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At the beginning of each month, we host a Current Events show to highlight events such as conferences, fundraisers, powwows and fairs taking place in and around Native communities. In this episode, we take a look at what’s going on at The Good Road to Life Training in Albuquerque, the American Indian College Fund Gala in Los Angeles and Ida’ina Basketball and Gathering in Anchorage. If you have an event that you want to share with Native America, give us call and tell us the details between 1 and 1:45 p.m. Eastern Time. Our number is 1-800-996-2848. You can also send an email to comments@nativeamericacalling.com.

 

Break Music: Heart of the People (song) Leela Gilday (artist) Heart of the People (album)

Mentioned on Today’s Show:

Legends From the Sky movie opening

Gen-I Native Youth Challenge

Rock Is Red Digital Magazine launch 

American Indian Summer Institute in Earth System Science 

33^rd Annual Protecting Our Children National American Indian Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect 

Ida’Ina Gathering

12th Circle of Harmony HIV/AIDS Conference 

Diné Showcase Films at the NMAI

 

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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 40^th 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

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It’s time for another edition of Current Events. This month the National Museum of the American Indian hosts an exhibition on the Dakota and US War of 1862. The Tohono O’odham Nation is getting ready for a rodeo. Native Nation Events will put on a Native American Human Resource conference. What event, training or gathering is happening in your community in January?

Send events details to comments [at] nativeamericacalling [dot] com

Guests:

Leonda Levchuk (Navajo) – public affairs officer for the National Museum of the American Indian

Dana Gluckstein – photographer, Dignity: Tribes in Transition 

Richard Saunders (Tohono O’odham) – rodeo and fair coordinator

Eva Gardipe (Pawne) – public programs coordinator at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center

Russ Anderson – director of operations for Native Nation Events

Break Music:Tiny Town (song) Cary Morin (artist) Tiny Town (album)

 

 

 

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This is the time of year when many people head inside to tell stories and share winter traditions with friends and family. What are your plans for the month of December? Is your tribe or village holding an event or celebration? Are you organizing a training for professionals in your field? Join us during our Current Events hour to share details about your event!

Events mentioned during the broadcast:

Gourd Rattle Workshop (December 13) – Malki Museum in Banning, CA

National Indian Native Nations Conference (December 11-13) – California

Intertribal Agriculture Council 2014 Membership Meeting (December 8-11) – Las Vegas, NV

Heard Museum American Indian Veterans National Memorial Golf Classic (December 5) – Fort McDowell, AZ

38th Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary Indian Market  (December 13-14) – Phoenix, AZ

Affordable Care Act Discussion (December 5) – Albuquerque, NM