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In this episode, we hear from Dr. Amber Annis about the joys and challenges of rebuilding community and finding your voice as a leader. Dr. Amber Annis is a citizen of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and the Executive Director of Native Governance Center. Prior to taking on her role at NGC in December 2024, she worked at the Minnesota Historical Society as Associate Vice President of Tribal Nation Relations and Native American Initiatives. She was also a member of NGC's Native Nations Rebuilder Program for Cohort 11.  In her position at NGC, she supports efforts to rebuild Indigenous communities and empower leaders to find their strengths and their unique voices. A mother of two, she lives in St. Paul with her husband, a citizen of Turtle Mountain, and their dogs.

"The land has always been my touching stone." – Rachel Berg In this episode, I sit down with Rachel Berg, a multifaceted artist whose work blends diverse cultural influences and artistic mediums. Rachel's unique background, combining Mnicoujou, Lakota, Mexican, and German heritage, serves as the foundation for her creative expression and worldview. This episode offers a glimpse into the mind of an artist who bridges cultures, pushes creative boundaries, and finds inspiration in the natural world around us. Rachel's story is a testament to the power of art in exploring identity, connecting communities, and fostering a deeper understanding of our shared human experience. About Rachel Berg: Rachel Olivia Berg (Mnicoujou Lakota, Mexican, German) works in diverse media as an artist, teacher, and the founder of LivArtfully Studio. Graduating from Princeton University and Columbia University Teachers College, since 2004 she has designed and fabricated custom large-scale commissions in notable commercial projects across Turtle Island. Berg expanded her studio practice in 2023 to engage with research-based methodologies that explore Indigenous ontologies, histories, healing, and cultural relationships to nature and ecology. Berg was a 2023 Emerging Artist Fellow with the Ann Street Gallery in Newburgh, NY. She is an enrolled member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe.   A Journey of Cultural Exploration The complexities of growing up with diverse cultural influences The role of language in cultural identity and artistic expression How Rachel's multicultural background informs her creative process Her educational journey, from Princeton University to Teachers College at Columbia The transition from commercial art to personal artistic expression How teaching has influenced her approach to artmaking   Large-Scale Installations and Public Art The inspiration behind her monumental installations Her innovative use of materials and techniques The use of repetition and natural elements in her installations   Follow Us on These Channels: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emydigrappa/ www.ThinkWY.org https://www.facebook.com/storiesaboutwhy https://www.instagram.com/storiesaboutwhy   Listen on all your favorite platforms and subscribe! As always leave a review if you enjoyed these stories and follow us on your favorite podcast platform so you don't miss an episode! And visit the webpage of the Wyoming Humanities!

House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025 – 9:30 AM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA WITNESSES Panel one Donna Thompson Vice-Chair Fort Hall Business Council of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Chief Allen Chairman Coeur d'Alene Tribe Panel two Stacy Shepherd Executive Officer of Member Services Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Audrey Lee Second Chief Sac and Fox Nation Mike Natchees Councilman Ute Indian Tribe Panel three Kirk Francis Chief Penobscot Indian Nation Corey Hinton Citizen Passamaquoddy Tribe Brian Harris Chief Catawba Nation John Johnson President Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians Panel four Kathleen Wooden Knife President Rosebud Sioux Tribe Frank Star Comes Out President Oglala Sioux Tribe Panel five Ryman Lebeau Chairman Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Janet Alkire Chairwoman Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Panel six Steven Orihuela Chairman Bishop Paiute Tribe Charles Martin Chairman Morongo Band of Mission Indians Erica Pinto Chairwoman Jamul Indian Village Cecilia Flores Tribal Council Chairwoman Alabama-Coushatta Tribe More on Indianz.Com: https://indianz.com/News/2025/02/24/video-american-indian-and-alaska-native-public-witness-hearing-day-1-morning-session/

The U.S. House of Representatives considers H.R.165, the Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act, on January 21, 2025. The bill requires the Department of the Interior to protect 40 acres of land at the site of the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre in South Dakota. The land would be held in restricted fee status for the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and the Oglala Sioux Tribe. Following consideration of H.R.165, the House voted 416 to 0 on January 22, 2025, to pass the bill.

On this show, we've talked a lot about how traditional banking and financial systems make it tough for new farmers or those without direct land ownership to get a fair shot. But those challenges run even deeper for agricultural producers in Indian Country.Enter Skya Ducheneaux, who's tackling these barriers head-on as the leader of Akiptan—the first Native CDFI dedicated to serving agricultural producers all across Indian Country. Skya brings fresh eyes to lending, challenging old-school banking practices that just don't work for farmers without big land holdings or a long financial track record. Instead, Akiptan focuses on sweat equity, work ethic, hands-on support, and long-term solutions - and yield tremendous outcomes as a result.In this episode, Skya shares: Her journey from growing up on a cattle ranch to leading a groundbreaking financial institution. Why extractive capital leads to extractive practices—and how patient, thoughtful capital can support regenerative agriculture. The unique ways Akiptan removes barriers and empowers Native ag producers. Remarkable success stories from the communities Akiptan serves. Why Native CDFIs have an opportunity to step up investment in agriculture. And how outside investors can better align with the long-term needs of Native farmers. And much more…More about Skya and Akiptan:Skya Ducheneaux is the Executive Director of Akiptan and is an enrolled member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. She spent her first 18 years of life on a cattle ranch on the CRST Reservation in South Dakota. She then pursued a Bachelors and Masters Degree in Business Administration while working at a county FSA office and buffalo meat processing plant. After returning home to work for the Intertribal Agriculture Council, she was tasked with creating the first Native CDFI dedicated to serving Native Agriculture producers all across Indian Country. Akiptan began lending in January of 2019 and has grown rapidly over the years.In addition to Akiptan, Skya has served on many advisory committees and is currently the Board Chair of the Mountain Plains CDC. In her role as Executive Director, she is a part of several CDFI coalitions, advocates locally and federally and presents at conferences to share the mission of Akiptan.Agrarian Futures is produced by Alexandre Miller, who also wrote our theme song. This episode was edited by Drew O'Doherty.

Health organizations can struggle to bridge the gap between intention and impact when creating resources for diverse communities. In this episode, host Spencer Brooks interviews Alicia Edwards, Jerico Cummings, and Jane Manthei from the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board (NPAIHB) about their approach to developing digital resources that respond directly to community needs. This conversation is perfect for nonprofit leaders and digital marketers looking to build trust, ensure cultural relevance, and make a meaningful difference through inclusive digital strategies. About the guests Alicia Edwards, MPH, CHES (she/her), is the Syndemics Communications Manager at the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board. She is dedicated to creating culturally relevant health materials for American Indians and Alaskan Natives, honoring her Okanogan Band of the Colville Tribe heritage and upbringing in Okanogan County, WA. Jerico Cummings (they/them) is a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and serves as the 2SLGBTQ+ Training & Community Engagement Specialist for the Paths (Re)Membered Project at the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board. Personally and professionally, they feel called to spaces where they can exist and support community at the points where indigeneity, sexual orientation, and gender identity all intersect.  Jane Manthei is the Text Messaging Communications Specialist at the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board. She focuses on projects within adolescent health and suicide prevention. Her work explores different forms of storytelling across multiple media formats and promoting cultural protective factors for Native youth. Resources Them: https://www.them.us/Erin in the Morning: https://www.erininthemorning.com/CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/index.htmlHIV.gov: https://www.hiv.gov/National Coalition of STD Directors: https://www.ncsddc.org/Illuminative: https://illuminative.org/NDN Collective: https://ndncollective.org/Native Health Resources: https://www.nativehealthresources.org/We R Native: www.wernative.orgPaths Remembered: https://www.pathsremembered.org/Text NATIVE to 94449 to sign up for We R Native text messagesText 2SLGBTQ to 94449 for Two Spirit & Indigiqueer Health Info & Resources Contact Alicia, Jane and Jerico www.npaihb.org @2slgbtq (Paths (Re)Membered account): https://www.instagram.com/2slgbtq/@wernative (adolescent health insta): https://www.instagram.com/wernative/@npaihb (Board's primary insta): https://www.instagram.com/npaihb/

A group of teens cuts cardboard with X-ACTO Knives. They will soon shape this cardboard into architectural models of their bedrooms. Behind them in a classroom at the Dunwoody College of Technology, large windows frame the Minneapolis cityscape — a sampling of building types through the ages, from the early 20th-century Basilica of St. Mary to the IDS skyscraper built in 1973.“It's my first time doing something in architectural-related study,” says Dominic Stewart of Burnsville.“I'm excited to get that hands-on experience,” says Carsyn Johnson of Elk River.They are here for the weeklong Indigenous Design Camp, the first camp of its kind in the U.S. The goal is to teach Indigenous teens about career options in architecture and design, a field where Native Americans are underrepresented.Indigenous architects Two of the founders of the new camp — architects and friends Mike Laverdure and Sam Olbekson — estimate that there are only about 30 Indigenous architects total in the U.S.Laverdure is an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa and a partner at DSGW Architects as well as the president of First American Design Studio. Olbekson is a citizen of the White Earth Nation and founded the firm Full Circle Indigenous Planning and Design. They are the only two practicing Native architects in Minnesota.  Renovated Minneapolis American Indian Center reflects urban Indigenous identity“The need for creating a space for kids to become designers, Indigenous designers, is great,” says Laverdure, who has wanted to start this camp for years. “Representation matters for these kids to see us as architects and designers. A lot of us who grew up in reservations or urban Indigenous communities only see a few career types.”“This is the first time anyone has ever done this in the U.S.,” Olbekson adds. “It's the right time for Indigenous communities, tribal communities, nonprofits, to really take a self-initiated approach to design, to hire architects to understand the value and the importance of designing and operating a project from an Indigenous lens.”The campersThe campers are Indigenous teens ages 14-18 from the metro area. They will be constructing architectural models all week. Campers will also tour the University of Minnesota School of Architecture and local architecture firms.They will also visit the American Indian Cultural Corridor on Franklin Avenue, where both Laverdure and Olbekson have designed buildings, as well as another Olbekson project, the recently completed expansion of the Red Lake Nation College downtown.Olbekson says, “to actually go and see [the buildings] and see the impact that they're having on the community, not only as individual buildings, but how they're forming an identity for the American Indian Cultural Corridor and how these projects are supporting education, economic development, community building, cultural development, and youth and elder spaces, I think is going to be a great way for them to understand the impact of what design, urban design, interiors, landscape, can have on creating a healthy, Indigenous urban community.”The camp began Monday morning with a welcome from Laverdure, Olbekson and University of Minnesota assistant architecture professor Jessica Garcia Fritz, a citizen of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. Fritz also helped start the camp.“If you think about your home reservations, or your urban communities, you think about all the buildings that are there,” Laverdure told the class, “Ninety-nine percent of all the buildings built that Indigenous people sit in are not designed by indigenous designers. They're designed by other people who don't have a stake in the game, who don't really have a connection to that community.”Laverdure continued, “When you have Indigenous designers be a part of that process, what happens is that those buildings have a special kind of connection to the communities and that makes those buildings extra special.”Indigenous architecture, past and presentNext came a presentation on Indigenous architecture, past and present, by Tammy Eagle Bull, who did a video call from her home in Arizona. Eagle Bull is a member of the Oglala Lakota Nation of Pine Ridge, South Dakota. In 1994, she became the first Native woman in the U.S. to become a licensed architect. Camper Carsyn Johnson says this fact caught her by surprise.“I was surprised about it, though, a little disappointed, because I feel like as a society, we should move further ahead a little bit,” Johnson says.For the remainder of the first day of camp, Jessica Garcia Fritz guided campers in a design exercise to create their sleep space or bedroom. First, they taped 10 by 10-foot squares on the classroom floor to help them visualize the scale. Then they sketched blueprints of their bedrooms. Finally, they cut and scored cardboard to build shoebox-size models. As the week progresses, the campers will join their models to create collective spaces as well as design larger communal spaces as a group.“One of the things Tammy Eagle Bull had said this morning was, ‘I wish that a camp like this had existed when I was young.' I think that's the sentiment among many of us,” Garcia Fritz says.”Part of the motivation behind this is to be able to show Indigenous high school students what those pathways are, to bring them into the environments so that we can have more representation. I think that many of us can maybe speak to the fact that we may have been the only Indigenous people in our classes at the time. Our instructors probably didn't know how to work within what we may have wanted to do. I think that's changing.”Garcia Fritz, Laverdure and Olbekson hope this camp is the first of many. One of the goals is to expand the camp to greater Minnesota.“Right now, it's in the Twin Cities, but there are so many Indigenous communities regionally, up north and even in other states that could really benefit from this,” Olbekson says. “Long term, we want to create a space where five to 10 years from now, we've got 10, 15, 20, Native designers that are out there and being a force for change,” Laverdure says.The camp ends Friday when campers present their final architectural models.

In this episode, we expand our reach from Kansas and Colorado into Wyoming and beyond! Marta & Mandy talk to Lisa Ansell Frazier, the founder, director and president of Buffalo Youth Nation. Lisa is a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and currently lives in Wyoming. She is a mother of three beautiful children and a dog mom to three amazing dogs. She is a Tribal Trauma Crisis Counselor, Native Nations Advisory Panelist and a student at the Institute of American Indian Arts. She spends her free time hiking with her family and gardening. Her mission is empowerment of Native youth, creating stability and nurturing self-esteem.

With no supporting information, Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) claimed tribal leaders in her state are “personally benefiting” from the presence of drug cartels. While campaigning for re-election, Gov. Kevin Stitt (R-OK) warned about tribes setting up “abortion-on-demand” clinics to subvert the states new abortion laws. No Oklahoma tribe expressed any intention of setting up clinics. We'll examine the fallout from such unfounded claims by high-ranking officials and what recourse tribal officials have to counter them. GUESTS Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. (Cherokee Nation) Frank Star Comes Out (Oglala Lakota), president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe Ryman LeBeau (Cheyenne River Lakota), chairman of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Richard Monette (Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians), professor of law at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School

With no supporting information, Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) claimed tribal leaders in her state are “personally benefiting” from the presence of drug cartels. While campaigning for re-election, Gov. Kevin Stitt (R-OK) warned about tribes setting up “abortion-on-demand” clinics to subvert the states new abortion laws. No Oklahoma tribe expressed any intention of setting up clinics. We'll examine the fallout from such unfounded claims by high-ranking officials and what recourse tribal officials have to counter them. GUESTS Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. (Cherokee Nation) Frank Star Comes Out (Oglala Lakota), president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe Ryman LeBeau (Cheyenne River Lakota), chairman of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Richard Monette (Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians), professor of law at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School

Earlier this month, Oregon State University received $10 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to work with a coalition of Native American tribes to explore opportunities to manufacture products and materials made from hemp. Some of those industrial applications include turning it into carbon for use inside energy storage devices, processing hemp fiber for use in car door panels and floorboards and mixing the interior part of the stalk with lime and water to make a lightweight alternative to concrete in home construction. The federal ban on growing hemp ended in 2018 when Congress legalized its production as an agricultural commodity, and removed it as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substance Act.  OSU’s Global Hemp Innovation Center is collaborating with 13 tribal nations in Oregon, Washington, Montana and Idaho on this effort which will also include educational outreach and workforce training opportunities. Joining us to share details of this partnership are: Jeff Steiner, the director of the Global Hemp Innovation Center at OSU; Jim Souers, an enrolled member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and the CEO of the Warm Springs Economic Development Corporation; Mary Jane Oatman, an enrolled member of the Nez Perce Tribe, a descendant of the Delaware Tribe and the Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of the Indigenous Cannabis Industry Association.  

