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"I got angry," Scott Davis said on this episode of Plain Talk. "I had to walk away." Davis served as the Commissioner of Indian Affairs under three North Dakota governors (John Hoeven, Jack Dalrymple, and Doug Burgum), and now works as a consultant for North Dakota's tribal communities (he has familial roots in both the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and the Turtle Mountain Chippewa). What made him angry, and want to walk away, were comments by Sen. Diane Larsen, a Bismarck Republican, suggesting that "cartels" were behind a proposal by the Turtle Mountain tribe to open a casino near Grand Forks. Davis is also a Republican, I should point out, having served under Republican governors, and as a leader in his local NDGOP district. On Plain Talk, Davis pointed out that tribal gaming is legal and thoroughly regulated by tribal government, state government, and the federal government. He contrasted that with charitable gaming which, thanks to the popularity of electronic pull tab machines, has exploded to become a multi-billion dollar enterprise in North Dakota. He described charitable gaming as "wild west, unregulated activity." Davis said he warned lawmakers about electronic pull tabs when their legalization was being debated in Bismarck. "Nobody wanted to listen to Scott Davis the Indian guy." Asked if charitable gaming had put a dent in tribal proceeds from gambling, he said "big time." He expressed frustration that lawmakers like Larsen are so often dismissive of the tribe's interests. "Treat us fair," he said. "That's all we ask for." Davis appeared alongside Sen. Scott Meyer, a Republican from Grand Forks, who sponsored enabling legislation (Senate Bill 2376) that would allow Turtle Mountain's project to proceed. That bill failed in the Senate recently, but Meyer expressed confidence that it could return later in the session. Also on this episode, co-host Chad Oban and I reacted to some feedback from listeners, and discussed recent debates over Sen. Keith Boehm's book ban bill, which passed in the state Senate this week, and school lunch funding legislation, which got a "do not pass" recommendation from the House appropriations committee after what seemed like a perfunctory debate. This episode is brought to you by the North Dakota Petroleum Foundation, providing education and outreach opportunities related to the petroleum industry, advancing quality of life initiatives, and promoting and enhancing the conservation heritage of North Dakota. Learn more at www.NDPetroleumFoundation.org. If you want to participate in Plain Talk, just give us a call or text at 701-587-3141. It's super easy — leave your message, tell us your name and where you're from, and we might feature it on an upcoming episode. To subscribe to Plain Talk, search for the show wherever you get your podcasts or use one of the links below. Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Pocket Casts | Episode Archive

Janet Alkire, Chairwoman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, delivers an address to state awmakers in North Dakota on January 7, 2025. Alkire spoke about the priorities of the five tribal nations with homelands in North Dakota: the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, the Spirit Lake Nation, the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate and the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians. The Tribal-State Relationship Address is presented every year to the North Dakota Legislature. Leaders of the five tribes alternate in delivering the speech.

Host Richard Delevan is joined by Loes van Dijk, founder of Climate Court, to delve into the latest updates in climate litigation worldwide. This episode covers pivotal cases, such as the major complaint against BlackRock in France for misleading sustainability claims, lawsuits over misleading environmental impact ads, historic youth climate activism in Ontario, and the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe's renewed legal battle against the Dakota Access Pipeline. Additionally, it explores global legal battles from Australia to Guam, illustrating how transparency and accountability are shaping the future of environmental law and climate justice.00:00 Introduction to Climate Justice00:46 Welcome to Wicked Problems01:13 Introducing Loes van Dijk and Climate Court02:22 BlackRock's Controversial Investments07:55 Greenwashing in the Airline Industry09:12 Youth Activism in Ontario11:28 Global Climate Litigation Trends12:31 Environmental Law Cases Beyond Climate14:06 Environmental Justice and the DoD Lawsuit15:10 Climate Vulnerability and Legal Responsibility17:28 OECD Complaint in the Netherlands18:51 North Macedonia's Environmental Law Victory20:05 Norway's Oil Field Controversy22:32 Standing Rock and the Sioux Tribe's New Lawsuit24:46 Conclusion and Final Thoughts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Huntington resident Beverly Little Thunder, who is enrolled in the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North Dakota, recently attended the Burlington screening of the documentary Sugarcane.

Co-founders of the Native Circles podcast Sarah Newcomb and Farina King co-host this session introducing Dr. Melanie ("Mel") Fillmore (they/them/she/her) who is urban mixed Hunkpapa, Lakota of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North and South Dakota. Mel is an assistant professor of Native American Studies at the University of Oklahoma (OU). Their work is an iterative approach to understand the political engagement of Indigenous communities in policy and data. They envision a future of collaborative governance led by Indigenous ancestral wisdom and lived experiences. Melanie was the lead researcher on the 2020 HCR33 Report on Idaho's Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP). Their 2024 dissertation, “Redefining Missing in the Third Space of Sovereignty,” considers how US federalism is fundamentally changed in collaborative structures and are created between tribes, states, and the federal institutions, particularly when tribes are leading collaborations on agreements or policy initiatives.  Prior to joining OU, Mel has taught University Foundations and Anthropology courses at Boise State University on social change, political violence, Native American and Indigenous studies, and Indigenous Methodologies. They have worked as a data analyst for the Idaho Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence to understand the impacts of domestic violence on Indigenous families across Idaho. In this episode, Mel emphasizes the importance of knowing and being "with her ancestors."Resources:Mel Fillmore professional OU webpageHCR33 Report on Idaho's Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP)Idaho Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence 

