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

Robert and Miisko catch up on a packed schedule of local events, highlighting the massive Shakopee Powwow and the upcoming Indigenous Peoples Day at the Minnesota State Fair. Maren Hardy stops by to preview the third annual Native American Elders Day, sharing fun details about free haircuts, a Native Elvis impersonator, and her upcoming first…

Joining Robert Pilot today is Robert Lilligren, President and CEO of the Native American Community Development Institute (NACDI). Robert is enrolled in the White Earth Ojibwe Nation. He served for 12 years as the Vice President of the Minneapolis City Council, the first Tribal member elected to public office in the City of Minneapolis.

Joining Guest Host Christine McDonald are Chaunte Boatman-Ford, Officer, MTPD; Joe Dotseth, Chief, MTPD; and Ariah Fine, Partnership Engagement Fund organizer. Learn about how Metro Transit is keeping riders safe. Then, hear about how you can use City funding for your community project in Minneapolis.

Joining Robert Pilot: Dr. Evan Adams and Sean Sherman

Joining Robert Pilot: Tom Weber and Bob Blake, Solar Bear with the Solar News

Robert and Miisko sit down with State Senator Mary Kunesh to catch up on essential updates ahead of the Minnesota primary elections. They cover the search for a new director of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives office and break down the school trust lands constitutional amendment on the upcoming ballot.You’ll also get the details…

Joining Robert Pilot: Angie Vig, producer Miisko, and a best of Wendy Pilot.

Join Robert Pilot as he talks with Sheila Lamb, Cloquet City Council member and youth advocate, followed by Ruth Buffalo, CEO of the Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center (MIWRC). We’ll wrap up with Wendy for the Sacred Animal Segment, featuring special guest Aaron Zellhoefer, Minnesota State Director for Humane World for Animals.

Joining Robert Pilot: Bob Blake, Solar Bear with the Solar News, plus a special update from Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan on her US Senate camapign

Joining Robert Pilot: Wendy Pilot, plus Dr. Antony Stately of NACC

Host Robert Pilot is joined by Tom Weber and Mary Kunesh

Host Robert Pilot is live at the Minneapolis Institute of Aet with exciting rotating guests today.

Joining Robert Pilot today is Bob Blake, Solar Bear with the Solar news and sports plus producer Miiskogihmiiwan!

Joining Robert Pilot: Holly Cook Macarro, Wendy Pilot, and Gwen Leaffe Carr

Joining Robert Pilot: Arvina Martin of Emerge Wisconsin

Join guest host David Cournoyer (Rosebud Sioux) with guests Lee Francis, EdD (Laguna Pueblo) and Brett Ramey (Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska) for a conversation on Indigenous creativity, environmental stewardship, pop culture, and building a brighter future.

Join guest host David Cournoyer (Rosebud Sioux) for a special conversation with three accomplished Native leaders exploring Indigenous leadership, community development, and creating positive change in Native communities.

Joining Robert Pilot: Bob Blake, Solar Bear with the Solar News, and Miisko

Joining Robert Pilot: Liam Mackin and Colette Lawrence

On today’s show Robert is joined by State Senator Mary Kunesh and producer Miisko.

Joining Robert Pilot: Tom Weber, and Robert Lilligren of NACDI

Joining Robert Pilot today is Bob Blake, Solar Bear with the Solar News and Sports, and Rayette Peltier, Marketing & Communications Specialist at the American Indian Family Center.

Joining Robert Pilot: Dr. Stately of NACC

Joining Robert Pilot today is Mary Kunesh-Podein, Member of the Minnesota State Senate. Misko joins Robert for the Young Women Warriors Segment

Joining Robert Pilot, Ray Janis is an Oglala Lakota artist and graphic designer creating contemporary work rooted in culture, identity, and storytelling. Working across digital design, painting, murals, and illustration, his art blends Lakota perspectives with modern visual language to inspire connection and celebrate Indigenous creativity. After, we will talk to Arvina Martin , Ho-Chunk…

Joining Guest Host Christine McDonald is Shor Silkas, 2SLGBTQIA+ Equity Manager for the City of Minneapolis, and Katie Smith, Director of elections. Follow the “Minneapolis AIR” (American Indian Relations) on AM950 for important information from the City.

