Native America Calling

Thursday, January 29, 2015 – Taking Native Cuisine Beyond Tribal Borders

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Moving away from our tribal communities and living in urban areas can be a challenge when all that’s familiar turns into a memory and we begin to miss things from home. Food is a big one. In the vast food world, restaurants specialize in countless cuisines, including Native American fare. Native and non-Native chefs cook up frybread, stews and fried deliciousness that taste just like mom’s best. These places can turn into our favorite restaurants and an oasis of familiar flavors that bring back memories of home. Where is your favorite restaurant to get Native food?

Guests:

Mark Mason (Hidatsa-Mandan and Navajo) – Chef of Black Sheep Cafe

Sean Sherman (Pine Ridge, Oglala Lakota) – Chef and owner of The Sioux Chef

Michael Giese – Executive chef of the Pueblo Harvest Café

Break Music: The Menu Song (song) Arigon Starr (artist) The Red Road – Original Cast Recording (album)

 

 

 

 

Tuesday, December 23, 2014 — Diabetes During the Sweetest Time of the Year

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‘Tis the season for cakes, cookies, fudge, chocolate, frosting, sugar sprinkles, candy, office holiday parties, dinners and feasts. Many treats this time of the year are sweet and we let our pants out a little bit and enjoy these culinary delights. It’s easy to fall into unhealthy eating habits. But what if you are diabetic? Does the holiday season create a danger for your health? Should friends and family take action to ease the sugar and carb load on those who are diabetic or pre-diabetic? Have you had to change your holiday habits because you need to manage your diabetes? We’ll have tips and advice and we welcome your stories about how you manage diabetes during the holiday season.

Guests:

Melissa Chlupach – Regional Health Care Dietitian for Nana Management Services

Denna Frost (Southern Ute) – Program coordinator for the Shining Mountain Diabetes Program at Southern Ute

Margilene Barney (Navajo) – Nutritionist with Navajo Nation Special Diabetes Project

Tim Murphy (Navajo)

 

Break Music: Bacon Fat (song) Jesse Ed Davis (artist) Keep Me Comin’ (album)

 

Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014 – Meats

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In Native America animals provide us with important things like food, clothing, tools and shelter. Some animals are considered sacred and deserve our highest respect. We say prayers for these animals and thank them for their life before preparing their meat for celebrations and everyday meals. From seals in the north to sheep in the southwest, animals and their meat are an important part of Native cuisine and culture.

Guests:

Rob Kinneen (Tlingit)

Curtis Zunigha (Delaware Tribe of Indians)

Nephi Craig (Navajo)

Chief Kevin Brown (Pamunkey)

Lora Ann Chaisson (United Houma Nation)

Karlene Hunter (Oglala Lakota)

 

Tuesday, October 14, 2014 – Energy Vampires

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Energy vampires are not elusive, hundred-year-old supernatural beings that feed on human blood. They’re not sexy either. Energy vampires lurk everywhere, even in the sun. They come in many shapes — and no shapes at all — to feed on our energy. From gossipers to complainers to bad eating habits and stressful work environments, our energy can be drained in many ways. And that makes us unhealthy may lead to real sickness. While we can’t put a wooden stake in these kinds of energy vampires, there are relationships and situations we can change that will save us from energy vampires. Join our conversation about how to improve and sustain your energy. 

Guests:

Shunkila Black Calf (Dine/Sicangu Lakota) – mental health provider

Judith Orloff, MD – psychiatrist, intuitive healer and author of “The Ecstasy of Surrender”

DJ Kiss (Zuni)

Shane Plummer (Red Lake Band of Chippewa) – wellness consultant and yoga instructor

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