This Day in Legal History: Voting Rights ActOn August 6, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law, marking a pivotal moment in U.S. legal history. This landmark legislation aimed to eradicate racial discrimination in voting, targeting practices like literacy tests and poll taxes that had disenfranchised African Americans, especially in the South. The Act introduced federal oversight in jurisdictions with a history of discriminatory voting practices, requiring them to obtain federal approval, or "preclearance," before changing voting laws. This measure was crucial in preventing new discriminatory practices from emerging.The Voting Rights Act was a major victory for the Civil Rights Movement, leading to a significant increase in voter registration and participation among African Americans. Its effectiveness and impact on civil rights have made it one of the most important pieces of legislation in American history. However, the Act faced challenges over the years, most notably in 2013, when the Supreme Court's decision in Shelby County v. Holder invalidated the preclearance coverage formula, weakening its enforcement. Despite these changes, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 remains a cornerstone of efforts to ensure equal voting rights in the United States.The Department of Energy is set to announce a $2.2 billion investment to enhance the electrical grid across 18 states. This funding, part of the Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) program from the 2021 infrastructure law, will support eight projects aimed at increasing transmission, storage, and distribution capacities to meet rising electricity demand and mitigate risks from extreme weather. These projects will add nearly 13 gigawatts of grid capacity, equivalent to the power of 6.5 Hoover Dams.The investments include constructing 625 miles of new transmission lines in New York, North Dakota, and Montana, and upgrading 400 miles of existing power lines elsewhere. The new transmission lines will enhance the reliability of the Eastern and Western grids and promote wind power development by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. Additionally, four Native American tribes in California will use the funding to develop microgrids, improving power reliability in outage-prone areas.In North Carolina, Duke Energy and the state's Department of Environmental Quality will reconstruct an existing power line to bolster the grid in the eastern region. Virginia's Department of Energy will receive funding to address the grid strain from data centers. More GRIP projects will be announced later this year, building on previous investments that have already added significant capacity and transmission lines to the grid.Energy Department Gives $2B to Boost Power Grid Across 18 StatesJustice Clarence Thomas reportedly took additional undisclosed flights on billionaire Republican donor Harlan Crow's private jet, according to new records obtained by the Senate Finance Committee. Committee Chair Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) received documents from the US Customs and Border Protection showing that Thomas and his wife, Ginni, traveled from Hawaii to New Zealand and back on Crow's jet in November 2010. Wyden is seeking more information from Crow's attorney to understand the extent of Crow's undisclosed gifts to Thomas, which could inform potential legislation regarding federal financial disclosure laws, gift tax returns, and audit requirements for Supreme Court justices.Wyden's letter follows calls for Supreme Court reform, particularly since former President Trump's appointments solidified a conservative majority. President Biden has supported 18-year term limits for justices and an enforceable ethics code. Recent ProPublica reporting revealed that Thomas accepted lavish vacations and private jet travel from Crow without disclosure. Although Thomas updated his financial disclosures in June, he only reported an eight-day trip to Indonesia on Crow's yacht.Wyden's investigation includes examining whether Crow evaded taxes by claiming business deductions for personal trips taken with Thomas. Crow's spokesperson dismissed Wyden's request, asserting that previous inquiries had been addressed and were intended to harass. The Finance Committee, however, has the authority to obtain Crow's taxpayer records, though Wyden prefers voluntary compliance. The Supreme Court has yet to comment on the matter.Thomas Took More Undisclosed Flights, Senate Panel Says (1)On August 5, a U.S. judge ruled that Google violated antitrust laws by spending billions to create an illegal monopoly and establish itself as the world's default search engine – paying for the privilege with companies like Apple, and its Safari web browser, and Mozilla, with Firefox. This decision marks a significant win for federal authorities challenging Big Tech's market dominance. The ruling sets the stage for a second trial to determine possible remedies, which might include breaking up Google's parent company, Alphabet.U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta declared Google a monopolist, noting its control of 90% of the online search market and 95% on smartphones. The process for implementing remedies could be prolonged, potentially extending into 2026 due to appeals. Alphabet's shares dropped 4.5% following the announcement.The ruling follows allegations that Google paid $26.3 billion in 2021 to maintain its search engine as the default on smartphones and browsers. U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland praised the decision as a historic win, emphasizing that no company is above the law. The White House also hailed the pro-competition ruling as a victory for Americans.This case, initiated during the Trump administration, is the first major decision among several antitrust cases against Big Tech. It underscores bipartisan support for antitrust enforcement, as highlighted by Senator Amy Klobuchar. Other companies facing similar lawsuits include Meta, Amazon, and Apple.The Google case is the first major antitrust action since Microsoft's settlement in 2004 over its Internet Explorer monopoly. The drawn-out legal process may delay any immediate impact on consumers, but it signals a robust stance against monopolistic practices in the tech industry.Google has an illegal monopoly on search, US judge finds | ReutersGoogle illegally maintains monopoly over internet search, judge rules | AP NewsIn my column this week, I speak a bit about how state tax authorities could better serve small businesses.A proposal before the Multistate Tax Commission (MTC) aims to revolutionize sales tax compliance through voluntary audits for complex retail establishments with substantial annual receipts. The Sales Tax Compliance Assurance Review program seeks to foster a cooperative relationship between tax authorities and businesses, emphasizing education and support over punishment. To maximize its effectiveness, states should be encouraged to opt in via information-sharing agreements and by showcasing success stories.The program's prospective approach involves real-time reviews and resolutions for compliance issues, rather than retrospective audits. This allows businesses to identify and resolve issues early. Retailers with complex tax situations can apply for the program, starting with pre-audit conferences to introduce their recordkeeping systems to tax authorities. State tax administrations would benefit from enhanced compliance and useful data for future audits, while businesses could have their practices reviewed outside of formal audits.However, the program's success hinges on broader state participation. Currently, only 26 states are MTC members, excluding major states like Pennsylvania, New York, and California. More states must join to create uniform sales tax policies nationwide. Demonstrating the program's benefits in participating states could encourage others to join.Additionally, a certification process for point-of-sale (POS) systems should be integrated into the program. This would involve developing criteria for POS systems' compliance with sales tax laws, allowing developers to apply for certification. Certified systems would provide retailers with assurance of good-faith compliance, reducing the likelihood of audits based on software use alone.This expansion would enhance the MTC's program, aligning with its goals by offering additional compliance support for retailers. If the MTC implements these enhancements, it could pave the way for real-time tax remittance and a fully digitalized sales tax system.Voluntary Audit Proposal Needs More State Buy-Ins to Work Best This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.minimumcomp.com/subscribe

Child support payments could be cut for hundreds of Native American mothers. The looming change revolves around a debate in Congress over access to private IRS information. Child support enforcement efforts use that information to garnish tax refunds going to non-custodial parents. It's a system that reroutes some $2 billion across the country every year. But tribes fall into a special category that would prevent them from solutions that non-tribal agencies are able to use. North Dakota tribes have already had such child support payments cut off because of an IRS directive, but that decision is now reversed. We'll hear about the complex issue of child support enforcement for tribes. GUESTS Jerl Thompson (Standing Rock Sioux Tribe), director of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe's Child Support Enforcement program Sunnie Bisonette (Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa), assistant director of Lac Courte Oreilles Child Support Tish Keahna (Meskwaki Nation citizen), attorney employed by Lac Courte Oreilles

When the threads of heritage entwine with the pulse of modern fashion, the result is nothing short of mesmerizing. Kayla Lookinghorse, a Standing Rock Sioux Tribe member and visionary fashion designer, graced our podcast with the story of her brand, K Looking Horse. She paints a vivid picture of her design philosophy, where beadwork, quillwork, and bold geometric patterns from Lakota and Dakota cultures elegantly converge with contemporary aesthetics. Kayla's tale isn't just one of design; it's a narrative of empowerment and sustainable craftsmanship, embodied in her striking Empowerment Piece Collection. She takes us on her path of personal growth during the pandemic, harnessing 3D rendering to refine her artistry and share her indigenous luxury narrative with the world.The fashion runway can be as unpredictable as the designs it showcases, and Kayla's debut at New York Fashion Week was testament to that. We hear of the adrenaline-fueled moments leading up to her first show and how a formidable challenge, like a major hacking incident, became the impetus for a fresh start. Her commitment to authenticity shines through as she addresses the representation of indigenous art, her core values of integrity, and the right to cultural designs. As she looks to the future, Kayla offers insights into her projects aimed at uplifting Native American talent, such as the Reservation Economic Summit, and underscores the power of unity and collaboration in the fashion sector.Embarking on a creative journey with Kayla, we learn of her unique approach to fashion design, favoring the certainty of Sharpie over the impermanence of pencil. This risk-taking strategy is reflected in her candid tales of last-minute collection changes and the equilibrium between custom pieces and annual collections for brand exclusivity. From her transition from a medical career to the allure of the fashion world, Kayla's story is as intricate and captivating as her designs. Looking ahead, she reveals her plans to extend her label to men's wear and spa lines, inspired by her sons and the quest for balance. For those who draw from their roots to create, Kayla offers sage advice on integrity in design, and the balance of creative passion with the savvy understanding of fashion's business and financial sides.

