Native America Calling
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Monday, April 3, 2023 – First Native doctoral program
April 03, 2023 13:00 - 56 minutes - 38.5 MBThere are three dozen tribal colleges and universities around the country. None of them have a doctoral program. But that’s all set to change this fall when Navajo Technical University starts up an accredited advanced degree track in Diné culture and language sustainability. Administrators say it will bolster language preservation, but also lead to research aimed at tackling specific issues on the Navajo Nation. The new program also represents a major leap forward for Native higher education ...
Friday, March 31, 2023 – The Menu: State of Native Agriculture, a new Navajo-owned pizzeria, and garden planning
March 31, 2023 13:00 - 56 minutes - 38.5 MBNative agriculture producers and the federal government have an opportunity right now to collaborate in everyone’s best interests. That’s one of the messages from the first-ever State of Native Agriculture Address hosted by the Native American Agriculture Fund. And the thawing ground means it’s time to start planning your garden. Today on Native America Calling, our resident foodie Andi Murphy serves up the latest helping of The Menu, our regular special feature on Native food news and sovere...
Thursday, March 30, 2023 – Native women warriors in history
March 30, 2023 13:00 - 55 minutes - 38.2 MBLozen (Chiricahua Apache) was known as a fearless warrior, battle strategist, and healer in New Mexico and Arizona. Buffalo Calf Road Woman (Northern Cheyenne) fought next to her husband at the Battle of Little Bighorn and was even believed to have delivered the fatal blow to George Armstrong Custer. Today on Native America Calling, as we wrap up National Women’s History Month, we learn more about these two Native female warriors and others with Carol Murray ([Blackfeet] Pikuni), retired admi...
Wednesday, March 29, 2023 – First Nation ‘state of emergency’
March 29, 2023 13:00 - 56 minutes - 38.5 MBA spate of preventable deaths from suicide, drugs, violence, and inadequate health care has prompted a regional First Nation body in Canada to declare a state of emergency. The Keewatin Tribal Council is calling for immediate government action to correct what 11 First Nations are calling a dire situation. Today on Native America Calling, we find out how the First Nations are coping with Keewatin Tribal Council Grand Chief Walter Wastesicoot (from York Factory First Nation) and George Neepin (...
Tuesday, March 28, 2023 – Missing and Murdered: proactive tribal and state initiatives
March 28, 2023 13:00 - 55 minutes - 38.1 MBThe Yurok Tribe hired its own investigator to pursue unsolved cases of their citizens who are missing or murdered. Arizona is among the states establishing an MMIP task force that the new governor says will “ensure that not one more Indigenous man, woman, or child is a target of violence, abuse, or exploitation.” The actions are part of the attempts to address the slow momentum to investigate and solve cases with Native victims. Today on Native America Calling, we speak with Jessica Carter (Y...
Monday, March 27, 2023 – Native in the Spotlight: Kelli Mosteller
March 27, 2023 13:00 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MBKelli Mosteller (Citizen Potawatomi Nation) is the executive director of Harvard University’s Native American Program. Prior to that position, she was the director of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Cultural Heritage Center, as well as the tribal historic preservation officer. For over a decade she has been working on repatriating remains under the Native American Graves Protection Act (NAGPRA). Recently, it was announced she would also serve on the National Museum and Library Services Board, w...
Friday, March 24, 2023 – Native bookshelf: Rebecca Webster and Kinsale Drake
March 24, 2023 10:00 - 55 minutes - 38.2 MBIn Defense of Sovereignty: Protecting the Oneida Nation’s Inherent to Self-Determination by author Rebecca Webster (Oneida Nation of Wisconsin), assistant professor of American Indian Studies at the University of Minnesota, examines a 20-year jurisdictional dispute between the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin and the town of Hobart. Today on Native America Calling, we talk with Webster on our regular feature Native Bookshelf as well as Kinsale Drake (Diné), poet and founder of NDN Girls Book Club.
Thursday, March 23, 2023 – Indigenous streetwear: heart, culture, and resilience on your sleeve
March 23, 2023 13:00 - 55 minutes - 38.2 MBIndigenous-owned businesses like The Rez Life, The NTVS, OXDX, and Section 35 help drive casual Native fashion by turning out jackets, shorts, and beanies stitched with Native art and shirts splashed with words and phrases like “Land Back”, “Resilient”, and “Skoden.” Streetwear is casual fashion that draws from the aesthetic elements of sportswear, hip-hop, punk, and skateboard - and mixes in community vibes and coolness. Indigenous fashion shows include the latest in streetwear and Indigenou...
