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This past week, our friends at Farm Aid celebrated the 40th anniversary of the United Farmer and Rancher Congress, held in St. Louis. The country was in the middle of one of the worst farm crises we'd ever seen, and solutions from America's leaders were not plentiful, nor particularly helpful. As Hightower put it in his 1984 speech to the DNC:Since 1981 when this guy took office, it's been hog-feedin' time at the Reagan White House. The hogs that just got feeding at the trough in Washington DC today, they have climbed up in the trough and they're wallowing in it up in there. If you're an international banker who made bad loans, no problem, Ronny Reagan will give you a multibillion-dollar bailout. If you're Ed Meese and you get caught in an embarrassing personal financial situation, no problem. Ronny Reagan will make you Attorney General. And if you're any right-wing Latin American dictator with a pair of sunglasses, this administration will give you enough money to burn a wet mule.But if you're just an old dirt farmer out there, needing a little bit of extra loan because your prices don't even cover expenses, this bunch slams the door of your own government right in your own face.After the success of the first Farm Aid concert in 1985, Willie Nelson and his crew didn't stop there— they kept organizing. In the spirit of the four farmers in Lampasas, Texas, getting together in the early 1870s to figure out how they were going to fight the banks and policies that were screwing them, Farm Aid brought together nearly 2,000 farmers and ranchers in 1986 to fight that same fight once again. Michael Foley, Farm Aid's current Cultural Impact Director, wrote up a wonderful article exploring the groundbreaking work that was accomplished:But organizers did not spend months pulling together the United Farmer and Rancher Congress only to issue forceful condemnations of the powerful. They came with solutions, the most fundamental of which was to stand together and transcend all of their differences. The Congress was incredibly diverse, made up of white, black, Latino and Tribal producers and coming from nearly all 50 states, producing every type of farm product imaginable. When Wayne Cryts of the American Agriculture Movement (AAM) spoke at the first plenary session and appealed for unity, he took off his AAM cap and put on a white UFRC trucker cap. The symbolism of every delegate in the auditorium following suit and taking off their own hats and putting on the UFRC caps may seem trivial, but it signaled a desire to overcome presumed differences and solidarity in spite of everything.No one spoke more pointedly, or with more authority, about surmounting difference than Jesse Jackson. “Unless we come out of isolation…unless we build a movement of farmers and consumers and workers and other allies, these monopolies will without mercy drive us beneath the soil.” He called on everyone in the room to hold hands and to hold their hands up high and to “turn to each other, not on each other” as the powers that be would want. That unity, he argued, is the basis for real political power.Make sure you check out the whole piece—and the next time someone tells you they think all those farmers out there are “conservative,” show them this work. ✊Jim Hightower's Lowdown is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimhightower.substack.com/subscribe