Christina Hollenback and Joseph McNeil discuss how SAGE Development Authority has created a model for community-led wind development and why community ownership is so important to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.… Read More

Most tribes have important traditional connections to the stars and other celestial bodies in the night sky. But increasing encroachment from artificial lights is diminishing those connections. A handful of tribes are supporting a dark skies initiative to preserve what night sky visibility is left and promoting methods to limit light pollution. In the process, they're raising awareness of their own night sky traditions. GUESTS S.D. Nelson (Standing Rock Sioux Tribe), author and illustrator of children's books Travis Novitsky (Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa), nature photographer Daniel Bulletts, cultural resource director for the Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians and director of the Southern Paiute Consortium

In the coming weeks Electric Nation will deliver 10 Ford F-150 Lightning pickup trucks, and a Ford Mustang Mach E, all EVs, to six tribal fleets across the Red Lake Nation in Minnesota and the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North Dakota. Five other EVs will be delivered later. The project's total value is $13.4 million. It's the brainchild of Native Sun Community Power Development Executive Director Robert Blake. The idea, he said, was born out of the Line 3 pipeline protests. “I thought there's got to be an easier way. And I said to myself, ‘Hey, electric vehicles are going to become something someday. These electric vehicles are going to become a part of the transition,'” Blake said. “Then I thought to myself, ‘What if Native people could lead the charge against the fossil-fuel companies with an alternative of electric vehicles?'”Blake saw the program as a way to resist what he calls “the fossil-fuel infrastructure.” He said he also wants to create his own pipeline: a vehicle-charging network from Red Lake to Standing Rock with plans to expand into other tribal nations across the U.S. Electric Nation came about when Blake teamed with Joe McNeil, CEO of Sage Development Authority in Fort Yates, North Dakota. McNeil develops and manages renewable energy sources in his area. He says the program will help place tribes at the forefront of adapting to new modes of transportation. He said it also addresses “barriers for historically under-resourced and underserved rural tribal communities with limited access to EVs.”  “It's really building a foundation of access and awareness and education. So that it's not a foreign technology. I don't think that economics should dictate a person's access to technology,” McNeil said. “Unfortunately, that's what happens in a country of capitalists. If you can afford to be in the technology, then you have access to it. And if you can't, then you're out. So, I think this was a good way to get our foot in the door.”McNeil said much as tribal nations banded together to answer Standing Rock's call to action in protest of the Dakota Access Pipeline, he's hopeful those same channels can carry those same groups into becoming leaders in renewable energy.   “We're starting off with a relationship with Red Lake to connect tribal nations between Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota as a start. And we hope that it spreads,” McNeil said. “For us, it's a way of giving back. I think the expertise and the capacity that's built into our relationships to help other tribal nations if they want to have access to electric vehicle charging stations and electric vehicles, to introduce themselves at their own pace. No one's forcing anybody to do this.” The vehicles will be used by the Standing Rock Renewable Energy Power Authority, Red Lake Fisheries, Red Lake Agriculture Department, Grand River and Prairie Knights casinos.  Native Sun Community Power Development will also receive an electric SUV.  The purchases were made possible through a federal cost-sharing program with Electric Nation's partners: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Minnesota Power, Otter Tail Power, Xcel Energy and ZEF Energy.   Native Sun's Program Director Lisa Daniels said all the vehicles are outfitted with a data-tracking system. “We'll be able to see how far and fast they go, how long their journeys are,” Daniels said. “And with some interviews and some surveys, we'll be able to help determine if these vehicles are meeting the needs that that the fleet organizations have for their requirements.”     Electric Nation plans to expand the program into other tribal communities. Once complete Blake says the EV infrastructure will create a Route 66 type travel system through Indian Country.   “I firmly believe that healing is in the environment. And once we start being right with the environment, I think we're going to start being right with ourselves and with each other,” Blake said.  

This season, we jump headlong into the murky waters of American democracy, swimming amongst stories with themes that look at the power that the littlest voices can have to enact the biggest of changes. On today's episode, We are Water Protectors. Written by Carole Lindstrom and illustrated by Michaela Goade, this 2020 title tells the story of a young Native American girl who exercises her First Amendment right to engage in peaceful protest. It connects the symbol of a black snake to a contemporary example of collective action–the 2016 Standing Rock Sioux Tribe protests against the Dakota Access Oil Pipeline. And it acts as a rallying cry for readers to protect our shared planet. Sarah DeBacher is joined on this week's program by fellow exercisers of free speech, Susan Larson, host of the podcast “The Reading Life”, children's book author, Freddie Evans, and philosophy professor to the youngest among us, Thomas Warternberg. We will also hear from 9-year-old Alex and his 7-year-old sister, Harper, who, along with their mother, are members of another indigenous tribe, the United Houma nation, and who welcomed us into their home to listen as they discussed the stunningly gorgeous, and important book, We Are Water Protectors. It's time to jump in, and go… beyond the bedtime story.

President Joe Biden and members of his administration host the White House Tribal Nations Summit on December 7, 2023. The summit is taking place at the Department of the Interior headquarters in Washington, D.C.

City Lights LIVE and Beacon Press celebrate the publication of “An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States (the 10th Anniversary Edition)” by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, published by Beacon Press, with a conversation between Roxanne and Manu Karuka Vimalassery. Today in the United States, there are more than five hundred federally recognized Indigenous nations comprising nearly three million people, descendants of the fifteen million Native people who once inhabited this land. The centuries-long genocidal program of the US settler-colonial regimen has largely been omitted from history. Now, for the first time, acclaimed historian and activist Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz offers a history of the United States told from the perspective of Indigenous peoples and reveals how Native Americans, for centuries, actively resisted expansion of the US empire. With growing support for movements, such as the campaign to abolish Columbus Day and replace it with Indigenous Peoples' Day, and the Dakota Access Pipeline protest led by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, “An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States” is an essential resource providing historical threads that are crucial for understanding the present. Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, a New York Times bestselling author, grew up in rural Oklahoma in a tenant farming family. She has been active in the international Indigenous movement for more than four decades and is known for her lifelong commitment to national and international social justice issues. Dunbar-Ortiz is the winner of the 2017 Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize, and is the author or editor of many books, including “Not a Nation of Immigrants, Blood on the Border,” and “Loaded” (published by City Lights), amongst other titles. She lives in San Francisco. Manu Karuka Vimalassery is the author of “Empire's Tracks: Indigenous Nations, Chinese Workers, and the Transcontinental Railroad” (2019). He is a co-editor, with Juliana Hu Pegues and Alyosha Goldstein, of “On Colonial Unknowing,” a special issue of “Theory & Event,” and with Vivek Bald, Miabi Chatterji, and Sujani Reddy, he is a co-editor of “The Sun Never Sets: South Asian Migrants in an Age of U.S. Power” (2013). He is a member of the Council for Collaborative Inquiry, and an assistant professor of American Studies at Barnard College. You can purchase copies of “An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States (the 10th Anniversary Edition)” at https://citylights.com/indigenous-peoples-hist-of-the-u-s/. This event is made possible with the support of the City Lights Foundation. To learn more visit: https://citylights.com/foundation/.

In this episode, I talk with Danielle SeeWalker, a Húŋkpapȟa Lakȟóta citizen of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. Native American stories are too frequently told from an historical perspective, but Danielle and other contemporary Indigenous artists want you to know that they're still here. They never left. We just silenced them for too long after stealing their land. Danielle has beautiful stories to tell, from which we can all learn. And she's dealing with the same stuff as other artists: balancing motherhood with her art and activism. We discuss: The symbolism in her work that came from a dream. The many hats she wears. The variety of art forms she works with. How she decides which projects to take on. How the rest of us can serve as allies for Indigenous people around the globe. One lovely takeaway from this interview is that Danielle doesn't separate her art from her life. Everything is connected.

On this episode, Jodi Archambault, a member of the Hunkpapa and Oglala Lakota tribes, joins the podcast to share her experiences as an activist, government official, and someone who has lived amidst many cultures. While this podcast is primarily dominated by a western and US point of view, there is a huge variety of perspectives and social models we neglect and can learn from. The many different indigenous tribes within the North American continent each have a unique viewpoint and are widely recognized as leading lives that are more in tune with the Earth - known to the Lakota people as Grandmother Earth. Can we learn to respect nature not as things to be exploited and used, but rather as living relatives that are too sacred to be sold? About Jodi Archambault: Jodi Archambault is currently the Director of Indigenous Peoples Initiatives at Wend Collective, a social impact fund working across sectors to create positive change. Prior to joining Wend, Ms. Archambault was a Policy Advisor at Sonosky, Chambers & Sachse, a national Native American rights law firm. Between 2009 and 2015, she was a political appointee for President Barack Obama. During her tenure in the Obama Administration, Ms. Archambault served as the Special Assistant to the President for Native American Affairs on the White House Domestic Policy Council. Ms. Archambault holds a Bachelor of Arts in Government and Native American Studies from Dartmouth College and a Master of Public Policy from the University of Minnesota's Humphrey School of Public Affairs. She is an enrolled member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. For Show Notes and More visit: https://www.thegreatsimplification.com/episode/62-jodi-archambault  