Julie Garreau (enrolled member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe) embodies servant-leadership as the founder and executive director of the Cheyenne River Youth Project in Eagle Butte, SD. She talks about engaging young people – and how a grassroots organization needs investment to support community. Where many only hear stories of challenges and despair, Garreau elevates the stories of resilience.

House Committee on Natural Resources Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee Examining the Opportunities and Challenges of Land Consolidation in Indian Country Tuesday, January 30, 2024 10:15 AM On Tuesday, January 30, 2024, at 10:15 a.m., in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs will hold an oversight hearing titled “Examining the Opportunities and Challenges of Land Consolidation in Indian Country.” WITNESS LIST Mr. Darryl LaCounte Director Bureau of Indian Affairs U.S. Department of the Interior Washington, DC The Hon. Marvin Weatherwax Councilmember Blackfeet Tribal Business Council Browning, MT The Hon. Ryman LeBeau Chairman Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Eagle Butte, SD Mr. Cris Stainbrook President Indian Land Tenure Foundation Little Canada, MN The Hon. Victoria Kitcheyan Chairwoman Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska Winnebago NE [Minority witness] Committee Notice: https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=415436

The Biden Administration just announced more than $4.3 million in federal money for a handful of tribes to bolster meat processing. Officials say the Indigenous Animals Harvesting and Meat Processing Grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture are designed to improve connections to traditional food sources. It's part of a larger $68 million federal appropriation just announced that includes cooperative land management to improve wildlife habitat and fire protection. We'll find out how tribes will utilize money to improve food sovereignty. GUESTS Heather Thompson (Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe), director of the Office of Tribal Relations at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Cynthia Berns (enrolled member of the Alutiiq Tribe of Old Harbor), project manager for the Alutiiq Tribe of Old Harbor Harleigh Moore-Wilson (Osage), Osage Nation Director of Natural Resources and Food Sovereignty Dr. Lauren Divine, director of Ecosystem Conservation Office for the Aleut Community of St. Paul Island

S3 Ep5 | To “MacGuyver” something is to use something in an inventive way, using what you have in a creative way to repair or make something new. In the context of finance, traditional capital systems don't always work with the resources we have on hand, so many of us find ways to “MacGuyver” money to fit our needs as best we can. In this episode, Lakota Vogel shares how Four Bands Community Fund finds inventive solutions to make products and services that work for local Indigenous communities. Four Bands translates the traditional Lakota values of self-sufficiency, wise resource management, and a spirit of entrepreneurship into practical applications for today's modern economy.  About Lakota.Lakota Vogel is the Executive Director at Four Bands. In this role, Lakota provides leadership for Four Bands, establishes new and fosters existing partnerships, and leads and manages efforts to reach organizational goals. Prior to becoming the Executive Director, Lakota served as the Assistant Director at Four Bands for five years. Before Four Bands, Lakota taught on the Rosebud Sioux Reservation at Todd County High School with Teach for America. Lakota obtained a BA in Sociology at the University of Notre Dame and an MA in Social Work Degree from Washington University in St. Louis. Lakota also completed a summer fellowship with National Congress of American Indians, served on the Native American Alumni Board of Directors at the University of Notre Dame, and initiated program evaluations at the Consortium for Graduate Study in Management. In recognition of her leadership, initiative, and dedication, the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development named Lakota as part of its 2018 class of “Native American 40 under 40.” Currently, Lakota serves on USDA's Equity Commission and sits on the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis' board of directors. Lakota is an enrolled member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe.Renegade Capital Tools & Tips.A renegade not only listens but acts. We've consolidated a few tips from this episode to support financial solutions that work for Indigenous communities.Challenge Your Assumptions About Risk. It's easy to rely on our pre-existing notions of financial concepts like risk, without stopping to wonder if those definitions really work for everyone. Don't just rely on Black, Indigenous, and People of Color to challenge the status quo. Stop to ask questions about the community you're investing in, their needs, and the value they bring to the deal.Learn About Other Financial Systems. In order to find creative capital solutions, we can look to other cultures and communities for inspiration. Get educated on the values and history of native communities and what institutions like Four Bands Community Fund are doing to serve their clients. Offer Your Time and Expertise.  Once you have learned more, find a place to serve as a volunteer, board member, or advisory committee member. Offer your networks and your voice to support Indigenous communities from a leadership position. Support the showLove the podcast? Subscribe and follow to never miss an episode.Linkedin | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Join our mailing list

The U.S. House of Representatives considers H.R.3371, the Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act. The bill requires the Department of the Interior to place about 40 acres in restricted fee status for the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. The land is part of the site of the Wounded Knee Massacre of December 29, 1890. It is located within the boundaries of the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Consideration took place on September 18, 2023.

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In this episode, we talk to Dr. Jacob Weasel, the first Native American to summit Mount Everest. We discuss his journey to the top of the world, the challenges he faced, and the inspiration he hopes to provide to others.Dr. Weasel is a general surgeon and a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. He grew up in Gallup, New Mexico, and Omaha, Nebraska. He attended medical school at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and completed his residency at the University of Minnesota.Dr. Weasel's interest in mountaineering began when he was an undergraduate student. He summited Mount Rainier in Washington State and Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. In 2023, he became the first Native American to summit Mount Everest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Legislative hearing to receive testimony on S. 2088 Wednesday, July 19 2023 - 02:30 PM Location: Dirksen Room Number: 628 AGENDA S. 2088, a bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to complete all actions necessary for certain land to be held in restricted fee status by the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, and for other purposes WITNESS LIST Mr. Wizipan Garriott Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs U.S. Department of the Interior Washington, DC The Honorable Ryman Lebeau Chairman Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Eagle Butte, South Dakota The Honorable Frank Star Comes Out President Oglala Sioux Tribe Pine Ridge, South Dakota

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Legislative hearing to receive testimony on S. 2088 Wednesday, July 19 2023 - 02:30 PM Location: Dirksen Room Number: 628 AGENDA S. 2088, a bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to complete all actions necessary for certain land to be held in restricted fee status by the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, and for other purposes WITNESS LIST Mr. Wizipan Garriott Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs U.S. Department of the Interior Washington, DC The Honorable Ryman Lebeau Chairman Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Eagle Butte, South Dakota The Honorable Frank Star Comes Out President Oglala Sioux Tribe Pine Ridge, South Dakota

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Legislative hearing to receive testimony on S. 2088 Wednesday, July 19 2023 - 02:30 PM Location: Dirksen Room Number: 628 AGENDA S. 2088, a bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to complete all actions necessary for certain land to be held in restricted fee status by the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, and for other purposes WITNESS LIST Mr. Wizipan Garriott Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs U.S. Department of the Interior Washington, DC The Honorable Ryman Lebeau Chairman Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Eagle Butte, South Dakota The Honorable Frank Star Comes Out President Oglala Sioux Tribe Pine Ridge, South Dakota

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Legislative hearing to receive testimony on S. 2088 Wednesday, July 19 2023 - 02:30 PM Location: Dirksen Room Number: 628 AGENDA S. 2088, a bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to complete all actions necessary for certain land to be held in restricted fee status by the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, and for other purposes WITNESS LIST Mr. Wizipan Garriott Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs U.S. Department of the Interior Washington, DC The Honorable Ryman Lebeau Chairman Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Eagle Butte, South Dakota The Honorable Frank Star Comes Out President Oglala Sioux Tribe Pine Ridge, South Dakota

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Legislative hearing to receive testimony on S. 2088 Wednesday, July 19 2023 - 02:30 PM Location: Dirksen Room Number: 628 AGENDA S. 2088, a bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to complete all actions necessary for certain land to be held in restricted fee status by the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, and for other purposes WITNESS LIST Mr. Wizipan Garriott Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs U.S. Department of the Interior Washington, DC The Honorable Ryman Lebeau Chairman Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Eagle Butte, South Dakota The Honorable Frank Star Comes Out President Oglala Sioux Tribe Pine Ridge, South Dakota

House Committee on Natural Resources Full Committee Mark Up Tuesday, June 13, 2023 | 10:15 AM On Tuesday, June 13, 2023, at 10:15 a.m., in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources will hold a mark-up on the following bills: H.R.188 (Rep. McClintock), “Proven Forest Management Act” H.R.630 (Rep. Grijalva), “Urban Indian Health Confer Act”; H.R.1240 (Rep. Feenstra), “Winnebago Land Transfer Act of 2023”; H.R.1314 (Rep. Moore of Utah), “LODGE Act”; H.R.1450 (Rep. Fulcher), “Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act” H.R.3371 (Rep. Johnson of SD), “Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act”; H.R.3389 (Rep. Valadao), “Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act of 2023” H.R.3562 (Rep. Neguse), “Forest Service Flexible Housing Partnerships Act of 2023” and Committee Resolution authorizing the Indo-Pacific Task Force in the Committee on Natural Resources COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES -- ACTION REPORT (Only for items H.R.630, H.R.1240, H.R.1450 and H.R.3371) H.R.630 (Rep. Grijalva), To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to establish an urban Indian organization confer policy for the Department of Health and Human Services. “Urban Indian Health Confer Act.” H.R.630 was withdrawn from consideration. H.R.1450 (Rep. Fulcher), To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to modify the treatment of revenue from timber sale contracts and certain payments made by counties to the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior under good neighbor agreements, and for other purposes. “Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act.” The Subcommittee on Federal Lands was discharged from further consideration of H.R.1450. Representative Russ Fulcher (R-ID) offered an amendment in the nature of a substitute designated Fulcher ANS. The amendment in the nature of a substitute was agreed to by voice vote. H.R.1450, as amended, was ordered reported favorably by a roll call vote of 39 to 0. H.R.1240 (Rep. Feenstra), To transfer administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal lands from the Army Corps of Engineers to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, to take such lands into trust for the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, and for other purposes. “Winnebago Land Transfer Act of 2023.” The Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R.1240. Representative Harriet Hageman (R-WY) offered an amendment designated Hageman #1. The amendment was agreed to by unanimous consent. H.R.1240, as amended, was ordered favorably reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent. H.R.3371 (Rep. Johnson of SD), To direct the Secretary of the Interior to complete all actions necessary for certain land to be held in restricted fee status by the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, and for other purposes. “Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act.” The Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R.3371. H.R.3371 was ordered favorably reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent.

House Committee on Natural Resources Full Committee Mark Up Tuesday, June 13, 2023 | 10:15 AM On Tuesday, June 13, 2023, at 10:15 a.m., in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources will hold a mark-up on the following bills: H.R.188 (Rep. McClintock), “Proven Forest Management Act” H.R.630 (Rep. Grijalva), “Urban Indian Health Confer Act”; H.R.1240 (Rep. Feenstra), “Winnebago Land Transfer Act of 2023”; H.R.1314 (Rep. Moore of Utah), “LODGE Act”; H.R.1450 (Rep. Fulcher), “Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act” H.R.3371 (Rep. Johnson of SD), “Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act”; H.R.3389 (Rep. Valadao), “Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act of 2023” H.R.3562 (Rep. Neguse), “Forest Service Flexible Housing Partnerships Act of 2023” and Committee Resolution authorizing the Indo-Pacific Task Force in the Committee on Natural Resources COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES -- ACTION REPORT (Only for items H.R.630, H.R.1240, H.R.1450 and H.R.3371) H.R.630 (Rep. Grijalva), To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to establish an urban Indian organization confer policy for the Department of Health and Human Services. “Urban Indian Health Confer Act.” H.R.630 was withdrawn from consideration. H.R.1450 (Rep. Fulcher), To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to modify the treatment of revenue from timber sale contracts and certain payments made by counties to the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior under good neighbor agreements, and for other purposes. “Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act.” The Subcommittee on Federal Lands was discharged from further consideration of H.R.1450. Representative Russ Fulcher (R-ID) offered an amendment in the nature of a substitute designated Fulcher ANS. The amendment in the nature of a substitute was agreed to by voice vote. H.R.1450, as amended, was ordered reported favorably by a roll call vote of 39 to 0. H.R.1240 (Rep. Feenstra), To transfer administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal lands from the Army Corps of Engineers to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, to take such lands into trust for the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, and for other purposes. “Winnebago Land Transfer Act of 2023.” The Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R.1240. Representative Harriet Hageman (R-WY) offered an amendment designated Hageman #1. The amendment was agreed to by unanimous consent. H.R.1240, as amended, was ordered favorably reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent. H.R.3371 (Rep. Johnson of SD), To direct the Secretary of the Interior to complete all actions necessary for certain land to be held in restricted fee status by the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, and for other purposes. “Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act.” The Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R.3371. H.R.3371 was ordered favorably reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent.

House Committee on Natural Resources Full Committee Mark Up Tuesday, June 13, 2023 | 10:15 AM On Tuesday, June 13, 2023, at 10:15 a.m., in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources will hold a mark-up on the following bills: H.R.188 (Rep. McClintock), “Proven Forest Management Act” H.R.630 (Rep. Grijalva), “Urban Indian Health Confer Act”; H.R.1240 (Rep. Feenstra), “Winnebago Land Transfer Act of 2023”; H.R.1314 (Rep. Moore of Utah), “LODGE Act”; H.R.1450 (Rep. Fulcher), “Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act” H.R.3371 (Rep. Johnson of SD), “Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act”; H.R.3389 (Rep. Valadao), “Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act of 2023” H.R.3562 (Rep. Neguse), “Forest Service Flexible Housing Partnerships Act of 2023” and Committee Resolution authorizing the Indo-Pacific Task Force in the Committee on Natural Resources COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES -- ACTION REPORT (Only for items H.R.630, H.R.1240, H.R.1450 and H.R.3371) H.R.630 (Rep. Grijalva), To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to establish an urban Indian organization confer policy for the Department of Health and Human Services. “Urban Indian Health Confer Act.” H.R.630 was withdrawn from consideration. H.R.1450 (Rep. Fulcher), To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to modify the treatment of revenue from timber sale contracts and certain payments made by counties to the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior under good neighbor agreements, and for other purposes. “Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act.” The Subcommittee on Federal Lands was discharged from further consideration of H.R.1450. Representative Russ Fulcher (R-ID) offered an amendment in the nature of a substitute designated Fulcher ANS. The amendment in the nature of a substitute was agreed to by voice vote. H.R.1450, as amended, was ordered reported favorably by a roll call vote of 39 to 0. H.R.1240 (Rep. Feenstra), To transfer administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal lands from the Army Corps of Engineers to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, to take such lands into trust for the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, and for other purposes. “Winnebago Land Transfer Act of 2023.” The Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R.1240. Representative Harriet Hageman (R-WY) offered an amendment designated Hageman #1. The amendment was agreed to by unanimous consent. H.R.1240, as amended, was ordered favorably reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent. H.R.3371 (Rep. Johnson of SD), To direct the Secretary of the Interior to complete all actions necessary for certain land to be held in restricted fee status by the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, and for other purposes. “Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act.” The Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R.3371. H.R.3371 was ordered favorably reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent.

