Podcasts about Flathead Indian Reservation

After the initial grief of losing her daughter to a hit-and-run driver on the Flathead Indian Reservation, Carissa HeavyRunner faced months of inaction by local law enforcement to adequately investigate and charge the person responsible. Her frustration grew into a personal mission to see justice served. HeavyRunner's story is one of the chief complaints by Native Americans who have lost a loved one and wake up every day without any progress toward getting any answers. We'll learn about some outstanding Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) cases and the effort to improve the statistics in spite of law enforcement foot-dragging.

After the initial grief of losing her daughter to a hit-and-run driver on the Flathead Indian Reservation, Carissa HeavyRunner faced months of inaction by local law enforcement to adequately investigate and charge the person responsible. Her frustration grew into a personal mission to see justice served. HeavyRunner's story is one of the chief complaints by Native Americans who have lost a loved one and wake up every day without any progress toward getting any answers. We'll learn about some outstanding Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) cases and the effort to improve the statistics in spite of law enforcement foot-dragging.

We are dropping this episode as an encore in light of the devastating fires LA have been experiencing the last few weeks. There are so many reasons these fires are happening and we wanted to re-share this episode on fire in support of answering some of the questions we have been seeing on social media and hearing on news platforms.  In this week's conversation, we speak with Tony Incashola Jr., forest manager for CSKT (Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes), and Stephanie Gillin, information and education program manager and former wildlife biologist for the CSKT at the Flathead Indian Reservation. Tony and Stephanie walk us through the history of fire and what it means to their tribes and how the criminalization of their fire practices not only impacted the health of the landscape but significantly changed how fire affects the land, ecosystems, and people of Montana and the general western part of the United States. Show Note Links: Returning Fire to the Land CSKT Tribes

A sanctuary for dogs on the Flathead Indian Reservation is trying to heal animals and people. The organization has distributed thousands of pounds of pet food to low-income families, and recently paid for about $80,000 in vet bills for rescue dogs and pet owners who needed assistance.

This is a special podcast swap episode where we host Kindred Podcast's Power of Fire episode. Learn about the history of fire, how it shapes the landscape and people that live there. Speakers: Tony Incashola Jr., forest manager for CSKT (Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes), and Stephanie Gillin, information and education program manager and former wildlife biologist for the CSKT at the Flathead Indian Reservation. Kindred Podcast hosts: Kate and Jen. Producer: Kat Gatti. Primary Sources: Kindred Podcast website Contact Grassland Groupies: Website Facebook Twitter TikTok info@grasslandgroupies.org Support us: Bonfire Merch Store Or donate: Donorbox

Limited federal policing resources for Flathead Reservation CA falling behind on Indigenous housing and policing pledges - reports BIA awards $120m to tribal communities for climate resilience projects

Embark on an epic adventure to witness the Total Solar Eclipse! Plus learn of other captivating cosmic sights including a rare "Super Harvest Moon Eclipse” to plan your travels around. Plus we've got the news! This is Rebecca Wanner aka 'BEC' and Jeff ‘Tigger' Erhardt with The Bend Radio Show & Podcast, your news outlet for the latest in the Outdoors & Western Lifestyle! Episode 174 Details PLAN NOW TO SEE THE TOTAL ECLIPSE & OTHER COSMIC WONDERS Experience the Total Eclipse and other Epic Astronomy Views in 2024! Get ready for an extraordinary celestial event coming your way! On Monday, April 8, 2024, North America will be graced with a total solar eclipse, turning day into night across a wide swath of the United States. AND what makes this Total Eclipse so incredibly noteworthy, because the next isn't slated to happen for another 2 decades, 20 years. Whether you're in Southern California, Washington State, or the mountains of North Carolina, get set for a partial eclipse at the very least. For the ultimate experience, position yourself beneath the path of totality, stretching from Northern Mexico through Texas, up to Maine, and beyond into Canada. According to astronomer Tyler Nordgren, a total eclipse is nothing short of otherworldly. As the moon completely obscures the sun, expect the sky to darken, colors to shift, and the brightest stars to emerge. Nordgren recommends choosing a location you genuinely want to explore. Whether you're clouded out or not, being in a captivating setting enhances the experience. Just remember to pack your protective eyewear to safeguard your eyes during this awe-inspiring event. As April 8 approaches, consider your ideal spot to witness nature's breathtaking display. Whether you're drawn to the rugged landscapes of Texas, the serene beauty of Maine, or the majestic badlands of North Dakota, the path of totality offers an array of captivating destinations. Prepare for a day like no other—a day when the heavens align, and the universe unfolds its mysteries before your eyes. Mark your calendars, secure your viewing spot, and get ready to witness the total eclipse of 2024 in all its celestial glory. Don't miss out on this extraordinary event. Plan your eclipse adventure today and prepare to be spellbound by the wonders of the universe. Just don't forget your protective eyewear. Be prepared as the Total Solar Eclipse, meaning complete darkness, is speculated to only last 3:30 minutes.   TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE VIEWING TIME Texas - Partial Eclipse begins at 12:23 pm CDT. The Total Solar Eclipse begins at 1:40 pm CDT and ends at 1:44 pm CDT. Partial Eclipse ending by 3:02 pm CDT.   New York - Partial Eclipse begins at 02:04pm EDT. The Total Solar Eclipse begins at 03:18pm DDT and ends at 03:22pm EDT. Partial Eclipse ending by 04:32pm EDT.   North Dakota - Partial Eclipse begins at 12:48 pm CDT. The Total Solar Eclipse maximum at 01:55 pm CDT. Partial Eclipse ending by 3:02 pm CDT.   California - Partial Eclipse begins at 10:06 am PST. The Total Solar Eclipse maximum at 11:12am PST. Partial Eclipse ending by 12:22pm PST.   SCENIC SPOTS TO WATCH TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE Niagara Falls Rocky Mountains Zion National Park Adirondack Mountains Theodore Roosevelt National Park   Super Harvest Moon Eclipse: September 17-18 A super moon occurs when the moon is the closest to the earth, and appears bigger and brighter than usual. In September, the super moon will be accompanied by a partial eclipse. While a supermoon is easy to spot from wherever you are, the eclipse will be visible from much of the Americas, Europe, and Africa. A confluence of three popular lunar events will make for an exciting night of stargazing on the night of Tuesday, Sept. 17, into the early hours of Wednesday, Sept. 18. A partial lunar eclipse will coincide with the first super moon of the year, causing part of the moon to temporarily go dark as it passes through Earth's shadow.    Super Moon — October 17 The second and closest supermoon of 2024 will occur in October. During a supermoon, the moon can appear up to 14% larger and 30% brighter than when it is the farthest. There's no need for specialized equipment to view the moon, but a clear night sky and an unobstructed view will help. NEWS ILLEGAL EAGLE FEATHER TRAFFICKING UNVEILED           FLATHEAD INDIAN RESERVATION, Mont. (KFYR) - Prosecutors say a Washington state man intends to plead guilty to helping kill some 3,600 birds, including eagles, and illegally selling their feathers. A judge issued an arrest warrant for a second suspect who failed to appear in court last month.  Such feathers are highly prized among many Native American tribes for use in sacred ceremonies and during pow-wows. The defendants are accused of selling eagle parts on a black market that has been a long-running problem for U.S. wildlife officials. Illegal shootings are a leading cause of golden eagle deaths, according to a recent government study. Immature golden eagle feathers are especially valued among tribes, and a tail set from one of the birds can sell for several hundred dollars, according to details disclosed during a separate trafficking case in South Dakota last year in which a Montana man was sentenced to three years in prison.     Prosecutors say Travis Branson and others killed the birds during a years-long “killing spree” on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana and elsewhere.   SPY CAMS IN VACATION RENTALS According to the Daily Mail, 10% of vacation rentals come equipped with concealed surveillance cameras. These cameras are frequently camouflaged as ordinary items like chargers, smoke alarms, and TV soundbars. Travel experts recommend inspecting for absent screws, additional openings, and reflections that may indicate camera lenses. Rental platforms such as Airbnb enforce stringent regulations prohibiting hidden camera use.   BOMB WASHES UP ON BEACH According to NBC, an old military bomb was recently found washed up on shore in California. A bomb squad was called in, confirming the explosive was inactive and then safely removed it from the beach.   MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE: SOUTH CAROLINA TO FRANCE Who has thrown a message in a bottle, tossed it to the sea or ocean wondering if it'll ever be found? A South Carolina fisherman dropped a bottle in the ocean three years ago. The bottle contained a letter and ribbons. The fisherman was shocked that it made its way to France. Have you ever found a message in a bottle? Host Rebecca Wanner aka BEC once did while fishing along the Knife River in North Dakota. The bottle was an old glass pop bottle, and the message was a typewriter typed letter and dated 20 years old.   CORNHOLE PLAYERS EARN COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS According to Deadspin, High schoolers are securing scholarships to play cornhole at the college level. Recently, two high school seniors signed letters of intent to join Winthrop University in North Carolina as cornhole players. These scholarships will cover half of their tuition costs. Both athletes are highly regarded, earning five-star ratings, and they represent the first students to commit to a college for cornhole.   As always here at The Bend Show, we encourage all ages to take up lifelong sports and activities. Cornhole is another great example, just as fishing, clay target shooting and archery, of an activity we can do all our lives and encourages us to do so while socializing with other people. Put down the phone and take up an activity this year!   FIELD REPORTS & COMMENTS Call or Text your questions, or comments to 305-900-BEND or 305-900-2363 Or email BendRadioShow@gmail.com FOLLOW Facebook/Instagram: @thebendshow https://www.facebook.com/thebendshow SUBSCRIBE to The Bend YouTube Channel. Website: TheBendShow.com https://thebendshow.com/ #catchBECifyoucan #tiggerandbec #outdoors #travel #cowboys The Outdoors, Rural America, And Wildlife Conservation are Center-Stage. AND how is that? Because Tigger & BEC… Live This Lifestyle. Learn more about Jeff ‘Tigger' Erhardt & Rebecca Wanner aka BEC here: TiggerandBEC.com https://tiggerandbec.com/   WESTERN LIFESTYLE & THE OUTDOORS Tigger & BEC are News Broadcasters that represent the Working Ranch world, Rodeo, and the Western Way of Life as well as advocate for the Outdoors and Wildlife Conservation. Outdoorsmen themselves, this duo strives to provide the hunter, adventurer, cowboy, cowgirl, rancher and/or successful farmer, and anyone interested in agriculture with the knowledge, education, and tools needed to bring high-quality beef and the wild game harvested to your table for dinner. They understand the importance in sharing meals with family, cooking the fruits of our labor and fish from our adventures, and learning to understand the importance of making memories in the outdoors. Appreciate God's Country. United together, this duo offers a glimpse into and speaks about what life truly is like at the end of dirt roads and off the beaten path. Tigger & BEC look forward to hearing from you, answering your questions and sharing in the journey of making your life a success story. Adventure Awaits Around The Bend.   References https://www.outsideonline.com/adventure-travel/destinations/north-america/ways-see-total-solar-eclipse-2024/