Dakota Access Pipeline protesters gathered at the Sacred Stone Camp on the Standing Rock Reservation in 2016 to stop the construction of a pipeline going through Standing Rock Sioux Tribe land. "On Sacred Ground," a film about this confrontation (focusing on the confrontation between a White journalist and oil company executive) will be showing at the earthshotproject in Albany. Alex Briggs, who joined the protests for 6 months, spoke with Hudson Mohawk Magazine's Sina Basila Hickey to tell us more. www.earthshotproject.org

In our first CleanLaw Quick Take*, our Executive Director Carrie Jenks and Staff Attorney Hannah Perls walk through the latest updates on the Dakota Access Pipeline. Hannah explains how the US Army Corps of Engineers' announcement about its upcoming draft environmental impact statement might affect the future of the pipeline, and how litigation between the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and the Army Corps got us to this point. Carrie and Hannah also review the Tribe's concerns in that litigation, what will happen after the draft environmental impact statement is released, and how other federal actions might affect what's in the Army Corps' draft. You can stay updated on the Dakota Access Pipeline on our Regulatory Tracker Page. http://eelp.law.harvard.edu/2018/09/dakota-access-pipeline/ Here is a transcript of this episode http://eelp.law.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/Transcript-77-DAPL-QT-with-Hannah-and-Carrie.pdf *CleanLaw Quick Takes are mini episodes where our staff break down a current topic in environmental or energy law in ten minutes or less. These episodes are designed for general audiences as well as practitioners.

In this episode of Dakota Datebook's Teaching of our Elders series, we'll hear Gladys Hawk, elder and educator, who was an enrolled member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, share a bit about the importance of reciprocity with the land as we use its natural resources.

Chelsey Luger is a writer and wellness advocate originally from North Dakota, an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa and descendant of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. She got her undergraduate degree at Dartmouth College, concentrating on comparative histories of global Indigenous cultures, and later earned an M.S. in Digital Media at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. She is the co-founder of Well For Culture. Her writing has appeared in the Atlantic, Huffington Post, Yes! Magazine, and other outlets. Thosh Collins is a photographer, board member for the Native Wellness Institute, and co-founder of Well For Culture. He is On Akimel O'odham, Seneca-Cayuga, and Osage, born and raised on the Salt River Reservation. He serves on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Land Board, and remains politically and culturally active within his community. But wait, there's more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed. Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month. It's that simple and we'll give you good stuff as a thank you! Chelsea Luger & Thosh Collins and I Discuss How to Find Wellness in Indigenous Wisdom and ... Their book, The Seven Circles:  Indigenous Teachings for Living Well Beginning everything with gratitude is a key to our wellness journey Accepting the challenges and finding balance Chelsea's story of the dust storm and teaching resilience Focusing on solution based thinking for indigenous cultures to heal and thrive Expanding the common narrative of indigenous cultures to show resilience rather than brokenness Understanding the harm of cultural appropriation Keeping their cultural and spiritual practices private and sacred The seven circles include our connections to food, sleep, movement, ceremony, sacred space, community, and land. How the symbol of the medicine wheel represents interconnectedness of mental, physical, spiritual, and emotional Finding ways to integrate the circles of wellness Connecting to land is about remembering that we are not separate from nature Noticing and acknowledging the natural elements of this earth Adapting a subsistence world view How connecting emotion to day to day rituals creates the element of ceremony Chelsea Luger & Thosh Collins Links Chelsea & Thosh's Website Instagram Twitter By purchasing products and/or services from our sponsors, you are helping to support The One You Feed and we greatly appreciate it. Thank you! If you enjoyed this conversation with Chelsea and Thosh, check out these other episodes: Deep Transformation with Spring Washam What is Wellness Culture with Fariha Roisin  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 2016, one of the largest tribal gatherings in North American history took place on the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Reservation in North Dakota. Thousands of indigenous people, from across the continent, came together "in defence of water" and to protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline. The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe mobilised supporters from across the country and the response was extraordinary. Thousands of indigenous people from across America and beyond joined together as "water protectors" and in solidarity against the "black snake" of the pipeline. The encampments evoked memories of previous native conflicts with central government, with tepees on the prairie and men on horseback. But this was a very modern movement, fuelled by social media, largely led by women and using the full force of indigenous art and culture. Nick Rankin travels to North Dakota to find out what happened at this controversial site, and to see how those events continue to resonate there today. He talks to local artists and activists, and to several of the original water protectors. How has the tribe been changed? In what ways has it altered their relationship with other tribes and with the surrounding non-native culture? How significant is the role of Native Arts and language in this new wave of environmental protest? Presenter: Nick Rankin Producer: Anthony Denselow A Whistledown production for BBC World Service Image: Activist Waniya Locke (Credit: Anthony Denselow)

Enrolled Member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and General Manager for SAGE Development Authority, a renewable and sustainable public power authority in balance with Natural Law, guest Joseph McNeil Jr. weaves community and activism to bring vitality and resources to the Lakota Sioux. Hear about SAGE's wind farm, Anpetu Wi, and the arrival of community banking to tribal lands in North Dakota. This is truly amazing work in deep accord with nature and humanity - get inspired here today.

The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe's experience is a cautionary tale for tribes working with outsiders to help preserve their language. Tribal members worked with the Lakota Language Consortium for years, recording elders, developing workshops, and translating books. When the tribe wanted to utilize the materials they'd worked on, they discovered they were copyrighted and controlled by a non-Native entrepreneur and tribal members would have to purchase the books and other materials. The tribe has since taken the rare step of banishing the organization. Today on Native America Calling, Shawn Spruce speaks with Graham Lee Brewer (Cherokee), investigative reporter for NBC News; Alex FireThunder (Oglala Lakota), Lakota language instructor, musician, and incoming deputy director for the Lakota Language Consortium; Tipiziwin Tolman (Standing Rock Sioux), Indigenous language revitalization student and board member on the Lakota Language Consortium; Jennifer Weston (Standing Rock Sioux), co-author of the resolution to ban the Lakota Language Consortium from the tribe; and Waniya Locke (Ahtna Dene, Lakota/Dakota, and Anishinaabe), community organizer, Indigenous doula, former Lakota Language teacher, and transcriber of Lakota language.

The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe's experience is a cautionary tale for tribes working with outsiders to help preserve their language. Tribal members worked with the Lakota Language Consortium for years, recording elders, developing workshops, and translating books. When the tribe wanted to utilize the materials they'd worked on, they discovered they were copyrighted and controlled by a non-Native entrepreneur and tribal members would have to purchase the books and other materials. The tribe has since taken the rare step of banishing the organization. Today on Native America Calling, Shawn Spruce speaks with Graham Lee Brewer (Cherokee), investigative reporter for NBC News; Alex FireThunder (Oglala Lakota), Lakota language instructor, musician, and incoming deputy director for the Lakota Language Consortium; Tipiziwin Tolman (Standing Rock Sioux), Indigenous language revitalization student and board member on the Lakota Language Consortium; Jennifer Weston (Standing Rock Sioux), co-author of the resolution to ban the Lakota Language Consortium from the tribe; and Waniya Locke (Ahtna Dene, Lakota/Dakota, and Anishinaabe), community organizer, Indigenous doula, former Lakota Language teacher, and transcriber of Lakota language.

