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On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: President Biden has apologized for federal Native American boarding schools. And education funding is a major issue in races for seats in the Alaska Legislature. Photo: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at Gila Crossing Community School in Gila River Indian Community, Arizona, U.S., October 25, 2024. Elizabeth Frantz/REUTERS

Both major president candidates, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, campaign in Texas – Trump on immigration; Harris on reproductive rights; interview with The Auburn Citizen reporter Robert Harding on the close New York 22nd Congressional District race; (22) President Joe Biden at the Gila River Indian Community in Arizona for the 150 year history of the federal government forcing Native American children into boarding schools; Secretary of State Anthony meets the Jordanian Foreign Minister in London; NASA Administrator Bill Nelson is asked about reports Space X owner Elon Musk has been in close contact with Russia President Vladimir Putin the past few years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Governor Stephen Roe Lewis of the Gila River Indian Community delivers remarks on October 25, 2024. Lewis welcomed visitors to his tribe's reservation near Phoenix, Arizona.

President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the Gila River Indian Community in Arizona on October 25, 2024. Biden was accompanied by Governor Stephen Roe Lewis, the leader of the tribe.

President Biden visits the Gila River Indian Community to make a formal apology for the federal government's role in operating Native American boarding schools where generations of Native children were forced from their homes.

Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland speaks at the Gila River Indian Community in Arizona on October 25, 2024. Haaland is a citizen of the Pueblo of Laguna, an Indian nation headquartered in New Mexico. She is the first Native person to lead the Department of the Interior, the federal agency with the most trust and treaty responsibilities to tribes and their citizens. Haaland was introduced by Miss Gila River Susanna Osife.

Wolf Brown is a native american stand-up comedy from the village of Bapchule located on the Gila River Indian Community. His style of comedy includes one-liners, story telling, and roasts. Being versatile in both comedy club and reservation humor. He is has become a rising star in the Arizona comedy scene as well as becoming a casino favorite.    His jokes are relatable to everyone, telling the struggles of a rezzy native in a modern world. He recently went viral on tiktok. You can follow him on Facebook, Instagram and Tictok @gilariouswolf. His comedy album Gilarious (pronounced "hilarious") was just released Sept 30th 2024.    Link to all socials  https://linktr.ee/gilariouswolf Link to steaming of album  https://wolfbrown.hearnow.com/

The Gila River, which flows through New Mexico and Arizona, is the site of the first operational solar covered-canal in the United States, and will provide renewable energy to the people of the Pima and Maricopa tribes. This pilot project, also called the Casa Blanca Canal solar project, received nearly $6 million in funding from the Inflation Reduction Act. For this week's episode, EESI Policy Associate Molly Brind'Amour joins President Daniel Bresette to speak with George Cairo, the head engineer for the Casa Blanca Canal solar project, about the benefits and challenges of canal-based energy systems.   Show notes: The Promise and Potential of Solar Canals: https://www.eesi.org/articles/view/the-promise-and-potential-of-solar-canals Keeping the Gila River Wild for People and the Planet: https://www.eesi.org/articles/view/keeping-the-gila-river-wild-for-people-and-the-planet

As a senator and a member of the Joe Biden Administration, Vice President Kamala Harris has advocated for tribes and equity for Native Americans, explicitly promising to work with tribes to restore improperly taken lands, defending the Indian Child Welfare Act, and addressing Missing and Murdered Indigenous people. But her track record as a California attorney general is more complicated. In his short time in office, J.D. Vance has mocked Indigenous Peoples' Day and spoke against renaming a national forest in a way that positioned Native Americans as “the enemy”. We'll get some insights into these two candidates whose positions were just elevated in the presidential election. GUESTS Victor Rocha (Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians), owner and editor of Pechanga.net Governor Stephen Roe Lewis (Gila River Indian Community) Matthew Fletcher (Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians), law professor at the University of Michigan Law School and author of the Turtle Talk blog Marin Webster Denning (Oneida), cultural speaker and educator

The threat of a Donald Trump presidency has prompted hundreds of people from a dozen countries to begin walking to the U.S. border in an attempt to gain access before a potential ban on immigrants. It's the latest in a surge of recent legal and illegal immigration attempts over the U.S.-Mexico border that is a focus of political campaigns portraying immigrants as a safety threat and a drain on public resources. We'll hear from tribal representatives about how they view immigration from the southern border. GUESTS Dr. David Martinez (Akimel O'odham enrolled at the Gila River Indian Community), professor of American Indian studies and transborder studies and the director and founder of the Institute for Transborder Indigenous Nations at Arizona State University Oscar Chacón, co-founder and executive director of Alianza Americas

House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Public Witness Hearing - American Indian & Alaska Native: Day 2, Morning Session Date: Wed, 05/08/2024 - 9:00 AM Location: Capitol Complex, RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515 Witnesses Robert Miguel Chairman, Ak-Chin Indian Community Sherry J. Parker Chairwoman, Hualapai Tribe Stephen Roe Lewis Governor, Gila River Indian Community Ervin Chavez Executive Board President, Diné Bi Olta School Board Association (DBOSBA) Derrick Leslie Tribal Education Department Director, White Mountain Apache Tribe Buu Nygren President, Navajo Nation Tesia Zientek Board President, National Indian Education Association Anhiwake Rose Vice-President of Congressional and Federal Relations, American Indian Higher Education Consortium Shawna Allison Becenti Head of School, Navajo Preparatory School Gjermundson Jake Board President, Ramah Navajo School Board, Inc. (RNSB) Cecilia Fire Thunder President, Oglala Lakota Nation Education Coalition Troy Lunderman Human Resources Director, St. Francis Indian School Ryan Wilson President, Oglala Lakota/National Alliance to Save Native Languages Lloyd Miller Counsel Dr. Valerie J. Grussing, PHD Executive Director, National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers (NATHPO) Nicholas Lovesee Director of Policy, Native American Finance Officers Association (NAFOA) Aurene Martin Treasurer, Board of Directors for the National Indian Child Welfare Association William F. Smith Chairman and Alaska Area Representative, National Indian Health Board Todd Wilson Executive Director, National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) Jon Brady President, Native American Church Of North America Verlon Jose Chairman, Tohono O'odham Nation Lawrence Mirabal Vice President of Operations, The Institute of American Indian Arts Lionel Haskie Director of Operations, Navajo Agricultural Products Industry Committee Notice: https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/public-witness-hearing-american-indian-alaska-native-day-2-morning-session

The Texas Newsroom's Julián Aguilar talks about a new military base underway in Texas along the border. And, the Gila River Indian Community is installing solar panels over an irrigation canal. Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd reports on the project's impact. Then, RealClear Pennsylvania's Charles McElwee explains why some Latino voters in the state are leaning Republican this year.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Host: David DeRose, MD, MPH. Guests: Heather Medicine Bear, MPH, (Gila River Indian Community, Akimel O'odham), Program Mgr, National Native Network Commercial Tobacco and Cancer Control and Prevention Program; Marcia Carlson, USET VP for Revenue, Integrity and Growth; and Onawa Miller (Quechan), USET Tribal Health Program Support Director. Description: Dr. DeRose interviews experts from Indian Country from the live venue of the 2023 National Tribal Health Conference held in Anchorage, AK. For More Info: @NNNKeepItSacred (YouTube); KeepItSacred.org; USETInc.org

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Over a century after its namesake river — the Gila — was stolen by colonization, the Gila River Indian Community won its water rights back. Now the community is using the water to restore its farming economy, build back wetlands that long ago dried up and help stabilize the Colorado River system.

