Native America Calling

Thursday, August 27, 2015 – Access to Health Care for Veterans

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 veterans_Navajo Nation's 2011 Veterans Day Memorial service in Window Rock, Arizona

Last year, the U.S. Department Veterans Affairs was heavily criticized for inadequate medical care and falsifying documents about wait times for veterans who needed to see a doctor. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki resigned amid the scandal. Congress later passed the Veterans Choice and Accountability Act of 2014. Are veterans getting the health care they need today? What has the VA done to improve care for Native veterans?

 Guests:

Candy Klumpp (Muscogee Creek) – Native American nurse navigator at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Marvin Trujillo (Laguna Pueblo) – chairman of the Southwest Native American Veterans Association

Mary Cully  (Seminole Nation of Oklahoma/Creek) – tribal relations specialist at the US Department of Veterans Affairs 

Kristin J. Cunningham – VA Chief Business Office, Director, Business Policy.

 

Break Music: Flag Song (World) (song) Black Lodge (artist) Veterans Honor Songs (album)

Tuesday, November 11, 2014 – Honoring Our Veterans

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On this Veterans Day, we will honor our veterans in Native America through songs and stories. Listeners are welcome to call in and share what Veterans Day means to them or talk about a veteran who deserves recognition. Did you know that Veterans Day became an official US holiday in 1938? Join us for an hour dedicated to veterans and their families.

Guests:

Boye Ladd (Ho Chunk/Zuni) – veteran, cultural practitioner and pow wow announcer

 

Break Music:For the Light (song) Digging Roots (artist) For the Light (album)

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