The City of Seattle is holding its inaugural Indigenous Civic Engagement Day for urban Natives Friday. As Brian Bull of Underscore Native News reports, the goal is to help the city's Native population connect with officials, services, and funding opportunities. Since 2023, Seattle has held a bi-annual Tribal Summit for members of recognized tribes within the state of Washington, but feedback from several attendees said they would appreciate an event for those Natives who are not necessarily from that group, including Native Hawaiian, Alaska Native, and tribes from other parts of the United States. So Kolbi Monasmith (Cherokee), who is with the Indigenous Advisory Council, says all day Friday, Seattle's city hall will be open for those interested in learning more. “Starting on a base level of: How does the City of Seattle work? How do you advocate for policy within that system? How do you advocate within the city budget system? How does that budget system even work? To build up the knowledge and also build those connections.” Tia Yazzie (Diné), who is also with the Indigenous Advisory Council, said Native voices often go unheard within local politics, so organizers wanted a day and space for people to participate, advocate, and learn about the processes within the Seattle system. “But also to have a fun day. We know learning about these things can be very hard and complex, but we want things to be fun for our families and for also the youth to be involved. So that was one of our big goals, was to have the native community, but also youth involved into this whole community event.” To that end, there will be bingo cards, and demonstrations on beading and making lanyards, as well as headshots taken during the event. It is also the five-year anniversary for the nine-member Indigenous Advisory Council. Yazzie says this has encouraged engagement. “Seattle’s unique in that we have a very special urban native environment and community here that wants to engage in these processes more often than not, and then also to create these programs such as the civic engagement day for or make a space for us, and I think that’s one of the reasons why the IAC was created.” Surveys will be sent to attendees of Friday's civic engagement day to see how effective the City of Seattle was at educating and connecting with its urban Natives. (Courtesy College of Menominee Nation) Tribal Colleges and Universities are a valuable resource for both Native and non-Native residents, but a new report finds the institutions are facing a growing funding squeeze, as Judith Ruiz-Branch reports. A new analysis finds TCUs in Wisconsin are producing measurable economic returns while struggling with longstanding funding disparities. Now, one is focusing its efforts on philanthropy to secure a successful future for students. Findings from the Brookings Institution and the American Indian College Fund show federal support for Tribal campuses has fallen more than 7% over the past decade, despite treaty and trust obligations. College of Menominee Nation President Chris Caldwell says despite their economic value and community impact, Tribal institutions have long needed to advocate for equitable funding and resources that mainstream institutions more readily access. “In grant programs, often times we wear a lot of hats here that mainstream institutions don’t have to wear just because of lack of staffing or resources. So being competitive in that context is always a challenge.” The report says every $1.00 invested in TCUs returns $1.60 in tax revenue and public sector savings. A separate economic impact study found CMN generated $16 million for surrounding counties in one year. Caldwell says the college is now increasing its focus on securing philanthropy contributions and demonstrating the impact on students' lives. A graduate of CMN, he says his experience as a student helped put him on the path to becoming its president. “If we were to look around before the college started to today, you would see a big change in how many Tribal members are in high leadership areas, and not just on our reservation, but in surrounding communities.” The report recommends Congress make greater use of mandatory funding when supporting Native communities, suggesting that strategy would help Tribal colleges plan ahead. American Indian College Fund President Cheryl Crazy Bull says investments in Tribal communities are once again becoming an afterthought – and warns proposed cuts could threaten schools just as they’re finding new ways to reach students. “We’re becoming very adept at online education, so the Tribal colleges are able to bring that culturally rich education that Native people want, where they see themselves and they go to school with each other, even online.” Advocates note the federal government also does not provide enough detailed information about how much money is actually reaching Tribal communities. Crazy Bull says they are pushing for improved data access so Native-serving institutions can determine where the biggest unmet needs remain. And on this day in 1790, a presidential proclamation concerning treaty violations against Native nations appeared in a U.S. newspaper. President George Washington responded to violations of treaties between the United States and the Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw Nations. The proclamation came during the early years of U.S. treaty-making with sovereign Native nations. Get National Native News delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up for our daily newsletter today. Download our NV1 Android or iOs App for breaking news alerts. Check out today’s Native America Calling episode Friday, September 18, 2026 — Native Playlist: Kole Galbraith and Laura Ortman

Photo: Flooding in Chinle on the Navajo Nation prompted evacuations this week. (Courtesy Shawna Ann Claw / Facebook) Three people are dead after they were washed away in a flood on the Navajo Nation just after midnight on Wednesday. As KNAU's Chris Clements reports, several communities are dealing with damage from the recent rainfall. Navajo police responded to reports that two adults and a juvenile were swept away by floodwaters near the Newcomb, New Mexico area shortly after midnight. Search and rescue crews found the three dead after searching the area into the early morning hours. Investigators say they drowned. Several Navajo communities are dealing with flooding, including Chinle and Many Farms. Officials have not released details about any damage or injuries. They urge residents along Highway 191 between mileposts 451 to 454 and other low terrain flood zones to evacuate. Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren signed an emergency declaration in response to the flooding. He said tribal members should use extreme caution around flooded roads and washes, adding that conditions can change quickly. NANA Regional Corporation headquarters in Anchroage, Alaska, where a AFN listening session on subsistence management took place. (Photo: Wonderlane / Flickr) The Alaska Federation of Natives is holding a series of listening sessions focused on the priorities, concerns, and values Alaska Native people want reflected in subsistence management. A session was held Wednesday at the NANA Regional Corporation office building in Anchorage, following earlier meetings in Bethel, Fairbanks, and Nome. Additional sessions are scheduled September 21 in Juneau, September 28 in Ketchikan, and October 1 in Copper Center. AFN says the sessions are intended to hear directly from communities about the challenges facing subsistence users and the principles and values that should guide future changes. People can also submit feedback to AFN online. (Courtesy American Indian College Fund) A new Brookings report says federal cuts and meager philanthropic support are widening long-standing funding gaps across Nebraska and Indian Country, threatening education, health care, infrastructure, and economic development, as Mark Richardson reports. The analysis calls for stable federal funding and sustained investment in Native-led institutions, including Tribal Colleges and Universities. Comments came from Little Priest Tribal College president Manoj Patil from Winnebago, Nebraska, American Indian College Fund president and CEO Cheryl Crazy Bull, and Rob Maxim, the report’s author and a fellow at The Brookings Institution. The pressure is especially sharp in higher education. The Brookings Institution and the American Indian College Fund released the analysis. Patil says pandemic-era investments brought temporary gains to Native colleges, but recent federal actions have reversed much of that momentum. “This constant threat of funding cuts impedes our growth because we are not sure whether to be aggressive in offering new programs or to be careful. That’s the biggest issue we face.” Patil adds there are only 34 TCUs in the U-S and Little Priest is one of only two such institutions in Nebraska. He says every $1.00 invested in TCUs returns $1.60 in tax revenue, benefiting both Native and non-Native communities. American Indian College Fund President Cheryl Crazy Bull says the report provides significant evidence of chronic underfunding by the federal government, despite trust and treaty obligations to Native Americans. “You can’t really have this self-determination in the Native community without being a culturally grounded, well-educated person.” Maxim osays high-profile figures like Amazon co-founder MacKenzie Scott will occasionally step up with notable contributions to Indian Country, but he says it is rare. “It is really hard for Tribal leaders themselves, for Native-serving institutions to make decisions based on the lack of data that’s out there.” Get National Native News delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up for our daily newsletter today. Download our NV1 Android or iOs App for breaking news alerts. Check out today’s Native America Calling episode Thursday, September 17, 2026 — After decades of work, tribes overcome language revitalization barriers

