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The protest grows in size by the day at the spot where Energy Transfer Partners aims to break ground on the Dakota Access Pipeline. The protesters near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation hope to stop the momentum toward building the nearly 1,200-mile pipeline carrying crude oil from the Bakken oil fields to Illinois. Protesters set up at the Camp of the Sacred Stones are raising awareness of the issue, filling social media with videos. Meanwhile, lawyers on both sides are battling for their cause in the courts. Will pipeline opponents’ outcry change the outcome?

Guests:

Ladonna Brave Bull Allard (Standing Rock Sioux) – landowner of the Camp of the Sacred Stones

Jon Eagle Sr. (Hunkpapa Lakota) – Tribal Historic Preservation Officer for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

Break Music: Cauyaqa Nauwa (song) Pamyua (artist) Caught In The Act (album)

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Native American entrepreneurs are among those tapping into the craft beer boom. With a brew pub on every corner, how do you rise above the crowd? From live music to food trucks to clever social media, Native breweries are working to make themselves known in the growing industry. We talk to Native people in the beer business about when to have an IPA over a lager. What are the best words to use when describing the taste of beer? And what’s with all the funny beer names?

Guests:

Shyla Sheppard (Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara) – owner and CEO of Bow and Arrow

Luke Steadman – head brewer at Bow and Arrow

Mark Sansaver (Assiniboine and Sioux tribe at Fort Peck) –  financial officer at Great Northern Development Corporation

Audrey Delmar Propster (Navajo) – a home brewer who is pursuing a cicerone

Break Music: Heeia (song) Henry Kapono (artist) The Wild Hawaiian (album)

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Do you have a picky eater in the family? Someone who changes the way you cook and shop for groceries? Children can be stubborn when it comes to downing healthy foods like broccoli or green beans. Exasperated parents feel guilty when they end up feeding their kids chicken nuggets and Froot Loops. What’s the solution to the picky eater conundrum?

Guests:

Kimberly Davis-Coniglio – registered dietitian

Michael YellowBird (Three Affiliated Tribes, and Arikara and Hidatsa) – professor of sociology and director of tribal and indigenous peoples studies at North Dakota State University

Jesse Padron (Oneida) – food service director for the Oneida Nations School System

Liz EchoHawk Kawe (Pawnee, Athabaskan from the Headwaters People) -a mother and a nutritional therapist

Break Music: Friendship Song (song) Art Napoleon (Travelling Sun) (artist) Miyoskamin (Early Springtime) (album)

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Many of us hope that we will someday write the great (Native) American novel. For those dedicated enough to put words to the page there are more ways than ever for getting work into readers’ hands. Many writers dash off copies to major publishing houses and collect rejection slips. Self-publishing is another option, but doesn’t offer anything in the way of distribution and marketing. Maybe the e-book path is best. What happens next after you type the words “The End” in your manuscript?

Guests:

Tim Tingle (Choctaw) – author of several books including “How I Became a Ghost” and “House of Purple Cedar”

Joseph Bruchac (Western Abenaki) – author of over 130 books including “The First Strawberries” and “Crazy Horse’s Vision”

Jeanne Devlin – editor of the Roadrunner Press

Break Music: Voodoo Child (song) Qvln (artist) Paleta – EP (album)

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Fighting to breathe is a scary experience. But that’s the reality for 1 out of every 12 people in the U.S. who have asthma, according to statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. American Indian and Alaska Native children are 30 percent more likely to have asthma, according to the Office of Minority Health. Rates of asthma are increasing and it’s unclear why. Researchers say environmental contaminants like smoke, dust mites, mold, and certain chemicals can trigger an attack.  We’ll talk with doctors about the symptoms and the most up-to-date treatments. Email your questions about asthma to comments@nativeamericacalling.com.

Guests:

Dr. Michelle Harkins – chief of pulmonary critical care, sleep and allergy division at UNM and co-director of the adult asthma clinic at UNM

Richard Mousseau (Oglala Lakota) – director of prevention programs in the community health department at the Great Plains Tribal Chairman’s Health Board

Mansel Nelson – Senior Program Coordinator for Tribal Environmental Education Outreach at Northern Arizona University

Break Music: We Danced On (song) Arigon Starr (artist) Wind-Up (album)

 

 

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Next month the Canadian government will begin a national inquiry into thousands of missing and murdered Indigenous women. We’ll find out what that means for the families and the 1.4 million people with Aboriginal identity in the country. We’ll also take a look at other Aboriginal issues making headlines for our neighbors to the north, including mining fights, racism, and politics with two of our favorite Indigenous journalists.

Guest:

Duncan McCue (Anishinaabe) – host of Cross Country Checkup

Tim Fontaine (Ojibway) – reporter for CBC Aboriginal

Cheryl McKenzie (Anishinaabe/Cree) – host/producer, APTN National News and InFocus on the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network

Break Music: O Canada (song) Asani (artist) Listen (album)

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“You need to exercise more.” How many times has your doctor told you that? Doctors frequently prescribe exercise as a way to fight obesity and high rates of diabetes in Native America. But where and how you exercise depends on what you have available. Many rural tribal communities lack gyms. It can be hard for urban residents to find a safe place to go for a jog. Lack of exercise facilities could cut into a person’s motivation. How do you get yourself off the couch and working up a sweat when there’s not many places available?

Guests:

LaRita Laktonen-Ward (Alutiiq) – mother, professional figure competitor and health coach with Tru-Life Fitness

Casandra Stouder (Navajo/Seminole) – personal and group trainer, a master trainer for the Native American Fitness Council, motivational speaker, and counselor

Also featured on the show: Monday, July 20, 2015 – Changing Offensive Names

Break Music: Intertribal (feat. Northern Cree) (song) K.A.S.P. (artist) Intertribal (feat. Northern Cree) – Single (album)

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Collectors paid thousands of dollars for sacred items at a recent auction in Paris. But some of the items for sale were art pieces that are appropriate for sale. How does the consumer know the difference? When buying jewelry or pottery from vendors, how do you know you’re not buying a cheap knock-off? In both cases, the burden is on the buyer to be responsible and informed. We’ll talk with artists and experts in the industry about where to go and what it takes to be an informed collector.

Break music: Calling (song) RiverFlowz (artist) RiverFlowz Rural Recordings Malruk (album)

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Tribes and two Native American organizations embarked on a historic nation-to-nation mission to Cuba. The diplomatic exchange comes as the Obama administration works to normalize relations with the communist country after decades under embargo. We’ll hear from those on the trip about what they saw and what they hope comes from it.  Representatives from several tribes and the Native American Finance Officers Association (NAFOA) and National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) visited health care facilities and met with government officials. Is this the beginning of new opportunities with Cuba?

Guests:

Brian Cladoosby (Swinomish) – Chairman of the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community and NCAI President

Wayne “Rick” Mitchum (Cachil Dehe Band of Wintun Indians) – Economic Development Corporation Board Member & Council Member for the Cachil Dehe Band of Wintun Indians

Maurice A. John Sr. (Seneca Nation of Indians) – President of the Seneca Nation of Indians

Cristina Danforth (Oneida Nation of Wisconsin) – Oneida Nation Chairwoman and President of the Native American Finance Officers Association

Break Music: Rumba a Yemoja (song) Quetzal Guerrero (artist) Now (album)