Despite his advanced studies in Scripture, it wasn't until Victor Cancino, S.J., became the resident pastor at St. Ignatius Mission on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Western Montana that he properly grasped the Bible's deep connections with Native American spirituality and practices. “The Bible is from a tribal world with a spirituality that is as old as the people that I'm living with,” Victor says. “We completely forget that and we think of this Roman-Greco society that looks like us, but the Bible looks a lot like tribal people.” On “Preach,” Victor delivers a homily for the Second Sunday of Advent, Year B, focusing on the image of the desert presented in the first reading from Isaiah. In the conversation that follows the homily, host Ricardo da Silva, S.J., and Victor explore how the preacher might respond to generational trauma in marginalized communities, such as the people he works with on the reservation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CSKT to work with state and federal officials to keep Flathead safe Death of Golodoff, last Attu POW, marks end of an era Chef Sherman to promote Indigenous food during COP28 in Dubai

In this episode, Sean Dowdall highlights the role of PR professionals in guiding companies towards values alignment and the impact it can have on the community.Drawing from his experience growing up on a tribal nation, Sean emphasizes the need for businesses to have a strong mission and vision that serves the benefit of people and the planet. He explains the pitfalls of solely focusing on making money and shares how the dot-com era exemplified the consequences of this approach. He also explains how the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted individuals and organizations to reevaluate their priorities and strive for work that helps others. Sean emphasizes the importance of aligning values with clients and employees, as well as the need for strategic decision-making that considers the impact on a company's brand and reputation. He also discusses the challenges of working with clients whose values may not align with your own and the importance of vetting potential clients. About the GuestSean Dowdall, President of Landis Communications Inc. (LANDIS), is a 30-year public relations, marketing and sales executive. The son of a banker, he started his career at his father's local bank on the Flathead Indian Reservation in his hometown of Polson, Montana. Prior to LANDIS, he was Chief Marketing Officer for Rabobank, N.A. Prior to Rabobank, Sean headed a variety of marketing, sales, public relations, and digital/Internet functions at Wells Fargo Bank and Bank of America. Sean graduated from Santa Clara University (BS in Finance) and the Pacific Coast Banking School at the University of Washington (Seattle, WA). He also studied in Tokyo, Japan during his junior year of college. He served as President of the Board of ODC San Francisco for 5 years during 2 $10 million capital campaigns to expand the ODC campus supporting more than 200 dance classes every week and an active 200-seat performing arts theatre. Sean is married to David Landis, the retired Founder of Landis. About the HostAbbie Fink is vice president/general manager of HMA Public Relations in Phoenix, Arizona and a founding member of PRGN. Her marketing communications background includes skills in media relations, digital communications, social media strategies, special event management, crisis communications, community relations, issues management, and marketing promotions for both the private and public sectors, including such industries as healthcare, financial services, professional services, government affairs and tribal affairs, as well as not-for-profit organizations. PRGN Presents is brought to you by Public Relations Global Network, the world's local public relations agency. Our executive producer is Adrian McIntyre. Follow the Podcast If you enjoyed this episode, please follow PRGN Presents in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or any other podcast app. We publish new episodes every other Thursday. To have them delivered automatically and free of charge, just choose your preferred podcast player from this list, open the app, and click the button to “Follow” or “Subscribe” to the show: https://prgnpodcast.com/listenNeed to hire a PR firm? Leading a business effectively in...

The Society of Jesus' 71st Congregation of Procurators, which was held in Loyola, Spain. Over 100 Jesuits gathered for the congregation, one from each province in the world plus Jesuit Superior General Fr. Arturo Soca and his assistants. So what exactly is a Congregation of Procurators? It sounds like old-fashioned Church speak. A brief explanation: There are two types of big global congregations the Society of Jesus holds. The first and more famous type is called a General Congregation, in which a new superior general is typically elected. There have been only 36 of these meetings since the founding of the order in 1540. All the way back at the second General Congregation in 1565, the delegates decided that more frequent meetings were needed. This led to the Congregation of Procurators, whose main technical function is to decide if a General Congregation should be called via a simple “yes or no” vote. Only very rarely do the procurators vote “yes.” But it's a unique opportunity for Jesuits to gather and reflect on the state of the Society within today's world. While the gathering itself lasted two weeks in Spain, the work of the procurators takes over a year. Once elected by his respective province, each procurator travels throughout his province and speaks to as many Jesuits as possible. The point is to develop a sort of “state of the Society” perspective from your own corner of the world. The procurators submit their reports to the Superior General, who in turn crafts a document on the state of the global society called De Statu Societatis. This document will be published and publicly available soon. Today's guest is Fr. Victor Cancino, who was the procurator from the USA West province. Fr. Cancino lives on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana and is the pastor-delegate for St. Ignatius Mission. Host Mike Jordan Laskey asked him about the gathering itself plus what he learned while traveling throughout the West province, which stretches from Alaska to Hawaii to the US -Mexico border in Arizona. It was fascinating to hear his insider's take on the whole process – a reminder that we are part of a church whose name means “universal.” Learn more about the Congregation of Procurators: https://www.jesuits.org/stories/jesuits-gather-for-71st-congregation-of-procurators-in-loyola-spain/ Read Fr. Cancino's articles at America magazine: https://www.americamagazine.org/voices/victor-cancino-sj AMDG is a production of the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States. www.jesuits.org/ www.beajesuit.org/ twitter.com/jesuitnews facebook.com/Jesuits instagram.com/wearethejesuits youtube.com/societyofjesus

American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations experience profound health disparities in part due to significant social and economic barriers. Having solid data helps inform policies that can improve the systems that serve these populations and mitigate stigmas impacting the health of AI/AN mothers and infants. Centering community voices can produce more effective and equitable healthcare, reducing the disparities impacting AI/AN communities. In this episode, three experts—Ed Ehlinger (alumni-MN), a previous past president of ASTHO; Janelle Palacios, a nurse midwife and researcher; and Katelyn Strasser, administrator of the Office of Child and Family Services with the South Dakota Department of Health—discuss the Federal Advisory Committee on Infant and Maternal Mortality's most recent report on AI/AN health outcomes and the data-focused recommendations for states and territories. Guests: ·       Edward P. Ehlinger, MD, MSP: former Minnesota Health Commissioner and past president of ASTHO ·       Janelle Palacios, PhD: Salish & Kootenai, originally from the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana; Nurse Midwife, Researcher, and Storyteller ·       Katelyn Strasser, MPH: Administrator of the Office of Child and Family Services, South Dakota Department of Health Resources: ·       Making Amends: Recommended Strategies and Actions to Improve the Health and Safety of American Indian and Alaska Native Mothers and Infants ·       Strengthening Risk-Appropriate Care in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities ASTHO thanks the CDC for its support of this episode of Public Health Review.

