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Drums, rattles, and other percussion instruments are well-known sources of musical accompaniment connected to Native American music. Flutes were one of the first melodic instruments developed by North American Indigenous peoples. In addition, there are a variety of other traditional instruments, including fiddles and harps, that certain tribes perfected over generations. We'll hear about some of the ways Native Americans have been making music over the years, and some of the ways they're being incorporated in contemporary compositions. GUESTS Andrew Weaver (Yup'ik), program coordinator for the Alaska Native Heritage Center Bennett Wakayuta (Hualapai and Hopi), artist William Rodriguez (Taino), owner of Archaic Roots and Indigenous instruments specialist Shawn Yacavone, owner of Ukulele Friend and co-chair of the Hawaiian Music Archives at Hawaii State Archives

On today's newscast: Election officials discovered a flaw in Arizona's voter registration system that could impact nearly 100,000 people, the Hualapai tribe urged a federal judge to extend a temporary ban on exploratory drilling for a lithium project near sacred lands, the Navajo Nation Council passed a continuing resolution to keep the government funded for another six months to avoid a shutdown, and more...

Join us for a compelling interview with Hilary Giovale, a writer and community organizer who is deeply engaged in the work of truth, healing, and repair. Hilary will share her personal journey as a ninth-generation American settler coming to terms with her ancestral legacies and the responsibilities they carry. We'll explore her process of ancestral repair, her solidarity with Indigenous-led movements, and how her relationship with the land where she lives informs her activism and personal growth.In this conversation, Hilary will discuss the challenges and insights she has encountered as she navigates the complex terrain of unlearning white fragility and committing to reparations. She'll offer a candid look at how these experiences have transformed her understanding of kinship, responsibility, and resilience. Expect an open and vulnerable dialogue that goes beyond intellectual analysis, inviting us into the realms of intuition, dreams, and practical rituals for healing.This interview is an opportunity to hear firsthand from Hilary about her ongoing work to address the harms of colonialism and racial hierarchy. Whether you're beginning your own journey or have been on this path for some time, Hilary's reflections will offer valuable perspectives and practical tools for those dedicated to creating a more just and equitable world.Hilary Giovale is a ninth-generation American settler descended from the ancient Celtic, Germanic, and Nordic peoples of northwestern Europe. She lives at the foot of a sacred mountain, a being of kinship, that stands within the traditional homelands of Diné, Hopi, Havasupai, Hualapai, Yavapai, Apache, and Paiute Peoples, as well as several Pueblos. Her relationships with this land inform her life as a mother, community organizer, writer, and philanthropist. In 2015, Hilary became aware of her ancestors' longstanding presence as American settlers. Since then, she has been living a process of inquiry that includes ancestral repair, solidarity with Indigenous-led movements, reconnection with Earth, apology, forgiveness, and reparations. She is the author of Becoming a Good Relative: Calling White Settlers toward Truth, Healing and Repair (now available for pre-order).  Hilary also co-facilitates the Rekindling Ancestral Memory circle hosted by ONE.  To read more about her work, please visit www.goodrelative.com.Support the show