House Committee on Natural Resources Full Committee Mark Up Tuesday, June 13, 2023 | 10:15 AM On Tuesday, June 13, 2023, at 10:15 a.m., in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources will hold a mark-up on the following bills: H.R.188 (Rep. McClintock), “Proven Forest Management Act” H.R.630 (Rep. Grijalva), “Urban Indian Health Confer Act”; H.R.1240 (Rep. Feenstra), “Winnebago Land Transfer Act of 2023”; H.R.1314 (Rep. Moore of Utah), “LODGE Act”; H.R.1450 (Rep. Fulcher), “Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act” H.R.3371 (Rep. Johnson of SD), “Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act”; H.R.3389 (Rep. Valadao), “Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act of 2023” H.R.3562 (Rep. Neguse), “Forest Service Flexible Housing Partnerships Act of 2023” and Committee Resolution authorizing the Indo-Pacific Task Force in the Committee on Natural Resources COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES -- ACTION REPORT (Only for items H.R.630, H.R.1240, H.R.1450 and H.R.3371) H.R.630 (Rep. Grijalva), To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to establish an urban Indian organization confer policy for the Department of Health and Human Services. “Urban Indian Health Confer Act.” H.R.630 was withdrawn from consideration. H.R.1450 (Rep. Fulcher), To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to modify the treatment of revenue from timber sale contracts and certain payments made by counties to the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior under good neighbor agreements, and for other purposes. “Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act.” The Subcommittee on Federal Lands was discharged from further consideration of H.R.1450. Representative Russ Fulcher (R-ID) offered an amendment in the nature of a substitute designated Fulcher ANS. The amendment in the nature of a substitute was agreed to by voice vote. H.R.1450, as amended, was ordered reported favorably by a roll call vote of 39 to 0. H.R.1240 (Rep. Feenstra), To transfer administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal lands from the Army Corps of Engineers to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, to take such lands into trust for the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, and for other purposes. “Winnebago Land Transfer Act of 2023.” The Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R.1240. Representative Harriet Hageman (R-WY) offered an amendment designated Hageman #1. The amendment was agreed to by unanimous consent. H.R.1240, as amended, was ordered favorably reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent. H.R.3371 (Rep. Johnson of SD), To direct the Secretary of the Interior to complete all actions necessary for certain land to be held in restricted fee status by the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, and for other purposes. “Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act.” The Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R.3371. H.R.3371 was ordered favorably reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent.

House Committee on Natural Resources Full Committee Mark Up Tuesday, June 13, 2023 | 10:15 AM On Tuesday, June 13, 2023, at 10:15 a.m., in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources will hold a mark-up on the following bills: H.R.188 (Rep. McClintock), “Proven Forest Management Act” H.R.630 (Rep. Grijalva), “Urban Indian Health Confer Act”; H.R.1240 (Rep. Feenstra), “Winnebago Land Transfer Act of 2023”; H.R.1314 (Rep. Moore of Utah), “LODGE Act”; H.R.1450 (Rep. Fulcher), “Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act” H.R.3371 (Rep. Johnson of SD), “Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act”; H.R.3389 (Rep. Valadao), “Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act of 2023” H.R.3562 (Rep. Neguse), “Forest Service Flexible Housing Partnerships Act of 2023” and Committee Resolution authorizing the Indo-Pacific Task Force in the Committee on Natural Resources COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES -- ACTION REPORT (Only for items H.R.630, H.R.1240, H.R.1450 and H.R.3371) H.R.630 (Rep. Grijalva), To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to establish an urban Indian organization confer policy for the Department of Health and Human Services. “Urban Indian Health Confer Act.” H.R.630 was withdrawn from consideration. H.R.1450 (Rep. Fulcher), To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to modify the treatment of revenue from timber sale contracts and certain payments made by counties to the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior under good neighbor agreements, and for other purposes. “Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act.” The Subcommittee on Federal Lands was discharged from further consideration of H.R.1450. Representative Russ Fulcher (R-ID) offered an amendment in the nature of a substitute designated Fulcher ANS. The amendment in the nature of a substitute was agreed to by voice vote. H.R.1450, as amended, was ordered reported favorably by a roll call vote of 39 to 0. H.R.1240 (Rep. Feenstra), To transfer administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal lands from the Army Corps of Engineers to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, to take such lands into trust for the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, and for other purposes. “Winnebago Land Transfer Act of 2023.” The Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R.1240. Representative Harriet Hageman (R-WY) offered an amendment designated Hageman #1. The amendment was agreed to by unanimous consent. H.R.1240, as amended, was ordered favorably reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent. H.R.3371 (Rep. Johnson of SD), To direct the Secretary of the Interior to complete all actions necessary for certain land to be held in restricted fee status by the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, and for other purposes. “Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act.” The Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R.3371. H.R.3371 was ordered favorably reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent.

House Committee on Natural Resources Full Committee Mark Up Tuesday, June 13, 2023 | 10:15 AM On Tuesday, June 13, 2023, at 10:15 a.m., in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources will hold a mark-up on the following bills: H.R.188 (Rep. McClintock), “Proven Forest Management Act” H.R.630 (Rep. Grijalva), “Urban Indian Health Confer Act”; H.R.1240 (Rep. Feenstra), “Winnebago Land Transfer Act of 2023”; H.R.1314 (Rep. Moore of Utah), “LODGE Act”; H.R.1450 (Rep. Fulcher), “Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act” H.R.3371 (Rep. Johnson of SD), “Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act”; H.R.3389 (Rep. Valadao), “Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act of 2023” H.R.3562 (Rep. Neguse), “Forest Service Flexible Housing Partnerships Act of 2023” and Committee Resolution authorizing the Indo-Pacific Task Force in the Committee on Natural Resources COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES -- ACTION REPORT (Only for items H.R.630, H.R.1240, H.R.1450 and H.R.3371) H.R.630 (Rep. Grijalva), To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to establish an urban Indian organization confer policy for the Department of Health and Human Services. “Urban Indian Health Confer Act.” H.R.630 was withdrawn from consideration. H.R.1450 (Rep. Fulcher), To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to modify the treatment of revenue from timber sale contracts and certain payments made by counties to the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior under good neighbor agreements, and for other purposes. “Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act.” The Subcommittee on Federal Lands was discharged from further consideration of H.R.1450. Representative Russ Fulcher (R-ID) offered an amendment in the nature of a substitute designated Fulcher ANS. The amendment in the nature of a substitute was agreed to by voice vote. H.R.1450, as amended, was ordered reported favorably by a roll call vote of 39 to 0. H.R.1240 (Rep. Feenstra), To transfer administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal lands from the Army Corps of Engineers to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, to take such lands into trust for the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, and for other purposes. “Winnebago Land Transfer Act of 2023.” The Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R.1240. Representative Harriet Hageman (R-WY) offered an amendment designated Hageman #1. The amendment was agreed to by unanimous consent. H.R.1240, as amended, was ordered favorably reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent. H.R.3371 (Rep. Johnson of SD), To direct the Secretary of the Interior to complete all actions necessary for certain land to be held in restricted fee status by the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, and for other purposes. “Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act.” The Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R.3371. H.R.3371 was ordered favorably reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent.

House Committee on Natural Resources Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee Legislative Hearing on H.R. 630, H.R. 1240, H.R. 1722, H.R. 2461, H.R. 2839 and H.R. 3371 Wednesday, June 7, 2023 10:00 AM On Wednesday, June 7, 2023, at 10:00 a.m., in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills: H.R. 630 (Rep. Grijalva), “Urban Indian Health Confer Act”; H.R. 1240 (Rep. Feenstra), “Winnebago Land Transfer Act of 2023”; H.R. 1722 (Rep. Salinas), “Grand Ronde Reservation Act Amendment of 2023”; H.R. 2461 (Rep. Crane), “San Juan Southern Paiute Tribal Homelands Act of 2023”; H.R. 2839 (Rep. Hoyle), To amend the Siletz Reservation Act to address the hunting, fishing, trapping, and animal gathering rights of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, and for other purposes; and H.R. 3371 (Rep. Johnson of SD), “Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act”. Witnesses and Testimony Panel I: The Hon. Bryan Newland Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs U.S. Department of the Interior Washington D.C. [H.R. 1240, H.R. 1722, H.R. 2461, H.R. 2839, and H.R. 3371] The Hon. Melanie Anne Egorin, Ph.D. Assistant Secretary for Legislation U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Washington D.C. [H.R. 630] Panel II: The Hon. Victoria Kitcheyan Chairwoman Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska Winnebago, NE [H.R. 1240] The Hon. Johnny Lehi Jr. President San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe Tuba City, AZ [H.R. 2461] The Hon. Ryman LeBeau Chairman Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Eagle Butte, SD [H.R. 3371] The Hon. Frank Star Comes Out President Oglala Sioux Tribe Pine Ridge, SD [H.R. 3371] The Hon. Alfred “Bud” Lane III Vice-Chairman Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians Siletz, OR [H.R. 2839] [Minority Witness] Ms. Francys Crevier CEO National Council of Urban Indian Health Washington, D.C. [H.R. 630] [Minority Witness] The Hon. Michael Langley Tribal Council Secretary Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Grand Ronde, OR [H.R. 1722] [Minority Witness] Committee Notice: https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=413376

A new study confirms many tribes' oral histories that Native Americans utilized horses long before Europeans entered the picture. Previous theories attributed Spanish settlers with introducing horses to the Indigenous people they encountered in North America. Today on Native America Calling, we dig into a new study, published in the journal Science, that finds anthropological evidence which suggests tribes domesticated horses almost a century before the Spanish brought horses to tribes in New Mexico with Chance Ward (Lakota from the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe), grad student at the University of Colorado Boulder and a graduate research assistant at the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History; Carlton Shield Chief Gover (Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma), assistant professor of anthropology at Indiana University and curator of public archaeology at the Indiana University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology; Yvette Running Horse Collin (Oglala Lakota Nation), Executive Director and Principle Science Officer of Taku Škaŋ Škaŋ Wasakliapi: Global Institute for Traditional Sciences; and Will Taylor, Assistant Professor, Curator of Archaeology, University of Colorado Boulder.

A new study confirms many tribes' oral histories that Native Americans utilized horses long before Europeans entered the picture. Previous theories attributed Spanish settlers with introducing horses to the Indigenous people they encountered in North America. Today on Native America Calling, we dig into a new study, published in the journal Science, that finds anthropological evidence which suggests tribes domesticated horses almost a century before the Spanish brought horses to tribes in New Mexico with Chance Ward (Lakota from the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe), grad student at the University of Colorado Boulder and a graduate research assistant at the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History; Carlton Shield Chief Gover (Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma), assistant professor of anthropology at Indiana University and curator of public archaeology at the Indiana University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology; Yvette Running Horse Collin (Oglala Lakota Nation), Executive Director and Principle Science Officer of Taku Škaŋ Škaŋ Wasakliapi: Global Institute for Traditional Sciences; and Will Taylor, Assistant Professor, Curator of Archaeology, University of Colorado Boulder.