Over a century after its namesake river — the Gila — was stolen by colonization, the Gila River Indian Community won its water rights back. Now the community is using the water to restore its farming economy, build back wetlands that long ago dried up and help stabilize the Colorado River system.

Over a century after its namesake river — the Gila — was stolen by colonization, the Gila River Indian Community won its water rights back. Now the community is using the water to restore its farming economy, build back wetlands that long ago dried up and help stabilize the Colorado River system.

Vice President Kamala Harris was in the Valley on Thursday, and she made a historic visit to the Gila River Indian Community. A chipmaker will send temporary workers to Phoenix to help build a massive factory, while the state and city pledge to improve a major road near the site. Leaders from the United States, Mexico and Canada are meeting this week to reflect on the regional trade agreement known as the USMCA. Plus the latest metro Phoenix, education and science news.

Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks at the Gila River Indian Community in Arizona. "President Joe Biden and I believe that the bonds between our nations are sacred. And we believe we have a duty to safeguard and strengthen those bonds, to uphold our trust and treaty obligations, to honor tribal sovereignty, and to ensure tribal self-determination," Harris said. Harris was introduced by Stephen Roe Lewis, the governor of the tribe, located near Phoenix.

Let's go on a journey to the Gila River Indian Community in Arizona's Sonoran Desert, to travel locations and understand differences in time. We look at water use over time as host Janice Person interviews two expert archaeologists, Kyle Woodson and Wesley Miles. Together, they discuss the prehistoric use of irrigation in the Gila River region and the historical significance of the Akimel O'otham (Pima) and Pee Posh (Maricopa) people. Join us as we explore how farming practices have taken root in these fascinating cultures and learn how the past informs the present and future of agriculture in the area. Whether you're a foodie, farmer, or simply interested in learning more about the rich history of food cultivation in the US, this episode is a must-listen. The following resources are mentioned in this episode: Grounded by the Farm website https://groundedbythefarm.com/  Video of tour of Gila RIver https://youtu.be/U9n9OUZpwEc  GilaRiver.org: This is the Gila River Indian Community's website providing information about the tribes and their culture. Huhugam Heritage Center: This museum, located near the casinos on the northern boundary of the reservation near Phoenix and Chandler, presents the stories of the community and their peoples. An article the Smithsonian Magazine recently did on the community & the water issues.

Please donate to the show!This week in activism!Wednesday, May 31st - Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women's advocacy day at the State House Thursday June 1st, 10am Lobby Day for Homes for All including rent control and foreclosure preventionJune 6, 11am, Local Option for Housing Affordability - Day of action at the state house room 428June 7th 2pm, Citizens for Juvenile Justice Youth Justice Lobby Day, State House room 428ClimateGila River Indian Community project addresses Colorado River drought…the new Reclaimed Water Pipeline Project will help the Gila River Indian Community maintain water resources for many years and will also conserve more water in Lake Mead.Delta Air Lines is facing a lawsuit over its $1bn carbon neutrality claim which plaintiffs say is “false and misleading” as it relies on carbon offsets that do little to mitigate global warming. Rare and “very aggressive” spring wildfires in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia have destroyed buildings and forced thousands from their homes; officials have declared a local state of emergency.Hedgerows in England, which are a vital habitat providing food and shelter for mammals, birds and pollinators, are under threat because of post-Brexit legal and funding changes.New research shows that Rock “flour” produced by the grinding under Greenland's glaciers can trap climate-heating carbon dioxide when spread on farm fields.InternationalDrone attack on Moscow, which Russia blames on Ukraine, while Russia continues drone attacks on Ukraine's capital Kyiv Ugandan president signed an anti-LGBTQ+ law with death penalty for same-sex acts; the US is considering sanctions against the country as well as restricting visas for Ugandan officialsPressure is building on Japan's government to legalise same-sex unions after a court ruled that a ban on them was unconstitutional.Sudan's rival factions agree to extend shaky ceasefire. The conflict has forced nearly 1.4 million people to flee their homes so far.Erdoğan Wins Reelection in Presidential Runoff in TurkeyNationalSouth Carolina Court puts temporary hold on their new near-total abortion banDebt ceiling deal includes: 2-year debt ceiling suspension; spending limits: defense budget of $886B, non-defense spending $704B; natural gas pipeline approval; fully fund medical care for veterans; some extra funding for IRS but not as much as Biden had proposed; new work requirements for SNAP recipients, but not for Medicaid; resume student loan payments paused under COVID; Biden's $10K cancellation of student debt has not been changed. Still has to pass through House and Senate.The prices of oil, transportation, food ingredients and other raw materials have fallen in recent months as the shocks stemming from the pandemic and the war in Ukraine have faded. Yet large corporations have continued raising prices rapidly in order to increase profits, with profit becoming the largest driver of inflation.StateBoston City councilors voted 10-2 on Wednesday on new district lines.Cambridge will launch free public preschool for all 4yoOn the state budget: Senate version budget may differ from House budget on: funding to Dept Public Health for the creation of birthing centers; online lottery; in-state public-school tuition for certain undocumented immigrants, permanent funding for free school meals, drug-testing kits to nightlife venues, and a floating hospital for mental health and substance abuse recoveryFive months into the year, Massachusetts lawmakers have had the least productive start to a legislative session in at least 40 years, passing only 10 laws so far.

Moab locals ascended Potato Salad Hill in a to-scale, cardboard model of a Jeep Wrangler during Easter Jeep Safari. We also hear from our partners at KUNC about how the Gila River Indian Community will be paid to use less water to bolster Lake Mead. Plus, we hear a story about the federal government's plan to help Navajo coal miners suffering from black lung disease. Maggie McGuire of the Moab Sun News previews the Moab City Council meeting. Photo: A cardboard Jeep ascends Potato Salad Hill during Easter Jeep Safari. SHOW NOTES: //KUNC: Arizona tribe will receive millions in federal payouts for water conservation https://www.kunc.org/news/2023-04-06/arizona-tribe-will-receive-millions-in-federal-payouts-for-water-conservation //KJSD: Federal benefits for Navajo coal miners with black lung disease https://www.ksjd.org/podcast/ksjd-local-newscasts/2023-04-10/ksjd-local-newscast-april-10-2023 //Moab City YouTube Page https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl00z0Zgdmz4y1FoI0l7CJA

Mikhail Sundust is the Digital Connect Initiative (DCI) Executive Director for the Digital Connect Initiative at GRTI - Gila River Telecommunications Incorporated. GRTI has offered telecommunications and now high-quality Internet access to the reservation (and beyond with subsidiaries) for more than 30 years.We talk about lessons DCI has learned along its digital equity path, including making sure people have the basic digital skills needed to build more advanced skills and confidence. They developed a "bring your own device" program for learning and have crafted their programs to work well with elders. We also discuss how other Tribal telecom companies are starting to incorporate digital equity planning into their work. 

Peterson Zah is known as the first president of the Navajo Nation and a leader with foresight and intelligence that ushered in a new era for his people. Zah died at the age of 85 and was laid to rest at his birthplace in Low Mountain, Ariz. after a memorial service and funeral procession. His legacy includes starting a permanent fund that has reached into the multiple billions and advocacy that dramatically boosted the number of Navajo students in higher education. Today on Native America Calling, we honor his life with those who knew him: Stephen Roe Lewis (Gila River), Governor of the Gila River Indian Community; Marley Shebala (Diné and Zuni), investigative journalist; Marcus Denetdale (Citizen of the Navajo Nation), program manager for the Construction in Indian Country program at Arizona State University; Jaynie Parrish (Diné), president and founder of Arizona Native Vote; and Robert Joe (Diné), managing partner with Towerhouse Group and partner Tribal Carbon.

