Native Roots Radio Presents: I'm Awake - AM950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota

Host Robert Pilot is joined by Dr. Stately of NACC as well as Wendy Pilot today!

Tonight Robert and Wendy Pilot are joined by MN State Sen. Mary Kunesh. Plus we hear an update from Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan.

Robert and Wendy Pilot welcome Robert Lilligren for tonight’s show.

Host Robert Pilot is joined by Wendy Pilot as well as Bob Blake, the Solar Bear with the Solar News today.

Robert and Wendy welcome Ruth Anna Buffalo to today’s show

Joining host Robert Pilot and producer Haley Cherry are Mary Otto and Cordell Bryan with MnDOT. Then, Pretendian Band members Thomas Draskovic and Christine Bartyzal return to talk about an upcoming show!

In partnership with LMC and MPR, Robert and Haley welcome back All Nations Rise IPLI Program Manager Beth Ann Hedman-Dodds with cohort graduate Geri Goodman! After, hear a chat on heart health with Indian Health Board's Indi Prairie Chicken and Hennepin County's Samantha Lucas-Pipkorn!

Ruth Anna Buffalo with MIWRC returns for her weekly chat with Robert Pilot and Haley Cherry. Then, Dr. Antony Stately is back with updates and information from NACC!

Robert, Wendy, and Haley talk over the weekend and Wendy has a new Sacred Animals segment. Plus, hear from Jaida Harshman, Amateur MMA Fighter out of Wisconsin (Ho-Chunk Nation) and representing GAMMA Team USA!

Robert Pilot and Haley Cherry welcome back “This is Indian Country” host and producer Ruth-Ann Thorn! Watch the docuseries now on FNX (First Nations Experience) and take a journey through the heart and soul of Turtle Island's indigenous communities.

In this month's Minneapolis AIR (American Indian Relations) episode, host Christine McDonald welcomes Dani Minichino, Katherine Payne, Cleapatra Young and Laura Carroll. Learn about when and how to call 311 for non-police emergency response and learn about your rights as a renter in Minneapolis!

Host Robert Pilot and producer Haley Cherry are joined by MIWRC's President and CEO Ruth Anna Buffalo! Then the crew welcomes back Ana Negrete, Interim Director for the MN MMIR Office within the Department of Public Safety.

NACC's Dr. Antony Stately returns with Robert and Haley for his weekly chat. Then hear from All My Relations Arts “Creation Story” Oglala Lakota artists Jaida Grey Eagle and Mikayla Patton!

Host Robert Pilot and producer Haley Cherry discuss weekend events before welcoming back MN Senator Mary Kunesh! Plus, Wendy Pilot with Humane World for Animals shares a new Sacred Animals segment!

Robert and Haley welcome back Dr. Antony Stately to follow up on the conversation around Creator's Game and how it links to overall increased health. Plus, Nashke Games Founder and CEO Tony Drews joins to talk about how they are helping revitalize Ojibwe culture!

Emerge Wisconsin's Executive Director Arvina Martin returns for her weekly chat with Robert and Haley. Then, Twin Cities Native Lacrosse Founder and Coach, John Hunter is back for a conversation!

Host Robert Pilot and producer Haley Cherry are joined by Ruth Anna Buffalo, CEO of MIWRC and Jenesis Fonder, Native American Museum Fellowship Program Specialist with MNHS's Native American Initiatives Department!

Robert and Haley discuss the weekend, National Day of Awareness for MMIR, and Cinco de Mayo. Plus, hear from Native American Community Clinic's Executive Officer Dr. Antony Stately and Wendy Pilot with Humane World for Animals!

NACDI's Robert Lilligren returns with Robert and Haley for his weekly update! Plus, Shelley Buck, President of Owámniyomni Okhódayapi joins for a discussion around Native stewardship of land and the value of water!

Host Robert Pilot and producer Haley Cherry talk about a tragic mass shooting in Minneapolis. Then, Arvina Martin joins all the way from California from the Emerge 20th Anniversary Gala.

MIWRC's Ruth Anna Buffalo returns for a weekly update with Robert and Haley. Plus, Kristie GoForth, Executive Director of Bikes for Kids Wisconsin is back to talk about the Everything Bikes Annual Sale on May 10th!

Host Robert Pilot, Producer Haley Cherry, and Co-Founder Wendy Pilot talk local events, stories, and weather to start off the week!

Robert and Haley share a weekly update from Gov. Tony Evers and wrap up discussing Native authors. Hear from NACDI's Robert Lilligren and a new Sacred Animals with Wendy Pilot, volunteer leader with Humane World for Animals!