Bay Native Circle 03-29-2023  This transcript was edited and proofed for accuracy, made with the help of the built-in transcription & dictation feature in Microsoft Word. If you find any errors in this transcription, please feel free to leave us a message in the comments. You can listen to the episode on this page, or go here https://archives.kpfa.org/data/20230329-Wed1900.mp3 to download.  00:00:00   00:00:45 Tony Gonzales  Anpetu Thayetu Waste Mitakuyapi – Good Evening Relatives & Welcome to Bay Native Circle here on KPFA & online at KPFA.org. This is Tony Gonzales your host Tonight, March 29th & this evening we will be speaking with Kenny Barrios of Tachi [Southern Valley Yokuts] Peoples of the San Joaquin Valley, south of Fresno out in Akron area. Kenny will talk to us about the floods & all the waters are feeding into the San Joaquin Valley into what was once Tulare. Lake Tulare had disappeared over the decades because of the damming of the four major rivers, in the Corcoran area. [Lake Tulare] is now reappearing, true to form, with all the water draining over the sidewalk canals, levees & waterways—now refilling Tulare Lake. So, Kenny will talk to us from his point of view & give us a little history of his people around that Lake [& their relocation]. [Kenny] will sing us a song of his people's ancient song of this Western Hemisphere my relatives, I hope you will appreciate.   We will [also] be speaking with Jean Roach. Many of, you know, over the years, she's a longtime friend & supporter of Leonard Peltier [the] political prisoner—now, going on 48 years for a crime he did not commit. Jean Roach was at that firefight, that historic day back on June 26th, 1975, when three men were shot & killed two FBI agents Joe Stuntz was also among those killed. & by the way, an investigation on his death has not been initiated, nor concluded by the Department of Justice.   Jean will talk to us about Leonard, Peltier, and all the various campaigns. Most importantly, [Jean will talk about] going to the United Nations, this April 17th through 28th, to attend the 22nd session of the Permanent Forum on indigenous history. So I'll be sharing some of that history of the international arena with Jean [&] the impact of indigenous peoples of the world, on the United Nations Arena goes back, a hundred years now—[since] nineteen twenty-three, my relatives [when we] went for the first time, [when] Chief Deskaheh of the Cayuga Nation of the Iroquois [Haudenosaunee] Confederacy appeared in Geneva & [addressed] the League of Nations to tell them about the environment, & pollution. He went with his Wampum to talk about honoring treaties & many of the issues that are still relevant…today, [such as] protecting sacred sites. But this is a milestone in international indigenous development & we will be attending that permanent forum—& Jean, & her delegate advocates will be among them. [Jean will] share a bit of history with us, my relatives.   But before we do that, I just wanted to express some concerns. Indian People all across the country [ha] gotten attention when President Joe Biden broke another campaign promise. & that is with the opening [of] northeastern Alaska for the Willow Project. & this Willow Project is to open up gas & oil drilling in that region. Formerly President Trump had opened up for leasing during his term & when President Biden came on board, he suspended it. But evidently [Biden is] backpedaling & now he's opened up that region much to the consternation of Indian Peoples on both sides of that slope. & I'm talking about the NPR or the Northern Petroleum region and how that could be a major concern to the kitchen and other traditional peoples. On the Western Slope with reference to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. That is where the Caribou [are], 300,000 Caribou my relatives, in that Northern Region way up there. The porcupine caribou needs the protection of the traditional people & for us to help them in that protection.   So there's a lot to be said, so I will try & get a story for you on that perhaps next week or as soon as possible to see how you can help. That's the Conico drilling company in Alaska who will be doing some of that [drilling]. There is projected like six hundred million gallons of oil per year will be extracted from there. So, there's much concern on how they just might begin to overlap into sacred ground of the porcupine caribou—referred to as the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge or the ANWR, my relatives; that drilling would be in that North Slope area. Now, we need to be considering how to hold President Biden accountable and what is to be done & will there be some any lawsuits where legal challenges are ahead? This is the concern that seemed to be popping up & we'll try & tell that story to my relatives.
 But also, I just wanted to say that Morning Star. Gali—she's our co-host here on Bay Native Circle, as we rotate during the month & has a show with us—she's now…the new vice-president… [for the] Pit River Tribe, where she's been the preservation officer for many years. Well, now she is the vice chairperson of Pit River Tribe up there in Northern California. So that is terrific. Will be hearing some good news from her & her tribe as we move forward.   All right, let's go into that interview with Kenny Barrios…of the Tachi Indian peoples & [talk about] the work that he's doing & bringing us the insights of the lake that once was Tulare Lake and is now once again. &…on the line I've invited the Kenny Barrios [who] lives out there in the central San Joaquin Valley & out there in the Corcoran area. Kennedy, I've invited you to talk to us here on Bay Native Circle…about the weather conditions in the San Joaquin Valley. & we've been hearing a lot about flooding of course & out on the West Coast, a lot of news & concern for the people there and in Pajaro. But in the central San Joaquin Valley, the weather conditions are such that people are in need as well. Can you introduce yourself & describe the people that you're working with please?     00:07:40 Kenny Barrios  So, my name is Kenny Barrios. I'm a Tachi Yokut Tribal Member from the Central Valley. We're the people of Tulare Lake. We're the Mud Duck People, so…you see we the people of Tulare Lake. Our Tribe originated around the lake.     00:07:52 Tony Gonzales  Tulare Lake was a big majestic freshwater lake. It was considered the largest west of the Mississippi, Kenny & over the decades, over the century that is. [With] the dams that have been built there on the Sierra Nevada's out in your area…with all this rain, a lot of water [had] nowhere else to go—but it seems like it's naturally flowing into what was Tulare Lake and is today. [Kenny] tell us about the conditions in your particular community.     00:08:30 Kenny Barrios  So, we'll go back to when it first started when we were getting all that rain. So, our sister Tribe—Tule River Tribe, took a big hit. A lot of flash floods throughout their tribe & they washed away the roadway & everything & then it started trickling down to the to the city. Yeah, our sister tribe, they took a really big hit [from the storm] They're good now, you know, they're back to working & everything. The conditions of the, the roadways & everything have been really bad, so [the Tule River Tribe] lost a lot of their back roads, [became] submerged underwater to back to its original place of Tulare Lake. The so where?   Where [my tribe is] right now, we're like 15 miles away from the water to where the water is starting right now. But eventually, when all the water is done, we should be at least 10 miles away. You know the lake gets pretty big. It is the largest freshwater lake, West of Mississippi. That's 75 miles long & 45 miles away. We went from the great the base of the Grapevine, all the way up to the town of Lemoore & went from Corcoran all the way to Kettleman City. It is a big fresh body, and there were stories of when they were taking the lake down. They had so many fish in there…fish hatcheries that were around here until the lake was gone.  00:10:16 Tony Gonzales  OK, can you tell us if you are in Corcoran proper or an outlining incorporated [area]?  00:10:30 Kenny Barrios  So, we are like 10 miles away from Corcoran & it's just a little bitty town. But the town is like, right on the edge of the shore of the Tulare. So once all the water comes, it passes right by Corcoran, & so Corcoran is taking a big hit of it right now. The Corcoran Prison is right next to it. They just showed another picture of the water, & they showed the I5 & it is big ready [to flood more] & there's a lot of snow.   Still in the mountain river, a lot of water is still coming down. We're not done raining yet, you know? So that's all these years that they were hiding the water, taking it away from the land & letting everybody in the valley suffer with no water. It's all coming back all at once & now it's going to be where you can't control it. You can't control what you thought you could control. It's coming back to Mother Nature, you know, mother nature's going to let you know who's really in charge. This is her land, that this is created around. This is indigenous peoples land, this land right here. [Our land] speaks, this land is alive, this land & that lake have been asleep. It wasn't gone, they tried to make it a memory, it is not a memory. It is alive & so itself again, just like that.     00:11:49 Tony Gonzales  Is it just your [personal] tribal community that you are working with? Is that the Tulare [River] Reservation you're working at or?     00:12:02 Kenny Barrios  No, I work. I work at Tachi Yokut tribe. So, Tachi Yokut Tribe, we are the sister tribe of the Tule River [Tribe]. So, like I said, we're the Mud Duck People, we're the people from Tulare Lake. So, there's five original tribes around the lake. There is the Tachi & the Nutunutu, Wo'lasi the Wowol and I think the Wo'noche (Wo'noche may be misspelled. If you know the proper spelling, please contact us) they were all they were all the five tribes that were around the lake.     00:12:31 Tony Gonzales  I understand though, when Tulare Lake was in its full development, you know, as a water body & that there are well over 30[to]50 Indigenous [tribes around the lake]. Your peoples…got relocated further east into the foothills?     00:12:56 Kenny Barrios  Yeah, so we had…over like 70,000 members in our tribe. So, when the first contact came, by the time a lot of it was done, we were down to like 200 tribal members & [then] we got down to like 40 Tribal Members. Then…that's when the government came in & started saving us & helping us out & gave us a piece of land to where they gave us 40 acres where we reside on today. That is our original village of Waiu [on Mussel Slough].      00:13:35 Tony Gonzales  Kenny, are you reaching out? Is there a state of emergency call or?     00:13:45 Kenny Barrios  Well…so where we are at…we're not in a state of emergency because we're not. We're like, if anything happens, we're going to be on the shoreline, we will not be in the middle of the water. We're not going to be in the way of the of the lake. So, us as indigenous people, we never put our villages where they will be in danger & this is the one of our original villages that we are on right now. So, we are in our original village of Waiu. So, if that water was to come back fully, if that lake was to fully return, we still would be safe because we're on our original village & our original villages were never put in in harm's way—because that's as native people, we know where to put our villages.   So our lake, we have stories about the lake. A long time ago, it was just our people. You know, our people, the stories are the animals created the world. So the story is that there was nothing but water. Well, Eagle & Raven were flying over & they seen a mud duck. So they went down & they saw the mud duck, had mud on his bill. So Eagle tells Mud Duck: “Hey Mud Duck! Where'd you get that mud at?” [Mud Duck] says: “I got it down at the bottom of the lake” & Eagle goes “Oh well, if you bring me one scoop of mud, I'll give you 1 fish.” [Mud Duck] said “Oh, yeah, I could do that.” And Raven said “If you bring me one scoop of mud I'll give you one fish too.” So…Mud Duck was bringing the mud up, Eagle was building his hills on the east side & Raven was building the hills on the West side. Well, Eagle said one day that he's going to go off & look for more help & he tells Duck & Raven to keep building on his side so when he gets he can get building. So, when [Eagle] came back he found out that…Raven just built his [own] side. So Eagle tells Duck “I'll give you two fish if you bring me two scoops of mud. So Duck said  “Yeah, I'll do that, I'll give you 2 scoops of mud and you bring me two fish.” So they kept doing that & kept doing that for a while until they were done. That's why Eagles hills on the east side are bigger than the hills on the West side, because the Eagle had made Duck give him more mud so he could build his [side] up to catch up to Rave—but he passed [Raven] up & made his house bigger. So we have stories about the lake. These are legit stories.     00:16:15 Tony Gonzales  Yes…Kenny, I wanted to ask you again [about] some of the incorporated towns…that are surrounded indeed by corporate farming like that whole area is. There towns that [are] threatened by water & floods—towns such as Allensworth for example—unincorporated [towns]. But they're surrounded by a corporation…the big company of Boswell. Can you share with us a little bit of history about who this rancher Baron is—Boswell—who feels he can also control water?     00:16:49 Kenny Barrios  Well, sure, Boswell, he is a man that has the government in his pocket. He's no longer here, I heard he's no longer here, whatever. But his family, they are very, very powerful. They can make the government do things that we can't. So he's the reason why the dams are built, because it flooded his cotton fields one year, so he had then divert the water [so that his fields would no longer be prone to flooding]. He made decisions like that, he controlled the water, every piece of water that comes out of the ground. [The Boswell family] owns the most of it.  It's hard because us as people, we need the water, we need the water to live. But everybody wants us to stop using the water so the farmers can grow whatever & make money for themselves. You know they don't give anything back to any community. You know, like our community, for example, where we provide out everywhere you know, because we have our casino, we help out a lot of places & we hardly ever get [anything in return].   But so all the farmers around us, every farmer around us, they all fighting for water. Well, us as native people, we don't even have the water rights. They have a water board, but we aren't allowed on it because we are a government. We are not a individual owning a piece of land. They found a loophole to keep us out because if we were on [the board] we'd have more power [to] keep our water to ourselves.     00:18:18 Tony Gonzales  And the water? The Boswell family ultimately corralled included several major rivers in that area, the Kings River among them. What are the other rivers that I hear that there's four major rivers that are indeed a part of this flood now that is overcoming the land?     00:18:32 Kenny Barrios  Yeah it's the Kings River, it's the Tule River, it's the Deer Creek & Cross Creek. Well, the those ones come from Kaweah, Deer Creek. I think that comes from Kaweah & Cross Creek comes from Kaweah. So we got Lake Kaweah, we got Lake Success, we got—which I can't think of the name of it—but there's another one down South too. They all bring the water to the to Tulare Lake & that's what's happening right now. They cannot stop it & they're not going to stop it so. They actually, told Boswell that [they have] to let the water go into the lake.   So I like the fact that…they are having to do what we had to do, but we are not doing it to them…You know, they did it to themselves. They put themselves in a situation where they won't be able to help themselves or help anybody else. They've done so much damage to the Central Valley that it is all coming back to them & it's nobody's fault but their own. I feel bad for the ones that are in the path. That are going to be having stuff done to their homes and to themselves, but that's nature. That's the way Mother Nature works. She doesn't sugarcoat anything if she's going to destroy you, she's going to destroy you. If you're in her way, you're in her path. She going to make you move if you don't move, she's going right over you. That's what it is. That's the way life is. & we had to deal with the fact that we couldn't move around on our own land. We're limited to what we did. So now it's Creators way of telling you “this is what you're going to do, & you're not going to say nothing about it.” So yeah…we think the indigenous way & that's who wea are.     00:20:30 Tony Gonzales  It's full circle full circle with its corporate farming & now the push back because I understand that company is so powerful that they're able to maneuver where the flooding should be, where it keeps the open fields as dry as can they be, so it doesn't get flooded…trying to protect corporate interest.     00:20:50 Kenny Barrios  …who has that right to do these type of things to innocent people, you know? They should be held accountable for that. That is like they're destroying peoples homes & it's all because of greed because [they want] to make money at the end of the day.     00:21:19 Tony Gonzales  Well, I think the cities are going have to come to terms with that & try to deal with the corporation, which is almost like a government in itself. It's so vast & powerful as you described it. Indeed, the damage, you know, the rain, the flood has creates so much damage. If you're there because there's a lot of farm workers that will be out of work for at least six, seven maybe eight months. I don't know how many in your community are dependent on farm work, but that's going be a big concern & a big need. Are there any other issues that you foresee in the future, Kenny, that your people are preparing for?     00:21:54 Kenny Barrios  So for our future I'm foreseeing more water. You know, we want to see more water. We're fleeing everybody's prayers are working here because we're to see so far as it looks like it's going to be a good, good turn out with it…so I just wanted to finish off with…a song about that lake. You know, we have songs about it…It talks about when the big floods come, you know, & then the Lake Grove & the natives would have to gather their stuff & move away from the lake. Then when summer time comes, the lake would shrink to move away from the people & so that people would have to gather their stuff up & move back to the lake. So this song, this song about the lake, it's talking about how the natives thought that the lake didn't like them. The lake did not want them by it because every time they moved by it, the lake would push them away or every time they moved back to it'll move away from them. So this lake, we have a big connection to it. I've never seen this lake in my lifetime, you know, & I prayed for it, you know.           00:23:02 Tony Gonzales  Aho, an ancient song!     00:24:19 Tony Gonzales  Well thank you Kenny for reporting to us about the flooding that's going on in the Corcoran area & a little history on Tulare Lake that is beginning to reappear. It's still just a quarter…of the size it used to be as you described as 75 miles across. We'll try to get back with you as the rain continues to let us know the damage going on & also what concerns your people may have, that we can get it out on the airwaves like we are today. Thank you very much.     00:25:00 Kenny Barrios  Alright, well if you all need anything else now let me know I hope you have a good day, Aho!     00:25:10 Tony Gonzales  Aho, I want to thank Kenny Barrios for his insights, his song & telling us about the water & the flood from an Indian point of view & how they perceive it—really making full circle from how it was a big, massive 75 miles across [lake]. From what I understand…the largest the West of the Mississippi & surrounded by over 40 California Central San Joaquin Valley tribes, including the Yokuts, the Tachi, & & many more. So, I want to thank Kenny for bringing that to us…Now let's go into that interview with our good friend Jean Roach on behalf Of Leonard Peltier.   My relatives, now I've invited Jean Roach to talk to us. Jean Roach is with the Leonard Peltier Defense Committee, & she's been working the on behalf of Leonard Peltier & for his freedom since 1975. Well, I must say, Jean Roach has been on the airwaves here on Bay Native Circle on KPFA several times, because of our concern for Leonard Peltier. She's launched many campaigns, both regional, national & international, & has been to many forms on behalf of Leonard Peltier.   Jean, you know we're right at the cusp if you will, of attention. Here giving these changes over the last couple of months, indeed from the walk to Washington, DC, from Minneapolis, the Democratic National Committee support for the release of Leonard Peltier, & that's representative of 70 million Democratic voters. Supposedly, there was a former FBI agent who stepped forward? A woman who's retired, who says that indeed it's a vendetta that the FBI has about Leonard Peltier & & now Jean, we're up to this moment.   The United Nations is preparing their annual United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous issues, & this is the 22nd session. It will begin on April the 17th, on through the 28th. Jean Roach, myself, yourself, Ruthann Buffalo, attorney for Leonard Peltier, former federal Judge Kevin Sharp, is among the delegation going this April to the UN in New York. Please, that was a broad introduction to what we're going to talk about, but if you can introduce yourself, Jean, tell us a little bit about some of the campaigns you've been involved in & the work that goes on at the UN…Jean Roach.     