Wednesday, March 22, 2023 – “Welcome to Native America Calling”
March 22, 2023 10:00 - 56 minutes - 38.5 MBThe nation’s only live, call-in radio show devoted to Native issues and from a Native perspective is approaching its 28th year on the air. There have been many changes over the years, but one constant vision: to amplify the Native voices who are most needed when it comes to Native issues. Today on a special edition of Native America Calling, we hear from some of the people who make this program possible that you may not have heard from before and look to the future.
Tuesday, March 21, 2023 – Native American Muslims
March 21, 2023 13:00 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MBAs Muslims prepare for the holy month of Ramadan, a small number of Native Americans are among them. Whether they’ve converted to Islam or it was brought into their culture by marriage, Native people who practice Islam often have to seek out fellow Muslims. Today on Native America Calling, we examine the intersection of Islam and Native culture with Ashley Wolford (Choctaw), community organizer and participant of the Native American and Indigenous Muslim Stories (NAIMS) project; NAIMS partici...
Native America Calling awarded National Humanities Medal
March 20, 2023 23:38 - 43 minutes - 35 MBListen to the full ceremony audio above or watch the video. Koahnic Broadcast Corp. Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 20, 2023 Native America Calling, produced by Koahnic Broadcast Corporation, receives National Humanities Medal Anchorage, Alaska – Koahnic Broadcast Corporation is pleased to announce that its daily public affairs show Native America […]
Native America Calling awarded 2021 National Humanities Medal
March 20, 2023 23:38 - 43 minutes - 35 MBListen to the full ceremony audio above or watch the video. Koahnic Broadcast Corp. Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 20, 2023 Native America Calling, produced by Koahnic Broadcast Corporation, receives 2021 National Humanities Medal Anchorage, Alaska – Koahnic Broadcast Corporation is pleased to announce that its daily public affairs show Native […]
Monday, March 20, 2023 – Behind the legal arguments for ICWA
March 20, 2023 13:00 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MBThe Indian Child Welfare Act is more than a legal argument. The law, now more than 40 years old, is an important element in individual child development, family structure, and the continuation of culture. A decision is pending from the U.S. Supreme Court that could determine the fate of ICWA. Supporters of the law worry the decision could erode the most important legacy it has forged over the decades. Today on Native America Calling, in a special live broadcast from Washington, D.C., Shawn Sp...
Friday, March 17, 2023 – Native playlist: THRONE, Pete Sands & the Drifters, Jade Turner, Hataalii Wheeler
March 17, 2023 13:00 - 55 minutes - 38.4 MBYVHIKV (Mvskoke) and Hayatheus make up the group T H R O N E and they're out introducing audiences to their latest single "Eels in the Water//Night". Since their debut album "Lionfish," released last year, T H R O N E has been garnering a big following on social media with their soulful and melodic sound. Pete Sands (Diné) & the Drifters keep releasing new singles and even ended up on the popular series "Yellowstone". The band says it embodies the true spirit of the term "Dirt Floor Honky Ton...
Thursday, March 16, 2023 – Remembering Navajo leader Peterson Zah
March 16, 2023 13:00 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MBPeterson Zah is known as the first president of the Navajo Nation and a leader with foresight and intelligence that ushered in a new era for his people. Zah died at the age of 85 and was laid to rest at his birthplace in Low Mountain, Ariz. after a memorial service and funeral procession. His legacy includes starting a permanent fund that has reached into the multiple billions and advocacy that dramatically boosted the number of Navajo students in higher education. Today on Native America Cal...
Wednesday, March 15, 2023 – Engaged Native youth increasing their profile
March 15, 2023 13:00 - 55 minutes - 38.2 MBRepresentatives from the National Congress of American Indian (NCAI) Youth Commission say they are ready to pick up the torch on critical issues like climate change, missing and murdered Indigenous people, tribal consultation, and health disparities. The two co-presidents of the commission expressed their enthusiasm for tackling Native issues during NCAI’s State of Indian Nations Address event. Today on Native America Calling, we hear from NCAI Youth Commission Co-Presidents Yanenowi Logan (S...
