of the keystones of sovereignty for every tribe. And it’s absolute: you’re either a tribal citizen through lineal descendancy, blood quantum, or another agreed-up measurement, or you’re not. But Native identity sometimes extends beyond citizenship and there’s little agreement about those boundaries.

Today on Native America Calling, at a time of increasing scrutiny of those who claim—and build careers on—Native identity, Shawn Spruce gets the perspectives from tribal leaders on what makes identity and why it’s so important to get it right with Cathy Chavers, chairwoman of the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa Indians and the president of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe; Dr. Aaron Payment, former chairman of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians; Nathan McCowan (Tlingit and Haida), president and CEO of St. George Tanaq Corporation; Patt Iron Cloud AKA “GrandmaPatt”, councilwoman for the Fort Peck Tribes; and Harold “Buster” Hatcher, chief of the Waccamaw Indian People.

Break 1 music:  Intertribal (song) Thunder Hill (artist) Relentless (album)

Break 2 music: Sahkaweyohk Ota (Give A War Cry Here) (song) Young Spirit (artist) Akameyimoh Baby Boy (album)

Friday, October 28, 2022 – The Menu: Indian tacos, trick-or-treats, and Itality

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Host: Andi Murphy

Trick-or-treating and costume parties are back on this year after pandemic fits and starts. That means lots of candy and chocolate. Today on Native America Calling, in our regular feature The Menu, our resident foodie Andi Murphy takes a look at the Indigenous origins of chocolate with Julio Saqui (Mayan), founder and owner of Che’il Mayan Chocolate; checks out Itality, a new plant-based Native restaurant in Albuquerque, NM with founder and owner Tina Archuleta (Jemez Pueblo); and chats with Monie Horsechief (Pawnee and Cherokee), owner of Horsechief Catering and this year’s National Indian Taco champion. Plus, Acee Agoyo (Ohkay Owingeh/Cochiti/Kewa), co-founder of Indianz.com, gives us an update on the Elizabeth Hoover situation.

Break 1 music: Indian Tacos (song) LZDRP$ (artist)

Break 2 music: Ikitaa (song) PIQSIQ (artist)

Wednesday, October 19, 2022 – Tribal leadership: what it takes

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Host: Shawn Spruce

Tribal leaders make major decisions about finances, public safety, and societal well being. They need vision, dedication, and a thick skin. Today on Native America Calling, in the latest conversation of our tribal leadership series, Shawn Spruce talks with tribal president Kevin Killer (Oglala Sioux), Chairman Jordan Dresser (Northern Arapaho), and Tribal Chief Mike Williams Sr. (Yupiaq) about what drives them to be in a position of authority and how they prepare for inevitable criticisms.

Break 1 music: Leader’s Honor Song (song) Jay Begaye (artist) Night of the Northern Lights (album)

Break 2 music: Enaemaekisaeh (song) Wayne Silas Jr (artist) Infinite Passion (album)

Monday, October 17, 2022 – Native in the Spotlight: Madeline Sayet

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Host: Shawn Spruce

Traditional Mohegan stories and William Shakespeare don’t automatically come to mind as complimentary influences. But Madeline Sayet (Mohegan) draws on these and other creative forces for her one-woman show “Where We Belong”. It premiered at Shakespeare’s Globe theater in London and is now headed to New York City’s Public Theater. Sayet is an accomplished writer, playwright, and actress. Today on Native America Calling, Shawn Spruce catches up with her current show and her creative spirit, as part of our ongoing series Native in the Spotlight.

Break 1 music: Pomok naka Poktoinskwes (song) Jeremy Dutcher (artist) Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa (album)

Break 2 music: Enaemaekisaeh (song) Wayne Silas Jr (artist) Infinite Passion (album)

Friday, October 7, 2022 – New on the Native Bookshelf

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Host: Shawn Spruce

Chelsea Hicks (Wazhazhe) includes her tribal language throughout the short stories assembled in A Calm and Normal Heart. She is winning praise for her debut collection described as both dark and humorous. The new detective novel Dance of the Returned by Devon Mihesuah (Choctaw) puts tribal tradition into a suspenseful contemporary light. Today on Native America Calling, Shawn Spruce hears from both authors as well as poet, humorist, columnist, and author Tiffany Midge (Hunkpapa Lakota) as they discuss works on our Native Bookshelf.

Break 1 music:  Going Home (song) Ulali (artist) Heartbeat: Voices of First Nations Women (album)

Break 2 music: Raindrops (song) Clark Tenakhongva (artist) Su’Vu’Yo’Yungw (album)

Thursday, October 6, 2022 – Tribal leaders of the pandemic

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Host: Andi Murphy

The COVID pandemic challenged every tribal leader to keep their citizens safe. Any plans they may have had for economic advancements or structural reforms were quickly replaced with life-and-death decisions about public health, business shut-downs, and conflicting priorities with surrounding government leaders. Today on Native America Calling, in the first of a series of discussions with tribal leaders, Andi Murphy hears how the pandemic changed things for the foreseeable future with former White Mountain Apache Tribal chairwoman Gwendena Lee-Gatewood; Navajo Nation president Jonathan Nez; and Donald Dardar, second chairperson for the Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe.

Break 1 music: Leader’s Honor Song (song) Jay Begaye (artist) Night of the Northern Lights (album)

Break 2 music: Raindrops (song) Clark Tenakhongva (artist) Su’Vu’Yo’Yungw (album)

Friday, September 30, 2022 – The Menu: reality TV and new eats 

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Host: Andi Murphy

The new Hulu show “Chefs vs. Wild” dropped this week and it pits a handful of chefs, some of whom are Indigenous, against each other in cooking challenges in the wilderness. And a new Spokane restaurant called Indigenous Eats serves up customers’ choices of ingredients on top of a large fluffy frybread. Today on Native America Calling, our resident foodie Andi Murphy cooks up another helping of the Native culinary world on our regular feature “The Menu” with Valerie Segrest (Muckleshoot), co-host and judge for “Chefs vs. Wild” and co-founder of Tahoma Peak Solutions; Jenny Slagle (Yakama and Northern Arapaho), owner of Indigenous Eats; and Joe Williams (Swinomish), Swinomish shellfish community liaison.

Break 1 Music: Heart Sing (song) James Bilagody (artist) Near Midnight (album)

Break 2 music: The Elders (song) Randy Wood (artist) My Heart & Soul (album)

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