Mika Westwolf was 22 years old when in March 2023 she was struck and killed by a car while walking home along a highway on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana. The fatal crash report was listed as an accident, but her family and friends believe otherwise. They know who did it yet there are no charges in the connection to her death. Mika needs justice. Mika needs justice.For links to information found for this episode:https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12148953/Native-American-girl-struck-killed-suspect-woman-children-named-ARYAN-NATION.htmlhttps://popular.info/p/update-inside-the-disturbing-investigationhttps://helenair.com/arlee-family-seeks-answers-in-deadly-crash/article_6d75a9b5-1f2d-5d8e-8285-f77bc260421a.htmlhttp://www.charkoosta.com/news/mika-matters/article_6719c54e-f02c-11ed-8e46-4b2ef128c585.html https://www.mikamatters.com/about-mika https://www.gofundme.com/f/mika-josephine-westeolf?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_content=undefined&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer&utm_term=undefinedhttps://areyoupressworthy.com/

In this week's conversation, we speak with Tony Incashola Jr., forest manager for CSKT (Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes), and Stephanie Gillin, information and education program manager and former wildlife biologist for the CSKT at the Flathead Indian Reservation. Tony and Stephanie walk us through the history of fire and what it means to their tribes and how the criminalization of their fire practices not only impacted the health of the landscape but significantly changed how fire affects the land, ecosystems, and people of Montana and the general western part of the United States. Kindred is hosted by Kate Coffin and Jenn Asplundh. Please find out more info and message us at kindredpodcast.co. Follow Us Instagram @thekindredpod Facebook @thekindredpod Support us at Patreon/kindredpodcast Please follow, rate, and review. Thanks.

Firefighting pushes the body to breaking point; Kevin Goodan's poem locates the “ash-dark art” of firefighting not just in the wilderness where the team worked, but in the muscles of the firefighters. Kevin Goodan was born in Montana and raised on the Flathead Indian Reservation where his stepfather and brothers are tribal members. Goodan earned his BA from the University of Montana and worked as a firefighter for ten years with the U.S. Forest Service before receiving his MFA from University of Massachusetts-Amherst in 2004. He has taught at the University of Connecticut and has served as Visiting Writer at Wesleyan University. He is author of Spot Weather Forecast (Alice James Books 2021), Anaphora (Alice James Books 2018), Let the Voices (Red Hen Press 2016), and Upper Level Disturbances (Center for Literary Publishing 2012).Find the transcript for this show at onbeing.org.We're pleased to offer Kevin Goodan's poem, and invite you to connect with Poetry Unbound throughout this season.Pre-order the forthcoming book Poetry Unbound: 50 Poems to Open Your World and join us in our new conversational space on Substack.

Ethan is the Chairman of the Founding Board for NALZS and currently operates as the Executive Director.  Ethan is currently a Principle Consultant for Integrated Solutions for Systems.  He graduated with Physics and Mathematics degrees from the University of Montana.  His 20 year career has been a mixture of engineering, marketing, sales, and business development in the high tech software world.  He grew up taking care of animals on his parent's and grandparents' farms in the beautiful Mission Valley on the Flathead Indian Reservation of Montana.  He married Christie, who also shares a love for animals.  That love has continued as they and their four daughters have regularly visited the nearby zoos and aquariums where his career has taken them.  It was one of these visits to the Birmingham Zoo on a daddy daughter date that started the "A Zoo For You, North Alabama" wheels turning. Show Timeline 0:00 Start 03:30 Background - Who is Ethan Woodruff? 16:52 Growing up on a Montana Farm 20:42 NALZS Origin 29:30 Why no Zoo in North Alabama?  38:07 Getting the Word Out  43:32 Projected Cost of the Zoo 48:53 Target Location for the Zoo 58:30 Alabama Zoo Trail  01:05:15 Animal Interactions with Public  01:15:25 Mission Statement and Vision 01:25:14 Planned Zoo Layout 01:34:29   U.S. Cities w/ Zoo Comparison 01:46:22 Target Market/Demographics 01:59:00 The Quick 6

In 2020, legislation to return an 18,524-acre parcel of land in the middle of the Flathead Indian Reservation to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) was signed into law. Just over a year later, the Bison Range, along with the herd of 455 buffalo, returned to tribal management after 112 years. The tribes held a three day celebration to commemorate the restoration of the land and animals to their people. Host Micah Drew spent two days at the celebrations listening to speeches, songs and prayers offered up for the occasions, and in this episode of the podcast he shares some of what he heard. Read more about all of this week's stories and get the latest breaking news at flatheadbeacon.com and sign up for our new daily newsletter at flatheadbeacon.com/newsletter.RELATED LINKSMay 23 E-EditionReturn of the BuffaloFundraising to Save FarmlandTime to Get WildFarmers Markets Springing Back to LifeThe introductory music in this this episode is “Thinking Music” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License, The episode also features two songs from Montana singer/songwriter Mike Murray's album We Are Like Warriors, "The Good Ol' Days You're In" and "Moment of Time," used with permission. This episode also featured the "Victory Song" performed by members of the CSKT. Read more about all of this week's stories and get the latest breaking news at flatheadbeacon.com and sign up for our new daily newsletter at flatheadbeacon.com/newsletter. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Land Grab is back with the first episode of the second part of our series on the history of the Missoula Mercantile Company, corporate control of Montana, and the allotment of the Flathead Indian Reservation at the turn of the 20th century in Western Montna. In this chapter, we look at the rise of Montana [&hellip The post Chapter Six: Savage Habits  appeared first on Montana Mint - The greatest website north of Wyoming..

Land Grab is back with the first episode of the second part of our series on the history of the Missoula Mercantile Company, corporate control of Montana, and the allotment of the Flathead Indian Reservation at the turn of the 20th century in Western Montna. In this chapter, we look at the rise of Montana [&hellip The post Chapter Six: Savage Habits  appeared first on Montana Mint - The greatest website north of Wyoming..

The Salish Kootenai College launched a program this fall that aims to train the next generation of fire, wildlife and forest managers in the Columbia River Basin in Montana, Idaho, Washington and Oregon. It's the first master's program at the Pablo-based four-year school on the Flathead Indian Reservation.

Journey across the Flathead Indian Reservation to the most important tree you've never heard of. The Glacier Conservancy: https://glacier.org/ Whitebark Pine Ecosystem Foundation: https://whitebarkfound.org/ Pictures of Ilawye, the Great Great Grandparent Tree: https://flic.kr/p/2mtQsSH Ben Cosgrove Music: https://www.bencosgrove.com/ Claire Emery Art: https://www.emeryart.com/ See more show notes on our website: https://www.nps.gov/glac/learn/photosmultimedia/headwaters-podcast.htm

Today's guest is Tailyr Irvine, a Salish and Kootenai photo journalist from the Flathead Indian Reservation. She is a National Geographic Explorer and her work has been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, ESPN, CNN and the Smithsonian, among other prominent outlets. Tailyr is especially interested in representing the diversity within Native America and complex issues facing tribal communities. In our conversation, we frame up just a few of the many incredible projects and series in her portfolio. From co-founding Indigenous Photograph, to her Blood Quantum project and participation in We, Women, Tailyr documents essential stories that help us all better understand Montana and our country at large. Transcript here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SNEGrMJ0q57DCgy-ciGLpoTH4bdAMhDAlYXmQXV5qws/edit?usp=sharing