Tuesday, March 14, 2023 – Federal heating funds seek eligible recipients
March 14, 2023 13:00 - 56 minutes - 38.6 MBThe federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program is one of those programs that flies under the radar for a lot of tribal citizens. But as much as $1 billion is going out to states and tribes right now to help pay household heating and cooling costs. Program administrators say many of the people who are eligible neglect to sign up or they might not even know it exists. Today on Native America Calling, find out if you can get some financial help for those soaring utility bills with LIHEAP ...
Monday, March 13, 2023 – Anticipation for Avi Kwa Ame
March 13, 2023 13:00 - 55 minutes - 38.2 MBPresident Joe Biden is expected to designate Avi Kwa Ame a national monument, but the action will have to wait. Tribes and environmental organizations pushed for the federal designation for a number of years before President Biden expressed his intentions to protect the 450,000 acre site last November. The White House announced he would make the trip to the Nevada location to formally make the designation this week, but subsequently cancelled those plans. Today on Native America Calling, we g...
Friday, March 10, 2023 – Basketball finals are here
March 10, 2023 14:00 - 56 minutes - 38.5 MBHigh school and college basketball seasons are culminating at state tournaments all over the country. Native ballplayers, with their families, fans, and sometimes whole Native communities in tow, are among those traveling to tournaments for high-stakes games. Today on Native America Calling, we speak with Zachary Eastman (Crow), head coach for the Lapwai High School varsity boys basketball team; Andrea Nield (Koyukon Athabascan), Assistant Director of Testing and Student Support for the Yukon...
Thursday, March 9, 2023 – IndigiPopX is back
March 09, 2023 14:00 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MBThe only comic convention from an Indigenous standpoint returns in-person in a big way. IndigiPopX reemerges in person at the First Americans Museum in Oklahoma City after a hiatus because of the pandemic. The slate of events includes Indigenous super heroes, cosplayers, artists, and Indigenous panel discussions on representation in media and entertainment. Today on Native America Calling, we visit with IndigiPopX organizers and participants Dr. Lee Francis IV (Laguna Pueblo), CEO and founder...
Wednesday, March 8, 2023 – Colorado museum recalls the Sand Creek Massacre
March 08, 2023 14:00 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MBHow the Sand Creek Massacre is remembered has changed over the years. The original narrative described the attack as a battle victory for the U.S. Army led by Col. John Chivington. But a more accurate and sinister account soon emerged that described a deplorable attack on mostly women, children, and elders from the Cheyenne and Arapahoe tribes. Today on Native America Calling, we learn how organizers of the new exhibit "The Sand Creek Massacre: The Betrayal that Changed Cheyenne and Arapaho P...
Tuesday, March 7, 2023 – Frybread Face and Me
March 07, 2023 14:00 - 55 minutes - 38.1 MBTwo adolescent cousins—one from the city and one from the rez—bond during a summer herding sheep on their grandmother's Navajo Nation ranch in the 1990s. They learn about their family's past and themselves. That’s the story told in a new Native-led indie comedy Frybread Face and Me. Writer and director Billy Luther (Navajo/Hopi/Laguna Pueblo) creates a semi-autobiographical coming-of-age story starring Martin Sensmeier. Today on Native America Calling, Billy Luther takes your calls along with...
Monday, March 6, 2023 – Shasta Dam: raise or raze?
March 06, 2023 14:00 - 56 minutes - 38.6 MBThe federal government is mulling a plan to extend the height of the Shasta Dam in California. That would raise the level of the reservoir, permanently submerging even more of the sacred land cherished by the Winnemem Wintu and other tribes upstream. It also further diminishes hopes of restoring salmon runs to the levels the tribes once counted on as sustenance and ceremony. A new podcast A Prayer For Salmon explores the tribal connections to the rivers and documents efforts to not only halt ...
Friday, March 3, 2023 – The Menu: Back to bartering, Shinnecock lobster rolls, food diplomacy, and I Knead Sugar
March 05, 2023 14:00 - 56 minutes - 38.6 MBKahulehele Farmstead on the Oneida Nation reservation in Wisconsin is developing a traditional food bartering system. Bleu Adams (Mandan/Hidatsa/Diné) joins a list of 80 volunteer chefs working with the U.S. State Department's American Culinary Corps to build diplomatic connections around the globe through food. Shinnecock ambassador Lance Gumbs (Shinnecock) explains his tribe's mastery of the ubiquitous Northeast staple: the lobster roll. And, by popular demand, a Navajo-owned bakery ex...