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg - from The Grand Canyon in Arizona. Peter takes a deep dive into Grand Canyon West with the Hualapai Indian tribe with Kevin Fedarko, Author of A Walk in the Park, Professor Jeffery P. Shepherd, and Hualapai elder Loretta Jackson.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg - from The Grand Canyon in Arizona. Peter takes a deep dive into Grand Canyon West with the Hualapai Indian tribe with Kevin Fedarko, Author of A Walk in the Park, Professor Jeffery P. Shepherd, and Hualapai elder Loretta Jackson.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This podcast hit paid subscribers' inboxes on June 10. It dropped for free subscribers on June 17. To receive future pods as soon as they're live, and to support independent ski journalism, please consider an upgrade to a paid subscription. You can also subscribe to the free tier below:WhoBelinda Trembath, Vice President & Chief Operating Officer of Whistler Blackcomb, British ColumbiaRecorded onJune 3, 2024About Whistler BlackcombClick here for a mountain stats overviewOwned by: Vail Resorts (majority owners; Nippon Cable owns a 25 percent stake in Whistler Blackcomb)Located in: Whistler, British ColumbiaYear founded: 1966Pass affiliations:* Epic Pass: unlimited* Epic Local Pass: 10 holiday-restricted days, shared with Vail Mountain and Beaver CreekClosest neighboring ski areas: Grouse Mountain (1:26), Cypress (1:30), Mt. Seymour (1:50) – travel times vary based upon weather conditions, time of day, and time of yearBase elevation: 2,214 feet (675 meters)Summit elevation: 7,497 feet (2,284 meters)Vertical drop: 5,283 feet (1,609 meters)Skiable Acres: 8,171Average annual snowfall: 408 inches (1,036 centimeters)Trail count: 276 (20% easiest, 50% more difficult, 30% most difficult)Lift count: A lot (1 28-passenger gondola, 3 10-passenger gondolas, 1 8-passenger gondola, 1 8-passenger pulse gondola, 8 high-speed quads, 4 six-packs, 1 eight-pack, 3 triples, 2 T-bars, 7 carpets – view Lift Blog's inventory of Whistler Blackcomb's lift fleet) – inventory includes upgrade of Jersey Cream Express from a quad to a six-pack for the 2024-25 ski season.Why I interviewed herHistorical records claim that when Lewis and Clark voyaged west in 1804, they were seeking “the most direct and practicable water communication across this continent, for the purposes of commerce.” But they were actually looking for Whistler Blackcomb.Or at least I think they were. What other reason is there to go west but to seek out these fabulous mountains, rising side by side and a mile* into the sky, where Pacific blow-off splinters into summit blizzards and packed humanity animates the village below?There is nothing else like Whistler in North America. It is our most complete, and our greatest, ski resort. Where else does one encounter this collision of terrain, vertical, panorama, variety, and walkable life, interconnected with audacious aerial lifts and charged by a pilgrim-like massing of skiers from every piece and part of the world? Europe and nowhere else. Except for here.Other North American ski resorts offer some of these things, and some of them offer better versions of them than Whistler. But none of them has all of them, and those that have versions of each fail to combine them all so fluidly. There is no better snow than Alta-Snowbird snow, but there is no substantive walkable village. There is no better lift than Jackson's tram, but the inbounds terrain lacks scale and the town is miles away. There is no better energy than Palisades Tahoe energy, but the Pony Express is still carrying news of its existence out of California.Once you've skied Whistler – or, more precisely, absorbed it and been absorbed by it – every other ski area becomes Not Whistler. The place lingers. You carry it around. Place it into every ski conversation. “Have you been to Whistler?” If not, you try to describe it. But it can't be done. “Just go,” you say, and that's as close as most of us can come to grabbing the raw power of the place.*Or 1.6 Canadian Miles (sometimes referred to as “kilometers”).What we talked aboutWhy skier visits dropped at Whistler-Blackcomb this past winter; the new Fitzsimmons eight-passenger express and what it took to modify a lift that had originally been intended for Park City; why skiers can often walk onto that lift with little to no wait; this summer's Jersey Cream lift upgrade; why Jersey Cream didn't require as many modifications as Fitzsimmons even though it was also meant for Park City; the complexity of installing a mid-mountain lift; why WB had to cancel 2024 summer skiing and what that means for future summer seasons; could we see a gondola serving the glacier instead?; Vail's Australian trio of Mt. Hotham, Perisher, and Falls Creek; Whistler's wild weather; the distinct identities of Blackcomb and Whistler; what WB means to Vail Resorts; WB's Olympic legacy; Whistler's surprisingly low base elevation and what that means for the visitor; WB's relationship with local First Nations; priorities for future lift upgrades and potential changes to the Whistler gondola, Seventh Heaven, Whistler T-bar, Franz's, Garbanzo; discussing proposed additional lifts in Symphony Bowl and elsewhere on Whistler; potential expansion into a fourth portal; potential new or upgraded lifts sketched out in Blackcomb Mountain's masterplan; why WB de-commissioned the Hortsman T-Bar; missing the Wizard-to-Solar-Coaster access that the Blackcomb Gondola replaced; WB's amazing self-managing lift mazes; My Epic App direct-to-lift access is coming to Whistler; employee housing; why Whistler's season pass costs more than an Epic Pass; and Edge cards.   Why I thought that now was a good time for this interviewFour new major lifts in three years; the cancellation of summer skiing; “materially lower” skier visits at Whistler this past winter, as reported by Vail Resorts – all good topics, all enough to justify a check-in. Oh and the fact that Whistler Blackcomb is the largest ski area in the Western Hemisphere, the crown jewel in Vail's sprawling portfolio, the single most important ski area on the continent.And why is that? What makes this place so special? The answer lies only partly in its bigness. Whistler is vast. Whistler is thrilling. Whistler is everything you hope a ski area will be when you plan your winter vacation. But most important of all is that Whistler is proof.Proof that such a place can exist in North America. U.S. America is stuck in a development cycle that typically goes like this:* Ski area proposes a new expansion/base area development/chairlift/snowmaking upgrade.* A small group of locals picks up the pitchforks because Think of the Raccoons/this will gut the character of our bucolic community of car-dependent sprawl/this will disrupt one very specific thing that is part of my personal routine that heavens me I just can't give up.* Said group files a lawsuit/formal objection/some other bureaucratic obstacle, halting the project.* Resort justifies the project/adapts it to meet locals' concerns/makes additional concessions in the form of land swaps, operational adjustments, infrastructure placement, and the like.* Group insists upon maximalist stance of Do Nothing.* Resort makes additional adjustments.* Group is Still Mad* Cycle repeats for years* Either nothing ever gets done, or the project is built 10 to 15 years after its reveal and at considerable extra expense in the form of studies, legal fees, rising materials and labor costs, and expensive and elaborate modifications to accommodate one very specific thing, like you can't operate the lift from May 1 to April 20 because that would disrupt the seahorse migration between the North and South Poles.In BC, they do things differently. I've covered this extensively, in podcast conversations with the leaders of Sun Peaks, Red Mountain, and Panorama. The civic and bureaucratic structures are designed to promote and encourage targeted, smart development, leading to ever-expanding ski areas, human-scaled and walkable base area infrastructure, and plenty of slopeside or slope-adjacent accommodations.I won't exhaust that narrative again here. I bring it up only to say this: Whistler has done all of these things at a baffling scale. A large, vibrant, car-free pedestrian village where people live and work. A gargantuan lift across an unbridgeable valley. Constant infrastructure upgrades. Reliable mass transit. These things can be done. Whistler is proof.That BC sits directly atop Washington State, where ski areas have to spend 15 years proving that installing a stop sign won't undermine the 17-year cicada hatching cycle, is instructive. Whistler couldn't exist 80 miles south. Maybe the ski area, but never the village. And why not? Such communities, so concentrated, require a small footprint in comparison to the sprawl of a typical development of single-family homes. Whistler's pedestrian base village occupies an area around a half mile long and less than a quarter mile wide. And yet, because it is a walkable, mixed-use space, it cuts down reliance on driving, enlivens the ski area, and energizes the soul. It is proof that human-built spaces, properly conceived, can create something worthwhile in what, 50 years ago, was raw wilderness, even if they replace a small part of the natural world.A note from Whistler on First NationsTrembath and I discuss Whistler's relationship with First Nations extensively, but her team sent me some follow-up information to clarify their role in the mountain's development:Belinda didn't really have time to dive into a very important piece of the First Nations involvement in the operational side of things:* There was significant engagement with First Nations as a part of developing the masterplans.