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In this episode I talk to my friend Tawny Cale about how her business was born out of a desire to learn an art and skill that is a part of her heritage. Sister Beads started because she had been learning Indigenous beadwork and was beginning to get requests. Then she convinced 2 of her 4 sisters to join her to keep up with orders. She's also an outspoken activist for various causes that are close to her heart, and knows you don't have to be perfect to make a difference. In this episode she shares the difference between appreciation and appropriation and shares some great Native makers you can follow. This is a jam-packed episode and I know it's going to leave you feeling super inspired. Tawny (Trottier) Cale is an enrolled member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe as well as a descendant of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa and the Spirit Lake Nation. After graduating from Rugby High School, she earned a bachelors degree from Mayville State University and taught high school English for 1 year. Tawny previously served on 3 non-profit boards; 2 statewide and 1 local to Minot. Tawny is an avid beadwork artist and loves to share her culture with others. Tawny, her husband Tyrel, and their 4 children currently live in Great Falls, MT. Links:  https://www.facebook.com/sisterbeads4 https://www.instagram.com/sisterbeads4/ https://www.tiktok.com/@sisterbeads4   Organizations and People mentioned in the episode: Organizations: Illuminative National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition Artists: Hillary Kempenich Holly Young Bunky EchoHawk Steven Paul Judd Sings in the Timber Photography Authors: Louise Erdrich Denise Lajimodiere Vine Deloria Jr. Joy Harjo (Poet Laureate) Fashion: Bethany Yellowtail Red Berry Woman Lauren Good Day 49 DZine NTVS Wakage by Shauna Beyond Buckskin Beadwork/Quillwork: Jamie Okuma Elias Jade NotAfraid Sweetgrass by Heather Bear River Creations JD Creations   Additional Links mentioned in this episode: Plan for Profit

More Boosters, For More People This week, an FDA advisory committee met to pore over data and debate the role of COVID vaccine boosters. And on Thursday, they voted to recommend Moderna boosters for older Americans, as well as people in certain at-risk groups. This recommendation came just a few weeks after the FDA authorized a Pfizer booster for similar individuals. The recommendations of the panel regarding boosters for Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines, as well as the idea of mixing and matching different vaccine and booster types, will now go to FDA officials. The CDC will also weigh in. Amy Nordrum, commissioning editor at MIT Technology Review, joins Ira to talk about the vaccine meeting and other topics from the week in science—including the FDA authorization of an e-cigarette, efforts to map the brain, mysterious radio signals from space, and a mission to explore asteroids near Jupiter.   Indigenous-Led Biology, Designed For Native Communities Monday was Indigenous Peoples' Day here in the United States: a holiday to honor Native Americans and their resilience over many centuries of colonialism. Due to a long history of discrimination, Native Americans face stark health disparities, compared to other American populations. Illnesses like chronic liver disease, diabetes, and respiratory diseases are much more common in Native communities. This is where the Native BioData Consortium (NBDC) comes in. It's a biobank, a large collection of biological samples for research purposes. What sets this facility apart from others is its purpose—the biological samples are from indigenous people, and the research is led by indigenous scientists. This is important, say the founders, because for too long, biological samples from Native people have been used for purposes that don't benefit them. Joining Ira to talk about the importance of having a biobank run by indigenous scientists are three foundational members of the project: Krystal Tsosie, co-founder and ethics and policy director of the NBDC and PhD candidate in genetics at Vanderbilt University, Joseph Yracheta, executive director and laboratory manager of the NCDC, and Matt Anderson, assistant professor of microbiology at Ohio State University and NCDC board member.   Indigenous Activists Helped Save Almost A Billion Tons Of Carbon Per Year This summer, Science Friday and other media outlets covered the protests against an oil pipeline project in northern Minnesota, where Canadian company Enbridge Energy was replacing and expanding their existing Line 3 infrastructure. Native American tribes in Minnesota—whose lands the pipeline would pass through and alongside—organized protests, direct action, and other resistance against the project. The pipeline was completed, and began moving tar sands oil at the beginning of October. But the protests and their non-Native allies drew arrests, news coverage, and social media attention to the debate over continued drilling of fossil fuels. Before Line 3, there were protests at the Dakota Access Pipeline, which was completed against the wishes of the nearby Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, and the Keystone XL pipeline, which President Biden ultimately cancelled after objections and lawsuits from two Native American communities in Montana and South Dakota. So far, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge has remained un-drilled, despite multiple attempts, with help from vocal opposition by Alaska's Gwich'in people. A new report from two advocacy groups does the math on how much carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gas emissions these cancelled or delayed projects would have emitted in the last 10 years. According to their calculations, Indigenous resistance to pipelines and other fossil fuel projects has saved the U.S. and Canada 12% of their annual emissions, or 0.8 billion tons of CO2 per year. Ira talks to the co-authors, Dallas Goldtooth of the Indigenous Environmental Network, and Kyle Gracey from Oil Change International, about the value of tallying these emissions in the fight to prevent future oil projects. Plus, why Native American protesters and their allies deserve credit for keeping fossil fuels in the ground—and the bigger environmental justice issue of pipeline projects alongside Native land.

This week, host Shayla Oullette Stronechild is joined by Chelsey Luger. Chelsey is a Writer and Wellness Advocate, originally from the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa and Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. Born and raised in North Dakota, she was educated on the East Coast and is now based in Arizona with her husband and two daughters. Chelsey's writing and broadcast work has been published by dozens of internationally recognized publications. She is a trainer/facilitator for the Native Wellness Institute and is the co-founder and editor of Well For Culture, an Indigenous wellness initiative, and media platform. Her wellness work is rooted in Indigenous knowledge and focuses on reclaiming wellbeing in Native American communities. In this episode, the duo talk wellness, what matriarchy means to her as a new mom, the origins of wellness practices from Indigenous peoples, the whiteness of the wellness industry that has caused her to come face-to-face with discrimination, cultural appropriation, and more, how being Lakota and Anishnaabe has informed her wellness practices and career, and finally Chelsey gives advice on having a strong and healthy relationship based on her own relationship experience. ... Follow Chelsey Luger on Instagram Follow Shayla Oulette Stonechild on Instagram Visit thebrandisfemale.com.

In this episode Scot Zellmer shares what he's learned from his research as well as his relationships with the community in the Rosebud Reservation. We talk about the difference between Counter-Narrative and Dominant Narrative in understanding the Dakota Conflict, the Trans-Continental Railroad and the history of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and their conflict with the Dakota Access Pipeline.

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe welcomes Lummi carvers Indigenous woman installed as Canada's governor general

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe welcomes Lummi carver Indigenous woman installed as Canada's governor general

Ami Chen Mills-Naim talks with us about how she got into activism, particularly around politics and the climate crisis. She reminds us that spirituality and anger, and/or opposition, are not mutually exclusive, and protesting is often necessary to get the attention necessary for creating any kind of meaningful change. She shows us that we can show up, be human, and learn about - and fight against - grave injustices, without losing touch with our essential nature and oneness.Her grounding and humility have allowed her to learn about her own biases without taking them personally, while still committing to personal change and growth in these areas. She courageously holds conversations with others she disagrees with in order to impart this wisdom and to see if they can find common ground. Ami shows us that it's possible to hold more than one feeling and viewpoint at once (e.g. anger and love). She has joined many activist groups and enjoys bringing the spiritual side to the work she does on these issues. We admire her fortitude in joining these movements that are working tirelessly to push forth equality and human rights, as well as efforts to fight the climate crisis we face as residents of this planet.  Show NotesAmanda Gorman: youngest inaugural poet in U.S. historyHeather McGhee: Author of The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper TogetherShut it Down: An activist's guide to direct action and strategic civil disobedienceAwake a dream from Standing Rock: 2017 documentary about The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe peaceful resistance of construction of an oil pipeline through their landCaste by Isabel Wilkerson: necessary reading on racism in the United States Ami Chen Mills-Naim is a global speaker, coach, trainer, and author of State of Mind in the Classroom: Thought, Consciousness and the Essential Curriculum for Healthy Learning, and The Spark Inside: A Special Book for Youth. With her late father, the social scientist Dr. Roger Mills  she co-founded the non-profit Center for Sustainable Change, and served as its Executive Director and Education Director for a decade. She has been a speaker on innate wellness and resiliency, and a trainer of the “Three Principles” for more than 30 years. In response to recent, global events, she launched a YouTube Channel called The Heart of America, utilizing her journalism skills.More on her current scope of work can be found at www.AmiChen.com. Angus & Rohini Ross are “The Rewilders.” They love working with couples and helping them to reduce conflict and discord in their relationships. They co-facilitate individualized couples' intensives that rewild relationships back to their natural state of love. Rohini is the author of the ebook Marriage, and they are co-founders of The 29-Day Rewilding Experience and The Rewilding Community. You can also follow Angus and Rohini Ross on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. To learn more about their work visit: therewilders.org. Read Rohini's latest blog.Episode 35  features the music of RhythmPharm with Los Angeles-based composer Greg Ellis.See full show notes here.