Thursday, March 2, 2023 – Willow: development vs climate change on Alaska’s North Slope
March 02, 2023 14:00 - 56 minutes - 38.5 MBThe Biden Administration is set to sign off on the beginning phases of an oil drilling plan in Alaska that promises big dividends for Alaska Native corporations and the state. The Willow Project could ultimately produce 180,000 barrels a day and perhaps 300 long-term jobs. But, in addition to the other potential environmental damages, the drilling comes in the same place where climate change is melting permafrost and villages are having to move out of the way of rising sea levels. Today on Na...
Wednesday, March 1, 2023 – Larry Casuse: taking an ill-fated stand
March 01, 2023 14:00 - 55 minutes - 38.1 MBLarry Casuse was shot to death by Gallup, NM police in 1973 as he carried out a desperate, radical act to try and help his people. Casuse was still a teenager, trying to call attention to unscrupulous business practices at a bar that was the epicenter of a disproportionate number of Native American deaths. His frustration boiled over when the bar’s owner—the city’s mayor—kept getting rewarded instead of punished by elected leaders. Today on Native America Calling, we learn about this forgotte...
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 – How capping loan interest rates helps Native people
February 28, 2023 14:00 - 56 minutes - 38.6 MBNew Mexico just joined the growing list of states to cap loan interest rates at 36%. While still onerous compared to conventional bank loans, it’s a far cry from the up to 175% annual interest rates some store front businesses were charging. In New Mexico, proponents of the interest rate limit noted that 60% of the high interest establishments were within 10 miles of Native reservation boundaries. Today on Native America Calling, we find out about how interest rate caps work and what alternat...
Monday, February 27, 2023 – 50 years later: Remembering the Wounded Knee occupation
February 27, 2023 14:00 - 56 minutes - 38.5 MBFifty years later, it’s hard to paint an adequate picture of the injustice, corruption, oppression, and chaos that led up to and pervaded the occupation of Wounded Knee, SD starting on February 27, 1973. Afterwards, as he dismissed misconduct charges against AIM leaders Russell Means and Dennis Banks, Federal Judge Fred Nichol famously said the FBI had “polluted the waters of justice.” Today on Native America Calling, we hear from people who were there and discuss what the event means a half ...
Friday, February 24, 2023 – Native in the Spotlight: Julian Brave NoiseCat
February 24, 2023 14:00 - 56 minutes - 38.5 MBJulian Brave NoiseCat (Canim Lake Band Tsq’escen) is a writer, filmmaker, and former champion powwow traditional dancer currently working on his first novel. His columns in publications like the New York Times, the Washington Post, and The New Yorker highlighting underreported stories contributed to his winning the American Mosaic Journalism Prize in 2022. He is currently the visiting fellow at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy's Center for Racial Justice. NoiseCat previously worked ...
Thursday, February 23, 2023 – “Developing Stories” at NMAI
February 23, 2023 14:00 - 56 minutes - 38.6 MBOne photographic exhibit at the National Museum of the American Indian packs three powerful essays from Native photographers: the culture and people of the Genizaro in New Mexico, diversity and complexity faced by couples weighing blood quantum as they build a family, and the Navajo heroes and community during the worst days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Today on Native America Calling, we guide you through the “Developing Stories” exhibit with Tailyr Irvine (Salish and Kootenai), photojournalist...
Wednesday, February 22, 2023 – The end of COVID-19?
February 22, 2023 14:00 - 55 minutes - 38.2 MBThe Biden Administration is getting ready to declare an official end to the COVID-19 public health emergency. Several states and cities have already done so. Health officials also suggest contracting and recovering from the virus provides significant protection against serious illness, but say that isn’t an excuse to forego vaccinations. Today on Native America Calling, we assess where we are in the lingering threat the pandemic poses for Native nations with Dean Seneca (Seneca), CEO of Senec...
Special: Congressional Response to State of Indian Nations Address by Sen. Elizabeth Warren
February 21, 2023 17:08 - 13 minutes - 11 MBListen to Sen. Elizabeth Warren's Congressional Response to the annual State of Indian Nations Address from National Congress by American Indians President Fawn Sharp (Quinault).
Special: Full State of Indian Nations Address by NCAI President Fawn Sharp
February 21, 2023 16:53 - 50 minutes - 40.6 MBListen to the full State of Indian Nations Address from National Congress of American Indians President Fawn Sharp (Quinault), delivered in Washington, DC.