* Their involvement and support were critical to the approval of the masterplans and to ensuring that all parties and their respective communities will benefit from the next 60 years of operation.* This includes the economic prosperity of First Nations – both the Squamish and Líl̓wat Nations will participate in operational success as partners.* To ensure this, the Province of British Columbia, the Resort Municipality of Whistler, Whistler Blackcomb and the Squamish and Líl̓wat Nations are engaged in agreements on how to work together in the future.* These agreements, known as the Umbrella Agreement, run concurrently with the Master Development Agreements and masterplans, providing a road map for our relationship with First Nations over the next 60 years of operations and development. * Key requirements include Revenue Sharing, Real Estate Development, Employment, Contracting & Recreational Opportunities, Marketing and Tourism and Employee Housing. There is an Implementation Committee, which oversees the execution of the agreement. * This is a landmark agreement and the only one of its kind within the mountain resort industry.What we got wrongI mentioned that “I'd never seen anything like” the lift mazes at Whistler, but that's not quite accurate. Vail Resorts deploys similar setups throughout its western portfolio. What I hadn't seen before is such choreographed and consistent navigation of these mazes by the skiers themselves. To watch a 500-person liftline squeeze itself into one loading ramp with no personnel direction or signage, and to watch nearly every chair lift off fully loaded, is to believe, at least for seven to nine minutes, in humanity as a worthwhile ongoing experiment.I said that Edge Cards were available for up to six days of skiing. They're actually available in two-, five-, or 10-day versions. If you're not familiar with Edge cards, it's because they're only available to residents of Canada and Washington State.Whistler officials clarified the mountain's spring skiing dates, which Trembath said started on May 14. The actual dates were April 15 to May 20.Why you should ski Whistler BlackcombYou know that thing you do where you step outside and you can breathe as though you didn't just remove your space helmet on the surface of Mars? You can do that at Whistler too. The village base elevation is 2,214 feet. For comparison's sake: Salt Lake City's airport sits at 4,227 feet; Denver's is at 5,434. It only goes up from there. The first chairlifts sit at 6,800 feet in Park City; 8,100 at Snowbird; 8,120 at Vail; 8,530 at Alta; 8,750 at Brighton; 9,000 at Winter Park; 9,280 at Keystone; 9,600 at Breckenridge; 9,712 at Copper Mountain; and an incredible 10,780 feet at Arapahoe Basin. Taos sits at 9,200 feet. Telluride at 8,750. Adaptation can be brutal when parachuting in from sea level, or some nominal inland elevation above it, as most of us do. At 8,500 feet, I get winded searching my hotel room for a power outlet, let alone skiing, until my body adjusts to the thinner air. That Whistler requires no such reconfiguration of your atomic structure to do things like blink and speak is one of the more underrated features of the place.Another underrated feature: Whistler Blackcomb is a fantastic family mountain. While Whistler is a flip-doodle factory of Stoke Brahs every bit the equal of Snowbird or Jackson Hole, it is not Snowbird or Jackson Hole. Which is to say, the place offers beginner runs that are more than across-the-fall line cat tracks and 300-vertical-foot beginner pods. While it's not promoted like the celebrated Peak-to-Creek route, a green trail (or sequence of them), runs nearly 5,000 uninterrupted vertical feet from Whistler's summit to the base village. In fact, with the exception of Blackcomb's Glacier Express, every one of the ski area's 16 chairlifts (even the fearsome Peak Express), and five gondolas offers a beginner route that you can ski all the way back to the base. Yes, some of them shuffle into narrow cat tracks for stretches, but mostly these are wide, approachable trails, endless and effortless, built, it seems, for ski-family safaris of the confidence-building sort.Those are maybe the things you're not thinking of. The skiing:Most skiers start with one of the three out-of-base village gondolas, but the new Fitz eight-seater rarely has a line. Start there:That's mostly a transit lift. At the top, head up the Garbanzo quad, where you can start to understand the scale of the thing:You're still not quite to the goods. But to get a sense of the mountain, ski down to Big Red:This will take you to Whistler's main upper-mountain portal, Roundhouse. From Whistler, you can see Blackcomb strafing the sky:From Roundhouse, it's a short ski down to the Peak Express:Depending upon your route down, you may end up back at Big Red. Ride back up to Roundhouse, then meander from Emerald to Harmony to Symphony lifts. For a moment on the way down Symphony, it feels like Euroski:Just about everyone sticks to the narrow groomers:But there are plenty of bumps and trees and wide-open bowls:Nice as this terrain is, the Peak 2 Peak Gondola summons you from all over the mountain:Whoosh. To Blackcomb in an instant, crossing the valley, 1,427 feet to the bottom, and out at Blackcomb's upper-mountain base, Rendezvous. Down to Glacier Express, and up a rolling fantasyland of infinite freeride terrain:And at the top it's like damn.From here, you can transfer to the Showcase T-bar if it's open. If not, climb Spanky's Ladder, and, Kaboom out on the other side:Ride Crystal Ridge or Excelerator back up, and run a lap through bowls and glades:Then ski back down to the village, ride Jersey Cream back to Rendezvous to connect to the spectacular 7th Heaven lift, or ride the gondy back over to Whistler to repeat the whole cycle. And that's just a sampling. I'm no Whistler expert - just go have fun and get lost in the whole thing.Podcast NotesOn the Lost Lifts of Park CityIt's slightly weird and enormously hilarious that the Fitzsimmons eight-seater that Whistler installed last summer and the Jersey Cream sixer that Blackcomb will drop on the mountain this year were originally intended for Park City. As I wrote in 2022:Last September, Vail Resorts announced what was likely the largest set of single-season lift upgrades in the history of the world: $315-plus million on 19 lifts (later increased to 21 lifts) across 14 ski areas. Two of those lifts would land in Park City: a D-line eight-pack would replace the Silverlode six, and a six-pack would replace the Eagle and Eaglet triples. Two more lifts in a town with 62 of them (Park City sits right next door to Deer Valley). Surely this would be another routine project for the world's largest ski area operator.It wasn't. In June, four local residents – Clive Bush, Angela Moschetta, Deborah Rentfrow, and Mark Stemler – successfully appealed the Park City Planning Commission's previous approval of the lift projects.“The upgrades were appealed on the basis that the proposed eight-place and six-place chairs were not consistent with the 1998 development agreement that governs the resort,” SAM wrote at the time. “The planning commission also cited the need for a more thorough review of the resort's comfortable carrying capacity calculations and parking mitigation plan, finding PCM's proposed paid parking plan at the Mountain Village insufficient.”So instead of rising on the mountain, the lifts spent the summer, in pieces, in the parking lot. Vail admitted defeat, at least temporarily. “We are considering our options and next steps based on today's disappointing decision—but one thing is clear—we will not be able to move forward with these two lift upgrades for the 22-23 winter season,” Park City Mountain Resort Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Deirdra Walsh said in response to the decision.One of the options Vail apparently considered was trucking the lifts to friendlier locales. Last Wednesday, as part of its year-end earnings release, Vail announced that the two lifts would be moved to Whistler and installed in time for the 2023-24 ski season. The eight-pack will replace the 1,129-vertical-foot Fitzsimmons high-speed quad on Whistler, giving the mountain 18 seats (!) out of the village (the lift runs alongside the 10-passenger Whistler Village Gondola). The six-pack will replace the Jersey Cream high-speed quad on Blackcomb, a midmountain lift with a 1,230-foot vertical rise.The whole episode is still one of the dumber things I'm aware of. There are like 80 lifts in Park City and two more (replacements, not all-new lines), apparently would have knocked the planet off its axis and sent us caterwauling into the sun. It's enough to make you un-see all the human goodness in Whistler's magical lift queues. More here.On Fitzsimmons 8's complex lineAmong the challenges of re-engineering the Fitzsimmons 8 for Whistler was the fact that the lift had to pass under the Whistler Village Gondola:Trembath and I talk a little about Fitz's download capability. Team Whistler sent over some additional information following our chat, indicating that the winter download capacity is four riders per chair (part of the original lift design, when it was meant for Park City). Summer download, for bike park operations, is limited to one passenger (a lower capacity than the original design).On Whistler's bike parkI'm not Bike Park Bro, though I could probably be talked into it fairly easily if I didn't already spend half the year wandering around the country in search of novel snowsportskiing operations. I do, however, ride my bike around NYC just about every day from May through October-ish, which in many ways resembles