On this week's 51%, we continue our conversations with the Carey Institute's Logan Nonfiction fellows. Documentarian Tsanavi Spoonhunter previews her upcoming film, Holder of the Sky, on efforts to preserve treaty rights for native tribes in Wisconsin. And reporters Jillian Farmer and Cheryl Upshaw discuss their in-progress podcast, 50-Foot Woman, documenting life with the rare pituitary disease acromegaly. Guests: Tsanavi Spoonhunter, producer/director of Holder of the Sky; Jillian Farmer and Cheryl Upshaw, producers of 50-Foot Woman 51% is a national production of WAMC Northeast Public Radio. Our producer is Jesse King, our executive producer is Dr. Alan Chartock, and our theme is “Lolita” by the Albany-based artist Girl Blue. Follow Along You're listening to 51%, a WAMC production dedicated to women's issues and experiences. Thanks for joining us, I'm Jesse King. This week we're continuing our conversations with some of this fall's Logan Nonfiction fellows at the Carey Institute for Global Good. The program is currently remote for the coronavirus pandemic, so unfortunately fellows aren't getting their usual retreat at the Carey Institute's campus in Rensselaerville, New York - but its writers, filmmakers, podcasters, and photographers are still developing their projects and swapping advice through various online seminars and workshops. Tsanavi Spoonhunter spoke with me from Montana while filming her upcoming documentary Holder of the Sky. Spoonhunter is an American Indian reporter and filmmaker, and citizen of the Northern Arapahoe Tribe. Much of her storytelling focuses on Indian Country, including her latest documentary short, Crow Country: Our Right to Food Sovereignty, which has been screening at various festivals and venues. As she heads into the Logan Nonfiction Program, however, her focus is on Holder of the Sky. Tell me about Holder of the Sky. What is your focus with the film? So Holder of the Sky chronicles several tribes in the state of Wisconsin and their struggle to retain their treaty rights that were made with the government back in the 1800s - and how those treaty rights are still being challenged today, and what that looks like in present day. I focus on the Lac du Flambeau up in northern Wisconsin, the Oneida Nation, which is just outside of Green Bay, and then the Menominee tribe. For those who don't know, what are some examples of the treaty rights that you were examining in the film? Like what do treaty rights usually entail? Yeah, so a treaty right is a binding agreement between two sovereign nations. When the U.S. government started relocating tribes to reservations, that affected tribal life, their daily life. Tribes weren't able to go and access their traditional homelands for food or any of the things that they did. And so with those agreements, tribes were able to negotiate, "If I go on to a reservation, I'll be able to go off the reservation to hunt and fish anywhere that I want." That is an example of one of the tribes in Wisconsin that we're following: they were able to go out and practice their traditional spear-hunting rights. And then, you know, there was an uprising known as the Walleye Wars, and this is just one example in the film. Tribal members went off the reservation, and were hunting using a spearfishing tradition, and local, non-tribal folks got really upset, because they felt that tribes were given a privilege - that they were given more privileges than any other U.S. citizen, without really understanding the treaty rights and what tribes sacrificed in order to obtain that right to spearfish. I think that's a good example to highlight, you know about treaty rights in the United States. And it plays to the present day: we're following one character who was recently shot at last spring while he was spearfishing. Most of the tribes you're looking at are in Wisconsin. What brings you to Montana? So there's actually a national organization - it's evolved over time. But that event that I described earlier about the spearfishing, there was an organization called PAR - but today, it evolved, and it's called the Citizens for Equal Rights Alliance. And it's basically a group that challenges the rights of tribes. And so one of the leaders of that organization lives here in Montana. She was challenging the rights of another tribe that we're following in Wisconsin. I found the title Holder of the Sky from a creation story of the Oneida Nation in Wisconsin, and the Oneida Nation is probably one of the most powerful nations in the country. They were originally from New York, and they were moved to Wisconsin by treaty. And so they were given a certain acreage of land. Later on after that treaty, a non-native community wanted to establish a town on that land. And the tribe resisted, and they were like, "No, we do not want a town here. This is our treaty land." And the state said, "No, that's fine. They could start a town on that land." And so ever since then, there's always been some kind of strife between the two communities. But as of recently, it's gotten even worse over jurisdiction. The two communities are the Oneida Nation and the village of Hobart, and the village of Hobart is home to a lot of Green Bay Packers - it's a pretty wealthy suburb outside of Green Bay. And they're trying to expand on the tribal land. And the tribe is saying, "No, this is our land. We want to keep our land." But then Hobart is saying, "No, we were trying to buy land to expand." Elaine Willman is part of the Center for Equal Rights Alliance, which is the group that I had mentioned earlier that challenges the rights of tribes across the country. And so she was flown in to help with a jurisdictional issue that was happening between Oneida and Hobart. And so she's just a very interesting character. So yeah, we're here filming with her in Montana now. And she's actually doing some work against the Flathead Indian Reservation, but that's another subject. But she's still heavily involved with Oneida and Hobart relations. Tell me a little more about what's going on here, from both sides. What argument is the village of Hobart making to say that they should be allowed to expand? Because to me, obviously, I don't know a lot about the situation, but it looks like it should be pretty cut and dry. There's an agreement giving this land to the Oneida Nation. So it's theirs, right? Yeah, that's the thing, that's a good question. And that's what I'm hoping to answer in the film. Because when you look at it, and you learn about it, it's like, "This makes sense. Why are they resisting this?" Right? And with Elaine, that I'm talking to now, and the village of Hobart - their argument is that they want to expand, they want to build development, they want to have the tax base to have a better support for their communities. They just want more money, I guess. And with tribal communities, it's a whole different concept of land management. They don't see it as economic development. They care for their land, like, Oneida bought some land just so that it wouldn't be developed. So there's these different concepts of what land is between the two groups, I think, and that can get a little bit confusing for one to understand. Especially with Hobart, because they sit on the tribe's entire treaty land, it encompasses the village - I get it, you know. They're trying to build more, it was predominantly residential, and they want to build more business development. I mean, I understand. But at the end of the day, it's not right, given the promises that were made to these tribes back in the day. And it needs to be honored and upheld. On another note, I will say, is that CERA, the Citizens for Equal Rights Alliance - their whole mission is to terminate tribes. That's their whole thing. They're like, "We're one citizen. Tribal nations shouldn't get these extra rights. We should all be treated the same." And so there's just...there's a lot of misunderstanding, I think, thrown back and forth on each side. How common are disputes like these between Native communities and their non-native neighbors today? I mean, this was happening at the very beginning of our country, it has not gone away, but are these kinds of disputes ramping up over the past few years? And how is the way that they're taking place changing? You know, that's a good question. Because, you know, with the research I've done, it's always been there. And I think that a lot of times, issues revolving Indian Country and the conflicts that they're fighting don't get as much attention. And so it's very new to a lot of people, and even to myself. Talking to some of the experts about the Walleye Wars that I described earlier, they're like, "Oh, yeah, it was like a really big thing." And maybe it's because it was in the '90s, and I was, like, 10 years old, but I don't remember [it]. I've never heard of it until I came here, and it was like, "Oh, my God. This stuff is still happening." But it's not as overtly displayed as it was before in the past. It's more through litigation, it seems. For example, with Elaine, they're always in a battle. Something that I found in the research as well is that all of this was kind of strategic. I mean, this is a note that I need to explore a little bit further into, but they knew that border towns and these issues were gonna be, perhaps, detrimental to tribal communities. Putting non-native residences bordering them or on them...like, border towns are an issue in Indian Country. And so yeah, people experience a lot of racism and different things like that. In your reporting, what do you see as the biggest issue facing Native communities right now? Oh, gosh. I'm so just embedded [in this film]. I mean, I even moved to Wisconsin, so I feel just so detached from everywhere else. When I think about it now, though, racism is a long, lingering thing. Just that misunderstanding, and not being able to see the issue from both sides - it causes problems for tribal communities. Like with the Oneida Nation, it's just misconception. I feels like [that's] the most detrimental issue that Indian Country is facing right now. You know, you have a misconception of Indian casinos bringing wealth to these tribal communities. And you have Indians relying on federal government services. It's just an entire, like, snowball effect. And so I think that's the main issue. You're just getting started in the next session of the Logan Nonfiction Program. What do you hope to get out of it? Yeah, I met with my mentor of the program yesterday, and even it was only an hour, I was able to download so much information from her about the industry and about how my film can be more impactful. I suppose, like giving creative feedback, constructive feedback - and that was just an hour. And so I'm very excited to go into the Logan Nonfiction Program, because we have workshops set up with different industry folks, and then we're able to go in and workshop our own projects as a cohort. And so that's what I'm excited for. I'm excited to build community, and learn more about the industry. I know it's gonna benefit Holder of the Sky and so that's something that I'm really excited for. Our next guests are using the Logan Nonfiction Program to develop their podcast, 50-Foot Woman. Jillian Farmer is an award-winning journalist and creative writer based in the southern coast of Oregan, and Cheryl Upshaw is the former managing editor of The Humboldt Sun, Lovelock Review-Miner and The Battle Mountain Bugle in Nevada. They met during a brief stint as coworkers in Oregon before the start of the coronavirus pandemic. With 50-Foot Woman, they hope to increase awareness of a number of rare conditions and diseases — starting with acromegaly, a pituitary disease in which the body produces too much growth hormone. Farmer herself was diagnosed with acromegaly in 2018. How did you find out you had acromegaly? Farmer: I was likely born with the disease and the brain tumor that comes with it. I wasn't diagnosed until I was 29 years old, and the diagnosis saved my life. [The tumor] was about a centimeter away from what they said would make me just fall over. The tumor was so large, it was sitting on my cerebral arteries, and it was sitting on my eyes, it was sitting on my eyes. It was actually starting to make me go blind. My symptoms were incredibly severe, but because the disease is such a slow grow - and I've said this on the podcast, anyone who listens when we're finished, will hear this - but I've described it as kind of being like a frog in a boiling pan. You don't notice, and you start to explain away a lot of the symptoms because doctors have been treating the symptoms as symptoms - as they come up. I was lucky enough to have a dermatologist - and everyone has a different diagnosis journey - but it's not everyday that a dermatologist gets to diagnose the brain tumor, and a very rare disease. But she saved my life. They were able to do brain surgery, and it was transsphenoidal surgery through my nose. The podcast, the first season goes through the emotional journey and the medical journey. We're going to be talking to