Tuesday, February 21, 2023 – The State of Indian Nations
February 21, 2023 11:00 - 55 minutes - 38.1 MBThe most severe ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to diminish, inflation remains a problem but is slowing, and employment, on the whole, is moving in the right direction. At the same time, pending legislation and court decisions pose the biggest threat to tribal sovereignty in a generation — and progress to improve the plight of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People remains slow. Tuesday on Native America Calling, we’ll hear the annual State of Indian Nations Address from National Co...
Monday, February 20, 2023 – The direction of contemporary beadwork
February 20, 2023 14:00 - 56 minutes - 38.5 MBThere is arguably no art form more widely associated with Native Americans than bead work. It started as ornamental applications with shells, stones, or quills and evolved into intricate and colorful pieces encompassing jewelry, regalia, and fine art. Today on Native America Calling, we speak with Cathy Mattes (Michif), curator, writer, and Associate Professor in History of Art at the University of Winnipeg; Sherry Farrell-Racette (Métis, Algonquin, and member of the Timiskaming First Nation ...
Friday, February 17, 2023 – What do tribal water rights mean if there’s no water?
February 17, 2023 14:00 - 55 minutes - 38.4 MBIf there’s an epicenter of the more than 20-year drought in the west and Southwest, it’s the Colorado River. It’s a significant water source for nearly 30 tribes that call the river basin home. Many of those tribes fought hard to secure water rights that were handed out to states and municipalities a century ago without regard for the tribes’ concerns. Now, the Colorado River is in a worsening crisis. Today on Native America Calling, we learn how tribes are part of the discussions to reach a ...
Thursday, February 16, 2023 – Sourcing ethical Native art and jewelry dealers
February 16, 2023 14:00 - 56 minutes - 38.5 MBA merchant who sells works by Native artists is under fire for derogatory and offensive comments to Native dancers outside his Scottsdale, AZ shop. The incident revives long-standing concerns about non-Native opportunists exploiting the richness of Native talent. Today on Native America Calling, we discuss ways to ensure you patronize establishments that treat Native artists and craftspeople respectfully and ethically with Cody Blackbird (Eastern Band Cherokee and Dakota descent), six-time Na...
Wednesday, February 15, 2023 – The hope for Leonard Peltier
February 15, 2023 14:00 - 56 minutes - 38.5 MBAs Leonard Peltier enters his 48th year behind bars, his supporters and legal advocates are renewing the push to have him released through whatever means: clemency, pardon, or compassionate release based on his advanced age and declining health. Seventy-eight-year-old Peltier was first convicted of murdering two FBI agents on the Pine Ridge Reservation in April 1977. It was a complicated and controversial trial and he has been turned back from every legal challenge and political plea since. E...
Tuesday, February 14, 2023 – The death of Captain Cook
February 14, 2023 14:00 - 55 minutes - 38.2 MBEighteenth Century British explorer James Cook is revered for his drive and seamanship from Tonga and the South Pacific to the Bering Strait. He put more than 120 English place names on the map from Mount Edgecombe in Alaska to the Bay of Plenty in New Zealand. That doesn’t count the many places named after him. But his colonial exploits were often at odds with the Indigenous peoples of the places he visited, culminating in his death at the hands of Native Hawaiians on this date in 1779. Toda...
Monday, February 13, 2023 – Assessing Biden’s presidency so far
February 13, 2023 14:00 - 55 minutes - 38.2 MBThe Biden Administration touts support for tribal consultation; policies aimed at helping Native businesses; federal money for energy projects, infrastructure, and connectivity; and respect for Native land among the accomplishments that favor Indian Country since he took office. Some other federal land and energy policies have drawn both praise and criticism. With President's Day coming up, we discuss how President Joe Biden’s term so far resonates with tribal interests with Torivio Fodder (T...
Friday, February 10, 2023 – The big game
February 10, 2023 14:00 - 56 minutes - 38.5 MBThe Super Bowl is the last remaining television event which can attract more than 100 million viewers. That’s a whole lot of people witnessing the offensive name and imagery for the team from Kansas City and its fans' problematic chants. At the same time, the organizers are making an effort to include Native fans in more appropriate ways and some Native fans are expressing their love for football in creative ways. Today on Native America Calling, we survey the good and bad about the Super Bow...
Thursday, February 9, 2023 – The Native bicycle movement
February 09, 2023 14:00 - 55 minutes - 38 MBBikes have always been an affordable and healthy option for getting around, especially for urban Native Americans. You just need to build in a little extra time and effort in order to get where you’re going. There’s more incentive now than ever to reduce consumption of fossil fuels. The Navajo Nation has a reservation-wide program to encourage bike riding. They’re just one tribe capitalizing on the environmental, health, and tourism benefits of bikes. Today on Native America Calling, we catch...