the giant jungle gyms that are downhill mountain bike parks, just with fewer jumps and a higher probability of decapitation by box truck.Anyway Whistler supposedly has the best bike park this side of Neptune, and we talk about it a bit, and so I'll include the trailmap even though I'd have a better chance of translating ancient Aramaic runes etched into a cave wall than I would of explaining exactly what's happening here:On Jersey Cream “not looking like much” on the trailmapBecause Whistler's online trailmap is shrunken to fit the same rectangular container that every ski map fills in the Webosphere, it fails to convey the scale of the operation (the paper version, which you can acquire if you slip a bag of gold bars and a map to the Lost City of Atlantis to a clerk at the guest services desk, is aptly called a “mountain atlas” and better captures the breadth of the place). The Jersey Cream lift and pod, for example, presents on the trailmap as an inconsequential connector lift between the Glacier Express and Rendezous station, where three other lifts convene. But this is a 1,230-vertical-foot, 4,647-foot-long machine that could, were you to hack it from the earth and transport it into the wilderness, be a fairly substantial ski area on its own. For context, 1,200 vertical feet is roughly the rise of Eldora or Monarch, or, for Easterners, Cranmore or Black Mountain.On the Whistler and Blackcomb masterplansUnlike the U.S. American Forest Service, which often fails to post ski area master development plans on their useless 1990s vintage websites, the British Columbia authorities have neatly organized all of their province's masterplans on one webpage. Whistler and Blackcomb mountains each file separate plans, last updated in 2013. That predates Vail Resorts' acquisition by three years, and Trembath and I discuss how closely (or not), these plans align with the company's current thinking around the resort.Whistler Mountain:Blackcomb Mountain:On Vail's Australian ski areasTrembath, at different points, oversaw all three of Vail Resorts' Australian ski areas. Though much of that tenure predated Vail's acquisitions (of Hotham and Falls Creek in 2019), she ran Perisher (purchased in 2015), for a year before leaping to the captain's chair at Whistler. Trembath provides a terrific breakdown of each of the three ski areas, and they look like a lot of fun:Perisher:Falls Creek:Hotham:On Sugar Bowl ParallelsTrembath's story follows a similar trajectory to that of Bridget Legnavsky, whose decades-long career in New Zealand included running a pair of that country's largest ski resorts. She then moved to North America to run a large ski area – in her case, Sugar Bowl near Lake Tahoe's North Shore. She appeared on the podcast in March.On Merlin EntertainmentI was unfamiliar with Merlin Entertainment, the former owner of Falls Creek and Hotham. The company is enormous, and owns Legoland Parks, Madame Tussauds, and dozens of other familiar brands.On Whistler and Blackcomb as formerly separate ski areasLike Park City (formerly Park City and Canyons) and Palisades Tahoe (formerly Alpine Meadows and Squaw Valley), Whistler and Blackcomb were once separate ski areas. Here's the stoke version of the mountains' joint history (“You were either a Whistler skier, or you were a Blackcomb skier”):On First Nations' language on lifts and the Gondola Gallery projectAs Whistler builds new lifts, the resort tags the lift terminals with names in English and First Nations languages. From Pique Magazine at the opening of the Fitzsimmons eight-pack last December:Whistler Mountain has a brand-new chairlift ready to ferry keen skiers and snowboarders up to mid-mountain, with the rebuilt Fitzsimmons Express opening to guests early on Dec. 12. …“Importantly, this project could not have happened without the guidance and counsel of the First Nations partners,” said Trembath.“It's so important to us that their culture continues to be represented across these mountains in everything we do.”In keeping with those sentiments, the new Fitzsimmons Express is emblazoned with First Nations names alongside its English name: In the Squamish language, it is known as Sk_wexwnách, for Valley Creek, and in the Lil'wat language, it is known as Tsíqten, which means Fish Spear.New chairlifts are given First Nations names at Whistler Blackcomb as they are installed and opened.Here's Fitzsimmons:And Big Red, a sixer installed two years ago:Whistler also commissioned First Nations artists to wrap two cabins on the Peak 2 Peak Gondola. From Daily Hive:The Peak 2 Peak gondola, which connects Whistler and Blackcomb mountains, is showing off artwork created by First Nations artists, which can be seen by mountain-goers at BC's premiere ski resort.Vail Resorts commissioned local Indigenous artists to redesign two gondola cabins. Levi Nelson of Lil'wat Nation put his stamp on one with “Red,” while Chief Janice George and Buddy Joseph of Squamish Nation have created “Wings of Thunder.” …“Red is a sacred colour within Indigenous culture, representing the lifeblood of the people and our connection to the Earth,” said Nelson, an artist who excels at contemporary Indigenous art. “These shapes come from and are inspired by my ancestors. To be inside the gondola, looking out through an ovoid or through the Ancestral Eye, maybe you can imagine what it's like to experience my territory and see home through my eyes.”“It's more than just the techniques of weaving. It's about ways of being and seeing the world. Passing on information that's meaningful. We've done weavings on murals, buildings, reviving something that was put away all those decades ago now,” said Chief Janice George and Buddy Joseph.“The significance of the Thunderbird being on the gondola is that it brings the energy back on the mountain and watching over all of us.”A pic:On Native American issues in the U.S.I referenced conflicts between U.S. ski resorts and Native Americans, without providing specifics. The Forest Service cited objections from Native American communities, among other factors, in recommending a “no action” alternative to Lutsen Mountains' planned expansion last year. The Washoe tribe has attempted to “reclaim” land that Diamond Peak operates on. The most prominent dispute, however, has been a decades-long standoff between Arizona Snowbowl and indigenous tribes. Per The Guardian in 2022:The Arizona Snowbowl resort, which occupies 777 acres (314 hectares) on the mountain's slope, has attracted skiers during the winter and spring for nearly a century. But its popularity has boomed in recent years thanks to growing populations in Phoenix, a three hour's drive away, and neighbouring Flagstaff. During peak ski season, the resort draws upwards of 3,000 visitors a day.More than a dozen Indigenous nations who hold the mountain sacred have fought Snowbowl's existence since the 1930s. These include the Pueblo of Acoma, Fort McDowell Yavapai; Havasupai; Hopi; Hualapai; Navajo; San Carlos Apache; San Juan Southern Paiute; Tonto Apache; White Mountain Apache; Yavapai Apache, Yavapai Prescott, and Pueblo of Zuni. They say the resort's presence has disrupted the environment and their spiritual connection to the mountain, and that its use of treated sewage effluent to make snow is akin to baptizing a baby with wastewater.Now, a proposed $60m expansion of Snowbowl's facilities has brought simmering tensions to a boil.The US Forest Service, the agency that manages the national forest land on which Snowbowl is built, is weighing a 15-year expansion proposal that would bulk up operations, increase visitation and add new summer recreational facilities such as mountain biking trails, a zip line and outdoor concerts. A coalition of tribes, meanwhile, is resisting in unprecedented ways.The battle is emblematic of a vast cultural divide in the American west over public lands and how they should be managed. On one side are mostly financially well-off white people who recreate in national forests and parks; on the other are Indigenous Americans dispossessed from those lands who are struggling to protect their sacred sites.“Nuva'tukya'ovi is our Mount Sinai. Why can't the forest service understand that?,” asks Preston.On the tight load at the 7th Heaven liftYikes:Honestly it's pretty organized and the wait isn't that long, but this is very popular terrain and the trails could handle a higher-capacity lift (nearly everyone skis the Green Line trail or one of the blue groomers off this lift, leaving hundreds of acres of off-piste untouched; it's pretty glorious).On Wizard and Solar CoasterEvery local I spoke with in Whistler grumped about the Blackcomb Gondola, which replaced the Wizard and Solar Coaster high-speed quads in 2018. While the 10-passenger gondy substantively follows the same lines, it fails to provide the same mid-mountain fast-lap firepower that Solar Coaster once delivered. Both because removing your skis after each lap is a drag, and because many skiers ride the gondola up to Rendezvous, leaving fewer free mid-mountain seats than the empty quad chairs once provided. Here's a before-and-after:On Whistler's season passWhistler's season pass, which is good at Whistler Blackcomb and only Whistler Blackcomb, strangely costs more ($1,047 U.S.) than a full Epic Pass ($1,004 U.S.), which also provides unlimited access to Whistler and Vail's other 41 ski areas. It's weird. Trembath explains.The Storm explores the world of lift-served skiing year-round. Join us.The Storm publishes year-round, and guarantees 100 articles per year. This is article 42/100 in 2024, and number 542 since launching on Oct. 13, 2019. Get full access to The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast at www.stormskiing.com/subscribe