00:28:20 Jean Roach  Híŋhaŋni wašté good morning or good evening. My name is Jean, I'm a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. I'm a survivor of the 1975 Oglala firefight & I've been working on better freedom for yeah, many years since it happened. All along we've been saying that he was innocent. And there's been so much FBI corruption & interference things & just straight up continued genocide. You know, when is this going to stop? And when it represents the treatment of our native people by the United States government.   And you know, it's been a long time that 47 years, that he's been inside there. We can't imagine the psychological mental stress that he's feeling there…You know…not only that his body…he's a diabetic, he's not getting the right food. He's an elder, I mean, we can go on & on about his health & we see that as his number one priority, is trying to get him health care. [It is] along the same lines of Freedom & Justice. I Mean it's all part of a well-being, & I think that he represents the same thing our native people.   We're fighting for health care too. For him in a more way, because he has a aortic aneurysm that could explode at any time. Along with the diabetes, with the inadequate food, you know…it just continues on getting worse. You know, his eyes are being affected. So, you know, his health is really a big issue & people like the Bureau of Prisons, they ignore it. It's such a big monstrous system that they have no personality &…they don't treat you like human beings inside of the prison.   So Leonard's been suffering, not only physical, but mental anguish. You know, he has…people telling him lies. A lot of elder abuse is going on there, you know. And we at the board of the International Leonard Peltier Defense Committee, are very concerned.   You know we have attacks on our website we have other organizations that are trying to appear like they've been involved. I'll tell you what our board has years of activism on a grassroots level & [we have] educated women. I mean, I've put this to the board right here, you know. Our next move is going back to the United Nations & keep putting that pressure on. I personally feel that. International pressure is really [important]. Alongside our tribal nations, we have several, you know, we have all the northern tribes pretty much that have signed resolutions or support letters & efforts to get Leonard Peltier freedom—& we've been ignored, you know.   National Congress of American Indians, but [we have] several resolutions…we're just hitting the pavement & you know, we want everybody [to help]. I mean, Amnesty International just launched another international campaign. You know, we have so much support in the past & in the present, there's senators have signed on, we have church groups. I mean, what is it going to take for President Biden to do what the American public wants?   And, you know, we focus on a lot of stuff along with Leonard. You know it represents, you know, like a total…representation of how our tribes are being treated. Until they give justice to Peltier, they'll never come to the table in a good faith effort. As long as they let that atrocity of misinformation & manipulation continue to Peltier, you can't trust them.  I mean, it only takes common sense & I would advise the people worldwide the same every nation that has the issue of the United States government, we all need to actually combine our efforts & ask for some real [action]. We don't just want to get token answers, we want some reality recognition & respect of our human rights. That's all we are asking for & part of the human the basic human rights is being treated fairly & just because the color of our skin should not continue keeping us in prisons & in poverty.   So this is a big case & it's not only Peltier, but it's prisoners & Native Americans & indigenous people worldwide. When they [imprison] a man for 47 years because they changed the laws to fit…what they want. You know, they wanted the scapegoat for the agents that were killed, but they didn't tell the real story. You know, they attacked women & children in the camp, which they did at Wounded Knee. They did that & wounded in 1973 & 1890. I mean, they like to attack women & children & elders & never stopped in 1975.   Let's be real with the real story is so all I can say is that…people can help do stuff if they'd like to. [They can] write letters, they [can] ask other organizations to write resolutions. We have the website www.WhoIsLeonardPeltier.info. We have a board, we have a Facebook page, the International Leonard Peltier Defense Committee. All the women on our board are actually very educated on his plight & a lot of Native issues, you know: we have the MMIW; we're fighting for the Black Hills; we're fighting poverty & a racist city, also known as Rapid City, SD. We're fighting for housing. I mean, we're just focused on survival & that includes every one of those things we talked about. So health here is a forefront…So we continue on.     00:33:43 Tony Gonzales  Aho thank you, Jean Roach. You know for that layout & we also have a lot of young listeners that are, you know, tuning in & are becoming more & more familiar with Leonard felt here as we present this cases as frequently as often as we can here on KPFA. And there's a book out if people want to read the details on the case of Leonard Peltier—a book by Peter Matheson, & that is in the spirit of Crazy Horse. And it's a very detailed, because it also talks about what led to the shootout there, as Jean Roach just described—her being a part of their 1975 June at the Jumping Bull compound in South Dakota in 1975. What culminated there was a result of Wounded Knee '73, & the years that led up to that moment. And then after the 71 day [about 2 and a half months] siege at Wounded Knee of '73 from that period to 1975-1976, the reign of terror where so many over 60-70 men & women were killed murdered, assassinated, disappeared & still unaccounted for.  My relatives, the Department of Justice has not looked into the shooting of Joe Stuntz…who was killed there on June 26th of 75 along with the two FBI agents that were killed there on the Pine Ridge Reservation.   My relatives well, there's a lot that had happened since a trip to Russia—when it was the Soviet Union back in the 1980s. Bill Wahpepahi & Stephanie Autumn Peltier, had gone to Moscow & came back with millions of letters from the Russian people to the White House calling on for [Leonard's] freedom. And since then, all these other campaigns, notably if I may, Jean, here in the Bay Area in San Francisco, the Board of Supervisors unanimously last year adopted a resolution calling for February 24 as day of solidarity with Leonard Peltier, & in that resolution they also called on President Biden to immediately release Leonard Peltier.   Last year or before Leonard Peltier was also struck with the COVID-19. So, there is a COVID-19 release there among the options that President Biden would have, along with the executive clemency or a compassionate release—all these avenues that are wide open for him, plus the support from the Democratic Committee as well. So, it's all there & he's the only person that can free Leonard Peltier so my relatives, you can go to the website, Jean Roach said: www.WhoIsLeonardPeltier.info or please call the White House. Call them today now & every day. At area code 202-456-1111 That's 202-456-1111 & leave a message with those options that he has to free Leonard Peltier. But to do it now immediately, this is really a matter of urgency & the attention that right now beckons for his freedoms throughout the world.   You know over the years have Jean, if I may go on the Nobel Peace Prize winners, at least 1015 of them have stopped. Forward that includes Rigoberta Menchu, two 1992 Nobel Peace Prize winner Nelson Mandela, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Archbishop of Canterbury & & many more celebrities. Nationally known celebrities across the country it's all there, it & the campaigns that have been launched. So, it's prayers at this moment that we have for seeking Leonard Peltier's freedom as well my relatives.   And do you know that we're planning to go to the permanent forum—as I said earlier—on Indigenous issues. This year, the theme, vague as it may sound, there's some work methodically that is done within the theme, as I will read, it's called – Indigenous Peoples Human Heath, Planetary, Territorial Health & Climate Change: A Rights Based Approach. My relatives, that's the theme for these two weeks that will begin April the 17th through the 28th.   Jean Roach is helping to gather a team of advocates, young advocates that can be effective there at the United Nations & my relatives at this juncture, that 22nd session. This will be the first time that it's a physical engagement. [In] the past three years [the forum] has been by zoom & prior to that the sessions had involved 3000-4000 Indian Indigenous peoples from throughout the world. That's black Indians, white Indians, Red Indians of the Americas, Indians of Asia Indians of Oceana. This is the Big Gathering.   My relatives, the international Indian movement, if you will, has been launched & that began, of course, with the efforts of The American Indian Movement & NGOs at that time 1977, the International Indian Treaty Council, was among them. From that 1977 outcome was a Declaration of Independence of Indigenous nations. My relatives & they cut a plan out, made a plan into the future that would include involvement in the international arena, which is where we take all the issues that Indian peoples—& it's 400 million & plus at this point in terms of numbers according to the World Bank & other United Nations specialized bodies who have given counts of the Indian people throughout the world.   But we're coming together & we're organizing an international movement…& Leonard Peltier is very much a part of that & is well known, & which is why at this forum at the in New York beginning of April 17th it's expected 2000-3000 Indian peoples will come & it will give an opportunity to engage & talk about the issues that we have & for us. Jean Roach, myself, Ruth & Buffalo, Kevin Sharp, the attorney & a few others that we hope to bring on board, will advocate about Leonard Peltier so that they too can share their voice on the United Nations Forum on the floor, & depending on the items that are that are relevant to the subject matter of political prisoners, human rights defenders. And Leonard Peltier's case can be brought up.   This is what we ask. We'll be asking the indigenous peoples who are there that when they speak on the floor, they make a statement to try to think about Leonard Peltier, the number one international indigenous political prisoner…I must say, & that it's time for Leonard to come home. All of us, including myself & our organization AIM-West, are able to bring delegates. Of course, there's maximum of 10 delegates per organization that can be credentialed into the UN, but from there we kind of flare out, if you will, & engage as many NGO's, Indigenous peoples & including governments that are open to hear the case of Leonard Peltier. So, Jean Roach Tell us as we're preparing, there's a flight, there's lodging, there's travel while we're there & that all cost money & yourself, including myself & others where we're looking for ways to cut that expense. Can you tell us how you're faring, how you're coming along & what kind of support you might be able to need, how people can help you get to the Permanent Forum [On Indigenous Issues] in New York?     00:43:08 Jean Roach  Well, thanks. One of the things that I do have now is we have a donation button on our website. It's called www.whoIsLeonardPeltier.info & you can donate there directly to [help cover the] cost for the US United Nations trip. I also have a fundraiser on Facebook from my [Facebook profile], Jean Roach & I'm raising funds for the International Leonard Peltier Defense Committee. The easiest way would be just going straight to the donation button on the website. We don't have a GoFundMe, but that's all we have right now. But we're also looking for, you know, things to do while we're there, other activities and so. You know…we're going to have a side event if that all works out. And then outside the United Nations event. So yeah, there's some cost available with that. I mean, well, lodging. Growth is outrageous.     00:44:02 Tony Gonzales  No, no, thank you.     00:44:03 Jean Roach  So, appreciate. Yeah, we appreciate everything you could do. Thank you.     00:44:07 Tony Gonzales  Yes Jean & your appeal for help & support for Leonard Peltier, & getting you, & our delegation there to New York for the annual session 22nd session of the Forum. It would be terrific for listeners to see if they can provide some help. And you mentioned the side event—that's another word for a workshop there in UN jargon, my relatives. So, we've also requested for a side event that would include the case of Leonard Peltier & how people can help both in the international arena & at the local front, where the peoples come from, you know, in seeking help from coalitions & even the governments, they come as well.   So the side events or workshops [was] announced on April 7th & the deadline for NGO's or IPO's, you know like AIM-West & [other] Indigenous People's Organizations (IPO's), they had until April the 2nd to submit for a side event if they choose to do so. But that will be an important moment for us & hopefully our side event or workshop will be during the first week because, my relatives it's very difficult even for North American Indians, who are people who have most resources available & opportunities to access the UN system, particularly now because these sessions are held in New York now as opposed to Geneva, Switzerland, where they were in the years past. But it makes it very difficult for Indian peoples from Central America, South America, way out in, in the Pacific islands to gather the money to stay there the full 2 weeks & being in government dialogue as well, because those opportunities are there.   You know the moments & the minutes that you do have at the UN on the floor with officials & with governments are the most valuable & sought after moments. But you go there with the payload—the drop that is the information that you bring because you want change & those are the moments to do that. That is the international lobbying that goes on at that level.   And at this juncture, Jean, just before we ask you for closing words, just to give our listeners a little bit more history about indigenous people's involvement in the international & United Nations Arena, well 100 years ago when the United Nations. It was called the League of Nations. [In] 1923 chief of the of the Iroquois [Haudenosaunee] Confederacy was representative there in Geneva, Switzerland at that time, & that's Chief Deskaheh. So indeed, this month…100 years ago marks a milestone of Indian peoples coming to the United Nations for as Indian peoples that have not been representative among the General Assembly.   Unless of course we do say countries like Bolivia with Evo Morales as president in several years back as being the first indigenous person. Then there's been several others. I mean, we could say that the Mexico & all the other countries that as Latino as many of them…are indigenous people. This is a part of the consciousness, the awakening, the International Indian Movement, my relatives that we're moving forward making progress & that includes even at the national level.  if I can go further. Jean Roach, a case that where we refer to in the international arena a lot, goes to the Doctrine of Discovery or the Papal Bulls that the Vatican had issued out back in the 14th, 15th century that are still very much alive & active today. My relatives, I think we only have to go to the case of Johnson V Macintosh…1823 as well. And so, this marks 200 years of the Doctrine of Discovery…being active & used in the US Supreme Court.   Both 1823 Johnson V McIntosh & Fast forward 2005 Justice Ruth Ginsburg had reintroduced the case of Papal Bulls, or the Doctrine of Discovery in the case of Wisconsin V Oneida. Nathan, my relatives. And that was the taking of more or neither Nation's land & according to the Papal Bulls of that doctrine of discovery, very much alive. So, you know, yeah, we are. In very many milestones of history of Indian peoples, including Chief Deskaheh, as I said, Geneva, Switzerland, 1923 & the Johnson V McIntosh case 1823 & on to the present, this doctrine that has to be banished. That has to be acknowledged as invalid today because they are very much alive & in use in our Supreme Court. All right, Jean, so much good history & we're going to be a part of that going to the permanent forum this year, April the 17th to the 28th. Any closing words for Leonard Peltier, Jean Roach, please?     00:50:07 Jean Roach  Yes, everyone should try to write a letter to him. You know they don't allow postcards. You know, cheer him up. I mean, he needs some support. Also encourage your local governments & your local tribes, tribal nations—anybody can be part of this by writing a letter. We've gone international, so we have support all over the world, but we really need more [support] & if you get a chance, call the White House. [If] you aren't doing anything, just call them. Know that you're interested, & there's certain hours [you need to call] that we have that on our website.   So I'd Just like to encourage everybody to keep pushing & everything. It really does help, & as long as we can continue pushing for its freedom, hopefully soon it will come. We're just really hoping & praying.     00:50:57 Tony Gonzales  Thank you, Jean Roach & Jean we're broadcasting for Bay Native Circle for tonight here with KPFA. I believe April the 19th I will be hosting Bay Native Circle once again, after Morning Star Gali & my colleague Eddie Madrill [who] will have a show after her & then I will have it on April 19th. So, I'll see about us being able to broadcast live, if you will, from the United Nations there in New York at that time. Alright, Jean Roach, thank you very much for your dedication, your commitment & your courage, Jean—your courage to go forward.   00:51:46 Jean Roach  Thank you very much, thank you.  00:51:47 Tony Gonzales  Aho Jean Roach. What a woman, what a person [with] her dedication & commitment to seek the freedom of Leonard Peltier. Everything that that she does, with local, regional, national & international, my relatives, & now with her & colleagues going on to the UN Permanent Forum that begins April 17th. So, a big shout out there & hopefully we'll be able to succeed reaching out to include…various government officials & seek their support to send letters to President Biden for the Freedom of Leonard Peltier, the longest held indigenous political prisoner in the entire world, my relatives.   And as we're coming close to the [end of our show] my relatives. I just wanted to make a few announcements as Chumash Day is coming right up (note: this event has already occurred), that's right! The Chumash people are having Native American powwow, & that's going to be also an intertribal gathering that's April 1st & that will be from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM at Malibu Bluffs Park. OK, try to make that one, [it] is the 23rd annual, so there's a lot of experience there & a lot to see & do…& that will be at 2357 Live Civic Center way in Malibu Bluffs Park. Chumash Day Native American Powwow my relatives & see about going there.   Also, we've been hearing that the Apache Stronghold is holding up good & Dr. Wendsler [Noise] caravanned all the way to the court case [at] the 9th district [court of appeals] …to rehear the case of their sacred sites & protection of Oak Flats. So hopefully with Dr. [Wendsler] Noise expressing protecting that site under the First Amendment. Also, the Treaty agreements that the Apache peoples have with the US [are being addressed as well], & that includes shoring it up with international laws, including the declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. That would ensure sacred sites & for the governments to honor them, & that includes the United States, which signed that declaration by President Obama in December—when was that, 2010? So, all these efforts are now before the 9th District Court once again to protect the Oak Flat & the advocacy of Dr. Wendsler Noise.   You know for that…Friday, March 31, [was] Cesar Chavez's birthday, & it will be honored here in California, as…it's a federal commemoration by President Barack Obama during his time. But several states have pushed on even further. That includes Arizona, California & Utah to make it a state holiday, my relatives. So, there's time…to share the legacy, the history of Cesar Estrada Chavez. Cesar Chavez, as many of you know, is the co-founder of the National Farm Workers Association, which later became the United Farm Workers Association of America. Also, Co-Founder, as many of you know, Dolores Huerta was born in Yuma, AZ.   In Santa Cruz on April the 1st my relatives, that's on Saturday Cesar Chavez will be very much remembered & appreciate. Barrios Unidos is organizing & gathering there, & Cesar Chavez day, April 1st at from 12:00 to 5:00 PM my relatives (note: this event has already occurred). So, if you're interested in going down to Santa Cruz, to be a part of body so neither they're on Soquel St…I'm going to make that one, & I hope you do too…  This has been Tony Gonzalez & you've been listening to Bay Major Circle & our producers, Jeanine Antoine. The opening music was L. Frank Manriquez mixed with Ross K'Dee, Robert Maribel & Rare Tribal Mob. Thank you goes out to Falcon Molina for helping engineer the show to Diane Williams for the opening prayer. We also thank our musical artists, our guests & you are listening to audience for your continued support, & we want to give a shout out to our brothers & sisters on the inside, especially those on death row. Thank you to Creator to the Indigenous Peoples whose lands we occupy, to ancestors & to those yet to come, blessings.     00:57:59   The post Bay Native Circle March 29 2023 Tony Interviews Jean Roach & Kenny Barrios appeared first on KPFA.

Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices ShineNative Lights is a weekly, half-hour radio program hosted by Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe members and siblings, Leah Lemm and Cole Premo. Native Lights is a space for people in Native communities around Mni Sota Mkoce -- a.k.a. Minnesota -- to tell their stories about finding their gifts and sharing them with the community. Amber Annis: Nurturing & Protecting Authentic Narratives Today Leah and Cole chat with Amber Annis, a Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe citizen who is currently the director of Native American Initiative at the Minnesota Historical Society. Amber has a long history not only as a public historian, but as an educator, tribal nation liaison, community engagement specialist and collaborator.  She also talks about her experience teaching “Topics in Contemporary Native North America” at Metro State University; the process behind reframing historical archives of Indigenous people; and how her and the Minnesota Historical Society are helping reframing how K-12 teach the history of Minnesota.  Pidamayaye and Miigwech to Amber for sharing with us today!  Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine. Native Lights is produced by Minnesota Native News and Ampers with support from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage fund. Online at MinnesotaNativeNews.org/NativeLights

Mitakuye Oyasin is a Lakota philosophy that roughly translates to "we are all related" or "all my relations." It recognizes one's relationship and responsibility to all living things and reminds us to always consider how our behaviors and actions impact the life around us. Unsurprisingly, this philosophy is at odds with colonialism and the capitalist notions of "me" over "we." This discussion will review the universal and practical applications of Mitakuye Oyasin and how humans can cultivate kinship with the life, space, and time around them in ways that reject Western bootstrap/individualistic theories and acknowledge and affirm Indigenous people, values, and practices. Taté Walker is a Lakota citizen of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of South Dakota. They are an award-winning Two Spirit storyteller for outlets like "The Nation," "Everyday Feminism," "Native Peoples," "Indian Country Today," "Apartment Therapy," and "ANMLY." They are also featured in several anthologies, including "FIERCE: Essays by and about Dauntless Women," "South Dakota in Poems," W.W. Norton's "Everyone's an Author," and "The Languages of Our Love: An Indigenous Love and Sex Anthology" (forthcoming Summer 2022). Taté recently released their first full-length, illustrated poetry book, "The Trickster Riots" (Abalone Mountain Press, 2022). Learn more at jtatewalker.com.Taté and ONE have also collaborated to get "The Trickster Riots" out to Lakota youth through The Cheyenne River Youth Project.  You can contribute here through October 30th.  Link: https://www.pledge.to/getting-the-trickster-riots-out-to-lakota-youth-9078 or Text TRICKSTER to 707070 to donateSupport the show

In this episode, Carlton is joined by Chance Ward, an M.A. student in Museum and Field Studies at CU Boulder and a Tribal Citizen of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. The two start the episode with a discussion on how Chance got into Anthropology at Fort Lewis College. We then delve into his post-undergrad career in CRM and working for the Southern Ute Tribe. Carlton investigates why Chance chose CU Boulder and they get into a dialogue about how Chance's grad school experiences have shaped the direction of his career. In the final segment, Carlton and Chance talk about their recent media experiences together such as being interviewed for a PBS documentary on horses and a conversation they had with Mel B's (Yes, the one from the Spice Girls) agent. Interested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Zencastr makes it really easy! Click this message for more info. Start your own podcast with Zencastr and get 30% off your first three months with code RUINS. Click this message for more information. Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go to httpswww.archpodnet.com/ruins/125 Guest Contact LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chance-ward-a27b52235/ CU Museum of Natural History Archaeozoology Lab Page If you have left a review of the podcast on iTunes or Spotify, please email us at alifeinruinspodcast@gmail.com so we can get shipping information to send you a sticker. If you are listening to this episode on the "Archaeology Podcast Network All Shows Feed," please consider subscribing to the "A Life in Ruins Podcast" channel to support our show. Listening to and downloading our episodes on the A Life in Ruins channel helps our podcast grow. So please, subscribe to the A Life in Ruins Podcast, hosted by the Archaeology Podcast Network, on whichever platform you are using to listen to us on the "All Shows Feed." Support our show by following our channel. Contact Email: alifeinruinspodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @alifeinruinspodcast Facebook: @alifeinruinspodcast Twitter: @alifeinruinspod Website: www.alifeinruins.com Ruins on APN: https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/ruins Store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/alifeinruins/shop ArchPodNet APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet Tee Public Store Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular Motion

In this episode, Carlton is joined by Chance Ward, an M.A. student in Museum and Field Studies at CU Boulder and a Tribal Citizen of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. The two start the episode with a discussion on how Chance got into Anthropology at Fort Lewis College. We then delve into his post-undergrad career in CRM and working for the Southern Ute Tribe. Carlton investigates why Chance chose CU Boulder and they get into a dialogue about how Chance's grad school experiences have shaped the direction of his career. In the final segment, Carlton and Chance talk about their recent media experiences together such as being interviewed for a PBS documentary on horses and a conversation they had with Mel B's (Yes, the one from the Spice Girls) agent. Interested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Zencastr makes it really easy! Click this message for more info. Start your own podcast with Zencastr and get 30% off your first three months with code RUINS. Click this message for more information. Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go to httpswww.archpodnet.com/ruins/125 Guest Contact LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chance-ward-a27b52235/ CU Museum of Natural History Archaeozoology Lab Page If you have left a review of the podcast on iTunes or Spotify, please email us at alifeinruinspodcast@gmail.com so we can get shipping information to send you a sticker. If you are listening to this episode on the "Archaeology Podcast Network All Shows Feed," please consider subscribing to the "A Life in Ruins Podcast" channel to support our show. Listening to and downloading our episodes on the A Life in Ruins channel helps our podcast grow. So please, subscribe to the A Life in Ruins Podcast, hosted by the Archaeology Podcast Network, on whichever platform you are using to listen to us on the "All Shows Feed." Support our show by following our channel. Contact Email: alifeinruinspodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @alifeinruinspodcast Facebook: @alifeinruinspodcast Twitter: @alifeinruinspod Website: www.alifeinruins.com Ruins on APN: https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/ruins Store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/alifeinruins/shop ArchPodNet APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet Tee Public Store Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular Motion

This week Sandy chats with Joye Braun (Eagle Butte, SD), member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe about her efforts to stop not one, but two oil pipelines from going through her native lands. Beat the Big GuysHost: Sandy Rosenthalhttps://www.sandyrosenthal.netConnect with Sandy on Instagram: @beatthebigguysProducer: Jess Branashttps://www.branasenterprises.com

We've got a few things coming up and I want to tell you all about them. Don't worry, we'll have a new episode on Tuesday! Juneteenth Jubilee   Juneteenth is coming up next month, and we have an exciting program to help you celebrate! Juneteenth Jubilee is our brand-new program that gives you everything you need to have a meaningful Juneteenth celebration dinner.   It includes a cookbook, a cooking show with my dad, a meal planner, reflection questions and more! Trust me, this is something your family is going to want — both for the yummy food and for the impactful conversations.    Click the button below to sign up to be on the waitlist!   Send in your Loving Day submissions!   Loving Day is coming up on June 12th, and I want to celebrate with you!   Loving Day is the anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that made interracial marriage for heterosexual couples legal in all 50 states, and I want to make an episode about the significance of Loving Day to those of us in interracial relationships. This means everyone — LGBTQ, straight, dating, married — anyone who loves someone who is a different race than their own.   What I need you to do is record a voice memo that includes three things: Your name Where you are from And the answer to one question: What does Loving Day mean to you?   Send the voice memo to hello@firstnamebasis.org with “Loving Day” in the subject line. If you'd like to include a picture, I would love to share your pictures on Instagram on Loving Day.   The deadline for submissions is June 4, 2022.   I can't wait to hear from you!   Policy Party Joye Braun of the Indigenous Environmental Network has agreed to talk with us during our Policy Party on Tuesday, May 31, at 5:30 p.m. PT. Let me tell you a bit more about Joye. She is the Frontline Community Organizer at IEN and a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. She was was one of the first campers at Sacred Stone Camp, moved to Oceti Sakowin Camp, and was at Blackhoop or Seven Generations Camp during eviction of the camps. Joye's history of community activism includes the long fought campaign against the Keystone XL, the project resurrected at the same time DAPL was renewed and continues to threaten her homelands.    Joye travels extensively and speaks throughout the northern plains and participates in Indigenous gatherings in the U.S. and Canada speaking about the negative impacts the extractive economy has on the rights of Indigenous Peoples and more. She is also a wife, mother and grandmother.   I spoke to Joye recently on the phone and, let me tell you, she has some amazing stories, experiences and advice to give us. Purchase your one time ticket here. Purchase your ticket for this Policy Party and all upcoming parties by joining our Patreon community here.

There's growing recognition of how vital Indigenous-led conservation practices are to protecting the planet. Because of this, there's a growing global movement to secure Indigenous land rights, toward safeguarding the Earth's future. And there's plenty of science to support it, such as a World Bank study which found that although Indigenous lands account for less than 22% of the world's land area, their territories protect 80% of the world's biodiversity. This protection is not passive: in fact, Indigenous-led preservation projects are a vital part of the conservation movement across the world and in the United States. On this pre-Earth Day episode, we speak with two guests: the director of the Native American Fish and Wildlife Society – Julie Thorstenson, a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe – about how America's 574 tribes manage more than 140 million acres of land, and which have scientists working to reintroduce and protect endangered or declining wildlife, from bison to condors, salmon, and ferrets. We also discuss the history of Indigenous-led conservation in North America with award-winning author Michelle Nijhuis, whose latest book “Beloved Beasts” – about the history of the modern conservation movement told through the lives and ideas of the people who built it, including Native Americans – is now out in paperback. Related reading at Mongabay.com, featuring Dr. Thorstensen: "Underfunded but passionate, Native American conservationists call for more support" Please invite your friends to subscribe to the Mongabay Newscast wherever they get podcasts like Apple Podcasts, or download our free app in the Apple App Store or in the Google Store to get access to our latest episodes at your fingertips. Episode artwork: Endangered black-footed ferrets have benefited hugely from the conservation work of multiple Native American communities. Image courtesy of Kimberly Fraser/USFWS. If you enjoy the Newscast, please visit www.patreon.com/mongabay to pledge a dollar or more to keep the show growing, Mongabay is a nonprofit media outlet and all support helps! See all our latest news from nature's frontline at Mongabay's homepage: news.mongabay.com or find us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram by searching for @mongabay. Please share your thoughts and ideas! submissions@mongabay.com.

Trivia Afraid of Lightning-Craddock is Mnicoujou Lakota an enrolled member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, she graduated in 2016 with her master's in Leadership and Management from Oglala Lakota College. While attending Oglala Lakota College, Trivia volunteered as a community advocate as well as a working as a Uplifting Parent Mentor for Catholic Social Services. Trivia was able to use her training and life experiences helping native and non native single parents achieve their higher education academic goals while receiving mentorship and support.Trivia has been a community advocate in the area of Lakota language preservation, suicide prevention, and mentor.  In 2021 Trivia volunteered as a Connecting With Our Youth -Community Response Team Volunteer and now is currently the Program Manager of the Connecting With Our Youth suicide prevention intervention Program at the Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board.

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe chairman says discrimination by Rapid City, SD hotel will not be tolerated Puget Sound kelp forests under threat US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo reflects on historic term

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe chairman says discrimination by Rapid City, SD hotel will not be tolerated Puget Sound kelp forests under threat US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo reflects on historic term

PMP discusses cannabis cultivation on tribal lands on The Vine with Seth Pearman, Attorney General to the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe. Seth, a citizen of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, shares insights around the 2021 opening of https://nativenationsenterprises.com/ (Native Nations Cannabis), a medical cannabis facility on their Reservation in South Dakota. Tune in for an insightful discussion around how First Nation governments manage cannabis, contention with the States, and ensuring Tribes are not left out of Safe Banking. Produced by https://my.captivate.fm/prettyeasypodcasts.com (Pretty Easy Podcasts)

In this episode of the Beyond Listening Podcast, First Nations Leaders Renee and Manny Iron Hawk share stories around reconciliation, healing identity issues, and cycles of conflict. They speak to the significance of righting the wrongs of violence, and acknowledging the genocide, historical trauma, and false narratives about indigenous people for healing nation-to-nation relations. From stories of pain and trauma, to the gift of Creator's love, and the power of forgiveness, Renee and Manny offer insights into the cultural gifts of the Lakota ways to regenerate and sustain our world. Renee and Manny were introduced to Miriam and Adam through the work of Zen Peacemakers International, Native American Plunge Renee L. Fasthorse-Iron Hawk My name is Renee L. Fasthorse-Iron Hawk, B.A. and my degree is in Human Services with a minor in Psychology. My Lakhóta name is Tokáhe hí húnni wín (Arrives First Woman) and I reside with my family in Red Scaffold, SD. My spouse and family support Lakhota culture and language revitalization. We therefore live the Lakhóta way to the best of our abilities in the dual society that we have today. I've worked as a K-6th grade Substance Abuse Counselor, a Home-based Therapist at Three River Mental Health facility, a Program Manager for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome social research from UNM, as Director of Tribal Victim Assistance for the Tribe, and as the Coordinator of the Native Woman's Society of the Great Plains, where we helped 19 tribal programs to end domestic and sexual violence against women in tribal communities on the northern plains. My partner Manny and I worked with a Lakota Language immersion school for three years, until the funding expired in 2020. Since the endeavor with this organization ended, we have been engaged with our four-legged relatives of the horse nation. We also continue to be committed to an endeavor that my spouse is a descendant of, which is the Wounded Knee massacre survivors (HAWK1890). Manny C. Iron Hawk My name is Manny C. Iron Hawk. I am an Ikce Wicasa/common man Lakota and a Lakota Language teacher for 15 years. My Lakota name is “ Thoka Ankansa”, meaning taking the path towards the enemy. I reside with my family here on Wakpa Waste/Cheyenne River reservation in South Dakota. My mother is Howozou and a descendant of the Wounded Knee Massacre 1890. Our Great-great Grandfather's name is Ghost Horse. My father is Oglala and my Great-great Grandfathers Little Bird/Zintkala Cikala and Iron Hawk/Chetan Maza (brothers) fought at the Battle of the Little Big Horn June 25, 1876. I (we) belong to the Maspegnaka and Uphan Gleska Thiospayes. I have a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary education with a certification in Lakota Language, and a Master's Degree in K-12 Administration. I have served the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe in various capacities as Pte Caka/Buffalo Board, Policy board, Sioux YMCA Board of Directors, Police Commission, Housing Authority Board of Directors, Telephone Board of Directors, 911 Board of Directors, Farm Service Agency Board for Ziebach county, Hiring Board, Takini School Board, Battle of the little Big Horn Advisory Board, Tri-County Community Development Board and CRST District 2 Chairman. I recently administered a K-1st grade Lakota Immersion School, Horse therapy model, and Consultant for Lakota Language and Culture. Finally, I continue my mother's legacy of serving on the Heartbeat at Wounded Knee (HAWK1890) massacre survivors descendant's society on Wakpa Waste (Cheyenne River) reservation. It is my inspiration for being Ikce Wicasa, following Lakota Virtues, Natural Laws, Custom Laws, and Spiritual Laws. I continue to seek Happiness by overcoming life hardships.