A group of hardcore supporters of Donald Trump have gotten approval to begin circulating a petition to recall North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum and his running mate Lt. Governor Brent Sanford. Will they be successful? Chad Oban, former executive director of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL, joins this episode of Plain Talk Live to discuss it. Also, a federal judge has dismissed the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe's lawsuit against the Dakota Access Pipeline, marking the end of an era of North Dakota politics, and at the national level Democrats suffered a defeat in their efforts to implement national election reforms. Is that issue over?

In a fast-paced hour, Ralph welcomes progressive champion Dennis Kucinich to talk about his adventures taking on the corporate establishment as the youngest mayor of Cleveland as described in his book “The Division of Light and Power.” Then heir to the Oscar Mayer fortune, Chuck Collins, explains how so many rich people spend millions to hide trillions in his new book, “The Wealth Hoarders.” Plus, member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and General Manager at SAGE Development Authority, Joseph McNeil Jr., joins us to promote the 235-megawatt Anpetu Wi wind farm designed to ensure energy independence, protect the environment, and promote economic growth in the region.

The 2020 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo contestants of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association have been riding on a sliding scale the first portion of the event in Arlington, Texas, USA. The PRCA announced the $10,000,000.00 equal money to Las Vegas came to fruition prior to the 9th performance Friday night, due to ticket sales and the WNFR being able to conclude all 10 rounds.  It is good news for the sport. It is our privilege to provide coverage of our Indian contestants for Native Voice One Radio Network. The 2017 World Champion Team Roper, Navajo, Erich Rogers and his partner, heeler, Payden Bray of Texas have been taking advantage of the situation. Rogers and Bray are the fastest with 74.60 seconds on 9 head, it will be worth $67,269.00 if they are the fastest on 10 for the Wrangler NFR Average Championship.  They placed sixth in round 9 adding to the total of $48,923.08 they've won through the WNFR and are #11 in the world standings with $101,464.65 earned through the season and the finals. Cherokee team roper Brenten Hall and his partner, Chase Tryan of Montana were no time in round 9. They are thirteenth in the average qualifying on 5/9 head.  Hall and Tryan are #14 in the world standings with $90,144.92 including the $43,000.00 they have won this week In Texas. Four time WNFR qualifier and defending Indian World Saddle Bronc Riding Champion, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe's, Cole Elshere has had a dismal finals. Cole bucked off in round 9 and has only made one qualified ride. He is fifteen in the average and has dropped from #6 to #13 in the world standings. He can still win $26,230.77 that each round pays in each event to add to his $64,351.14 season and finals earnings, go Cole! WNFR saddle bronc riding rookie, Cheyenne River Sioux Indian cowboy, Shorty Garrett was 78.5 points in round 9. He has ridden 7/9 bucking horses and is tenth in the average.  Shorty has won $22,269.23 at the finals totaling $112.274.69 and has dropped from #4 to #8 in the world saddle bronc riding standings. One more round to go for the PRCA Championships of the World at the Wrangler NFR. Thank you very much: #4BearsCasinoAndLodge, #JustinBootCompany, #4BWebDesign, #HeartRanchesND and #Wrangler.  Long live Cowboys!

The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association has risen to the occasion to host the 62nd Annual Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, in spite of having to change venues in the pandemic year of 2020.  The 10th round winners, Wrangler NFR Average Champions and PRCA World Champions, were crowned in the eight standard events, Saturday night at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, USA.  In a sport where $1.00 is 1 point, the $10,000,000.00 prize money obtained to match Las Vegas in 2019 was appreciated by the top 15 qualifiers in each event.  It is our privilege to provide coverage of our Indian contestants for Native Voice One Radio Network. The 2017 World Champion Team Roper, 10X WNFR qualifier, Navajo, Erich Rogers and his partner, heeler, Payden Bray of Texas won 1st in the Wrangler NFR Average Championship Team Roping. Rogers and Bray were fastest in the 10 rounds with 80.20 seconds on 10 head, paid $67,269.23.  They placed fifth in round 10 adding to the total of $122,961.54 they've won through the WNFR. Erich  finished #3 in the world standings as a header and Payden #2 in the world standings as a heeler with $175,503.11 each, earned through the season and the finals. Congratulations on a beautiful NFR victory. Cherokee team roper Brenten Hall and his partner, Chase Tryan of Montana were no time in round 10. They are fourteenth in the average qualifying on 5/10 head.  Hall and Tryan finish #14 in the world standings heading and heeling with $90,144.92 including the $43,000.00 they have won in ten days in Texas. The 4X WNFR qualifier and defending Indian World Saddle Bronc Riding Champion, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe's, Cole Elshere has had a tough finals after an awesome year finishing 6th for the PRCA Season. Cole missed his horse out in round 10 and made one qualified ride. He is fifteen in the average and has dropped from #6 to #13 in the world standings he won with a total of $64,351.14 season and finals earnings, good job Cole. WNFR saddle bronc riding rookie, Cheyenne River Sioux Indian cowboy, Shorty Garrett was 83.5 points in round 10. He rode 8/10 bucking horses and finished eighth in the average worth $6,346.00  Shorty has won $28,615.38 at the finals totaling $118,620.84 and has went from #4 to #10 in the world saddle bronc riding standings. A stellar rookie year at the WNFR. Dec. 8-10 for the first time in history the 2020 WNFR hosted Ladies Breakaway Roping. Navajo sisters Cassie and Anna Bahe of Utah fared very well. Cassie won 1st for the Women's Professional Rodeo Association Season Championship.  She finished #5 in the final world standings with money won at the WNFR addition to her season for a total of $33,038.57. Navajo, Anna Bahe had a great WNFR winning two of the 10 rounds to add to season earnings for a total of $20,731.94 and #9 for the 2020 WPRA inaugural WPRA Ladies Breakaway Roping contest. It has been a popular addition to ProRodeo.  From all of us in the PRCA Media Room at the WNFR and families at NV1 Radio Network, Merry Christmas and may God bless America. Thank you very much: #4BearsCasinoAndLodge, #JustinBootCompany, #4BWebDesign, #HeartRanchesND and #Wrangler.  Long live Indians!

Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas held the 2020 MLB World Series and now, the 62nd Annual Wrangler National Finals Rodeo sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. We hope you are enjoying our coverage of six American Indian cowboys and cowgirls that have qualified in the top 15 in the world standings in each of their respective events to earn a spot and vie for a world title in Texas. We have concluded round 7 of 10 with matinees for the ladies breakaway inaugural WNFR event Dec. 8-10, and the rest at night. Navajo sisters, Cassie and Anna Bahe of Utah are in the hunt for the break away roping championship. Cassie split third in the 5th round; fourth in round 6 and sixth in round 8, she is sixth in the aggregate and #2 in the world standings. Anna won round 6, split first in round 7 and is #14 in the ladies breakaway world standings. Team ropers, Navajo, Erich Rogers roping with Paden Bray of Texas are #1 in the aggregate, fastest on 7 rounds worth $67,269.00 towards the gold buckle if they win, they placed sixth in round 7 and won round 1.  Cherokee team roper Brenten Hall, heading for Chase Tryan of Montana, won round 4 and has earned $43,000.00 to this point.  Rogers is #9 and Hall is #12 in the world standings header division, team roping. Our Indian country saddle bronc riders did not fare so well in round 7, each bucked off.  Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, Cole Elshere has dropped from #6 to #13 in the world standings and Cheyenne River Sioux, Shorty Garrett has moved from #4 to #9 in the saddle bronc riding world standings. WNFR rookie, Shorty has ridden 5/7 and has won money,  4X WNFR qualifier Cole has ridden 1/7 and will be looking for his checks, in the final 3 rounds of this year's Wrangler NFR. Thank you so much to our friends at: #4BearsCasinoAndLodge, #JustinBootCompany, #4BWebDesign, #HeartRanchesND and Wrangler.  Long live cowboys!