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

Grijalva, Sen. Sinema Proud to Join Tribes in Calling on President Biden to Designate Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument April 11, 2023 Washington, D.C. – During a virtual press conference held earlier today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Senator Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) joined members of the Grand Canyon Tribal Coalition as they launched an effort to call on President Joe Biden to use his authorities under the Antiquities Act of 1906 to designate the Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument. Baaj Nwaavjo means “where tribes roam” for the Havasupai Tribe and I'tah Kukveni means “our footprints” for the Hopi Tribe. The proposed boundaries of the Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument include 1,102,501 acres adjacent to Grand Canyon National Park. The National Monument designation would honor the tribes' deep cultural ties to the Grand Canyon and protect the area by permanently banning uranium mining, while also enhancing the cultural, natural, recreational, and scientific resources of the region. The area is also an important watershed for the Colorado River, which provides water to 40 million Americans. The Grand Canyon Tribal Coalition consists of leadership representatives of the Havasupai Tribe, Hopi Tribe, Hualapai Tribe, Kaibab Paiute Tribe, Las Vegas Band of Paiute Tribe, Moapa Band of Paiutes, Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah, Navajo Nation, San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe, Yavapai-Apache Nation, Pueblo of Zuni, and the Colorado River Indian Tribes. These tribes maintain important historical, cultural, traditional religious, and spiritual connections to the landscape. Designation of the Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument has received widespread support from tribes, environmental groups, hunters and anglers, and others. PRESS CONFERENCE VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gt2Fr6wP8LQ&t=1265s FACT SHEET: https://democrats-naturalresources.house.gov/imo/media/doc/2023.04.11%20Fact%20Sheet_BNIK%20Grand%20Canyon%20NM.pdf MAP: https://democrats-naturalresources.house.gov/imo/media/doc/Proposed%20Baaj%20Nwaavjo%20I'tah%20Kukveni%20Grand%20Canyon%20NM%20Map_20230410.pdf STATEMENTS OF SUPPORT: https://democrats-naturalresources.house.gov/imo/media/doc/2023.04.11%20BNIK%20Grand%20Canyon%20NM%20-%20Statments%20of%20Support.pdf NOTE: The Q&A portion of the press conference is not available here. It can found on the video link above.

Outside broadcast by KWLP, a station for the Hualapai nation in Arizona (photo courtesy KWLP). Dr Katie Moylan is an Associate Professor in the School of Media Communication and Sociology at the University of Leicester and a researcher into US …

Roman Orona takes you on a journey around the world of Indigenous Music. Indigenous Cafe brings you music, conversation and inspiration from the Indigenous People of North America and the Indigenous People from all over the world. On this weeks journey, we are traveling with a show titled, “Keeping The Hope” Artist's you will hear in the order they are played on this weeks show: THE INDIGENOUS CAFE INTRO (00:00:00-00:01:04) 1. Crazy Flute - “Moonbeams Dancing” (Tribal Groove) (0:01:04-0:04:00) 2. Bill Miller - “Wind Spirit” (Spirit Songs: The Best of Bill Miller) (0:04:00-00:06:47) 3. The Pipil Indians of El Salvador - “El Torito Pinto” (The Pipil Indians of El Salvador) (00:06:47-00:11:22) 4. R. Carlos Nakai - “Enter>>Tribal” (Enter>>Tribal) (00:11:22-00:15:35) ADVERTISEMENT (00:15:35-00:15:50)  5. Roman Orona (ft. Phillip Cassadore) - “Sacred Cave” (Circling Spirits) (00:15:50-00:19:47) 6. Keith Mahone - “Bird Song 9” (Bird Songs of The Hualapai) (00:19:47-00:20:00) Roman Orona (Host) (00:20:00-00:20:59) “All things share the same breath - the beast, the tree, the man, the air shares its spirit with all the life it supports.” -Chief Seattle  6. (Continued) Keith Mahone - “Bird Song 9” (Bird Songs of The Hualapai) (00:20:59-00:21:54) 7. Insingizi - “Siyabonga” (Spirit Of Africa) (00:21:54-00:24:20) 8. Nawang Khechog - “Starting A Kindness Course” (Sounds Of Peace) (0024:20-00:26:56) PROGRAM BREAK (00:26:56-00:27:01)  9. Jessita Reyes & Grupo Yaqui - “Deer Dance” (Deer Dancer) (00:27:01-00:30:36) 10. Dashmesh- “The Holy Science (Instrumental)” (Teletai) (00:30:36-00:34:39) ADVERTISEMENT (00:34:39-00:34:53)  11. Kevin Locke - “Amazing Grace” (Open Circle) (00:34:53-00:40:00) Roman Orona (Host) (00:40:00-00:40:51) “The fire of hope almost went out; we have to rekindle it.” -Chief Red Cloud 11. (Continued) Kevin Locke - “Amazing Grace” (Open Circle) (00:40:51-00:43:56) 12. Burning Sky- “Native Funk” (Putumayo Presents: A Native American Odyssey) (00:43:56-00:48:05) PROGRAM BREAK (00:48:05-00:48:10)  13. ODUCHU - “Traveller's Song” (The Healer) (00:48:10-00:51:25) 14. Artificial Red - “Sky Blue Sky” (Rez Radio) (00:51:25-00:54:38)  15. Fernando Cellicion - “Zuni Sunrise Song” (Kokopeli Dreams) (00:54:38-00:55:00) Roman Orona (Host) (00:55:00-00:56:09) “Adversity, prolonged, worldwide, afflictive, allied to chaos and universal destruction, must needs convulse the nations, stir the conscience of the world, disillusion the masses, precipitate a radical change in the very conception of society, and coalesce ultimately the disjointed, the bleeding limbs of mankind into one body, single, organically united, and indivisible.”  -Shoghi Effendi 15. (Continued) Fernando Cellicion - “Zuni Sunrise Song” (Kokopelli Dreams) (00:57:35-00:58:27) 16. Tony Duncan and Darrin Yazzie - “Beauty Surrounds Me” (Singing Lights) (00:58:27-01:01:54)   The Indigenous Cafe Podcast is hosted by Roman Orona and brought to you by iamHUMAN Media. iamHUMAN Media is a non-profit 501(c)(3) focused on raising the awareness of social discourse to all humans through development of programs and artistic ventures (music, movies, stage performances, books, workshops, concerts, film festivals, community outreach, community building, panel discussions, etc.)  to  foster and promote unity in diversity and community fellowship acknowledging that all HUMANs are related simply by being HUMAN. Below are ways to help us continue our programming or to learn more about us: https://paypal.me/iamHUMANmedia?locale.x=en_US Website: www.iamHUMANmedia.com Email: indigenouscafe1@gmail.com