Peterson Zah is known as the first president of the Navajo Nation and a leader with foresight and intelligence that ushered in a new era for his people. Zah died at the age of 85 and was laid to rest at his birthplace in Low Mountain, Ariz. after a memorial service and funeral procession. His legacy includes starting a permanent fund that has reached into the multiple billions and advocacy that dramatically boosted the number of Navajo students in higher education. Today on Native America Calling, we honor his life with those who knew him: Stephen Roe Lewis (Gila River), Governor of the Gila River Indian Community; Marley Shebala (Diné and Zuni), investigative journalist; Marcus Denetdale (Citizen of the Navajo Nation), program manager for the Construction in Indian Country program at Arizona State University; Jaynie Parrish (Diné), president and founder of Arizona Native Vote; and Robert Joe (Diné), managing partner with Towerhouse Group and partner Tribal Carbon.

Wednesday afternoon, the Arizona Senate passed a resolution to waive Arizona's K-12 spending limit for this academic year. Fifteen Native American tribes, including the Gila River Indian Community, will get a total of $580 million in federal money this year for water rights settlements. The World Health Organization had announced that it would phase out the term "monkeypox," citing the need to move on from what it called racist and stigmatizing language. Plus the latest science, Fronteras Desk and metro Phoenix news.

Robert Pilot hosts today’s show. Ogimaa Giniw Ikwe brings us our news today.Then we’re joined by Playwright and tribal leader Claude Jackson Jr. from the Gila River Indian Community.  He talks about the world premier of his new play “Cashed Out” at the San Francisco Playhouse theatre! PLUS – Nancy Beaulieu, Northern Organizer at MN…

“You are the cumulative expression of all your ancestors.” When Iya Affo meets someone, she instinctively looks for the best in that person, a seed in them that can be nurtured. To nurture others is a high calling for Iya, whose deepest identity is as Mother and Healer. Her African name, Wekenon, means Mother of the Universe, and her title, Iya, signifies Holy Mother. Both were bestowed on her in a traditional ceremony on the soil of her ancestral home in the Benin Republic of West Africa. Iya's passion is to cultivate intergenerational healing by connecting intuitive ancestral practices with modern neurobiology. A culturalist and historical trauma specialist certified in the western tradition, as well as a certified Adverse Childhood Experiences Trainer, she is a descendant of a long line of traditional healers from West Africa, a Chief in the Village of Ouidah, and a High Priestess in the Yoruba tradition. Iya’s search for her individual and cultural identity formed in her childhood while growing up in New York. She was deeply drawn to the rituals observed among her Jewish friends and neighbors – from their ceremonies and traditions, their holidays, to the Yiddish language spoken in their homes. She began to wonder why her Black community had such a different trajectory; why was the history of the Holocaust widely known, but not the stories of enslavement of her ancestors? She sensed that a connection to one’s history and to ancestral land would help communities be resilient and overcome adversity. Setting off to travel alone in her late teens, Iya visited more than 30 countries to understand other cultures. She has proceeded to live abroad in five countries and experienced different spiritual environments – from China, where she practiced Buddhist meditation in a Shaolin Temple; to Myanmar, India, where she stayed at a Hindu ashram; to the Navajo Nation and the Gila River Indian Community, where she engaged in service; and briefly to France. Significant immersion in her ancestral village of Ouidah, Benin Republic, also commenced then and deepened over nearly three decades. Iya relearned how to live as an indigenous woman and now practices the Yoruba tradition in her day-to-day life among the egalitarian, indigenous people of Arizona. “Relentlessly, I pursued the truth about our enslavement,” she has said. “I received my birthright of ritual, ceremony and initiation. My greatest gift has been relearning how to live as an indigenous woman, in egalitarian society, as a wife and mother.” Iya’s early travels led to studies of trauma and epigenetics, which inform her current work. Decades-long research shows that trauma persists in the human psyche and body from one generation to the next, up to 14 generations, via physical DNA. Living in Africa helped her understand the neurobiological dysregulation that is prevalent in the United States for BIPOC (Black Indigenous People of Color) communities. She came to realize that Western treatments – such as talk therapy or medication – are counter-productive or damaging for healing trauma in BIPOC individuals. Alternative healing practices – rituals, drumming, martial arts, and guided meditation – provide more sustaining solutions. Iya carefully says, “In communities where people have been traumatized, the best way for us to heal moving forward is to become self-healing communities. We must be healing ourselves.” Epigenetics also shows that benevolence and positive childhood experiences can be passed through generations. This knowledge gives new motivation for parents, teachers, and caregivers to practice self-regulating behaviors that foster healing, safety, and consistency, and most importantly, love. She hopes to facilitate reculturing and the subsequent healing of indigenous people all over the world. “If we, as a people, are to return to grace, we must go back to the soul of the [African] Continent,” she says. “Only in Her soil will we take root in ancestral land, fertilized by ritual, tradition, spirit and identity. Then we will blossom into a harvest of productive, happy, peaceful and evolved African people.” Through teaching about the importance of culture and neurobiology, Iya advocates for the harmonization of Traditional Medicine and Western Medicine to facilitate holistic healing. She recently stepped down from being an executive board member on the Arizona ACEs Consortium, but continues to serve as the Chair of the Historical Trauma committee. She is an Adjunct Faculty member at the Arizona Trauma Institute/Trauma Institute International, and the founder of Phoenix Rising to Resilience virtual community on the ACEs Connection platform.  Please join us in conversation with this grounded ‘Mother of the Universe’ as we explore healing intergenerational collective, historical trauma.

The Gila River Indian Community is seeking payouts from the federal government to conserve water in Lake Mead. Plus, why a shipping-container wall along the Arizona-Mexico border is likely to be challenged in court, and airports in the state work to become more sustainable. --- Host: Damon Fairall Producer: Athena Ankrah Contributors: Alexia Stanbridge, Michelle Aerin, KUNC

On Wednesday, the middle school gym transformed into a science lab, complete with miniature flying drones, homemade robots, dinosaur bones and screaming quarters. These science experiments and demonstrations – aka ‘STEMonstrations' – kicked off the Moab Festival of Science. And, activists from the Ute Mountain Ute tribe in White Mesa are leading a rally and spiritual walk this weekend. Plus, Arizona's Gila River Indian Community announced plans to conserve a significant amount of its water supplies and the Interior Department will fund ecosystem conservation and pollution clean-up work. // Show Notes: // Photo: STEMonstration participants use their elbows to listen to the vibrations of arches, played through a special ‘bone speaker' at Science Moab's booth. The event kicked off the Moab Festival of Science. KZMU // Moab Festival of Science 2022 Schedule https://moab-scifest.org/2022-festival-schedule/ // KZMU Donate https://www.kzmu.org/give/

Needless without saying, water is life and we will cease to exist without it. Every aspect of our lives is dependent on it and unfortunately, due to the barbarism of capitalist exploitation that is built off of the settler-colonial foundation of the region, the future of water in the southwest is more uncertain than ever before. In response to the inaction of the State of Arizona, the Gila River Indian Community decided to take a stance and pull out from subsidizing the state's water supply. In this episode of The Heatwave, we discuss the historical legacies of the colonization of local indigenous nations and how this is tied to this bold stance taken by the GRIC. If you're interested in getting in touch with us, please feel free to hit us up on Instagram, Twitter, and The Heatwave's Instagram. If you're interested in joining a local org, We highly recommend joining us at Mecha de ASU, PSL Phoenix, or PSL Tucson! Outro song: Raye Zaragoza - In The River The struggle continues, ¡Venceremos!