The 2020 Tough Enough to Wear Pink Night (TETWP) at the 62nd Annual Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, was held in Arlington, Texas, USA. TETWP is a tradition to support breast cancer awareness and is the halfway mark of the 10 round competition in each of the eight standard events. The World Championships are the culmination of the season earnings and the big money won during the 10 rounds of the WNFR. In team roping former world champ, Navajo, Eric Rogers and his partner, Paden Bray of Texas were 5 seconds placing sixth in the money and moved to first in the aggregate worth over $67,000.00, if they win the best on ten. Cherokee, Brenten Hall and partner Montana's Chase Tryan were 9 seconds for no money team roping in five.  Both of our Indian country Headers have won rounds, Rogers in the first, and Hall in the fourth.  Indian saddle bronc riders: Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, Cole Elshere has bucked off all 5 at his forth WNFR qualification; WNFR rookie Cheyenne River Sioux, Shorty Garrett was 83 points for no money in round 5, he won money in the third and is #7 in the world standings. Navajo sisters, Carrie and Annie Bahe will compete the next three days in the first ever WNFR ladies breakaway roping world championships in ProRodeo, Carrie is the #1 PRCA season standings winner. We are grateful for the support of this program provided by our friends: #4BearsCasinoAndLodge, #JustinBootCompany, #4BWebDesign, #HeartRanchesND and Wrangler.  Long live cowgirls!

The 2020 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo is celebrating 62 years, the pride of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association since 1959, this year being held in Arlington,Texas, USA. The sixth of ten performances sees a grateful field of contestants happy to compete and introduce ladies breakaway roping to the WNFR. The 2020 PRCA Ladies Breakaway Roping Season Champion is Navajo, Cassie Bahe of Utah, she won money in two of the four rounds held today and is fourth in the aggregate.  Cassie's sister, Anna Bahe also finished in the top 15 in the season to qualify for the inaugural WNFR Ladies Breakaway Roping. Anna won money in the forth and is ninth best on four head. The ladies battle again, during matinee at Globe Life Field, December 9 & 10, for the $200,000.00 up for grabs in their event. Cherokee, Brenten Hall with partner Chase Tryan  were no time in the sixth, they have won $43,000.00 each. Navajo, Erich Rogers and partner Payden Bray broke out, losing their first place spot in the aggregate prior to the sixth round, now in second for the $67,269.00 for best on ten.  Rogers and Hall have each won earlier rounds, heading for their heeling partners in team roping. Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, Cole Elshere scored 79.5 in the sixth round, after bucking off the first five horses, at his fourth qualification for the WNFR in saddle bronc riding.  Cheyenne River Sioux tribes, Shorty Garrett enjoying his WNFR rookie year, was 83 points in round six of the saddle bronc riding and had won money once earlier this week.  There are four go rounds to go for the 2020 PRCA World Championships concluding Saturday night, WNFR, Round 10, December 12, 2020. Support for this program is provided by:  #4BearsCasinoAndLodge, #JustinBootCompany, #4BWebDesign, #HeartRanchesND and #Wrangler.  Long live cowboys!

Tribal archaeologist Jeremy Freeman joins us on this episode of the Rock Art Podcast. Jeremy works with the standing rock Lakota Sioux tribe in North Dakota. He talks about the management of cultural resources on their 2,000,000 acre reservation. Jeremy is currently the tribal archaeologist for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. He also teaches classes in anthropology/archaeology at Sitting Bull College and on the weekends works as an interpretive guide at On-a-Slant Mandan Indian Village at Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park in Mandan, North Dakota. He is the founder and archaeological program coordinator for Archaeology Learning Group. He received his B.A. in anthropology at Heidelberg College and is an M.A. candidate in anthropology at Ball State University. He has worked as a professional archaeologist for over 20 years for cultural resource management firms, museums, universities, federal agencies, and non-profit research institutes throughout the U.S. He has taught classes at the collegiate level at Ball State University, Heidelberg College, and Owens Community College as well as classes for youth programs.  He has a passion for archaeological public outreach and education and has been involved in the development and implementation of a variety of public outreach projects including: The Fallen Timbers Public Archaeology Project, the Archaeological Discovery Tour at Minnetrista Cultural Center, the Next Step Education through Archaeology Project, the Experiential Learning through Historical Archaeology Project, Shumla Archaeological Research & Education Center, and Archaeology Learning Group where is the founder and the Archaeological Program Coordinator. He is currently serving as a member of the Society for American Archaeology's Public Education Committee which is a biannual elected position. He is currently working for California State Parks where he works in the Cultural Resources branch of the Resources Division. His research interests include: rock art documentation and conservation management, indigenous cosmologies, public archaeology, and mythology and the sacred landscape. He teaches both face-to-face and online classes and many modules on the science of archaeology.  Links California Rock Art Foundation Contact Chris Webster chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com Twitter: @archeowebby Dr. Alan Garfinkel avram1952@yahoo.com Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular Find this show on the educational podcast app, Lyceum.fm!

Marie: This is Minnesota Native News, I'm Marie Rock.In the U.S. there are more than 1400 unresolved American Indian and Alaska Native missing person cases… 136 of those cases are in Minnesota. That's according to the FBI's National Crime Information Center.Several top federal officials were in Bloomington, on July 27th to announce the creation of a new office dedicated to solving these cold cases. Minnesota's office will be the first of seven across the country.Officials on hand for the announcement included David Bernhardt, who is the U.S. Secretary of the Interior, Tara Katuk Sweeney, who is the Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs, and Ivanka Trump, a Senior Advisor and daughter of the President.But the announcement was a surprise to Native leaders in MN who have been working tirelessly for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives.Here's reporter Leah Lemm with the story.STORY: MMIW SURPRISE OFFICE FROM THE FEDERAL GOVTMinnesota has long stood with families of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives. Songs, prayers, powwows, events, and marches have brought awareness to the vast and deeply painful reality of what is recognized as an epidemic… all the while supporting and building community.Minnesota has a Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Task Force, lead by strong MN Native Voices, that has been bearing the responsibility for doing this difficult work. Which is why leaders were surprised and concerned when this announcement came:Tara Sweeney: I want to welcome all of you to the official and long awaited opening of the missing and murdered cold case office here in Bloomington, Minnesota.Reporter: Tara Sweeney, who is Alaskan Native, is the Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs for the U.S. Department of the Interior.This new Cold Case office grew out of The Presidential Task Force on Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives, also known as Operation Lady Justice, which was formed under Executive Order signed in November 2019.Tara Sweeney: The mandate of operation Lady Justice is to enhance the operation of the criminal justice system and address the legitimate concerns of American Indian and Alaska native communities regarding missing and murdered people.Reporter: The goal of solving cold cases is widely supported. Yet, what raised alarms was how the administration left out voices from the communities it's supposed to serve when announcing a Cold Case office in the Twin Cities.State Representative, and descendant of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, Mary Kunesh-Podein is the chair of MN's Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women's taskforce. She spoke at the rally held near the Bureau of Indian Affairs, expressing concerns about the administration's sudden actions.Speaker 1: It was the first time I heard about it. I reached out to other elected officials and other people that were working on our task force and nobody knew anything about it.We want to work with the federal government, but when the federal government creates these kind of bureaucratic departments without the collaboration, without the voices of the people they are supposed to be protecting that they are investing in. That gives us a question. What is the mission of this department? We cannot find any information anywhere.Reporter: Rep Mary Kunesh Podein has listed several ways a real difference can be made. Including passing the 2020 Violence Against Women Act.Mary Kunesh Podein: That is the first thing they need to do, because that provides those extra protections for our women and our children, especially on reservation.Reporter: Bois Forte Elder Sharon Day was also at the rally.Sharon Day: It's just really kind of a slap in the face to people who've been doing the work for so long.Reporter: Sharon and I talked about Ivanka Trump's speech which stressed that her father's administration is committed to pushing forward policies empowering tribal communities.Sharon Day: We know it's not true. He's been trying to push through environmental policies that will hurt us. He's fought to get these pipelines and he's undone everything that's been done to protect the environment.Reporter: In my conversation with Sharon Day the red flags keep adding up that show the inconsistency of the administration's commitment to protecting Missing and Murdered Indigenous People.Another voice expressing concern is State Representative and Anishinaabekwe, Jamie Becker Finn. She posted this statement to social media.Rep Jamie Becker Finn: Donald Trump repeatedly uses derogatory slurs and phrases to refer to Native people. And in particular Native women, as early as this spring as administration dragged their feet and getting needed COVID relief funds out to tribal nations.Donald Trump's decades of hostility towards indigenous people can not be undone with one cheap political stunt.Reporter: Again, Representative Mary Kunesh Podein:Mary Kunesh Podein: Once again have been left out of that conversation, we're once again are being told, “we're going to do this for you,” but they are not saying we're going to do this with you. And so at the end, it leads to the question, why are you doing this? And our response to that is that our women are not for show. They're not a photo opportunity.For Minnesota Native News, I'm Leah Lemm.