medical professionals, and we're also talking with other patients and how they've experienced their medical journey, both through the U.S. healthcare system and the Canadian healthcare system. So we're going to have a juxtaposing analysis of both. Because this is not only a very rare disease, but it has no cure. Every patient, they could see the tumor grow back. And the difficult thing about acromegaly is every inch you give the disease you cannot get back. And so if your levels get out of control - like your growth hormone, or your IGF-1, which are the big two that they look at - if they get out of control, you know, for me last year, I had a herniated disc. I had a few other things happen. And now it's something I have to be careful about, you know, not happening again. If you don't mind my asking - I just want to make sure that I'm understanding things a little bit better. So let's go a little more into what the disease does in the body and how it works. Being a pituitary disease, it's all hormonal, right? Upshaw: Yeah. And this is going to be the like, simplest version of it, because I don't remember all of the specifics on the scientific end. But essentially, your pituitary gland releases growth hormone. And then as it passes through the liver, a secondary hormone called IGF-1 is then released. And that's just a normal thing that happens with everyone. There's a normal amount of IGF-1 in every person's body. But with a person who has acromegaly, the amount of growth hormone and IGF-1 in their body is quite a bit higher. Jillian mentions in our podcast that when she was diagnosed, the normal person's IGF-1 count would be around 200. And for her, it was 1600. So you know, eight times higher. Once you hit puberty, it stops [affecting] the long bones of your body and starts doing it to your face and to the soft tissues. One of the soft tissues that it can affect is your organs, so your heart can be very dramatically affected, and it can be fatal in that way. Farmer: And this disease has also been known to cause colon cancer and breast cancer as well. Because it's the pituitary, I mean, that is the master gland that affects your entire body. So if something goes wrong with it to this degree, it affects your entire body. After my diagnosis, my doctors put me through a battery of tests to see exactly how affected I was, and to see if there was anything else that needed emergency attention, like, you know, potential heart disease or an enlarged heart. And thankfully, that was not something I had to deal with - but other patients do. For my case, and for the case of many acromegaly patients, but not necessarily all, is the tumor itself can produce growth hormone, too. And so you've got this big mass in your brain producing even more growth hormone. And that's why it's so important for them to cut that out, as well as the size of the tumor. The emergent part of it is also getting your levels under control, so it stops affecting your body. You mentioned earlier that acromegaly is hard to diagnose because the symptoms can creep up on you. What are the early signs of acromegaly? Farmer: In children, I had gigantism as a child. But I'm only 6'1" - we will talk about why I am not taller on our podcast, it's very complicated - but in children, they grow very fast. For example, when I was in third grade, I was as tall if not a little taller than my teacher, who was about 5' tall. One thing I also had as a child, which is something that adults with acromegaly need to look for, if they're not diagnosed, are swollen hands. My family called them, like, fleshy hands. The soft tissues, they swell with this disease, and so your face can get really puffy, your body just gets really swollen. That's what led to my herniated disk last year. Another common one is your teeth will start to move. I had perfectly straight teeth, and they're crooked now. A lot of patients actually get a gap in their front teeth or their bottom teeth. Another common one is the jaw, it will make the growth plates in jaws lengthen, and that'll make the jaw protrude. Unfortunately, it does disfigure you, it does change your face. I remember looking in the mirror thinking, "You know, I don't look...I don't look the same." And as an adult, you don't see that often. You don't have that issue. Like my mom, she stopped me at one point, and she just kind of grabbed me and looked at me and said, "You look different. You look different." And so I mean, that's a symptom. But one of my common symptoms that I had early on was skin issues. I got really big cysts, and that's what eventually led me to be diagnosed by my dermatologist. And so you've decided to make this podcast on your story here. What are you learning from speaking with other patients and medical professionals? Farmer: Yeah, we've already been able to speak with a woman in the United States who has become a huge advocate for bringing awareness to the disease, and her name is Jill Cisco. Upshaw: Jill Cisco is a really fascinating person to talk to in that, in addition to being a patient, she spends a lot of time talking to both doctors and other patients. A lot of what she does is bringing people together to discuss the disease. And I think that's a big thing that we've kind of been learning: because it is so rare, finding a community of like minded people who are suffering the same things is really valuable, because no one else gets it. Farmer: I still haven't met an acromegaly patient except you know, through our support group on Facebook. And the woman we spoke with in Canada, she talks about this as well. When she was able to meet her first accurate patient, yeah, you meet people who who get it. And it's a difficult disease to understand. Most people can only identify it through thinking of celebrities that have it, such as Andre the Giant, and the actor who played Lurch. For a woman with this disease, you can't really look to a celebrity who has it. I went on a journey after being diagnosed with trying to find a woman with this disease - because a lot of the symptoms are not flattering. They are often called by the medical world as "course features." As a woman, I really wanted to talk with other women about this, and some other issues that I had to face, things that can be embarrassing. And finding that support group was invaluable. Not only that, but after I found that group, Jill actually pointed me to a women-only acro support group. And that provides a really safe space for women with this disease to talk about this disease and how it impacts some more embarrassing topics and relationships. And there's also a support group for men with this disease to provide them a safe space to do the same. How are you doing now? Farmer: I am doing a lot better now. Of course, there are some things that the disease had done to me back in 2018, and up to 2018, that we're still dealing with. Like issues with my jaw. I was told recently that I've got arthritis of the jaw, and it's been giving me migraines, so they're trying to figure out what to do. I'm on treatment, and I will be on treatment for the rest of my life, to keep it under control. That is OK, like, you get used to it. And you're able to function a normal life and have like a normal lifespan - so long as the disease is kept under control. But right now, I am probably the healthiest I've been. I think a good scope of when I say that is I've had one doctor say to me, because I was likely born with a tumor, I don't even know what being healthy feels like. So for me to say I feel good? Like, yes, I do feel good. For a normal person, I don't know what that would look like. But for me, I am doing very well right now. Upshaw: And to that point, part of the reason we want to do this and help create awareness around acromegaly, and create awareness around the U.S. healthcare system, is despite the fact that that tumor is gone, she still has symptoms, she still needs care. And the U.S. healthcare system, and insurance companies in particular, have made it really difficult for her to receive that care. That actually does lead into one of my next questions. What does that treatment and monitoring look like, and as you're getting treatment and speaking with others, what are some of the differences you're noticing between having to navigate that in the U.S. versus in other countries? Farmer: One of the big ones is access to treatment. Some of these treatments are chemotherapies that treat you know, carcinoid tumors of the small intestine, for example. I'm on one of those, on a low dose. That treatment I get every six weeks. And that treatment, last I heard, was about $37,000 a dose. Last year, it was a bumpy journey keeping insurance due to many different reasons, and getting consistent treatment was difficult. When I got a steady insurance and things were approved, had to get this treatment through a specialty pharmacy, because I live remotely. And that's something we discuss also in the podcast, is how living remote can affect treatment as well. But dealing with a specialty pharmacy, and trying to get the first order, that copay was, I believe, about $3,000. That's a copay I would have had to pay every dose. They didn't ask my financial situation, they just said I can't afford it unless [I] have copay assistance. And to somebody who has an incurable, very rare disease, that was devastating. My husband and I had to have a very serious conversation if I could even get treatment, and what that could mean. Because in past experience, if I don't have treatment, say for two months, my levels could get out of control. And who knows what could happen. It's kind of like a Russian roulette game, you don't know what the disease will do next to the body and how it can end you up in the ER, or give you something else you can't roll back, something else that will then have to be addressed by specialists. And so thankfully, my doctors, though, are very aware of all of this. And they coordinated with a copay assistance program that they do for many, if not all, of the acro patients that they treat. And that has been taken care of. Without that copay assistance, I would not be able to afford my treatment. As it is, I meet my out-of-pocket max deductible every year, usually in January. But then in comparison, Cheryl, if you want to tell her about what we've learned from who we interviewed in Canada? Upshaw: Yeah, absolutely. So the woman that we spoke to in Canada, one of the things that she told us was, and it kind of blew my mind - she has a nurse that just drops by her house, I think it's once a week to give her her treatment. That's not an additional cost for her. It's just something that's provided, because she also lives remotely. So there's that. And it's not that Canadian healthcare is perfect, as she explained to us. It's not that she doesn't have to pay anything, but it's not as devastating to her. No one would ever say to her, "Give us $37,000 per month, or per six weeks, to get care." Farmer: The $3,000 copay per dose. That was not something that she faced either. Upshaw: No, she didn't have to worry about that. There is private insurance in Canada, there are things that she does have to worry about and work with. But basically, they work with the drug companies directly to make it a lot more affordable. And some of the patients that she's worked with, they don't have to pay anything, which is not something that we're hearing from American patients. Farmer: No, and it's very interesting. Like in the support group, a lot of patients in the United States go there seeking advice on how to deal with insurance or other issues caused by the American healthcare system. And patients internationally express amazement sometimes, because they don't face the same issues. Well, I feel like there's so many other things that I could ask, but we are running a little bit low on time. So I'm just going to have one more question for you. You're wrapping up your time with the Logan Nonfiction Program. How has that experience been? Farmer: It's been a very fun, very intense fellowship. And working with Cheryl has, I mean, I wouldn't have the interest in telling this story alone. It's a very difficult story, and to have a partner help navigate some of these more difficult conversations of, you know, facing death, dealing and thinking of death as an acro patient, and dealing with the potential hereditary aspect of this...And raising awareness for a disease people don't know about, that people in the medical world are very interested in also learning more about. I have a great partner in doing this. Hopefully, our goal is it's going to make an impact. Thank you for listening to 51%. 51% is a national production of WAMC Northeast Public Radio. That theme underneath me right now, that's “Lolita” by the Albany-based artist Girl Blue. The show is produced by me, Jesse King, and our executive producer is Dr. Alan Chartock. A big thanks to the folks at the Logan Nonfiction Program, Tsanavi Spoonhunter, Jillian Farmer, and Cheryl Upshaw for contributing to this week's episode. Until next week, I'm Jesse King for 51%.