On June 21, 2016, 20-year-old Tyler Stice packed his lunch and left for work. The community college student was living at home and working to save up money in hopes of eventually attending Northern Arizona University. That morning, Tyler got into his prize possession, a black Ford Mustang, and drove off. But he didn't make it to work that day. Four days later his car would be found in the Hualapai mountains, but there would be no trace of Tyler. Tyler's family had been seemingly followed by tragedy for years, and it wouldn't stop with his disappearance. It's been over six years since Tyler was last seen, and his case is filled with theories, with some wondering if his family's checkered past could have contributed not only to what happened not only that day, but also to the events that followed.If you have any information regarding the disappearance of Tyler Stice, you can contact Silent Witness at 1-928-754-1234. You can also give a tip to the Kingman Police via email at adminpd@cityofkingman.gov. Please reference case number 16-18530.Si tiene alguna información sobre la desaparición de Tyler Stice, puede comunicarse con Silent Witness al 1-928-754-1234. También puede dar una pista a la policía de Kingman por correo electrónico a adminpd@cityofkingman.gov. Consulte el número de caso 16-18530.Find us everywhere: https://linktr.ee/attwgpodGet episodes early and ad-free on Patreon: https://patreon.com/attwgpodFor a full list of our sources, please visit our blog: https://andthentheyweregone.com/blogThis week's promo is from Pretty Peculiar. Let's take a pause for the peculiar. Welcome to a place where we deconstruct conspiracy theories, we unwind unsolved mysteries, and discuss all things horror! https://linktr.ee/prettypeculiarPartial list of sources:https://charleyproject.org/case/tyler-andrew-sticehttps://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/az-tyler-stice-20-kingman-21-june-2016.321197https://www.theintelligencer.com/news/article/Crews-still-searching-for-Kingman-man-last-seen-10461003.phphttps://www.facebook.com/Findtylerhttps://medium.com/the-mystery-box/where-are-they-tyler-stice-801e9fdedb86

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Legislative Hearing to receive testimony on S. 4104, S. 4439 & H.R. 5221 Wednesday, July 20 2022 – 02:30 PM Location: Dirksen Room Number: 628 The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs meets for a legislative hearing on July 20, 2022. Three bills are on the agenda for the hearing, which takes place at 2:30pm Eastern in Room 628 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building. A webcast is available on indian.senate.gov. Agenda • S.4104, the Haulapai Tribal Water Rights Resettlement Act of 2022 • S.4439, the Katimiîn and Ameekyáaraam Sacred Lands Act • H.R.5521, the Urban Indian Health Confer Act Witness List PANEL 1 Mr. Jason Freihage Deputy Assistant Secretary of Management U.S. Department of Interior Washington, DC Mr. Benjamin Smith Deputy Director, Indian Health Service U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Washington, DC The Honorable Damon Clarke Chairman Hualapai Tribe Peach Springs, AZ The Honorable Russell Attebery Chairman Karuk Tribe Happy Camp, CA Dr. Patrick Rock Chief Executive Officer Indian Health Board of Minneapolis Minneapolis, MN Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Notice: https://www.indian.senate.gov/hearing/legislative-hearing-receive-testimony-s-4104-s-4439-hr-5221

When dynamite is aged the wrong way it gets sweaty with little crystals that can cause spontaneous explosions.Dave X. Man of fire, bacon, and “the ponytail of approachability.” An enigmatic shaman of fireworks, flame effects, and deep thoughts, his stripper name is Sweaty Dynamite. His spiritual calling is to bring joyful, fiery experiences to the masses. His secret weapon: a thick binder. Huh? More on that later. Could one man be a hippie and a redneck, and in charge of Fire Art Safety in Black Rock City, and also fill the role of Cake Marshal for Burning Man Project? Yes, yes he could. A pyrotechnician, a peaceful perturber, and a Burner from days of yore, he bestows his teachings upon Stuart Mangrum. Pro tip: Each of our episodes ends with a bang, especially this one. Burning Man Staff: Dave XBurning Man Journal: Dave XShitDaveXSays.com

In this awesome episode, Joey talks about Grand Canyon West, an amazing waterfront location down at the Colorado River accessible only through the Peach Springs area and the Hualapai Indian Tribe. Joey also speaks of his experiences trail exploring around the Hualapai Mountain Range and the multiple mining areas to see there!

Today on What's Right with Sam & Ash: Edward Parker, bartender robbed at gunpoint while working at The Lodge Can an employer force you to pay them for an armed robbery? Edward Parker is a service industry worker who bartended at The Lodge bar on Hualapai in Las Vegas Nevada. His story came to life when he was robbed at gunpoint during one of his shifts. His employers proceeded to back him into a corner and make him a very unfair deal. Thanks for tuning into today's episode of What's Right with Sam & Ash! If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the show on Spotify or Apple Podcasts and make sure you leave us a 5 star review. You can always visit us at samandashlaw.com and connect with us on our socials: TWITTER Sam @WhatsRightSam Ash @AshTheAttorney What's Right Show @WhatsRightShow Sam & Ash Law @SamAndAshLaw FACEBOOK What's Right Show https://www.facebook.com/WhatsRightShow/ Sam & Ash Law https://www.facebook.com/samandashlaw/ INSTAGRAM Sam & Ash LLP @samandashlaw LINKEDIN https://www.linkedin.com/company/samandashlaw/

(Topic begins at 0:17:22 mark): Druff skipping first portion of WSOP, possibly entire event.... (0:29:31): Poker Fraud Alert to give away thousands to charity, and you can help suggest where it goes.... (0:48:28): Bizarre pro-Postle website linked to figure in HONR Network charity.... (1:28:49): PFA now in center of Andy Stacks vs. Jenny Savage controversy.... (2:33:03): Daniel Negreanu accuses Will Faila, Robert Mizrachi of "passing fake vaccine cards" at the Wynn, then changes story.... (2:48:23): Mike Matusow battling on Twitter over markup debate.... (3:29:01): FBI seizes contents of Beverly Hills private safe deposit box business.... (3:48:16): Mount Charleston Lodge burns to the ground.... (4:02:57): Station Casinos disciplined for taking "illegal sports bets" over a 3-year period.... (4:11:04): Former employee of Vegas locals bar "Lodge at Hualapai" accuses ownership of forcing him to pay $4k after being victim of armed robbery.... (4:50:16): High Roller at LINQ gets stuck for 90 minutes, top cars tilt badly.... (5:04:28): Bizarre moon-themed megaresort planned across from Wynn.... (5:13:35: Are the Oakland A's really coming to Las Vegas?.... (5:26:31): Murder at Golden Nugget Biloxi.