Iya Affo is a culturalist and historical trauma specialist. She has traveled to more than 25 countries and lived a life dedicated to cultivating love and inclusivity, facilitating decolonization, and healing indigenous people. Iya's work focuses on a cultural and neurobiological perspective of historical trauma, and she presents the question, “What happened in the past, and how does that manifest in people today?”  Exploring cultural expressions historically used to manage adversity, Iya highlights a White Mountain Apache dance performed as a debriefing by warriors returning home. “That's what they did to restore their neurological regulation before they rejoin the community because we know that if we are dysregulated, we have behaviors that are aggressive and abusive and hostile.” Iya points to the Cherry Blossom study, underscoring the beginning of one's biological life as an egg in the womb of our grandmothers. Through the knowledge of epigenetics, we understand that trauma can be imprinted on us even before the birth of our mothers. Still, we can also pass down positive experiences, benevolence, and love. “What you do today and how you change your life today has the potential to impact the next 14 generations.” About Iya Affo:  Iya Affo is a Culturalist and Historical Trauma Specialist. She is the founder of Heal Historical Trauma and the International Historical Trauma Association. Iya earned Western certification as a Trauma Specialist and is a descendant of a long line of traditional healers from the Republic of Benin, West Africa. She has visited more than 25 countries and resided in various Native American, Yoruba, Buddhist, Hindu, and Taoist communities. While on pilgrimage in Benin, she lived among Medicine Men and Women to learn the ways of the Shaman and understand the truth about the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. In China, Iya lived in the Shaolin Temple; in India, she sojourned in a Hindu spiritual community. Serving Navajo Nation and the Gila River Indian Community, Iya found a home among the egalitarian, indigenous people of North America. Learn More: healhistoricaltrauma.com To read the full show notes and discover more resources visit https://www.narmtraining.com/podcast *** NARM Training Institute https://www.NARMtraining.com View upcoming trainings: https://narmtraining.com/schedule Join the Inner Circle: https://narmtraining.com/online-learning/inner-circle *** The NARM Training Institute provides tools for transforming complex trauma through: in-person and online trainings for mental health care professionals; in-person and online workshops on complex trauma and how it interplays with areas like addiction, parenting, and cultural trauma; an online self-paced learning program, the NARM Inner Circle; and other trauma-informed learning resources.   We want to connect with you! Facebook @NARMtraining YouTube Instagram @thenarmtraininginstitute

Subcommittee Hearing: NPFPL Legislative Hearing – September 14, 2022 Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Date: Wednesday, September 14, 2022 Time: 10:00 AM Location: Longworth House Office Building 1334 Presiding: The Honorable Joe Neguse, Chair On Wednesday, September 14, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. ET, in Longworth 1334 and via Cisco WebEx online conferencing, the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands (NPFPL) will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills: H.R. 8108 (Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D-AZ), To protect Native cultural sites located on Federal land, to improve consultation with Indian Tribes, to bring parity to Indian Tribes with regard to Federal public land management laws, and for other purposes. Advancing Tribal Parity on Public Land Act. H.R. 8109 (Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D-AZ), To establish the Tribal Cultural Areas System, and for other purposes. Tribal Cultural Areas Protection Act. H.R. 8719 (Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D-AZ), To establish the Great Bend of the Gila National Conservation Area in the State of Arizona, and for other purposes. Great Bend of the Gila Conservation Act. Witness List Panel I Rep. Raul Grijalva Arizona, 3rd District Panel II Ms. Janie Simms Hipp General Counsel U.S. Department of Agriculture Accompanied by: Mr. John Crockett Associate Deputy Chief State and Private Forestry USDA Forest Service Mr. Bryan Newland Assistant Secretary For Indian Affairs Department of the Interior Accompanied by: Mr. Raymond Suazo Arizona State Director Bureau of Land Management Governor Stephen Roe Lewis Gila River Indian Community Sacaton, AZ The Honorable Fawn Sharp President National Congress of American Indians Vice- President Quinault Indian Nation Panel III Ms. Tina Marie Osceola Tribal Historic Preservation Office Seminole Tribe of Florida Ms. Stefanie Smallhouse President Arizona Farm Bureau Committee Notice: https://naturalresources.house.gov/hearings/npfpl-legislative-hearing_september-14-2022

Colorado is launching a new financial aid program to help students who want to become health care workers. And the Gila River Indian Community in Arizona announced it will abandon a multi-state deal on the Colorado River to keep its biggest reservoir from declining.

On this episode Host Tiokasin Ghosthorse is joined by One Way Sky, a "Chill-Hype" alternative rock band comprised of community members from the Gila River Indian Community and the Tohono O'odham Nation. The band members are: Adrian D. Thomas: rhythm guitar, lead vocalist; Cody Bruguier; drums; David Romero, guitar; and Loma Manuel, bass. One Way Sky's music blends the genres of hard rock, indie, jazz and "chill-wave." Their debut EP, Soul Searcher, was released in 2021. Adrian, Cody and David join Tiokasin for an hour of talk and music. For moreinformation about One Way Sky, you can find them on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Spotify and other platforms.Production Credits:Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), Host and Executive ProducerLiz Hill (Red Lake Ojibwe), ProducerMalcolm Burn, Studio Engineer, Radio Kingston, WKNY 1490 AM and 107.9 FM, Kingston, NYTiokasin Ghosthorse, Audio EditorMusic Selections:1. Song Title: Tahi Roots Mix (First Voices Radio Theme Song)Artist: Moana and the Moa HuntersAlbum: Tahi (1993)Label: Southside Records (Australia and New Zealand)(00:00:22)2. Song Title: HumanityArtist: One Way SkyEP: Soul Searcher (2021)Label: Akimel Records(00:07:25:)3. Song Title: Reap and SowArtist: One Way SkyEP: Soul Searcher (2021)Label: Akimel Records(00:16:53)4. Song Title: Away From HereArtist: Smokey D PalmtreeEP: Peace of Mind (2021)Label: Gila River Records(00:22:45)5. Song Title: Soul SearcherArtist: One Way SkyEP: Soul Searcher (2021)Label: Akimel Records(00:27:25)6. Song Title: Time DriftArtist: Smokey D PalmtreeEP: Peace of Mind (2021)Label: Gila River Records(00:31:10)7. Song Title: Soul SearcherArtist: One Way SkyEP: Soul Searcher (2021)Label: Akimel Records(00:31:00)8. Song Title: Voice of EarthArtist: NASAAlbum: NASA Space Sounds (2015)Label: NASA(00:39:50)9. Song Title: Ball and ChainArtist: Xavier RuddAlbum: Jan Juc Moon (2022)Label: Virgin Music Label and Adult Services Australia (P&D)(00:48:35)10. Song Title: He Sapa Ki, Un Kita PiArtist: Earl BullheadAlbum: Keeper of the Drum (1995)Label: SOAR(00:53:48)AKANTU INSTITUTEVisit Akantu Institute, an institute that Tiokasin founded with a mission of contextualizing original wisdom for troubled times. Go to https://akantuinstitute.org/ to find out more and consider joining his Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/Ghosthorse.

