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It’s the time of year when Pueblo athletes take to the dusty baseball diamonds throughout New Mexico, carrying on a tradition that their grandparents and even great-grandparents helped establish. Baseball is more than just a sport for the teams in the Pueblo leagues. It’s a tribal and family legacy.
Plus, analysis of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 7-2 decision to uphold the Indian Child Welfare Act and reverse a circuit court ruling.
GUESTS
Derrick Toledo (Jemez Pueblo), Shortstop and pitcher for the Jemez Sun Devils
Nathan Abeyta (Ohkay Owingeh), co-founder of the Northern Pueblo League
Joseph Suina (Cochiti Pueblo), volunteer coach
Matthew Fletcher (Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians), law professor at the University of Michigan Law School and author of the “Turtle Talk” blog
Break 1 music: Wim Ah I Wem, Tiwa (single) Gregg Analla (artist)
Break 2 music: Bui yo oh wanina (song) Judy Trejo (artist) Circle Dance Songs of the Paiute and Shoshone (album)
Missed my chance to call in for todays show, but I have a story on how baseball, the Seattle Mariners to be exact, helped us get through my then baby daughter’s cancer in 2017! We just got word that the Seattle Mariners are going to let us give them a star quilt at the beginning of a game, and they’re also planning something special for us as well! We love baseball, and it saved us when we really needed it!