In this episode of the Pure Report, we are joined by Melody Zacharias, Technical Evangelist Director at Everpure. We start by digging into Melody's background: decades as a DBA going all the way back to COBOL and DB2, early SQL Server deployments, multiple published books, a longtime Microsoft MVP, and an executive MBA she just finished. We discuss what she took away from that MBA program — unlike a lot of people who treat it as three letters on a business card, she found virtually everything immediately transferable to her actual work. From there, we dive into the core premise: a lot of AI projects and data consolidation initiatives are stalling, and the teams running them often can't articulate why. Her argument is that the failure isn't necessarily technical — it's linguistic. AI is moving so fast that people are not only unfamiliar with the vocabulary, they're actively misusing it, and they don't understand why it matters to them. We walked through four layers of the same stack, each answering a different strategic question, using a back-to-school analogy she built out. Data primacy is the primer — one shared notebook every classroom works from, instead of a different notebook per room. Data lineage is what goes inside that primer. Basically, the family tree of your data, where it came from, where it's going, and how it connects. Next is Ontology, her favorite, and the layer she says people are forgetting right now, the grammar and spelling: the context that tells a system an order number in your CRM and a number in another system are actually the same thing. And the Enterprise Data Cloud is the school building itself, the structure that holds the students, the classrooms, and the books together in one environment. We also talk through why this is happening now. The app-centric era of standalone CRM, ERP, and SCM systems built silos that aren't going anywhere. The advantage goes to organizations that can extract value from information regardless of where it sits. That requires context, and context is exactly what AI lacks unless you give it to it. Tribal knowledge lives in people's heads; AI has no tribal knowledge, and no human can manually sift millions of data points to find the connections. We connect this back to a previous episode where we covered the stat that 95% of AI pilots fail, and Melody noted that at events like PASS Summit this conversation is only just starting to surface — teams know their projects failed, but not that the root cause was people not understanding each other. Her closing thought sums up the whole episode: words matter. Melody has a companion blog post on this topic, and she's hosting a community session with Argenis Fernandez of Nike demoing how to discover ontology inside your own organization. To learn more, visit: https://pure.ai Check out the new Everpure digital customer community to join the conversation with peers and Everpure experts: https://purecommunity.purestorage.com/ 00:00 Coming Up and Intro 01:56 Melody's Background with Data 07:48 Language Used Around AI 10:18 Defining Data Primacy 12:55 Data Lineage 14:10 Ontology of Data 19:53 Enterprise Data Cloud

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Sioux Falls City leaders are collaborating on an executive order to put guardrails around automatic license plate reading cameras; the South Dakota Department of Tribal Relations holds its annual summit — known as STOMP — to discuss opioid use on reservations.