In this episode you will learn about Dr. Anthony Newkirk, how he did not let the speed bumps of live stop him from his goals, and how he is serving the community through his non profit Warriors Code.Founder & CEO Dr. Anthony Newkirk is a Native American & African American, 10-year (1989-2000) USAF ammunition specialist veteran. Also formerly incarcerated and upon release in 2008 completed a Bachelor's degree In Information Technology from Ottawa University in 2009, an MBA from Keller Graduate in 2010 and a Ph.D. in Information Technology from Capella University in 2019. He is an enrolled member of the Gila River Indian Community, an Akimel O'odham tribal member (Tohono O'odham & Hopi lineage as well) that was born Chicago, Illinois and now resides in Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. Anthony Newkirk Social Media:LinkedIn: Anthony Newkirk, PhDFacebook: Warriors CodeFacebook: Anthony Newkirk, PhD Host: Shereka JacksonFacebook: Shereka D Jackson Instagram: Shereka Jackson Website: Shereka JacksonLinkedIn: Shereka Jackson

Tomoko Miho was a Japanese-American graphic and industrial designer. Born Tomoko Kawakami in 1931 in Los Angeles, California, she learned her first design principles from the family flower business. Tomoko lived in LA until her family was forcibly interned in 1942. The Kawakami family spent three years of their lives imprisoned without reason or evidence at the Gila River War Relocation Center. Like most internment camps, Gila River was overcrowded and unhygienic, conditions that contributed to a majority of the 1,862 internment camp deaths. Tomoko and the Kawakami family survived their internment and moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota. Tomoko took design classes there and later moved back to Los Angeles, California with a full scholarship to the Art Center School. Around graduation she met her future husband, fellow designer James Miho. The couple would travel together often during their lives, moving to different cities for work or taking international trips for both business and leisure. Tomoko Miho met many fellow talented designers of her day, even mentoring under prolific modernist designer Irving Harper. Tomoko Miho would eventually start her own firm, Tomoko Miho Design, where she was known for her creative take on minimalism that would use shape and harmony to create elegant, multilayered worlds. Her unique style has left a lasting impression, especially on catalog design which her innovative minimalism transformed into something stylish and fashionable.TIMELINE1931 – b Tomoko Kawakami in Los Angeles, California.1942 – President Franklin Roosevelt issues Executive Order 9066; Japanese internment begins in America.1945 – Internment ends; the Kawakami family relocates to Minneapolis, Minnesota.1958 – Tomoko graduates from the Art Center School of Minneapolis, Minnesota with an industrial design degree.  Around this time, Tomoko meets husband James Miho.1960 – Tomoko and James take a six-month tour of Europe, meeting several notable European designers.1974 – The couple opens their own company, Miho Associates.1982  – Tomoko and James divorce; Tomoko founds Tomoko Miho Design in New York.2012  – d Tomoko Miho in New York, NY.REFERENCESAmericans of Japanese Ancestry WWII Memorial Alliance. (2020). Gila River Relocation Center. Japanese American Veterans Association. Retrieved 21 May 2021 from http://www.javadc.org/gila_river_relocation_center.htmConradi, J. (2010, September 18). Looking back, thinking forward: A narrative of the Vignellis. The Design Observer Group. Retrieved 21 May 2021 from https://archive.is/20130121113802/http://observatory.designobserver.com/feature/looking-back-thinking-forward-a-narrative-of-the-vignellis/15308/Corley, M. (2018, May 17). Health in Japanese internment camps. Health and medicine in American history. Retrieved 21 May 2021 from https://lewiscar.sites.grinnell.edu/HistoryofMedicine/spring2018/health-in-japanese-internment-camps/History about. (2015). Gila River Indian Community. Retrieved 21 May 2021 from http://www.gilariver.orgKedmey, K. (2017, January 14). How Isamu Noguchi's seven months in a Japanese internment camp inspired his art. Artsy. Retrieved 21 May 2021 from https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-noguchis-seven-months-japanese-internment-camp-inspired-artLeong, K. J. (2020). Gila River. In Brian Niiya (ed.), Densho Encyclopedia. Retrieved 21 May 2021 from http://encyclopedia.densho.org/Gila%20River/Maciag, M. (2013). Population Density for U.S. Cities Statistics. Governing: the future of states and localities. Retrieved 21 May 2021 from https://www.governing.com/gov-data/population-density-land-area-cities-map.htmlMartin, R. (2015, October 15). California dreaming: Reconsidering the work of Charles and Ray Eames. Apollo Magazine. Retrieved 21 May 2021 from https://www.apollo-magazine.com/california-dreaming-reconsidering-the-work-of-charles-and-ray-eames/Other resources. (2021, January 5). National Archives. Retrieved 21 May 2021 from https://www.archives.gov/research/japanese-americans/linksPaid notice: Deaths Miho, Tomoko Kawakami. (2012, February 26). The New York Times. Retrieved 21 May 2021 from https://archive.nytimes.com/query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage-9803E1DE113AF935A15751C0A9649D8B63.htmlRemembering Tomoko Miho. (2017). Ginkgo Journal. Retrieved 21 May 2021 from https://ginkgojournal.com/home/remembering-tomoko-miho/2017Takei, G. (2019). They called us enemy. Top Shelf Productions.Vienne, V. (1993). 1993 AIGA medalist: Tomoko Miho. AIGA: The professional association for design. Retrieved 21 May 2021 from https://web.archive.org/web/20210309014433/https://www.aiga.org/medalist-tomokomiho

Remains of Alaska student buried at Carlisle Indian School to return home Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals sides with Yakama Nation in land dispute Gila River Indian Community eases number of COVID-19 restrictions Red Lake Nation appoints tribal monitor as Line 3 construction nears river

Camp Fire survivors organized a rally in the town of Paradise this weekend in response to a recent investigation into the trust that is responsible for distributing settlement money to them. The California Report has the details. National Native News covers CNN's removal of Rick Santorum, the details regarding the Eastern Shoshone Tribe's potential cannabis legalization, and how the Gila River Indian Community is offering non-profit organizations vaccine incentives. After a roundup of regional news and weather, Al Stahler will inform us about all the interesting things happening in the sky this week.

Native groups applaud CNN's removal of Rick Santorum Eastern Shoshone Tribe considers legalizing marijuana Gila River Indian Community offers vaccine incentives

The U.S. House of Representatives considers H.R.478, the Blackwater Trading Post Land Transfer Act, on May 12, 2021. The bill places about 55 acres in Arizona in trust for the Gila River Indian Community. The land is considered historically and culturally significant to the tribe. Following debate, the House passed H.R.478 through Roll Call 137: https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2021137