On this edition, PEACE TALKS RADIO continues its series on Healing a Country's Wounds by talking about the strategy of Community Building. Past Peace Talks Radio programs in this series on how a Country can Heal its wounds were on Transitional Justice which uses legally mandated strategies, like Truth and Reconcilliation Commitions, or Reparations. Part 2 focused on Public Dialogues which see people willingly having conversations with each other to help communities heal. This third program in the series focuses on various OTHER forms of Community Building. Correspondent Suzanne Kryder looks into some effective programs in 3 diverse areas of the world that challenge everyone to bring their best to help improve the mood of a place and find common ground with each other to heal. Guests include: Dr. Ivis Garcia, Assistant Professor of City & Metropolitan Planning at the University of Utah, Julie Garreau, of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. She's been executive director of the Cheyenne River Youth Project ever since IT was born in 1988, Shani Graham, the creator of sustainable resilient communities in Western Australia such as Ecoburbia.

On this edition, PEACE TALKS RADIO continues its series on Healing a Country's Wounds by talking about the strategy of Community Building. Past Peace Talks Radio programs in this series on how a Country can Heal its wounds were on Transitional Justice which uses legally mandated strategies, like Truth and Reconcilliation Commitions, or Reparations. Part 2 focused on Public Dialogues which see people willingly having conversations with each other to help communities heal. This third program in the series focuses on various OTHER forms of Community Building. Correspondent Suzanne Kryder looks into some effective programs in 3 diverse areas of the world that challenge everyone to bring their best to help improve the mood of a place and find common ground with each other to heal. Guests include: Dr. Ivis Garcia, Assistant Professor of City & Metropolitan Planning at the University of Utah, Julie Garreau, of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. She's been executive director of the Cheyenne River Youth Project ever since IT was born in 1988, Shani Graham, the creator of sustainable resilient communities in Western Australia such as Ecoburbia.

This week, Taté (https://www.jtatewalker.com/) and I, Imogen Arate (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/), discuss our respective poems, "I LIKE TACOS" and "Indulgence," and double entendres. You can read Taté's poem at: https://anmly.org/ap30/queer-indigenous-30/tate-walker/ Other ways to follow Taté: 1. On Twitter: https://twitter.com/MissusTWalker  2. On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/walkerimagining/  Photo by Taté Walker. Links to the topics we touched on: 1. Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe: https://www.cheyenneriversiouxtribe.org/ 2. Sugar's link to Alzheimer's: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2018/01/the-startling-link-between-sugar-and-alzheimers/551528/ and https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/alzheimers-disease/in-depth/diabetes-and-alzheimers/art-20046987 #Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #TatéWalker #ILIKETACOS #Indulgence #DoubleEntendres #CheyenneRiverSioux #TwoSpiritStoryteller #IndigenousRightsActivist #journalismexperience #newspaperreporter #podcaster #photographer #magazinepublisher #EverydayFeminism #NativePeoplesMagazine #CommunicationsDirector #TribalCommunityEducationSystem #TohonoOodham #Piipaash #Shakespeare #poetryismedicine #TenilleCampbell #KéInfoshop #JeffSlim #FryBread #survivalfood #PhoenixIndianSchool #reclamation #performancepoetry #Catholic #fooddeserts #soilcontamination #nuclearwaste #forcedchildlabor

Hundreds gathered along the Mississippi this past weekend for the Owamni Falling Water Festival - a celebration of indigenous Minnesota cultures.And President Biden proclaimed October 11 Indigenous Peoples Day. Here's Chioma Uwagwu with these stories: This past Saturday, indigenous artists and educators gathered on either side of the Stone Arch Bridge in Minneapolis for the Owamni Festival. Owamni means ‘falling water' in the Dakota language. 18 year old Nathan attended the festival. He explains that “in native culture, we believe that everything has a spirit and, you know, we have to respect everything the same as we respect others. And so we give everything that same respect and you know, humans cannot live without water.”Indigenous artists offered their jewelry, graphic art and blankets for sale. Food trucks sold local indigenous foods. In addition to putting money directly in the hands of native vendors, the festival offered up a range of entertainment, with revolving acts by singers, drummers and comedians.At one of the educational booths was Amber Annis, a citizen of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and the program and outreach manager in Native American Initiatives at the Minnesota Historical Society. Annis says festivals like these are important not just to indigenous people, but people of all walks of life. The festival came just a day after President Biden made the first ever presidential proclamation of Indigenous Peoples' Day. Annis says it's about time.“I think that we have to reckon with the really hard part of colonialism, extractive colonialism, settler colonialism - these things that really have shaped all of our communities today, to a degree,” Annis said. “I think the maturity to be able to say that, at this point in 2021, we are at a time where we no longer should be celebrating and highlighting these figures that were crucial in the genocide of native people, in the theft of land, in the murder of indigenous people. So for me, I think that it's just really important because we all should be there, collectively responsible, and understand that highlighting Indigenous People's Day is not just for native peoples, it's for everybody.”Indigenous Peoples Day was observed on Monday, the same day as the federal holiday Columbus Day. Columbus Day first became a national holiday in 1937 as a way to honor the achievements of Italian Americans. But Native Americans have protested the holiday for decades, because it erases thousands of years of Native history, and because Columbus tortured and enslaved Indigenous people.Many would like to see Columbus Day eliminated altogether and replaced with Indigenous Peoples' Day. That would take an act of Congress. Tom LaBlanc, a member of the Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota Tribe, says he thinks the U.S. government has resisted recognizing Indigenous history and culture over the years because it contradicts western values.  “And as long as they continue to allow Columbus and that kind of mentality to survive, we'll never face the truth,” said LaBlanc. “And so, we need people to open up their eyes and ears and, and heart and begin to make a better spirit and a better human being so that we have something for our kids and grandkids. I don't want to have to pass on the legacy of what we have today. So they can continue on with Columbus and we'll tear down the statues, or ignore it, and have our own celebrations because we represent life, not death.”While Minnesota celebrates Indigenous People's Day, it is not a legal holiday. Many cities across the country still recognize the second Monday in October as Columbus Day. Chioma Uwagwu reporting for Minnesota Native News.

Yellen v Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, (2021), was a United States Supreme Court case dealing with the classification of Alaska Native corporations (ANCs) for purposes of receiving funds set-aside for tribal governments under the CARES Act. In a 6–3 decision issued in June 2021, the Court ruled that ANCs were considered to be "Indian tribes" and were eligible to receive the set-aside funds. Background. Twelve Alaska Native corporations (ANCs) were established in the 1971 Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act as for-profit corporations to operate businesses and services, often in the areas of oil and gas industry, to generate revenue that provides benefits to the Alaska Natives in the territories that they serve. This arrangement is unique to Alaska compared to native American tribes in the lower 48 states, where they operating their own tribal governments in recognized Indian reservations within federal law. Later, the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (ISDA) assured that both native American tribal governments and ANCs were given the self-autonomy to operate as governments for their respective peoples. With the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. government passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security, or CARES Act in March 2020. The bill provided $2.2 trillion in relief funding to businesses, of which $8 billion was earmarked for "tribal governments". The Treasury Department, in interpreting the law, opted to set aside about $500 million of the $8 billion earmarked for ANCs. The Treasury's decision was challenged separately by three Native tribes: the Navajo Nation, the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. They asserted that the ANCs were not officially recognized as tribal governments under the language of ISDA, and thus were ineligible to receive any of the CARES funds. The Native tribes expressed concern that the amount of funds available to them would be diluted if the ANC set-aside were allowed to stand. The three suits were consolidated at the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The district court ruled in favor of the Treasury Department, in that the ANCs could be considered tribal governments and eligible to receive CARES Act funds. The tribes appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, which reversed the District Court's ruling. The Circuit Court ruled that as no ANC is federally recognized, compared to the tribal governments, they fail to qualify for the CARES Act funding. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Yellen v Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, (2021), was a United States Supreme Court case dealing with the classification of Alaska Native corporations (ANCs) for purposes of receiving funds set-aside for tribal governments under the CARES Act. In a 6–3 decision issued in June 2021, the Court ruled that ANCs were considered to be "Indian tribes" and were eligible to receive the set-aside funds. Background. Twelve Alaska Native corporations (ANCs) were established in the 1971 Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act as for-profit corporations to operate businesses and services, often in the areas of oil and gas industry, to generate revenue that provides benefits to the Alaska Natives in the territories that they serve. This arrangement is unique to Alaska compared to native American tribes in the lower 48 states, where they operating their own tribal governments in recognized Indian reservations within federal law. Later, the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (ISDA) assured that both native American tribal governments and ANCs were given the self-autonomy to operate as governments for their respective peoples. With the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. government passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security, or CARES Act in March 2020. The bill provided $2.2 trillion in relief funding to businesses, of which $8 billion was earmarked for "tribal governments". The Treasury Department, in interpreting the law, opted to set aside about $500 million of the $8 billion earmarked for ANCs. The Treasury's decision was challenged separately by three Native tribes: the Navajo Nation, the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. They asserted that the ANCs were not officially recognized as tribal governments under the language of ISDA, and thus were ineligible to receive any of the CARES funds. The Native tribes expressed concern that the amount of funds available to them would be diluted if the ANC set-aside were allowed to stand. The three suits were consolidated at the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The district court ruled in favor of the Treasury Department, in that the ANCs could be considered tribal governments and eligible to receive CARES Act funds. The tribes appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, which reversed the District Court's ruling. The Circuit Court ruled that as no ANC is federally recognized, compared to the tribal governments, they fail to qualify for the CARES Act funding. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/law-school/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/law-school/support

Taté Walker is a Lakota citizen of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of South Dakota. They are a Two Spirit feminist, Indigenous rights activist, and a published and award-winning storyteller. In this interview, Julie Post(Intern at Cultural Survival), catches up with Taté Walker to hear about the issues faced by the LGBTQIA+ community at present. Produced by Julie Post Edited by Shaldon Ferris Interviewee: Taté Walker Image: Taté Walker Music: "Whispers" by Ziibiwan, used with permission. "Burn your village to the ground" by A Tribe called Red, used with permission.

Talking circles can promote listening at a time when it is most needed. Karla Abbott, associate professor of nursing at Augustana University, discusses using this method to combat trauma. Karla Abbott teaches “Behavioral Health Nursing”, “Nursing Leadership” and “Interdisciplinary Palliative Care” at the senior level.  An enrolled member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, Karla […]

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QUESTION PRESENTED:Whether Alaska Native regional and village corporations established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act are “Indian Tribe[s]” for purposes of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.Date Proceedings and Orders Oct 23 2020 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 25, 2020)Nov 04 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of State of Alaska filed. VIDED.Nov 13 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 25, 2020 to December 16, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.Nov 16 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 16, 2020, for all respondents.Nov 18 2020 | Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by US Senators Lisa Murkowski, et al. VIDED.Nov 23 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Alaska Federation of Natives filed. VIDED.Dec 16 2020 | Brief of respondents Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, et al., et al. in opposition filed. VIDED.Dec 16 2020 | Brief of respondents Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, et al. in opposition filed. VIDED.Dec 16 2020 | Brief of respondents Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation in opposition filed. VIDED. (Distributed)Dec 18 2020 | Letter waiving the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition for a writ of certiorari pursuant to Rule 15.5. filed.Dec 23 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.Dec 28 2020 | Reply of petitioner Steven T. Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury filed. (Distributed)Jan 08 2021 | Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by US Senators Lisa Murkowski, et al. GRANTED.Jan 08 2021 | Petition GRANTED. The petition for a writ of certiorari in No. 20-544 is granted. The cases are consolidated, and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument. VIDED.Jan 08 2021 | Because the Court has consolidated these cases for briefing and oral argument, future filings and activity in the cases will now be reflected on the docket of No. 20-543. Subsequent filings in these cases must therefore be submitted through the electronic filing system in No. 20-543. Each document submitted in connection with one or more of these cases must include on its cover the case number and caption for each case in which the filing is intended to be submitted. Where a filing is submitted in fewer than all of the cases, the docket entry will reflect the case number(s) in which the filing is submitted; a document filed in all of the consolidated cases will be noted as “VIDED.”Feb 22 2021 | Brief of petitioner Janet L. Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury filed. VIDED.Feb 22 2021 | Joint appendix filed. VIDED.Feb 22 2021 | Brief of petitioners Alaska Native Village Corporation Association, Inc., et al. filed. (in No. 20-544)Feb 26 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of State of Alaska filed. VIDED.Feb 26 2021 | Brief amici curiae of US Senators Lisa Murkowski, et al. filed. VIDED.Mar 01 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Alaska Federation of Natives filed. VIDED.Mar 01 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Association of Alaska Housing Authorities filed. VIDED.Mar 01 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Cook Inlet Region, Inc. filed. VIDED.Mar 12 2021 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, April 19, 2021. VIDED.Mar 15 2021 | Record requested.Mar 16 2021 | The record received from the U.S. District and Bankruptcy Courts is electronic and located on Pacer.Mar 16 2021 | The record from the U.S.C.A. D.C. Circuit is electronic and located on Pacer.Mar 24 2021 | Brief of respondents Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, et al. filed. VIDED.Mar 24 2021 | Brief of respondent Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation filed. VIDED.Mar 30 2021 | CIRCULATEDMar 31 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Representative Raúl M. Grijalva filed. VIDED. (Distributed)Mar 31 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Five Indian Tribes filed. VIDED. (Distributed)Mar 31 2021 | Brief amici curiae of National Congress of American Indians, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)Mar 31 2021 | Brief amici curiae of States of Utah, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)Mar 31 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Professors and Historians filed. VIDED. (Distributed)Mar 31 2021 | Motion for divided argument filed by petitioners Janet L. Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury. VIDED.Mar 31 2021 | Motion for divided argument filed by respondent Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation. VIDED.Apr 07 2021 | Response to motion of Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation from respondents Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, et al. filed. VIDED.Apr 09 2021 | Reply of petitioner Janet L. Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury filed. VIDED. (Distributed)Apr 09 2021 | Reply of petitioners Alaska Native Village Corporation Association, Inc., et al. filed (in No. 20-544). (Distributed)Apr 15 2021 | Supplemental response of the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, et al. filed in support of the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation motion for divided argument. VIDED.Apr 16 2021 | Motion for divided argument filed by petitioner GRANTED. VIDED.Apr 16 2021 | Motion for divided argument filed by Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation DENIED. VIDED.Apr 19 2021 | Argued. For petitioner in 20-543: Matthew Guarnieri, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For petitioners in 20-544: Paul D. Clement, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Jeffrey S. Rasmussen, Louisville, Colo. VIDED.Apr 20 2021 | Letter from counsel for Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, et al. filed. VIDED.Apr 22 2021 | Letter of petitioners Alaska Native Village Corporation Association, Inc., et al. filed. VIDED.Apr 23 2021 | Letter of petitioner Janet L. Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury filed. VIDED.Apr 23 2021 | Letter to the Clerk of the Court from the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation of Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation not accepted for filing. (April 30, 2021)★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