Celtics guard Kyrie Irving will be in North Dakota on August 23rd, as he and his family will be honored in a homecoming ceremony by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. Chaminade High School surprised Jayson Tatum today by retiring his number 22 jersey. Tatum finished as the schools' all-time leader in multiple statistical categories.

This week, joyfully, Caroline welcomes influential Story Crafters for Sane Reverence: Phyllis Young, leader in American Indian Movement, and her ally film-maker Tricia van Klaveren, making “Guardians of the Water,” a film to debut at the Standing Rock Film Festival… Composting Colonialism into nutrient for Sane Reverence. And weaving in Mitchell Zephier, Executive Director of the Standing Rock Nation Film Festival. And it's Fund Drive time – – proffering 100 all access passes to the Inaugural Standing Rock Nation Film Festival being held at Prairie Knights Casino & Resort, Fort Yates, May 5, 6 and 7th, 2017.   “I am ‘Woman Who Stands By The Water' and my other name is ‘Woman Who Loves the Water.' I was given those names by my people because it's been my life struggle to protect the water.” – Phyllis Young (More from interview with Ecowatch)   Phyllis Young (Standing Rock Sioux) is a former councilwoman for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and Central Oceti Sakowin camp organizer, coordinator of the First International Indian Treaty Council at Standing Rock (1974), coordinator of United Nations Conference on Indian People and theirs Lands (Geneva 1977 – beginning UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples), Co-Founder of Women of All Red Nations (1978 – worked to end the forced sterilization of Indian women and support the welfare of children), former Chair of Board of Trustees of National Museum of the American Indian and 15 years Board Member.   Tricia van Klaveren is a film producer and the principal of Fully Loaded Pictures. She is the producer/showrunner of Guardians of the Water and is an Inaugural Board Member of the Standing Rock Nation. She has produced or executive produced the following theatrical films and documentaries: Lying, World Premiere Cannes 2006, and Director's Fortnight; Edmond, World Premiere Venice 2005; The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things, World Premiere Cannes 2004, and Directors Fortnight; I'll Sleep When I'm Dead, North American Premiere, Sundance 2004; The Killer Inside Me, Sundance 2010; and Vanishing of the Bees. (More at http://www.mindstormproductions.com/tricia) The post The Visionary Activist Show – [updated] Standing Rock Persisting Everywhere! appeared first on KPFA.

Nearly 200 tribes unified behind the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe's Dakota Access Pipeline opposition and thousands of people gathered at the reservation. A powerful display of nonviolent Native American leadership created a peculiar impact in hearts and minds around the world. The spiritual core to the resistance has given it resilience and strength. What makes this leadership different and what can we learn from Native culture and wisdom?

Saira Hussein with the Asian Law Caucus Know your rights with the Asian Law Caucus and a health clinic goes up at Standing Rock. Tonight on APEX Express, Saira Hussein, a staff attorney at Asian Law Caucus, talks about how we prepare for a Trump administration. She goes over special registration for Muslims, what to do if ICE shows up at your door, and what we can do to protect the Dreamers who came out as undocumented to take advantage of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). After our interview, Saira added: The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee drafted a letter that 199 organizations (including ALC) signed on to asking President Obama to rescind the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS) or special registration that was enacted after 9/11. Moreover, folks can sign on to petition likes this one at MoveOn asking for the dismantling of NSEERS. In addition, there has recently been increased reporting of FBI visits to Muslim community members. We recommend that people call ALC or the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) and seek an attorney before speaking with the FBI. Tyson Walker, 2nd year UCSF Pharmacy student and citizen of the White Mountain Apache Tribe We also talk with Punjabi American Rupa Marya with the Do No Harm Coalition and Tyson Walker, second year Pharmacy student at UCSF who is White Mountain Apache. They are working together and with a consortium to provide free care to all people on tribal land in the Standing Rock Sioux reservation. The coalition includes UCSF providers and students, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe traditional healers, National Nurses United, Changing Woman Initiative (indigenous midwifery group) and Global Health Care Alternative Project. Click here if you'd like to donate to the Mni Wiconi Health Clinic. The post APEX Express – Know Your Rights appeared first on KPFA.

We've launched another crowdfunder! Instead of talking about why you should open your wallet for us, Alan collected three of his favorite clips from our podcast. P.S. On this holiday, please also consider giving to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.

Woody Guthrie, a talented singer, songwriter and poet, was fearless in expression of his beliefs and spoke up to authority whenever he felt an injustice being committed. When Guthrie recorded "This Land is Your Land," his lyrics posed an important question: In a land of plenty made for all of us, why are people so hungry?  Guthrie so disliked his New York landlord, Fred Trump (Donald Trump's father), that Guthrie wrote a song about Donald's father, Fred, in the early 1950s because Guthrie thought that Trumps' father was one who stirred racial hate and implicit profits from it.   Guthrie made it a point to include the lyrics about hungry, discounted people in “This Land is Your Land.” Our country, which is still admirable in so many ways, has had a long history of mistreating people in a way that comes across quiet and hidden, and repositioned in a way that makes it seem that we are “helping,” but helping is sometimes not the truth. And historically, this leads to one of our most mistreated groups, on their own continent, Native Americans.   I like to think that when Woody Guthrie wrote his song, he was sensitive to the plight of Americans of all races, and was viewing the future of our nation from the middle edges, where the possibilities for positive change can still be seen though the thickening fog. Learn more at http://woodyguthriecenter.org Martin Luther King, Jr., United Nations Human Rights Council, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, Fort Laramie Treaty, Buffalo Bill Cody, Sitting Bull, Christopher Columbus, Gretchen Goetz, Justin William Moyer, Washington Post, The New York Times, Will Kaufman, Thomas Kaplan, Ted Wells

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You might have heard about the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe protesting the Bakken pipeline this week. But pipeline routes don't happen by accident. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN NOW Bulwark Has A Winner! Kyle Klundt, Contingency Response Team Chief at the US Air F...

Indigenous advocacy and student groups call on University of New Mexico officials to abolish seal Cheyenne River Youth Project to help young people learn job skills through two-year workforce initiative Danielle Ta'Sheena Finn from the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is crowned 2016 Miss Indian World  https://nv1-offload-media.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20122534/nnn050216.mp3