A Podcast Sharing Stories! #Heedit Andrew Ecker Author of the ‘The Sacred 7’ https://thesacredseven.com/ Apache “NDE”, Irish and German American. Born into an inheritance of trauma, both his parents were addicted to drugs and died very young. Mom, Kathy Lindsey, died from a cocaine overdose whereas Father, Dale Ecker, from HepC caused from intravenous drug use. Growing up in the height of the Reagan and Clinton “War on Drugs” policies led Andrew down a path of destruction that included cocaine and heroin abuse until he made a decision to change his life while serving 3.5 years in federal prison for drug charges. Andrew found healing in his life through the use of ancient technologies including drumming and a ceremonial introduction process of his Native American ancestry he outlines in his book ‘The Sacred 7’. Andrew has been able to, in over 25 years of effort, facilitate over 4000 meaningful wellness with a focus on suicide prevention, substance abuse, individual and community development. This massive volume of work has allowed Andrew the honor of working with very diverse groups of people including tribal nations, schools, governmental organizations, churches, nonprofits, businesses, festivals, hospitals and drug and alcohol treatment facilities. Some of these groups include The Havasupai Nation, The Navajo Nation, The Hopi Nation, The Pascua Yaqui Nation, The Gila River Indian Community, The Tohono O’odham Nation, Patina Wellness Center, Native American Connections, Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada, NACA: Native Americans For Community Action, United States Veterans Administration, City of Phoenix, Maricopa County Public Health, United Health Care, Wellpoint , Buena Vista Recovery , Charles Schwab, Bain Consulting, Exp Realty, Cancer Treatment Centers of American, Credit Union Development and Education and many many more . Andrew, his fiancé Monica and their companies Wellness Sourcing and Drumming Sounds have focused mostly on working with hospitals and institutions labeled as memory care, behavioral lockdowns, drug rehabilitation, cancer treatment, post acute rehabilitation and skilled nursing. These are just some of the populations they work with. Recognized by the community and through this work, Andrew Ecker has been a speaker presenter at some of the largest and most influential groups in healthcare and wellness: The Arizona Senior Center Association (keynote), The Arizona Therapeutic Recreation Association, (keynote) Arizona Activities Coordinators Association,(keynote) Assisted Living Federation of Arizona, (presenter) The AZTEC awards (keynote), Spinal Cord Injury Association (keynote), National Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health (keynote) (keynote) Oklahoma Behavioral Health Conference (keynote). --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mostlyjuststories/support

Episode #57 What an honor to have Andrew Ecker on the Podcast. After a proper introduction (by Andrew) I listen to him talk about native American history, traditions, honoring the Earth Mother, growing up in America and learning to heal from a childhood filled with challenges. From his website: https://thesacredseven.com Andrew Ecker, author of the ‘The Sacred 7’ Apache “NDE”, Irish and German American. Born into an inheritance of trauma, both his parents were addicted to drugs and died very young. Mom, Kathy Lindsey, died from a cocaine overdose whereas Father, Dale Ecker, from HepC caused from intravenous drug use. Growing up in the height of the Reagan and Clinton “War on Drugs” policies led Andrew down a path of destruction that included cocaine and heroin abuse until he made a decision to change his life while serving 3.5 years in federal prison for drug charges. Andrew found healing in his life through the use of ancient technologies including drumming and a ceremonial introduction process of his Native American ancestry he outlines in his book ‘The Sacred 7’. Andrew has been able to, in over 25 years of effort, facilitate over 4000 meaningful wellness with a focus on suicide prevention, substance abuse, individual and community development. This massive volume of work has allowed Andrew the honor of working with very diverse groups of people including tribal nations, schools, governmental organizations, churches, nonprofits, businesses, festivals, hospitals and drug and alcohol treatment facilities. Some of these groups include The Havasupai Nation, The Navajo Nation, The Hopi Nation, The Pascua Yaqui Nation, The Gila River Indian Community, The Tohono O’odham Nation, Patina Wellness Center, Native American Connections, Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada,  NACA: Native Americans For Community Action,  United States Veterans Administration, City of Phoenix, Maricopa County Public  Health, United Health Care, Wellpoint , Buena Vista Recovery ,  Charles Schwab, Bain Consulting, Exp Realty, Cancer Treatment Centers of American, Credit Union Development and Education and many many more. Andrew, his fiancé Monica and their companies Wellness Sourcing and Drumming Sounds have focused mostly on working with hospitals and institutions labeled as memory care, behavioral lockdowns, drug rehabilitation, cancer treatment, post-acute rehabilitation, and skilled nursing. These are just some of the populations they work with.  Recognized by the community and through this work, Andrew Ecker has been a speaker presenter at some of the largest and most influential  groups in healthcare and wellness: The Arizona Senior Center Association (keynote), The Arizona Therapeutic Recreation Association, (keynote) Arizona Activities Coordinators Association,(keynote) Assisted Living Federation of Arizona, (presenter) The AZTEC awards (keynote), Spinal Cord Injury Association (keynote), National Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health (keynote) (keynote) Oklahoma Behavioral Health Conference (keynote). #Podcasting #thesacredseven #transform #podcaster Music for all episodes by Jon Griffin. My YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCugOLERePPuD4nwtZO-Zwnw?view_as=subscriber My Instagram: @joelyshmoley and @slideswithjohn FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/wereyoustilltalking/ Twitter: @JoelAAlbrecht

To save our planet, we’ll need to reduce emissions — fast. And if we’re serious about addressing climate change, we’ll need to address one of our biggest carbon emitters: buildings. That doesn’t just go for the new, shiny skyscrapers with access to lots of resources, but all buildings: old and new, big and small. We’re kicking off season 3 with an episode exploring an idea that could make our cities more sustainable and even more just. Energy-efficient buildings. In this episode: [0:02 - 2:58] Architect Wanda Dalla Costa on her work creating an energy-efficient and environmentally friendly housing development for the Gila River Indian Community [3:59 - 7:27] Sustainable buildings expert Kimi Narita on why retrofitting buildings is so important for cities responding to climate change [7:48 - 10:04] Proptech expert Ryan J. S. Baxter on why energy regulations can fall short in incentivizing buildings to make energy upgrades and why tech adoption could change that [10:17 - 14:05] Sidewalk Labs Senior Product Manager Rachel Steinberg and Data Scientist Jenny Chen on Mesa, a solution to help office buildings become more energy-efficient [14:43 - 16:12] Rachel Steinberg on green leases, which encourage energy-efficiency for tenants and landlords [16:22 - 18:20] Kimi Narita on why we need new technologies and regulations to get to net-zero carbon by 2050 To see images and videos of topics discussed in this episode, read the transcript on our Sidewalk Talk Medium page. City of the Future is hosted by Eric Jaffe and Vanessa Quirk and produced by Benjamen Walker and Andrew Callaway. Mix is by Zach Mcnees. Art is by Tim Kau. Our music is composed by Adaam James Levin-Areddy of Lost Amsterdam. Special thanks to Wanda Dalla Costa, Kimi Narita, Ryan J. S. Baxter, Jenny Chen, and Rachel Steinberg.