Welcome to the first season of Land Grab! In this first chapter, we're laying out the terms of the story we're going to tell in this season: the story of the opening of the Flathead Indian Reservation to white settlement; and the real foundations of Missoula and Western Montana. This first chapter largely focuses on [&hellip The post Land Grab – Chapter One: Foreign Country appeared first on Montana Mint - The greatest website north of Wyoming..

Author and historian Bob Bigart explains how cattle exports from the Flathead Indian Reservation in the early twentieth century supported tribal members and made it possible for the tribes to avoid dependence on general rations from the federal government.

Back in Montana, Derrell visits with Joe McDonald about the history of Fort Connah, the Mission Valley and the Flathead Indian Reservation.

In this episode, the Tribal Research Specialist (TRS) team discuss the ever-expanding phenomenon of land acknowledgements. The episode starts with an Owl Dance Song from an unidentified reel in the TRS private collection. The song is discussed as possibly influenced from popular mainstream music. Additionally, in this episode we invited guests living and thriving in Indian Country from a range of professions and educational levels to discuss their views in land acknowledgements. Return guest, Salisha Old Bull (Salish/Apsáalooke) is an Indigenous artist based in Montana, living on the Flathead Indian Reservation. She creates a diverse array of art genres but has an affinity to beadwork (salishaoldbullart.com). She is also the Student Success Coordinator for the Health Careers Opportunity Program at the University of Montana (UM). She's currently completing a Bachelor of Arts degree at UM. She's a former Native American Studies Instructor, with a BA in NAS, BA in Psychology, Masters of Interdisciplinary Studies and Masters of Public Administration. New guest, Annie Ost (Spokane),  lives in Spokane, Washington just south of the Spokane Indian Reservation. Representing an urban Indian population, she currently works multiple jobs in Spokane where she has been raising a family. The episode focuses on the recent explosion of land acknowledgment by academic institutions and organization. Consideration is given to the purpose and intent of these statements as interpreted by those living in Indian Country. The discussion seeks to understand the nature of these statements as a product of the work by past generations of Native activists and current efforts by Native communities. This is contrasted by the view of the every-day Native living and working in their communities. In the the last half, the discussion shifts to recommendation on how to provide a form of land acknowledgment that is in alignment with the thoughts and perceptions of the guest and TRS team. The discussion centers on a form of acknowledgment that is less formal and orated; one that is natural and offers evidence of a Tribes cultural ties to the land throughout the intended talk or presentation. Join the discussion and  let us know your thoughts. Learn More about our guests: salishaoldbullart.com Guest: Annie Ost (Spokane) & Salisha Old Bull (Salish/Apsáalooke) Hosts: Aaron Brien (Apsáalooke), Shandin Pete (Salish/Diné) PodCast Website: tribalresearchspecialist.buzzsprout.comApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tribal-research-specialist-the-podcast/id1512551396 Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/1H5Y1pWYI8N6SYZAaawwxb Twitter: @tribalresearchspecialist Facebook: www.facebook.com/TribalResearchSpecialist YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCL9HR4B2ubGK_aaQKEt179Q Website: www.tribalresearchspecialist.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/TribalResearchSpecialist)

Having spent 35 years working for the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes (CSKT), the National Park Service, and Salish Kootenai College, she has firsthand experience of how difficult resource management decisions can be when cultural and conservation values collide with economic interests. She recently retired from her position as information and education specialist for the CSKT’s Natural Resources Department, in which she developed innovative initiatives to promote public engagement and environmental education. White graciously sat down with Shining Mountains Chapter to share a story from western Montana’s Camas Prairie. She spoke about defending tribal land against serious spills from a Yellowstone Pipeline Company petroleum pipeline that crossed the Flathead Indian Reservation. Notably, a 10,000-gallon petroleum leak at Camas Creek in 1993 contaminated traditional crops and led the tribe to question whether authorities should renew YPL’s permit to transport gasoline through tribal land (the latest of several major spills since the pipeline started moving fuel in 1954).

People will see the flower and say, “Here is the silver of our mother’s hair upon the ground and the rose from the wings of the spirit bird. Our mother’s tears of bitterness have given us food.” * Before the dig could begin en masse, a single bitterroot was dug and blessed. . . . ‘The first one that usually gets dug out of the ground, we talk to that bitterroot just like it's a human being because it's our first visitor and we thank that bitterroot for being here again for us," said Charlie Quequesah. [And] thus continued the connection between nature and generations of Indian people.† Jocelyn and Bradley are joined this week by ethnobotanist and Salish scientist Rose Bear Don’t Walk, who shares her journey from growing up on the Flathead Indian Reservation in northwestern Montana to earning a political science degree at Yale, and then returning to Montana to study environmental science. Through these diverse experiences, Rose has nurtured a passion for social and environmental justice. She has also realized that, for many indigenous communities, recovering traditional ecological knowledge of plants is a key element in preserving culture and improving health. Rose discusses how her Bitterroot Salish and Crow heritage inform her scientific identity and practices, and she describes her current project to promote food sovereignty among her own Salish people by supporting healthy, culturally-relevant food practices in her community. The friends also discuss the ancient and powerful idea of food as medicine—for the mind, body, and spirit. *The Gift of the Bitterroot, as told by Johnny Arlee: https://www.lessonsofourland.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Gift-of-the-Bitterroot.pdf †“Salish, Pend d'Oreille tribal members gather bitterroots to honor family, tradition”: https://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/lake_county/salish-pend-doreille-tribal-members-gather-bitterroots-to-honor-family-tradition/article_abbf108a-714c-11e0-a345-001cc4c002e0.html Follow Rose on Twitter at @rosedontwalk, and learn more about her amazing work at the links below! https://500womenscientists.org/updates/2020/8/1/an-ethnobotanist-the-plants-of-her-people https://www.umt.edu/news/2020/01/011320know.php https://missoulian.com/news/local/university-of-montana-grad-wins-fellowship-for-the-future/article_5175cb31-f333-5a7b-be9d-4338f3c9c499.html Summit on Culturally Competent Conversations for Equity and Belongingness: https://youtu.be/-twfH3_XfE8 Stories for Action podcast: https://youtu.be/P27Gm8KY5Ec Recovering our Roots: The Importance of Salish Ethnobotanical Knowledge and Traditional Food Systems to Community Wellbeing on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/11494/ Rose powwow dancing! https://youtu.be/gjLMDl_FzHw SciShow: https://www.youtube.com/user/scishow