Wednesday, February 8, 2023 – Can we trust police?
February 08, 2023 14:00 - 56 minutes - 38.5 MBThe recent death of Tyre Nichols at the hands of Memphis, TN police officers has sparked a nationwide conversation about reforming police culture. Solid statistics about interactions between police and Native Americans are hard to come by, because the numbers are relatively small, but at least one recent study finds Native people are disproportionately killed by police. Today on Native America Calling, we get Native perspectives on what is needed to improve those statistics and whether there ...
Tuesday, February 7, 2023 – Native tax tips
February 07, 2023 14:00 - 58 minutes - 40.5 MBIt’s the time of year to start calculating your taxable income and looking over any receipts you have collected in a shoebox. The IRS deadline isn’t until April, but the earlier you start the better prepared you are. Today on Native America Calling, we’ve got expert tax advice with Luella Brien (Apsáalooke), volunteer tax preparer since 2016 through the Chief Dull Knife Extension Office’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program; Phyllis George (Nez Perce), VITA tax preparer; and Sunny ...
Monday, February 6, 2023 – Ensuring a long life for sturgeon
February 06, 2023 14:00 - 55 minutes - 38.2 MBSturgeon survive from the time dinosaurs roamed the earth, but some species are having a tough time weathering human-made encroachment. While some lake sturgeon live to be 100 years old, the species is on track to be designated endangered next year, threatening traditional Native fishing methods. Today on Native America Calling, as the brief sturgeon spearfishing seasons are getting underway, we look at the ecological status of sturgeons, the traditional harvest methods, and tribal efforts to...
Friday, February 3, 2023 – Polar bears at risk, and posing a risk
February 03, 2023 07:01 - 55 minutes - 38.4 MBThe fatal polar bear attack in western Alaska in January is an anomaly. There hasn’t been one in the state for more than 30 years. Alaska Natives have always coexisted with the large predator, but polar bears are in a fight for survival as climate change robs them of the sea ice that serves as their primary hunting habitat. Today on Native America Calling, we explore what living in the proximity of polar bears is like and what the trends are for their immediate future with whaling captain Her...
Thursday, February 2, 2023 – Indigenous representation at Sundance
February 02, 2023 07:01 - 56 minutes - 38.5 MBOrganizers say this year’s Sundance Film Festival line-up is among the strongest in terms of number and scope of Indigenous films. They include a powerful documentary and a dramatic take on the MMIP issue, a review of a tribal media’s fight for editorial control, and a collection of shorts about Native history. Today on Native America Calling, we sample some of the eleven films by Indigenous producers presented to audiences at the seminal Park City, UT event with Razelle Benally (Diné and Ogl...
Wednesday, February 1, 2023 – Gratitude for gratuity
February 01, 2023 14:00 - 55 minutes - 38.1 MBFor Native people in the service industry, tips are a sizable part of their income. But there’s a lot of gray area and confusion when it comes to how much—and who—to tip. Food servers is an easy one. But what about tattoo artists? FedEx drivers? Roofing contractors? Today on Native America Calling, we get the latest recommendations on gratuity and explore the stereotype that Native customers are bad tippers with Kimberly Tilsen-Brave Heart (Oglala Lakota), owner and executive chef of Chef Bra...
Tuesday, January 31, 2023 – Is there room for trust land in Alaska?
January 31, 2023 14:00 - 55 minutes - 38.1 MBA city lot in Juneau recently became the first land ever put into trust for the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska. It’s only the second tribal land put into trust in the country’s largest state. The trouble is, the state believes the trust designation by the U.S. Department of Interior undermines the 1971 Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, that specifically prohibits the federal government from considering land-into-trust applications in Alaska. Today on Native America Calling, we g...
Monday, January 30, 2023 – Lift yourself up
January 30, 2023 14:00 - 55 minutes - 38.2 MBBy now you might be wondering if you can follow through on your New Year’s resolution to get in shape and go to the gym more. Even the most dedicated fitness enthusiasts are tempted to skip a workout to accommodate busy schedules and those days they just aren’t up for lifting. Today on Native America Calling, we get some tips from Native exercise experts about making the most of your regimen and for keeping the motivation going with Orien Fiander (enrolled member of the Grand Ronde Tribe), fo...