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Business Meeting to consider S. 1161, S. 2165, S. 2610, S. 2716, S. 2891, S. 2912, S. 3019, S. 3044, S. 3099, S. 3100, S. 3650, S. 3948 Wednesday, July 29 2020 - 02:30 PM Location: Dirksen Room Number: 628 S. 1161, A bill to support the education of Indian children. S. 2165, A bill to enhance protections of Native American tangible culture heritage, and for other purposes. S. 2610, A bill to reauthorize certain programs under the Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs of the Department of Energy, and for other purposes. S. 2716, A bill to amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act, and for other purposes. S. 2891, A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to establish Tribal Wildlife Corridors, and for other purposes. S. 2912, A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to take certain land located in Pinal County, Arizona, into trust for the benefit of the Gila River Indian Community, and for other purposes. S. 3019, A bill to protect access to water for all Montanans, and for other purposes. S. 3044, A bill to amend the American's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 to expand the Indian reservation drinking water program, and for other purposes. S. 3099, A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium located in Sitka, Alaska, and for other purposes. S. 3100, A bill to convey land in Anchorage, Alaska, to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, and for other purposes. S. 3650, A bill to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to deem employees of urban Indian organizations as part of the Public Health Service for certain purposes, and for other purposes. S. 3948, A bill to amend the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act to extend the deadline for a report by the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children, and for other purposes. Committee Notice: https://www.indian.senate.gov/hearing/business-meeting-consider-s-1161-s-2165-s-2610-s-2716-s-2891-s-2912-s-3019-s-3044-s-3099-s

President Donald Trump participates in a roundtable in Phoenix, Arizona, on May 5, 2020. Participants include: * Myron Lizer, Vice President, Navajo Nation * Dottie Lizer, Second Lady, Navajo Nation * Stephen Roe Lewis, Governor, Gila River Indian Community

Ruben Major ran against Alex Padilla for California Secretary of State in 2018 amidst an ACLU lawsuit highlighting the tossing of voter by mail ballots. Ruben has deep knowledge on our election integrity issues and has been fighting to complete the work started by Debra Bowen.Ruben began his career as an EMT nearly 20 years ago, helping those who could not help themselves: seniors, homeless, substance abusers, mentally disabled, and survivors of domestic violence. He has serviced small towns and large communities; busy interstates and Native American reservations; border towns and metropolitan areas. Eventually, Ruben obtained his paramedic certificate and began work for the Gila River Indian Community which helped him to better understand some of what he had missed growing up. He also has a bachelors, masters, and law degree.You can learn more here: http://www.rubenmajor.com/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

State Representative Reginald Bolding is an educator, community leader, and social entrepreneur. Bolding a first generation college student is an outstanding scholar in both education and justice studies. After graduating at the top of his class from the University of Cincinnati, where he earned an undergraduate degree in Criminal Justice and International Security, Reginald turned down a full-ride law school scholarship to become a Special Education teacher in South Phoenix to teach underserved youth. Growing up in an underserved neighborhood himself, Bolding understood firsthand the obstacles and barriers faced by youth and families in these communities and wanted to help create change. He started a non-profit to provide students from low-income communities’ access to internships opportunities at top companies in Arizona. At the age of twenty-eight, Bolding was elected to the Arizona House of Representatives representing downtown Phoenix, South Phoenix, Laveen, Tempe, and the Gila River Indian Community. During his first term, Bolding was one of the most successful Democrats in the Arizona State Legislature. Representative Bolding introduced bills that would increase access to early child education, create tuition free higher education options, and worked to develop job training programs. Additionally, Bolding led a criminal justice reform agenda introducing bills that require body-worn cameras of law enforcement officers, sentencing reform, and reduced private prison contracts. In 2016, Representative Bolding helped launch Veterans Reach to Teach - an initiative to provide veterans an opportunity and pathway to serve as teachers in Arizona classrooms.   TWITTER: @ReginaldBolding FACEBOOK: @Reginald.Bolding INSTAGRAM: @Reginald.Bolding WEBSITE: ReginaldBolding.com Join the Get Woke and Vote Campaign – (Arizona Coalition for Change) www.azc4c.org  TWITTER: @AzC4C FACEBOOK: @AzC4C   To watch this episode go to relentlessmentality.net   Your Host Justin Bayless President & CEO, Bayless Healthcare INSTAGRAM: @JustBayless LINKEDIN: @JustinBayless YOUTUBE: Relentless Mentality  

  Bio Brian Howard is a Research & Policy Analyst with the American Indian Policy Institute (AIPI) at Arizona State University. Prior to joining the AIPI team in November 2016, Brian served over five years as a Legislative Associate with the National Congress of American Indians in Washington, DC. Working on behalf of American Indian and Alaska Native tribal governments, Brian's work included developing and advocating tribal policy initiatives in Congress and the Administration on issues such as Telecommunications, Government Contracting, and Cultural Protections (Sacred Places, Eagle Feather/Eagle Protections, NAGPRA, and Mascot issues). Brian's work experience has included numerous D.C.-based research and policy internships, as well as with the New Mexico House of Representatives and the Gila River Indian Community Council's Office. Brian graduated from the University of New Mexico in 2009 with his Bachelor of Arts degree in Native American Studies focusing on Federal Indian Law and Policy with a minor in Political Science. He is Akimel O'odham, Tohono O'odham, and Pi-Pash, and an enrolled member of the Gila River Indian Community where he grew up in the Komatke District. Resources American Indian Policy Institute (AIPI) at Arizona State University National Congress of American Indians Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain Custer Died for Your Sins: An Indian Manifesto by Jr. Vine Deloria News Roundup N.Y. Times: U.S. spies paid Russians for cyberweapons/Trump secret Remember the dossier on Donald Trump that former British spy Christopher Steele built that made headlines about a year ago? The one that alleged encounters with prostitutes, bribes, and evidence of collaboration with Russians to hack Democrats? Well the problem with the dossier until now was that none of the allegations have been corroborated. But, over the weekend, the New York Times reported that U.S. spies paid a “shadowy Russian” some $100,000 in exchange for stolen National Security Agency cyberweapons. The Russian also promised secret information about President Trump. The total payout was to be $1 million. This was just the first installment. And the spies, according to the Times, delivered the cash in a suitcase to a Berlin hotel. The White House and CIA have obviously been trying to contain the report. Matthew Rosenberg reports in the New York Times. Russian hackers continue to exploit U.S. cyber vulnerabilities The Associated Press reports that Russian spies have continued to exploit vulnerabilities in U.S. defenses. According to the report, the spies fooled contractors with phishing scams disseminated via email, which allowed them to gain access to data acquired by spy drones. Waymo and Uber reach a settlement Uber and Waymo reached a settlement last week. Uber agreed to give Waymo, the self driving car company built by Google, a $245 million stake in Uber's equity, or about .34 percent. No cash was part of the settlement. Uber continues to deny that they either stole or used any of Waymo's trade secrets or self-driving car technology. Alex Castro reports for the Verge. U.S. arrests 36 in cyberfraud crackdown The Justice Department reported last week that it had arrested and charged 36 people for running a cyberfraud ring that stole some $350 million. Officials allege that Svyatoslav Bondarenko created Infraud in 2010 to make online purchases with counterfeit or stolen credit card information. Tom Schoenberg reports on the details of the scheme in Bloomberg. Internet giants back net neutrality bill The Internet Association--the trade association that represents internet giants like Google, Facebook and others--wrote a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell last week in support of a bipartisan legislative solution that would overturn the FCC's repeal of the net neutrality rules. Harper Neidig reports in the Hill. British officials grill Google, Facebook and Twitter in Washington Eleven members of the British Parliament came to Washington last week to grill tech executives from Google, Facebook and Twitter about fake news. Hamza Shaban of the Chicago Tribune reported that the meeting was far from cordial, with the lawmakers sharply criticizing the companies' moral compass and failure to curtail the spread of misinformation online. YouTube maintained that it hadn't found any evidence of Russian interference in the Brexit vote. In a separate story last week, CNN brought to Twitter's attention the fact that hundreds of Russian propaganda videos remained on Vine—the video sharing platform that Twitter owns--until well after Twitter should have been aware that the Kremlin posted the videos Also, YouTube had to change some of its policies after YouTuber Logan Paul engaged in an ongoing pattern of posting really repulsive videos such as the video of a suicide victim in Japan. Google decided to suspend advertising on Paul's channel and announced a broader policy change under which it would make YouTube channels that post offensive content less discoverable. Ingrid Ludent reports for Tech Crunch Winter Olympics were cyberattacked An organizer of the winter Olympics in Pyeongchang reported that there was a cyberattack during the opening ceremony. However, the organizer won't disclose who carried out the attack. Peter Rutherford reports in Reuters New study finds gender pay gap among Uber drivers A new University of Chicago study found a gender pay gap among Uber drivers. The study found that women driving for Uber earned some 7% less per hour than their male counterparts. Mark Warner tees up ‘tech addiction' At a speech last week, Senator Mark Warner teed up tech addiction as a concern for policymakers. The remarks came amidst several studies conducted recently that purport to illustrate Americans' addition to tech. David McCabe has more in Axios M.I.T. study shows facial recognition AI skin color bias A new study from the M.I.T. Media Lab shows a commercial facial recognition technology is correct 99% of the time when it comes to identifying white man. But when it came to identifying black folks, the software was wrong 35% of the time. Steve Lohr reports in The New York Times Spouses of highly skilled immigrants face job losses under Trump The spouses of high skilled workers who enter the country under an H1B visa are permitted to work under an H-4 visa. But Trump's Department of Homeland Security is seeking to end the program, potentially affecting that additional source of income. Cleaver wants white supremacists out of cryptocurrencies Several reports say that white supremacists have been raising funding with Bitcoin to circumvent the established tech sector. So Missouri Democrat Emanuel Cleaver wrote a letter to the Bitcoin Foundation and Digital Chamber of Commerce, asking for measures to curtail white supremacists' cryptocurrency fundraising activities. Ali Breland reports in the Hill. Senators pressure CFPB on Equifax Thirty Senators want to know why Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Acting Director Mick Mulvaney, a Trump appointee has delayed the investigation into the Equifax breach that compromised the data of some 143 million Americans. Thirty Senators, led by Hawaii Democrat Brian Schatz, want to know why CFPB hasn't taken preliminary steps in the investigation. So far the CFPB has declined comment. Trump administration wants to privatize International Space station Christian Davenport reports for the Washington Post that the White House is planning to stop funding for the International Space Station after 2024. It is working on a plan to turn the space station into a commercial enterprise.    