(Topic begins at 0:17:22 mark): Druff skipping first portion of WSOP, possibly entire event.... (0:29:31): Poker Fraud Alert to give away thousands to charity, and you can help suggest where it goes.... (0:48:28): Bizarre pro-Postle website linked to figure in HONR Network charity.... (1:28:49): PFA now in center of Andy Stacks vs. Jenny Savage controversy.... (2:33:03): Daniel Negreanu accuses Will Faila, Robert Mizrachi of "passing fake vaccine cards" at the Wynn, then changes story.... (2:48:23): Mike Matusow battling on Twitter over markup debate.... (3:29:01): FBI seizes contents of Beverly Hills private safe deposit box business.... (3:48:16): Mount Charleston Lodge burns to the ground.... (4:02:57): Station Casinos disciplined for taking "illegal sports bets" over a 3-year period.... (4:11:04): Former employee of Vegas locals bar "Lodge at Hualapai" accuses ownership of forcing him to pay $4k after being victim of armed robbery.... (4:50:16): High Roller at LINQ gets stuck for 90 minutes, top cars tilt badly.... (5:04:28): Bizarre moon-themed megaresort planned across from Wynn.... (5:13:35: Are the Oakland A's really coming to Las Vegas?.... (5:26:31): Murder at Golden Nugget Biloxi.

Havasupai, Hopi, Hualapai, and many other native tribes have been living in and around the Grand Canyon for time immemorial. For most of their lives, the threat of uranium mining or Disneyland-like tourist attractions were absent…until now.On this episode, we hear from three Native women who have spent their life in and around The Grand Canyon, about their knowledge of this area, their work to protect the land today, and what they hope for the Grand Canyon's future.

Traveling the world of Indigenous Music. Indigenous Cafe brings you music, conversation and inspiration from the Indigenous People of North America and the Indigenous People from all over the world. Artist's you will hear in the order they are played on this weeks show: THE INDIGENOUS CAFE PODCAST INTRO (00:00:00-00:01:04) 1. Crazy Flute - “Moonbeams Dancing” (Tribal Groove) (0:01:04-0:04:00) 2. Bill Miller - “Wind Spirit” (Spirit Songs: The Best of Bill Miller) (0:04:00-00:06:47) 3. The Pipil Indians of El Salvador - “El Torito Pinto” (The Pipil Indians of El Salvador) (00:06:47-00:11:22) 4. R. Carlos Nakai - “Enter>>Tribal” (Enter>>Tribal) (00:11:22-00:15:35) ADVERTISEMENT (00:15:35-00:15:50)  5. Roman Orona (ft. Phillip Cassadore) - “Sacred Cave” (Circling Spirits) (00:15:50-00:19:47) 6. Keith Mahone - “Bird Song 9” (Bird Songs of The Hualapai) (00:19:47-00:20:00) Roman Orona (Host) (00:20:00-00:20:59) “All things share the same breath - the beast, the tree, the man, the air shares its spirit with all the life it supports.” -Chief Seattle  6. (Continued) Keith Mahone - “Bird Song 9” (Bird Songs of The Hualapai) (00:20:59-00:21:54) 7. Insingizi - “Siyabonga” (Spirit Of Africa) (00:21:54-00:24:20) 8. Nawang Khechog - “Starting A Kindness Course” (Sounds Of Peace) (0024:20-00:26:56) PROGRAM BREAK (00:26:56-00:27:01)  9. Jessita Reyes & Grupo Yaqui - “Deer Dance” (Deer Dancer) (00:27:01-00:30:36) 10. Dashmesh- “The Holy Science (Instrumental)” (Teletai) (00:30:36-00:34:39) ADVERTISEMENT (00:34:39-00:34:53)  11. Kevin Locke - “Amazing Grace” (Open Circle) (00:34:53-00:40:00) Roman Orona (Host) (00:40:00-00:40:51) “The fire of hope almost went out; we have to rekindle it.” -Chief Red Cloud 11. (Continued) Kevin Locke - “Amazing Grace” (Open Circle) (00:40:51-00:43:56) 12. Burning Sky- “Native Funk” (Putumayo Presents: A Native American Odyssey) (00:43:56-00:48:05) PROGRAM BREAK (00:48:05-00:48:10)  13. ODUCHU - “Traveller's Song” (The Healer) (00:48:10-00:51:25) 14. Artificial Red - “Sky Blue Sky” (Rez Radio) (00:51:25-00:54:38)  15. Fernando Cellicion - “Zuni Sunrise Song” (Kokopeli Dreams) (00:54:38-00:55:00) Roman Orona (Host) (00:55:00-00:56:09) “Adversity, prolonged, worldwide, afflictive, allied to chaos and universal destruction, must needs convulse the nations, stir the conscience of the world, disillusion the masses, precipitate a radical change in the very conception of society, and coalesce ultimately the disjointed, the bleeding limbs of mankind into one body, single, organically united, and indivisible.”  -Shoghi Effendi 15. (Continued) Fernando Cellicion - “Zuni Sunrise Song” (Kokopelli Dreams) (00:57:35-00:58:27) 16. Tony Duncan and Darrin Yazzie - “Beauty Surrounds Me” (Singing Lights) (00:58:27-01:01:54) The Indigenous Cafe Podcast is hosted by Roman Orona and brought to you by iamHUMAN Media. iamHUMAN Media is a non-profit 501(c)(3) focused on raising the awareness of social discourse to all humans through development of programs and artistic ventures (music, movies, stage performances, books, workshops, concerts, film festivals, community outreach, community building, panel discussions, etc.)  to  foster and promote unity in diversity and community fellowship acknowledging that all HUMANs are related simply by being HUMAN. Below are ways to help us continue our programming or to learn more about us: https://paypal.me/iamHUMANmedia?locale.x=en_US Website: www.iamHUMANmedia.com Email: indigenouscafe1@gmail.com

In 1866, a brutal conflict between American settlers and Amerindians would break out. Believe it or not, this conflict would not involve the Apache. But that didn't make the short Hualapai War any less bloody.

Hualapai tribal radio station KWLP FM in Arizona (photo courtesy of Katie Moylan). In the November 2020 edition of Wireless on Flirt FM, we go behind the scenes at one of the west of Ireland’s leading mid-morning talk shows, Morning …

In this episode, Hilary Giovale, shares her experiences with ancestral apology, decolonization, and finding our indigenous heart-ways.Apology is a catalyst for healing and forgiveness which helps to build our capacity for wholeness and restoration. When we ask for forgiveness, we engage in authentic relationship and open the possibility of healing for all peoples, the Earth, and all beings (seen and unseen). What does it mean to live as a settler on Indigenous lands? How can settlers honor our ancestors to rekindle memory of the rich, diverse, Earth-connected cultural lineages from which we are all descended? How can we build heart-centered relationships with Indigenous communities and Earth, to create pathways toward healing the harm inflicted by colonialism?Hilary Giovale is a ninth-generation American settler of Scottish, Irish, and Scandinavian descent. She lives at the foot of a sacred mountain, a being of kinship, that stands within the traditional homelands of Diné, Hopi, Havasupai, Hualapai, Yavapai, and Paiute Peoples, as well as several Pueblos. Her relationships with this land and with Indigenous peoples inform her life as a mother, dancer, community organizer, writer, and philanthropist. In 2015, Hilary became aware of her ancestors’ longstanding presence as American settlers. Since then, she has been living a process of decolonization including ancestral repair, solidarity with Indigenous-led movements, reconnection with Earth, apology, forgiveness, and restoration. She is the author of a forthcoming book that shares about this healing process. To read more about her work, please visit www.goodrelative.com.Support the show (https://www.natureevolutionaries.com/donations)