The Flathead County Sheriff's Office is looking for help solving a 17-year-old cold case and contributing writer Justin Franz joins the show this week to share what they know. Justin tells us what authorities found near the remains of Cliff Doe, why they think they might be closer than ever to solving the mystery, and why the case has baffled those who have worked on it. Later, host Andy Viano goes through the biggest stories from the last week, including up-to-date data on the spread of COVID-19, Flathead County's reversal on the November election and an arson that ripped through a museum and cultural center on the Flathead Indian Reservation.Read more about all of this week's stories and get the latest breaking news at flatheadbeacon.com.RELATED LINKSSept. 9 E-EditionWho is Cliff Doe?Sixth Death Tied to Long-Term Care FacilityCounty Adopts All-Mail Ballots for NovemberSuspected Arsonist Dead After Fire at The People's CenterCity of Kalispell Not Liable for Police ShootingProject 7 PodcastThe music in this this episode is “Thinking Music” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) and is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A large wildfire on the Flathead Indian Reservation continues to grow. The Magpie Rock Fire near Dixon has burned 3,100 acres as of Friday afternoon.

Firefighters remain on scene at the roughly 300-acre Magpie Rock Fire. Located near Dixon on the Flathead Indian Reservation, the fire was 0% contained Tuesday morning.

Chris Sand is a musician who grew up on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Western Montana. He has toured and performed for over two decades and his music is a unique blend of folk, punk, hip hop, and cowboy music. He is also the star of the documentary "Roll Out, Cowboy."Quotes to remember: “You don’t have to be timid in this life.”“If I was nervous before a show… it means I don’t know what’s about to happen. There’s something magical about to come out of me.”Takeaways:Art and music reveal the possibilities of identityA question can endlessly inspire us--for Chris, it is the question of how to merge polar oppositesGrowing musically requires growing as a personWhat if fear was just excitement?What you’ll learn:What it’s like growing up white on an Indian reservationHow and why Chris fused rap with country musicWhat it was like to be a white rapper before Eminem and the Beastie BoysWhere his artistic inspiration comes from (hint: many different sources)How Chris faced the fear of standing during a show and his new mindset about itMentioned on the podcast: http://chrissand.net/Rappin’ Cowboy discographyRoll Out, Cowboy documentaryCow CowNarrative of the Life of Frederick DouglassLinks:FacebookTwitterYouTube

Epic adventures require meticulous planning - and a trusted guidebook. Moon Guides author Carter G. Walker joins Danielle with recommendations for planning a two-week expedition covering three of the country’s best-loved national parks: Yellowstone, Grand Teton, and Glacier based on her book Moon Yellowstone to Glacier National Park Road Trip. Discussion includes the following: [00:02] Introduction - Carter G. Walker, Moon Yellowstone to Glacier National Park Road Trip: Jackson Hole, the Grand Tetons & the Rocky Mountain Front (Travel Guide); Suggested additional reading Yellowstone Resources and Issues Handbook (updated yearly) [01:48] Pandemic park travel planning plus additional Moon Guide resources by Carter G. Walker [04:33] Time Travel: What’s the perfect amount of time to allot for your Yellowstone-to-Glacier road trip? [06:20] Car rental tips: Montana’s gateway cities maximize your budget - Billings, Missoula, Great Falls [07:53] Stocking up: Tips for buying road trip provisions in Jackson Hole (Grand Teton National Park), Bozeman, Livingston (Yellowstone National Park), and Great Falls, Kalispell, or Missoula (Glacier National Park) [08:58] Let’s Go: An overview of your epic journey [10:35] Beginning in Bozeman, MT: Tips and resources for your first days in Yellowstone, NPS Yellowstone app, recommended ENP episodes for Yellowstone 4.1 through 4.8, Mammoth Hot Springs, National Geographic May 2016, Upper Geyser Basin [14:18] Seasonal timing for your trip and the Yellowstone winter snow coach [15:58] Bozeman sightseeing [16:46] On to Jackson Hole, WY: Daytrips to Grand Teton and things to do [18:12] All about Grand Teton: Seasonal highlights and activities at Jenny Lake, Two Ocean Lake, Snake River, Jackson Lake [21:03] Jackson Lake Lodge activities and its environs: Signal Mountain, Oxbow Bend, Elk Island, DuBois, WY, Moran Junction, Ocean Lake, Emma Matilda Lake [22:45] Lodge booking tips [23:13] Yellowstone’s east side: Canyon Village, Tower Junction/Roosevelt, Mammoth Hot Springs, Paradise Valley, Lamar Valley [24:08] Paradise Valley area highlights:Gardiner, MT Chico Hot Springs, Chico Saloon [25:57] Rocky Mountain Front, MT to Great Falls, MT: Sluice Boxes State Park, Wishaw, MT, White Sulphur Springs, O’Haire Motor Inn and Sip 'n Dip Lounge, Piano Pat Spoonheim [28:12] Browning, MT: Glacier Country activities and lodging: Museum of the Plains Indian, Blackfeet Nation [29:03] Browning to Many Glacier highlights and camping resource [31:32} Seasonal challenges: avoiding the crowds, backcountry safety, Highline trail [34:04] Glacier National Park: Ranger-led programs and activities, St. Mary Visitor Center, [35:27] Glacier Institute programs and multi-day camps [36:37] Everything you need to know about Going-To-The-Sun Road [37:43] Lake McDonald Valley and Lake McDonald Lodge area highlights and activities [39:28] Crowd control: Planning your Highline or Going-To-The-Sun hikes including shuttle tips [42:19] Lake McDonald to Whitefish, MT: Activities and lodging in nearby Essex, MT at Izaak Walton Inn [43:28] Ending the trip in Bozeman: Flathead Lake, Jewel Basin, National Bison Range, Missoula, MT, Mission Mountains, Flathead Indian Reservation, Seeley Swan Valley, Helena, MT Thank you to Moon Travel Guides for sponsoring this episode. For complete show notes and archive, visit everybodysnationalparks.com. Resources: Buy your copy of Moon Yellowstone to Glacier National Park Road Trip Carter Walker http://www.cartergwalker.com Yellowstone Resources and Issues Handbook Note: This episode is coming out in spring of 2020 during COVID-19 please be safe and follow recommended guidelines. If you are going to a national park, check the website for specific closures and guidelines for that park. The content of this interview is to inspire travel once it is safe to do so. Thank you and we hope you and your loved ones stay healthy. Actions: Subscribe to our podcast. Tell your friends about Everybody’s National Parks Visit our website https://www.everybodysnationalparks.com/ Send us your national park stories, recommendations, comments, or questions to Hello at everybodysnps.com. Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook Please tag us from the parks you are visiting at #everybodysnationalparks and @everybodysnationalparks

"Stories are the way that we make meaning. And so they’re the primary vehicle for all human beings to make meaning of their life and to find their place and relationship with others. All of that is informed through story." Julie Cajune is an educator, cultural historian, artist and activist who believes that the challenges we face today “demand that which story nurtures: imagination, compassion, creativity and connection.” A member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribe, she was born and lives today on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Northwest Montana where, straight out of college, she developed and taught their first bilingual education program. Julie went on to run the Department of Education on the reservation, train hundreds of teachers in Montana and lead two major educational projects documenting tribal histories and stories in Montana and across the country. Her passion for storytelling is not limited to the classroom. Julie also created and produced Heart of the Bitterroot, an album of Salish and Pend d’Oreille women’s stories that she collected and enlisted poet Jennifer Green to write. This past September, Julie appeared in the New York premiere of her one-woman show, Belief, based on her own life experiences and the true stories of generations of women in her family. You may have missed the show, but luckily you can catch our brilliant conversation with her now.  