Joining Robert Pilot: Nikki Love and Miisko

Joining Robert Pilot: Producer Miiskogihmiiwan followed by Dr. Stately of NACC and Bob Blake from Red Lake, Solar Bear with the Solar News

Joining Robert Pilot today is Kristie GoForth, Executive Director of Bikes for Kids Wisconsin, to share how the organization is making a difference in communities through the power of bicycles. Then, we’ll welcome Wendy Pilot for our beloved Sacred Animals segment�. To wrap up the show, we’re joined by Angela Vig- who, to her knowledge,…

Joining Robert pilot today Maren hardy of Spirit Care Services, and Vin Dionne, a Minneapolis-based Indigenous activist, community leader, and harm-reduction outreach worker. Raised in the Little Earth community in South Minneapolis, he is an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. He currently serves as a co-founder and board chair of the…

Joining Robert Pilot: Bob Blake, Solar Bear with the Solar News and Wendy Pilot

Robert is joined by Misko State Senator Mary Kunesh and Wendy

Joining Robert Pilot today is Alex, a 2025 Sundance Institute Native Lab Fellow, discussing his debut feature film, Spiral. Following that conversation, we’ll welcome Robert Lilligren (White Earth Ojibwe), President and CEO of NACDI, to share updates and insights from the community.

Joining Robert Pilot, Arvina Martin is a Ho-Chunk Nation citizen, community advocate, and former elected official in Madison, Wisconsin. She made history as the first Native person elected to the Madison Common Council. After , we will talk to Barb Fabre, the CEO of Indigenous Visioning and All Nations Rise. She is an enrolled member…

Chase Iron Eyes breaks down the ongoing fight against fascist forces threatening American constitutional rights. We dive into the deep-seated issues facing progressives today, from the militarization against peaceful protests to the alarming shift toward authoritarianism. Listen to hear why staying engaged in local elections and standing firm in your values is more crucial than…

Joining Robert Pilot, MN State Rep Heather Keeler, Ruth Anna Buffalo, and Kiki, a knowledge keeper and sharer, and a treaty rights advocate. And, she is an author who wrote her first book, Fishing by Torchlight (Blackbears and Blueberries Press) at 9 years of age. Today she is 11.

Joining Robert Pilot: Producer Miisko, plus a best-of conversation with Maren Hardy of Spirit Care and Natalie Rademacher of the Minneapolis American Indian Center The post Native Roots Radio – June 22, 2026 first appeared on AM 950.

Native Roots Radio – June 19, 2026 State Senator Mary Kunesh, Mark Tilsen and Wendy join Robert for today’s episode of Native Roots Radio The post Native Roots Radio – June 19, 2026 first appeared on AM 950.

Joining Robert Pilot: Robert Lilligren, NACDI and Arvina Martin, Emerge Wisconsin The post Native Roots Radio – June 18, 2026 first appeared on AM 950.

Joining Robert Pilot: Bob Blake, Solar Bear with the Solar News, and Wendy Pilot The post Native Roots Radio – June 17, 2026 first appeared on AM 950.

Joining Robert Pilot today are Alfred Walking Bull of Walking Bull Story & Culture LLC, an Indigenous and Queer-owned business operating in the Dakota Makoce of Mni Sota at Bde Ota Oṭuŋwe, and Mark Tilsen brings attention to the Magellan Pipeline by ONEOK, which is threatening the National Pipestone Monument. The post Native Roots Radio – June 16, 2026 first appeared on AM 950.

Joining Robert Pilot: State Sen. Mary Kunesh from Friday’s show, and Wendy Pilot The post Native Roots Radio – June 15, 2026 first appeared on AM 950.

Robert is joined by State Senator Mary Kunesh Producer Miskogihmiiwan and Wendy The post Native Roots Radio 6.12.2026 first appeared on AM 950.