Relief fund created for Indigenous, undocumented and mixed-status families Weekend lockdown issued for Hualapai reservation due to COVID-19 Oklahoma gaming group suspends two tribes that signed state compacts

   Native Arizonan Buckshot Dot grew up on the Hualapai reservation and at the Petrified Forest.   She and her husband Ol’ Buck had a cattle ranch in the Ozarks in the 1970s.  She has taught  secondary history, drama, art and English, elementary  Gifted, and 5th grade.  Dot is an Arizona Culture Keeper, has opened for Lyle Lovett, and been Academy of Western Artists’  Female Cowboy Poet of the Year.  One of her books was named Cowboy Poetry Book of the Year and received the Will Rogers’ Medallion Award.  She has written seven books, five dance folk operas,  and made four CDs.   

April Tinhorn of Tinhorn Consulting, LLC shares here lived experiences growing up on the Hualapai reservation and shines a light on how the educational journey is different for our Native learners. Learn more at tinhorn-consulting.com This season was produced with the help of Highway 85 Creative. Learn more about them at highway85creative.com

Phyllis Hogan --herbalist, activist, and ethnobotanist-- shares her story and insights from participating in efforts to preserve sacred waters and lands, working with the native people and plants of Arizona, and serving her community as a village herbalist. One of her most inspiring stories is about a small group of tribal activists that were successful in stopping an aquifer from being destroyed at the confluence of the Colorado and Little Colorado River in Hopi sacred lands. This is the Hopi place of emergence, and Phyllis will share the creation story linked to this special place and the importance of Rivers to all life.Phyllis Hogan is an acclaimed herbalist and ethnobotanist with over 40 years of experience practicing and teaching in the American Southwest. She has worked deeply for many years with the Navajo and Hopi, helping preserve sacred traditions and medicine ways. She resides in Flagstaff, Arizona, where she founded the Winter Sun Trading Company in 1976. Since its inception, Winter Sun has provided exceptional organic botanical products, with a special emphasis on traditional southwest herbs and tinctures. Working directly with indigenous artists, she also showcases Hopi and Navajo jewelry and fine art. Immersion in the rich cultural heritage of her bioregion inspired Phyllis to cofound the Arizona Ethnobotanical Research Foundation (AERA) in 1983. The AERA is a 501(c)(3) private non-profit foundation committed to the investigation, documentation, and preservation of the traditional plant uses in Arizona and the greater Southwest. Phyllis has been awarded the United Plant Savers Conservation Award and the Culture Bearers of the Colorado Plateau Footways Award, and in the 1990s was the first Practitioner Associate to be recognized by the Northern Arizona Anthropology department. She has taught ethnobotany in bilingual health and educational programs for the Pima, Hualapai, Havasupai, Hopi, and Navajo tribes. This is the fourth episode in a series of episodes centered around Rivers of Life.Support the show (https://www.natureevolutionaries.com/donations)

The Grand Canyon as seen from the South Rim. (Photo by Roger Bolsius via Wikimedia Commons) On this date in 1908, the Grand Canyon was designated a national monument. Here are some things you may not have known about the natural wonder. The Grand Canyon is 277 miles long, its width varies from four to 18 miles across and it is more than 6,000 feet deep at some points. The canyon was created by erosion caused by the Colorado River and uplift of the surrounding plateau over the course of 5 to 6 million years. The Grand Canyon has been inhabited by Native Americans for thousands of years. The latest research suggests that the first people lived there around 1200 BC. Among the groups who have lived in and around the canyon are the Hualapai, the Havasupai, the Navajo and the Southern Paiute. The first European to see the Grand Canyon was Garcia Lopez de Cardenas, who arrived from Spain in 1540. The first European Americans to reach the Grand Canyon were part of a group of trappers led by James Ohio Pattie in 1826. In 1869, John Wesley Powell led an expedition down the Green River and Colorado River, starting in Wyoming. Following the expedition, Powell became the first person to use the term “Grand Canyon.” Until 1871, it had been known as the slightly less impressive “Big Canyon.” U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt visited the canyon in 1903, and protected the area as a federal game preserve in 1906. He re-designated it as a national monument in 1908. Claims by landowners and miners prevented the area from becoming a national park until 1919, when it became the 17th U.S. National Park. In 2015, the park was the second most-visited national park in the U.S., with about 5 and a half million visitors. Our question: What U.S. National Park is the most-visited? Today is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day in the United States, Children’s Day in Tunisia and Republic Day in Albania. It’s unofficially National Apples Day in Germany, and in the U.S. it’s National Milk Day, and National Hot Toddy Day. It’s the birthday of U.S. founding father Alexander Hamilton, who was born in 1755; women’s rights activist Alice Paul, who was born in 1885; and singer Mary J. Blige, who turns 46. Because our topic happened before 1960, we’ll spin the wheel to pick a year at random. This week in 1974, the top song in the U.S. was “The Joker” by the Steve Miller Band. The No. 1 movie was “The Exorcist,” while the novel “Burr” by Gore Vidal topped the New York Times Bestsellers list. Now for our weekly question: Who was the first person to appear in a commercial for the iPhone? Submit your answer at triviapeople.com/test and we’ll add the name of the person with the first correct answer to our winner’s wall … at triviapeople.com. We'll reveal the correct answer on Friday’s episode.   Links Follow us on Twitter, Facebook or our website. Also, if you’re enjoying the show, please consider supporting it through Patreon.com Please rate the show on iTunes by clicking here. Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_11 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Canyon_National_Park https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_the_Americas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Canyon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_River https://www.checkiday.com/01/11/2017 http://www.biography.com/people/groups/born-on-january-11 http://www.bobborst.com/popculture/numberonesongs/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_1974_box_office_number-one_films_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times_Fiction_Best_Sellers_of_1974 iOS: http://apple.co/1H2paH9 Android: http://bit.ly/2bQnk3m

Experience the Journey of Sheridan College Dental Hygiene students as they encountered a cultural, historical, and environmental new world on the western rim of the Grand Canyon. A service-learning project at the Peach Springs Health Center in Arizona providing services for the Hualapai Tribe furnished students with a "grass roots" experience in delivering oral health care and coordinating educational experiences to a remote, underserved community.

Loretta Jackson-Kelly of the Hualapai Tribe, Roland Manakaja of the Havasupai Tribe and Leigh J. Kuwanwisiwma of the Hopi Tribe, talk about the significance of the Grand Canyon and ask boaters to treat what has been created with respect.

Loretta Jackson-Kelly of the Hualapai Tribe, Roland Manakaja of the Havasupai Tribe and Leigh J. Kuwanwisiwma of the Hopi Tribe, talk about the significance of the Grand Canyon and ask boaters to treat what has been created with respect.