Growing up on the Flathead Indian Reservation, Shane Morigeau says, he experienced firsthand the depredations of predatory insurance and securities scams on the sick, the poor, and the systemically marginalized. Morigeau began his advocacy on behalf of those victims first as a lobbyist and attorney representing the reservation, and later in the House, where he has represented residents of northwestern Missoula’s House District 95 since the 2017 session. Morigeau is running unopposed for the Democratic nomination for state auditor, also known as commissioner of securities and insurance, the top official tasked with overseeing the insurance and securities industries in Montana. In a new interview with Montana Free Press editor-in-chief John S. Adams, Morigeau draws a contrast between himself and the two Republican candidates in the race, describing commercial real estate business owner Troy Downing as “a multi-millionaire and self-funded,” and Nelly Nicol as “an insurance industry insider.” Morigeau also levels criticism at current state auditor and Republican U.S. House candidate Matt Rosendale, telling Adams, “[O]ne of the things that the auditor’s office did the last session was let the funding for several [department] jobs fizzle out.” Rosendale requested a $650,000 cut in funding for his office during the 2019 session. “I envision the auditor’s office being a watchdog consumer protection agency, where it’s going after bad-faith actors and holding them accountable,” Morigeau tells Adams. “I want to be proactive. I actually want to go out and keep people … updated as to what the current schemes are.” Morigeau says he didn’t necessarily identify with one party or another in his younger days, but chose to run for state representative in 2016 as a Democrat because he saw mostly Democratic lawmakers supporting the issues important to his community.  In 2019, Morigeau worked with House colleague Rep. Rae Peppers and state senators Frank Smith, Jason Small, and Fred Thomas to pass a package of bills aimed at combating the epidemic of missing and murdered indigenous people in Montana, garnering mostly bipartisan support. Morigeau’s conversation with Adams is featured on the Montana Lowdown podcast, a weekly publication of Montana Free Press.

Crews are trying to finish digging control lines around the 20 acre Welcome 1002 Fire burning a few miles southwest of the town of Hot Springs on the Flathead Indian Reservation. C.T. Camel, fire management specialist for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, says firefighters are working quick to preempt high projected temperatures the rest of the week.

This week we will talk with Ms. Elaine Willman. Ms. Willman received a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Cal State University in 1991, and has obtained 96 credits towards her doctoral work in public policy. She has lived on three Indian reservations for the past 30 years: the Yakama, the Oneida in Wisconsin, and currently resides on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana. Ms. Willman has extensive knowledge about federal Indian policy, land use status within Indian reservations, dual-jurisdiction, and Constitutional conflicts that impact the rights and lives of tribal families as well as other American citizens. Guest Link Elaine Willman

Tamra, her fiancee, Terry and their dog Oonah divide their time between the Bitterroot Valley and a cabin on the Flathead Indian Reservation, situated on on the banks of the Flathead River, surrounded by the Mission Mountains to the east, the National Bison Range to the south, and Glacier National Park to the north. Tune into this episode to get a sense of what it's like to live and thrive under the big sky. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS​ ​Cabin life in protected wilderness Prey vs predator and the power of being out of your species Sometimes there are no words to describe the beauty of our surroundings Glaciers, grizzlies and Rocky Mountain Fever The power of knowing the history of the land you live upon When you live in nature and you respect it and you live with it and you honour it, you are in alignment with with being a human on this planet in a way that's working in the cycle of life. ~Tamra Fleming ABOUT TAMRA FLEMING Tamra Fleming is the Founder & CEO of UpSwingU.com, MIRACLE Circles and TamraFleming.com, life and business coaching. Tamra combines her 20 years of corporate and 21 years of entrepreneurial experience in life and business coaching to help others grow. She specialized in culture development, team building, performance management and creative experiential adult learning. She worked directly with the senior leadership team at Starbucks to create training programs that maintained and built the world-wide culture. She holds a B.S. in Organizational Behavior, Certification for Life & Business Coaching, and certifications in Instructional Design, Energy Coaching, Color Theory, Feng Shui, Chinese Five Element Theory, Chinese Facial Diagnosis, and Quantum Healing. HER WHY: "I believe people have limitless potential. In everything I do, I entertain, educate and provide experiences for willing souls to step into their full power." ~Tamra GUEST LINKS UpSwingU.com TamraFleming.com MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Rocking Outdoor Sisterhood Grizzly Adams (TV Series) Jeremiah Johnson (film) Cowboy Ethics (book by James P. Owen) Yellowstone (TV series) The Revenant (film) EPISODE PAGE ON LEADERS' CALL TO ADVENTURE

In this episode, Mike Durglo explains his implementation of community level climate adaptation, through the EAGLES (Environmental Advocates for Global and Ecological Sustainability) program in schools on the Flathead Indian Reservation. Mike and Amanda discuss how it may be easier than we think to grow community level climate adaptation to have international impact.

Historical Research Associates senior historian Ian Smith examines the impact of the federal government’s allotment and fee-patenting policies on the Flathead Indian Reservation. A product of the United States’ broader assimilationist agenda, the fee-patenting of Flathead allotments, which reached its peak in 1917, led to massive land loss by Salish and Kootenai tribal members before the policy was halted in 1934.

Kim Barta is an internationally recognized psychotherapist, life coach, and speaker with over 30 years of experience in the field. Kim co-created a Mind/Body Healing Center that has been successful for over 27 years on the Flathead Indian Reservation. During this time, Kim developed innovative solutions and enrichments for the human condition including: “Shadow to Spirit,” “The Evolution of Shadow Resolution,” and “Psychosocial Cartography” that are highly effective with depression, anxiety, trauma, anger, and addictions. What does it take for rapid healing of trauma, abuse, and addiction? Kim talks about how he came to his current treatment approach through a combination of positive psychology, spirituality, and shamanism. With deep emotion, Kim recalls the healing he witnessed in many of his clients and how the approach he uses allows him to live the traumatic experience with a client without becoming enmeshed. He speaks to the importance of finding the delicate balance between empathy and being an observer of what is taking place. In this conversation, Kim also discusses the STAGES model of human development created by Dr. Terri O'Fallon. Kim partners with Dr. Terri O'Fallon and has developed multiple functional uses of the STAGES model for psychotherapy, coaching, parenting, and personal growth. This model allows therapists and coaches to understand human development and how to work with clients based on their developmental level. You can learn more at: developmentallifedesign.com.

Historically, the Bitterroot Valley comprised a significant portion of the Montana’s Salish people’s traditional homeland. In 1891, the U.S. government force-marched the last resident Salish from the valley to the Flathead Indian Reservation. In spite of the fact that they were no longer allowed to live in the Bitterroot, the Salish maintained, and continue to maintain, strong emotional and spiritual ties to the home of their ancestors. Steve Lozar—historian, member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, and MHS trustee—shares his personal insight into both historic and ongoing relationships between the Salish and the Bitterroot Valley.

Anna is the 2014 Montana Teacher of the Year and teaches high school English on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana. In addition, Anna has also given a TED talk encouraging teachers to find their inner voice.   Anna talks about a number of issues facing today's teacher, including what she sees as a crisis of over-testing in the American educational system.  Anna shares her views why we shouldn't follow the exact path of the previous teacher and her "no-grade classroom" concept that applies to the classes that she teaches.   The New Teacher Podcast features Anthony Arno interviewing nationally recognized teachers, the latest authors, and educational leaders.  Become inspired by hearing the stories of their success and failure.  Each episode features The Final Minute before the final bell, where guests share personal preferences during the final 60 seconds of the show.

Teaching to and from different cultural perspectives is becoming increasingly important. Why does culturally responsive instruction matter? What is required to do it well? Follow: @annaebaldwin @intoy2014 @mr_abud @bamradionetwork Dr. Anna Baldwin teaches high school English at Arlee High School on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Western Montana. She has taught for 16 years and is the 2014 Montana Teacher of the Year.

Teaching to and from different cultural perspectives is becoming increasingly important. Why does culturally responsive instruction matter? What is required to do it well? Follow: @annaebaldwin @intoy2014 @mr_abud @bamradionetwork Dr. Anna Baldwin teaches high school English at Arlee High School on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Western Montana. She has taught for 16 years and is the 2014 Montana Teacher of the Year.

My guest this week is Chris Sand, aka Sandman The Rappin’ Cowboy. He’s been on a rapping / cowboy poetry mission since the late 80’s, and he’s released twelve albums since 1996. We met during my tour stop in Missoula, MT, and he was nice enough to lay down an impromptu interview. He talks about growing up on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Western Montana, and how hip-hop captivated the young kids on the reservation in the early 80’s. He tells me about starting out doing rap sets in Missoula in the late 80’s, and learning to work folk music into the mix. We discuss his three year hiatus from music, and and how he returned to the DIY touring world with a new way of operating. Mike RIley’s art this week is an homage to Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five’s The Message. This episode is hosted by Splicetoday.com.