This week we are happy to revisit our conversation with Lakota doula Takayla Lightfield (Mnicoujou Lakota, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of South Dakota), in this “Best of Native Lights” episode. Takayla stands side-by-side with Native women supporting the birth of the next generation as a doula, and as a breastfeeding consultant. Takayla is now working on her Master’s Degree in Public Health, in the U of M’s Maternal and Child Health Advanced-Standing Program. In 2020, Takayla Lightfield was honored with a Tribal Trailblazer Award, from the United States Breastfeeding Committee (USBC), which recognized her collaborative efforts to protect, promote, and support breastfeeding in Native communities. Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine is produced by Minnesota Native News and Ampers, Diverse Radio for Minnesota’s Communities with support from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage fund. Online at https://minnesotanativenews.org/

The Wrangler National Finals Rodeo celebrates it's 62nd Annual NFR since it's inception in 1959 in Dallas, Texas, there again in 1960 and 1961. Los Angeles, California hosted the years of 1962 and 1963.  The marquis of sports finals, found a home in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1964, with Clem McSpadden, it grew and prospered in 'OKC until 1984.  In 1985 the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association sanctioned event increased prize money immensely when the Wrangler NFR moved to the "city of light's" in Las Vegas, Nevada. It has grown from 1.8 million dollars in prize money in 1985 until 2019, worth over 10 million, for 10 rounds in each event. This year, 2020, we're in Arlington, Texas, U.S.A..  Indian country has two individuals in the top 5 in the world standings, prior to round 4.  The 2017 World Champion and 10X WNFR qualifier, Navajo, Eric Rogers, Round Rock, Arizona, header in team roping, won round 1, earning 26,730.77 with healer Payden Bray of Texas. Shorty Garrett, WNFR Rookie, of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, in South Dakota, won money in round 3.  Four time WNFR saddle bronc riding qualifier, Standing Rock Sioux Tribes, Cole Elshere has bucked off all 4.  Cherokee of Oklahoma, Brenten Hall won round 4 in the team roping, heading for his partner, healer, Chase Tryan from Montana, to a winning time of 4.2. It's the finals, the NFR, the series of the sport, hey rookie can you take ten head, have you got the heart? Native Voice One Radio Network appreciates Wrangler and Heart Ranch, ND for their support of this program. Also #4BearsCasinoAndLodge, #JustinBootCompany, #4BWebDesign and #Wrangler. Long live cowboys!

Madonna Thunder Hawk of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe has spent decades fighting for Native land and water. Learn more at https://www.yaleclimateconnections.org/

In The Moment … October 6, 2020 Show 917 Hour 2 Remi Bald Eagle was a senior in high school when his family got indoor plumbing and electricity. As the Democratic candidate for the Public Utilities Commission, he says it taught him just how important it is to have affordable utilities available to South Dakota families. Bald Eagle joined the U.S. Army right out of high school. He served with the Army Engineer Regiment for 22 years. Currently, Bald Eagle is the Intergovernmental Affairs Coordinator for the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. Politics reporting at SDPB is sporsored by the Center for Western Studies Find us on Apple , Spotify , and Google Play . Plus, watch interviews from our show on YouTube .

Sunny Red Bear – a Lakota woman, mother, poet, activist, community organizer for MMIW, a mentor and poetry teacher from the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe discusses decolonizing motherhood and reclaiming her Indigenous roots. Host/Producer: Raven Richards

Taté Walker is Mniconjou Lakota and a citizen of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of South Dakota. They are an award-winning Two Spirit storyteller for outlets like “The Nation,” “Everyday Feminism," and “Indian Country Today.” Their work appears in the award-winning FIERCE: Essays by and About Dauntless Women (Nauset Press, 2018), and their first full-length book, Thunder Thighs & Trickster Vibes, is forthcoming from Mango Publishing. Learn more at www.jtatewalker.com.

A Voice for those who cannot speak I felt this was a very important interview.  This subject was personally heart breaking and difficult for me.   As I lost my sister to murder in 1968.  Lily Mendoza has a true heart for those that need help.  Enrolled in the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe she grew up with the Lakota Value of generosity.  She is a warrior woman and a voice for those who can no longer speak.  If you are interested in what is being done and what can be done please join us in this conversation on Missing, Murdered, Indigenous Women.

The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe is asking a federal judge to block the federal government from taking over its law enforcement and forcing the removal of public health checkpoints , and Congressman Johnson joins us to explain why he recently introduced legislation to protect Mount Rushmore from alteration. All this and more in this week’s In the Moment News Podcast. Find it on: Apple , Spotify , and Google Play

Zack Ducheneaux, Executive Director of Inter tribal Agriculture Council.  Zack is an enrolled member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe in SD.  He explains to us how and why Inter-tribal Agriculture Council was created.  A very interesting and informative conversation about our national food chain. What impact has the covid-19 virus had on it?  What are some of the problems Native American farmers and ranchers face that unique to them?  Learn the answers in this podcast. 

*Nurses Fight for Personal Protective Equipment and Sane COVID-19 Public Health Policies Deborah Berger, co-president of National Nurses United Producer: Scott Harris * South Dakota Sioux Tribe Defies Governor’s order to Remove Coronavirus Checkpoints Harold Frazier, Chairman of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe in South Dakota Producer: Melinda Tuhus * Coronavirus Crisis Exposes the Failings of the US Food System Amanda Starbuck, Senior Food Researcher and Policy Analyst with Food & Water Watch Producer: Scott Harris

Scott interviews reporter Arielle Zionts about her recent story about a pregnant South Dakota woman who died of COVID-19 in federal prison. Andrea Circle Bear, a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, was charged under an obscure law in connection with a drug sale in which she herself was likely not a primary participant. She was sentenced to two years in a federal prison hundreds of miles from her home. She later contracted COVID-19, and died in April, though not before delivering her baby via C-section. Zionts continues to search for answers about where Circle Bear contracted the illness, and more importantly why a pregnant woman was treated this way in the first place. Discussed on the show: “Grandmother says Eagle Butte woman should have never been transferred to prison while pregnant” (Rapid City Journal) Arielle Zionts is a criminal justice reporter at the Rapid City Journal. Follow her on Twitter @Ajzionts. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: NoDev NoOps NoIT, by Hussein Badakhchani; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; Listen and Think Audio; TheBumperSticker.com; and LibertyStickers.com. Donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal, or Bitcoin: 1Ct2FmcGrAGX56RnDtN9HncYghXfvF2GAh.

Scott interviews reporter Arielle Zionts about her recent story about a pregnant South Dakota woman who died of COVID-19 in federal prison. Andrea Circle Bear, a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, was charged under an obscure law in connection with a drug sale in which she herself was likely not a primary participant. She was sentenced to two years in a federal prison hundreds of miles from her home. She later contracted COVID-19, and died in April, though not before delivering her baby via C-section. Zionts continues to search for answers about where Circle Bear contracted the illness, and more importantly why a pregnant woman was treated this way in the first place. Discussed on the show: “Grandmother says Eagle Butte woman should have never been transferred to prison while pregnant” (Rapid City Journal) Arielle Zionts is a criminal justice reporter at the Rapid City Journal. Follow her on Twitter @Ajzionts. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: NoDev NoOps NoIT, by Hussein Badakhchani; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; Listen and Think Audio; TheBumperSticker.com; and LibertyStickers.com. Donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal, or Bitcoin: 1Ct2FmcGrAGX56RnDtN9HncYghXfvF2GAh. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGJdNAsLX3Q

We kick off our new season with a story from Mnicoujou [mini-co-jew] Lakota doula, Takayla Lightfield. She stands side-by-side with Native women supporting the birth of the next generation. Takayla Lightfield (Mnicoujou Lakota, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of South Dakota), is a self-employed doula who also works at the Division of Indian Work and is a breastfeeding consultant in the Twin Cities, Minnesota. Hosts: Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) and Cole Premo (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe), siblings, musicians, and contributors to Minnesota Native News. Theme Music: Cole Premo Additional Music: Leah Lemm Links: Division of Indian work  https://www.diw-mn.org/ Send a note to us: nativelights@ampers.org Native Lights Podcast is a production of Minnesota Native News and Ampers, Diverse Radio for Minnesota’s Communities, and made possible by funding from the Minnesota Arts and Culture Heritage Fund, and the citizens of Minnesota.  Ampers is an association of 18 independent community radio stations in Minnesota, which are all licensed to a college, school, university, Native American tribe, or directly to the community. http://ampers.org/ **

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe’s road checkpoints draw criticism Tribes claim victory in court decision over tribal COVID-19 aid May 5th designated MMIW awareness day in North Carolina

Pandemic in a time of Big Oil: When holding down a blockade is an Essential ActivityThe 3 day Climate Strike Action planned for April 22-24  to coincide with Earth Day 50th anniversary was cancelled due to global lockdown, but an epic 3 day livestream was organised instead by the Climate Strike Coalition and Stop The Money Pipeline Coalition.On Day 2 First Nations pipeline resistance fighters spoke in depth about how they're still standing strong on the frontline blockades during lockdown (whilst maintaining safe physical distancing practices) to defend their land and waters in ongoing direct actions against big finance and fossil fuel industries - despite the many concerns and attacks they are facing from all sides.Guests:Angeline Cheek, Fort Peck Assiniboine & Oglala/Sioux; and Joye Braun, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe community organiser (Both from the long running Trans Canada Keystone XL pipeline resistance campaign). Tara Houska, Couchiching Anishinaabe & Giniw Collective (on resistance campaign against Enbridges Line 3 tar sands pipeline) support/DONATE Lyla June Johnston, Diné/Navajo, Tsétsêhéstâhese/Cheyenne (music)Bill McKibben, 350.org (ally) This week's show is #1241 and was produced by Nicky Stott.

Our Catholics at the Capitol series continues with an interview with an attorney and lobbyist Reid Lebeau who represents Native American tribes in Minnesota and South Dakota. He is a Minnesota Catholic and member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. Reid helps us understand what it is that lobbyists do at the Capitol, recent issues he's worked on for Minnesota's tribes, and the relationship between his Catholic and Native American identities. In our mailbag segment, we discuss a comprehensive sex ed bill that garnered much attention in last year's legislative session. Then in the bricklayer segment, we discuss how to learn more about the lawmakers who represent you.

On today's episode, our guest is Taté Walker, a Lakota citizen of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of South Dakota. They are a banner-waving Two Spirit feminist, Indigenous rights activist, and a published and award-winning storyteller for outlets like Everyday Feminism, Feminist Humanist Alliance, Native Peoples magazine, and Indian Country Today. Taté uses their 15 years of experience working for daily newspapers, social justice organizations, and tribal education systems to organize students and professionals around issues of critical cultural competency, anti-racism/anti-bias, and inclusive community building.  We speak with Taté today about their work in using storytelling and art to create social change. During our conversation, Taté and I referenced the following resources and topics: The book, "Fierce:  Essays by and about Dauntless Women" by Karyn Kloumann, in which Taté's essay "Origins" appears The concept of "two-spirit" The gender unicorn Rates of violence against American Indian and Alaska Native women The movement and the organization helping to bring awareness to "Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls" Native Americans have the highest rates of enlistment than any other ethnic group in the United States The movement to end Native mascots in professional sports Netflix's American Son and the Opportunity Agenda's Discussion Guide on the film Taté's book coming out in 2020:  "Thunder Thighs and Trickster Vibes:  Essays on Immigration, Gender, and Equality" The Lakota concept of "Mitakuye Oyasin" which reflects the interconnectedness of life The Native concept of "seventh generation sustainability" --- Thanks for tuning in to the en(gender)ed podcast! Be sure to check out our en(gender)ed site and follow our blog on Medium. Consider donating because your support is what makes this work sustainable. Please also connect with us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Don't forget to subscribe to the show!

The 44th Annual Indian National Finals Rodeo concluded round two of four, in the city of lights, Wednesday night in Las Vegas Nevada, October 23, 2019. Over $1 million up for grabs for Indian cowboys and cowgirls from all over the United States and Canada. We visit with 4X time PRCA Wrangler NFR qualifier, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, Cole Elshere of South Dakota, about his win in the Saddlebronc riding round two. We also provide results of our contenders in each event.

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe says pipeline trucks not welcome on reservation Native and environmental groups rally against South Dakota’s riot boosting law Funeral held for past Seminole Tribe of Florida leader and first president of USET

Learn about awakening your senses to nature and building your sanctuary with healer and teacher Shayne Case. “To be bored with plants is one of the most beautiful places to be.” - Shayne Case In this episode of #moonwisepodcast, we speak with healer, teacher, writer and medicine maker Shayne Case about awakening the senses for nature connection and building your sanctuary in an increasingly tense world. Born from the forest's edge in southwestern Germany and hand fed by the prairie ghosts of her Lakota ancestry, Shayne Case derives her inspiration from these two disparate landscapes. The world of the unseen is her mother tongue and she uses this to bridge communication between the people who come to see her for healing and their spiritual guides. Shayne is a mother, healer, teacher, writer, medicine maker, and an enrolled member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. Each of these roles she holds with sacred intention and equal passion. We discuss her work with the plant people in creating flower essences, unlearning institutional knowledge and developing an intuitive relationship with the natural world. Shayne also shares her favorite self-mothering practices and ways to cultivate beauty in daily life. We also talk about: Working with plant and stone people Finding your unique medicine bundle The wisdom of weather Creating feasts for the senses Using the medicine of call-out culture The importance of play

Jordan Chariton speaks with Joy Braun, a Native American member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, about President Trump disregarding a judge's ruling and granting a key permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/statuscoup/support

Frank Pommersheim, a professor at the University of South Dakota School of Law, discussed his experiences in Volunteer in Services to America (VISTA), his work on the Rosebud Sioux Indian Reservation and his passion for teaching Indian Law and the rights of Indigenous peoples in South Dakota on the latest episode of Credit Hour.Each year, Pommersheim takes law students on a two-day trip to the Rosebud Sioux Indian Reservation to see various tribal court cases in action.“I can talk about Indian Law in class, but we need to go out there,” Pommersheim said. “Students need hands-on experience.”Pommersheim has taught at USD for over 30 years and has won many awards for his work. He recently was honored by the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe for a career and lifetime of work in Indian Law. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe won a court case against the Dakota Access Pipeline project last week. The ruling affirmed the tribes’ treaty rights, and more important, the idea of mutual respect.

A candid conversation about the political life of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe with the tribal chairman, Harold Frazier.