Host Robert Pilot and producer Haley Cherry welcome back Arvina Martin! Then, hear an interview with Mary Annette Pember (Red Cliff Ojibwe), Author of Medicine River: A Story of Survival and the Legacy of Indian Boarding Schools.

With Robert and Haley to start out the show is Ruth Anna Buffalo with updates from MIWRC! Then, hear from Rita Walaszek Arndt, Program and Outreach Manager with Native American Initiatives at the Minnesota Historical Society.

Host Robert Pilot and producer Haley Cherry discuss upcoming events and Indigenous representation in film! Plus, Native American Community Clinic's Dr. Antony Stately returns with stories from his trip to Ireland!

Host Robert Pilot and Haley Cherry are joined by MN Senator Mary Kunesh and Wendy Pilot!

Host Robert Pilot and producer Haley Cherry welcome back NACDI's Robert Lilligren (White Earth) and Owner of Solar Bear, Bob Blake (Red Lake) for weekly updates!

In partnership with Minnesota Public Radio and Little Moments Count, Doreen Lanoue, FFN Coordinator with All Nations Rise joins to talk about early childhood development! Then, Arvina Martin, Exec. Director of Emerge Wisconsin joins for her weekly update with Robert Pilot and Haley Cherry!

Angela Vig, Owner of Vig Guitars joins today's show with Robert Pilot and Haley Cherry!

Joining host Robert Pilot and producer Haley Cherry from Dougherty Family College (University of St. Thomas) are Dean Dr. Buffy Smith and student Manny Vazquez (Turtle Mountain Ojibwe)!

Minnesota Senator Mary Kunesh is back for her weekly update with host Robert Pilot and producer Haley Cherry. Plus, tune in for a new Sacred Animals with Wendy Pilot, Policy Volunteer Leader with Humane World for Animals!

Robert Pilot and Haley Cherry welcome back Robert Lilligren, President and CEO of NACDI! Then, Rhiana Yazzie, Playwright, Filmmaker, Director, and Artistic Director of New Native Theatre and Amber Ball, Playwright, Director and Visual Artist join to talk about NNT's production of “The Nut, the Hermit, the Crow, and the Monk.”

In this month's Minneapolis AIR (American Indian Relations) episode, Guest Host Anthony Taylor fills in for Christine McDonald and is joined by Tony Zaccardi (Public Health Specialist) as well as Michele Jackson and Rumyana Hulmequist from Racial Equity, Inclusion & Belonging! Learn about the City’s youth opioid awareness campaign, prevention and resources for community members.…

Host Robert Pilot and producer Haley Cherry start off the week with Ruth Anna Buffalo, CEO of Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center!

Host Robert Pilot and producer Haley Cherry start off the show. Then, Minnesota Senator Mary Kunesh returns with special guest Kelly Miller, first Native American elected to the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners! Plus, an encore segment from Wendy!

Returning with Robert and Haley is Robert Lilligren, President and CEO of NACDI. Today, Lilligren brings guest Terri Smith, Director of the Metropolitan Council Housing & Redevelopment Authority! Plus, hear from Kahomy Weston, Owámniyomni Okhódayapi's Program and Project Coordinator!!

Host Robert Pilot and Producer Haley Cherry welcome back Emerge Wisconsin Executive Director, Arvina Martin! Plus, hear a new update from Bob Blake, owner of Solar Bear and Executive Director of the nonprofit Native Sun!

Ruth Anna Buffalo, CEO of Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center returns with Robert and Haley for a weekly update. Also joining are Cindi Martin and Angela Blackdeer from Indigenous Interpreter Organization!

Robert Pilot and Haley Cherry discuss recent news and happenings. Then, Gina Peltier (Turtle Mountain) and Leanna Goose (Leech Lake) return with updates on Minnesota's Wild Rice Protection Bill!

Minnesota Senator Mary Kunesh returns with host Robert Pilot and producer Haley Cherry! Plus, a new segment from Wendy Pilot, Policy Volunteer with Humane World for Animals!

Robert Pilot and Haley Cherry are joined by Robert Lilligren, President and CEO of NACDI and Fawn YoungBear-Tibbetts, Executive Director of Wicoie Nandagikendan. Plus, get quizzed on Wendy Pilot's animal fun facts from last week in preparation for tomorrow's new segment!

MN Department of Revenue Commissioner Paul Marquart joins host Robert Pilot and producer Haley Cherry to discuss the Child Tax Credit for families. Plus, Dr. Antony Stately (NACC) returns for a weekly check-in!

Robert and Haley return with updates from Ruth Anna Buffalo, CEO of Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center AND Rita Walaszek Arndt, MNHS Native American Initiatives Program and Outreach Manager!