About the gaming industry... "It's a huge gamble to stay competitive and remain competitive in the industry. It takes a great team concept, and it's just that which helped make me who I am today." Kenneth Manuel CEO Gila River Indian Community is interviewed by David Cogan of Eliances Heroes show amfm, iHeart radio.

About the gaming industry... "It's a huge gamble to stay competitive and remain competitive in the industry. It takes a great team concept, and it's just that which helped make me who I am today." Kenneth Manuel CEO Gila River Indian Community is interviewed by David Cogan of Eliances Heroes show amfm, iHeart radio.

In this episode we feature tribal member Andrew Pedro who discusses concerns about the proposed South Mountain Loop 202 Freeway which was scheduled to be constructed on/near a mountain sacred to the O'odham and Piipaash. The threat of removing ancestral remains, objects, and desecrating sacred sites is what most concerned tribal members. The camp was set up to gather and prayer during this time. Not long after tribal leadership forced community members to close down the camp since there was no proper process to get a permit to have the camp site in the area. Unfortunately, since the recording of this interview South Mtn Loop 202 was constructed and is now a full-fledged busy highway. Local tribes such as the Gila River Indian Community and Tohono O'odham Nation along with the Inter Tribal Alliance for Arizona (ITAC), supported and fought in court to try and stop the proposed highway. Also, during preparing for building of the highway, ancestral remains were removed from various sites on the South Mountain, petroglyphs on rocks have been moved in different areas, and objects found were either left untouched or removed for further study/out of harms way. Recorded: October 2016

Jason Croxton is Navajo. Currently he serves as an in-house attorney for the Wild Horse Pass Development Authority. The authority is an enterprise of the Gila River Indian Community. He has a great job, but it has not come without hard work and dedication.   In this episode, we talk not only about his personal story, but about what it really means when things “align” for someone. Alignment does not happen on its own. Some magical energy in the universe does not magically clear the path for you. You do. It takes hard work, focus, dedication. It means overcoming challenges, learning from mistakes, and growing as a person. And rarely do things “align” without some help and/or luck along the way. The key for things to align is to be prepared. Jason made a great point in the interview when he said that opportunity favors preparation. Jason started his bachelors degree the University of Arizona. While working through college to help pay his tuition, he ended up focusing more on work and ended up taking some time off from school. He spent more than two years in the restaurant industry. Eventually he worked his way up to head bartender. Ultimately, he re-enrolled at Arizona State University, focusing on Housing and Community Development. Eventually, he earned his law degree from Arizona State University.   Jason has a great story, and the conversation includes great insight into planning a career. We go deep in this episode, and it is worth it.   ##   Subscribe to the Podcast iTunes Stitcher RSS Like on Facebook Follow on Twitter ## Other Links Passive cooling/heating NAHASDA (Native American Housing and Self-Determination Act) National American Indian Housing Council LSAT University of New Mexico School of Law University of Arizona School of Law Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts Pre-Law Summer Institute Council on Legal Education Opportunity Bill Cornelius Episode WINS Sheraton Wildhorse Pass WhirlWind Golf

This week the House of Representatives passed a government funding bill that allegedly "defunds ObamaCare" but... not really. They also tried to cut food stamps, push nuclear power, exempt mining from environmental regulations, and more... Links to Information in This Episode Intro and Exit Music: Tired of Being Lied To by David Ippolito (found on Music Alley by mevio) Music: And the Good News Is by Sean Patrick McGraw (found on Music Alley by mevio) Music: I See Trouble Comin' by Scott DeCarlo (found on Music Alley by mevio) Bills Discussed in this Episode Continuing Resolution (H.J. Res. 59) for 2014, the bill that funds the government until December 15, 2013 and supposedly "defunds ObamaCare". H.R. 3102: "Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity Act", the bill the cuts food stamps by $40 billion. H.R. 1410: "Keep the Promise Act", the bill that stops construction of a casino near the Arizona Cardinals' football stadium. S. 793: "Organization of American States Revitalization and Reform Act", the bill that promotes the OAS as the main diplomatic group in Latin America and prevents the U.S. from funding over 50% of the OAS. H.R. 761: "National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act", the bill that changes the definition of "infrastructure" to include mining projects and exempts them from environmental regulations. Congressional Dish episodes that detailed the Continuing Resolution for 2013, the provisions of which are extended in the Continuing Resolution for 2014: CD019: Continuing Resolution, Part 1 CD020: Continuing Resolution, Part 2 CD021: Trailblazer vs. Thinthread (the first half) "Wonkbook: Shutting down the government won’t stop Obamacare. It might even help it." by Ezra Klein and Evan Soltas, September 20, 2013, Washington Post blog "New resources available to help consumers navigate the Health Insurance Marketplace", U.S. Department of Health & Human Services press release, August 15, 2013. Indian Tribes Get Obama Casino Support That Bush Blocked by Julie Bykowicz, Bloomberg, September 17, 2013. Trent Franks' (author of H.R. 1410, the casino bill) #10 largest contributor in the last election was Akin Gump, the lobbying firm that represented the wealthy Gila River Indian Community - current casino owners- in lawsuits attempting to shut down the new casino. The Council on Foreign Relations background information page on the Organization of American States. Buy the Shock Doctrine & support Congressional Dish CD003: The Free Market vs. US Representatives Quoted in This Episode Rep. Raul Grijalva of Arizona