Native America Calling

Tuesday, August 25, 2015 – Confronting Racism

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It seems like we’re bombarded with racist and offensive things every day on the Internet and in real life. When it gets too hot and you feel like you have to say something, what’s the most effective way to educate someone about their offensive behavior? How can you keep your cool when the offensive words or actions make it feel like someone is slapping you in the face? What about in the workplace? What challenges arise when you confront a racist co-worker or a boss who makes offensive remarks about you and your people? Is anger ever a good way to get your point across?

 Guests:

Heather Shotton (Wichita) –   assistant professor of Native American Studies at The University of Oklahoma

Floris White Bull (Hunkpapa Lakota from Standing Rock and Cochiti Pueblo and Jemez Pueblo) – student at Sitting Bull College and tribal cultural specialist for the Standing Rock Tribal Historic Preservation Office

Shirley Cloud-Lane (Navajo and Southern Ute)  – executive director of the Southern Ute Cultural Center and Museum

Break Music: Earth & Sky (song) Scatter Their Own (artist) Taste the Time (album)

Monday, March 23, 2015 – Racism on Campus

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Earlier this month, a video showing members of a fraternity at University of Oklahoma, singing racist chants surfaced on YouTube. The national chapter of the fraternity, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, responded swiftly by closing the OU chapter and developing an initiative to address racism. Two students who led the chant were expelled from OU. While many are applauding the quick action by the university and fraternity, others are wondering if expulsion is the right answer. When racism occurs on campus, can universities help students learn about the harm of racism? Over 1,000 Native American students attend the University of Oklahoma. Have those students experienced racism at the school? What can we learn from this incident that can help address racism in the future?

Guests:

Dr. Heather Shotton (Wichita/Kiowa/Cheyenne) Native American Studies Professor at the University of Oklahoma

John Morrin (Grand Portage Chippewa) trainer for the People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond

 

 Break Music: Round Dance (song) Black Lodge (artist) Enter the Circle – Pow-Wow Songs (album)

Tuesday, February 17, 2015 – Racism Against Our Children

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Last month, a group of middle school students from the American Horse School on the Oglala Lakota Nation left a hockey game after a group of fans allegedly assaulted the students with beer and racial slurs. Authorities are currently investigating the incident. Some suggest the acts were hate crimes or even child abuse. Tensions are running high and many are asking what can be done to protect our Native children from such hate. Do you talk to the children in your life about racism? What can be done to help our young people deal with racism and heal after it enters their lives?

Guests:

Justin Poor Bear (Oglala Lakota) school board member at the American Horse School and parent of children who attended the hockey game

Dr. Gloria J Coats-Kitsopoulos (Oglala Lakota) superintendent of the American Horse School

Suzanne White Lance (Oglala Lakota) business manager of the American Horse School and parent to student at the hockey game

Kade Ferris (Turtle Mountain Chippewa) co-founder of UnityND

 

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