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Native Americans talk a lot about decolonization. But what that means is defined by each individual’s continuum. The overall goal is to reject colonial institutions and ideologies. But how much of your diet, your relationships with others, and the way you learn are you willing to change? We’ll talk about the basics of what it means to decolonize.

Guests:

Dr. Eve Tuck (Unangax from the Aleut Community of St. Paul Island, Alaska) – associate professor of critical race and Indigenous studies at the Ontario Institute for Studies and Education at the University of Toronto

Nick Estes (Lower Brule Sioux Tribe) – Ph.D. student at the University of New Mexico in American studies

Nephi Craig (White Mountain Apache) – executive chef and founder of the Native American Culinary Association

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

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This is the time of year when new college students might start considering quitting school and heading home. School can be stressful, especially for those who are experiencing it for the first time. How should parents or family members respond when a student wants to drop out of college? What are the financial consequences to such a big decision? What can colleges do to encourage their Native students to stay?

Guests:

Amanda Tachine (Navajo) -post-doctoral scholar for the Center of Indian Education at Arizona State University

Apryl Joe (Navajo) – masters of social work candidate at Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis

Break music:  M.O.S.T.C.O. (feat. Northern Cree Singers) (song)     DJ Shub (artist) PowWowStep – EP (album)

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Electronic dance beats with a heavy house blend has taken off in the past decade. This month we connect you to one Indigenous musician that really knows how to wrangle the beats. Dan “DJ Shub” General of the Mohawk Nation just released his debut solo project titled “PowWowStep.” Formerly of A Tribe Called Red, DJ Shub continues to bring the sound that many audiences have embraced as they step to the dancefloor. The award-winning music mixer is our December Music Maker.

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We tend to amp up the cakes, cookies and other tasty foods filled with sugar, salt and carbs during holiday seasons. That can get people with diabetes in trouble. It can cause unsafe spikes in blood sugar levels in the short term and lead to unhealthy weight gain in the long term. So are people with diabetes doomed to sacrifice during feast times? We’ll see what some solutions are and get ideas for ways to enjoy celebratory meals without overindulging.

Guests:

Stacy Hammer (Lower Sioux Indian Community) – registered dietitian and diabetes program coordinator for the Lower Sioux Health Care Center

Donell Barlow (Enrolled Ottawa) – certified holistic health coach

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

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Standing Rock Sioux Chairman Dave Archambault II gives his take on the recent U.S. Army Corps of Engineers decision, the unprecedented show of tribal force, and some of the next steps he anticipates in the coming weeks and beyond. The effort to halt the Dakota Access Pipeline at the Missouri River is a court battle, a federal policy game-changer, and a movement capable of withstanding a North Dakota winter. Join us for this important update.

Break music: Standing Rock: Make Me Believe (song) Micah Huang Music (artist)

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Cooking connects people with their food on a personal, nutritional and even spiritual level. But it’s easy to drift away from your kitchen range when there’s an ever-growing freezer section in the grocery store. The trend is clear in a two-year-old study by the marketing group, NPD: there’s a steady decline in the number of people who say they don’t cook. For Native Americans, there’s the potential added loss of traditional practices. Should you spend more time in the kitchen?

Guests:

Teresa Jones – diabetes program coordinator at Yellow Hawk Clinic

Dr. Lois Ellen Frank (Kiowa) – chef and owner of Red Mesa Cuisine. She has a Ph.D in culinary anthropology from the University of New Mexico focusing on Native American cuisine

Felicia Cocotzin Ruiz (Tewa and Chicana) – natural foods chef and traditional herbalist

Break music: New Women Song (feat. Jennifer Kreisberg) (song) Cris Derksen (artist) Cris Derksen: Orchestral Powwow (album)

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Students from junior high on up can’t tell the difference between fake news and the real deal according to a recent study from Stanford. Did you believe the story about the Pope endorsing Donald Trump? How about the one about thousands of wild buffalo suddenly appearing at the site of the Dakota Access Pipeline protest? How can we separate fact from fiction in all the digital detritus? Are we teaching our kids to ask the critical questions about where and who their information comes from?

Guests:

Dr. Jonathan Anzalone – assistant director and lecturer in the School of Journalism and the Center for News Literacy at Stony Brook University

Bryan Pollard (Cherokee) – president of the Native American Journalist Association

News stories mentioned:

US Uncut: Thousands of Wild Buffalo Appear Out of Nowhere at Standing Rock (VIDEO)

Huffington Post: Bernie Sanders Could Replace President Trump With Little-Known Loophole

World Socialist Website: Judge allows police to use grenades against Dakota Access Pipeline protesters

New York Post: Pregnant tarantula on the loose in Park Slope

Break music:  Pow Wow Song #8 (song) Red Lake Singers (artist) Old Times (album)

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The conflict over the pipeline outside the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation is reaching a fever pitch. Last week saw the worst injury so far to a woman opposing the pipeline construction. Each side blames the other for the wound that might end up costing her arm. The injury came during a tense night in which law enforcement officers used a water hose, rubber bullets and tear gas against those who call themselves ‘water protectors’. Both sides are asking for federal intervention. In an editorial, the New York Times asks “how can this possibly end well”?

Guests:

Jon Eagle Sr. (Hunkpapa Lakota) -Tribal Historic Preservation Officer for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

Vicky Steiner – executive director of the Western Dakota Energy Association and represents the city of Dickinson in North Dakota House of Representatives

Jennifer Cook – policy director of the American Civil Liberties Union of North Dakota

Kwelosoet (song) Fawn Wood (artist) Kikāwiynaw (album)

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There will be as many as one million more jobs available in science, technology, engineering and math fields by 2022. That’s the estimate listed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In the second part of our series on STEM, we’ll speak with Native scientists about why they chose their path. How would more Native researchers affect environmental policy decisions? Could Native engineers help solve infrastructure problems on reservations? Have you considered a career in STEM?

Guests:

Sandra Begay (Navajo) – principal member of the technical staff at Sandia National Laboratories

Chelsea Chee (Navajo) – diversity coordinator for New Mexico EPSCoR program

Sarah Echohawk (Pawnee) – chief executive officer of the American Indian Science and Engineering Society

Break music: Break Me (song) The Osceola Brothers (artist) Out of Nowhere (album)

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We are turning to a band out of Lawrence Kansas for some Native blues. They’re the Red and Blues trio from Haskell Indian Nations University and their latest album, “Hope Begins to Bloom.” Their Native roots are evident in songs like “Manifest Destiny,” “Blast off the Rez,” and “Build a Pipeline Through My Heart.” The Red and Blues members Marcus Barnoskie (Pawnee/Creek), Kahheetah Barnoskie (Pawnee/Creek) and Reign Charger (Lakota) give their insights into their music.

Guests:

Marcus Barnoskie (Pawnee/Creek) – Drums, Guitar, Bass, Vocals

Kahheetah Barnoskie (Pawnee/Creek) – Drums, Guitar, Bass

Reign Charger (Lakota) – Drums, Guitar, Bass, Vocals

Break music: Tiger Lily (song) The Red and Blues (artist) Hope Begins to Bloom (album)