Relatives, we made it to 75 episodes.For our 75th episode, we're looking back at the relationships, voices, laughter, hard conversations, and unexpected turns that have shaped All My Relations from the very beginning. We move between the present and the archive, returning to moments with our co-hosts and collaborators and remembering what each of them brought to this space—and what they taught us about making something in relationship.This episode is less a highlight reel than a reflection on the journey: how the podcast has changed, how we have changed, and how a project rooted in kinship has been carried by many hands. There has been joy, grief, friendship, transition, humor, mistakes, growth, and a whole lot of love along the way.Seventy-five episodes later, we're still asking the questions that started it all: What does it mean to be a good relative? What becomes possible when Indigenous people get to tell our own stories, in our own voices? And where do we go from here?Thank you for listening, for growing with us, and for being one of our relations.Text us your thoughts!Support the showFollow us on Instagram @amrpodcast, or support our work on Patreon.  Show notes are published on our website, Allmyrelationspodcast.com. Matika's book Project 562: Changing the Way We See Native America is available now!  T'igwicid and Hyshqe for being on this journey with us.

Photo: Tina Hickman of Choctaw, Mississippi flips through the course catalog for Bay Mills Community College, the tribal college she attended to earn her bachelor's degree. (Elise Catrion Gregg / Gulf States Newsroom) Tribal colleges and universities are higher education institutions chartered by Native American tribes. There are over 30 of them around the country – but none in the Gulf South. Elise Gregg of the Gulf States Newsroom spoke to Indigenous students around the region who do not have a TCU of their own. At the Pearl River Head Start in Choctaw, Mississippi, Tina Hickman is getting ready for things to pick up with the start of the school year. Two years ago, she started her bachelor's in early childhood education. “I only took one class at first, but after that I started taking three classes. My kids, they were about to graduate high school, they’re back to back, so I was like, I need to do this for them.” Unlike her other undergraduate studies, though, this degree was not at one of Mississippi's local community colleges. Hickman attended Bay Mills Community College, a tribal college in Michigan. She says it was not just a chance to finish her bachelor's. Her favorite class, Native American Contributions to Society, gave her a new perspective on her Indigenous heritage. “Taking that class, it just made me feel proud to be Native.” But Hickman had to do the program online. The closest brick and mortar TCU is in Oklahoma and it does not offer four-year programs. Indigenous students in the Gulf South often have to travel even further, to Haskell Indian Nations University in Kansas or other Midwest or Western states. Rachel Billiot is part of United Houma Nation, a Louisiana state-recognized tribe. She now wants to go to grad school, ideally at a TCU, to study the environment from an Indigenous perspective on the rights of nature, history of the land, and traditional ecological knowledge. But there are only a few graduate-level, higher education options and none of them are in the South. “And I want to work in my landscape, I have to focus in the southeast. the only place you’re going to get working knowledge is by working within the landscape itself. And usually, the things that are offering work with indigenous populations from an indigenous perspective are either in the southwest or in the Midwest.” Melinda Ben, who directs the tribal scholarship office for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw, says when she speaks to younger students, many are in the same boat as Hickman and Billiot – and simply do not know TCUs are an option when they are leaving high school. But, she says, non-Native institutions can also help. Ben would love for Mississippi State University, where a lot of their tribal members attend, to develop similar curriculum to the University of Oklahoma – another non-TCU with a large Indigenous population. “OU actually has that track. We’ve had a couple of students to graduate with a Native American Studies degree. They even offer Native American Law.” The options are there, but they are just not close to home. Indigenous researchers in Arizona are educating Navajo Tribal members about potential dangers in their water. In many rural communities, Native people rely on wells for drinking water, and the quality of that water can vary. Mark Moran reports. Many Native American communities in the Southwest rely on well water, but its quality and safety can vary. Parts of the Navajo and Hopi reservations were heavily mined for uranium used in nuclear weapons during the Cold War. Northern Arizona University chemist and Navajo Nation citizen Jani Ingram grew up on the reservation. She says it became clear that many abandoned mine sites had not been cleaned up. “There's over 500 abandoned mine sites out on Navajo that are an issue because there really was very little to no cleanup that happened.” Ingram says her goal is to determine pollution levels and educate Tribal members about the importance of safe drinking water. She presented her latest findings to the American Chemical Society late last month. Get National Native News delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up for our daily newsletter today. Download our NV1 Android or iOs App for breaking news alerts. Check out today’s Native America Calling episode Tuesday, September 15, 2026 — An Indigenous-led opera retells a historic Tlingit act of resistance

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Limitations on subcontracting and work share rules decide whether your 8(a), SDVOSB, or woman-owned small business can actually win the government contracts you have access to. In this episode, Ryan Atencio breaks down why Tribal 8(a)s can pull $100 million non-protestable DOD sole source awards while a regular set-aside caps out around $4.5 million, and he lays out the exact 50/50 labor split most small businesses get wrong. If you have the set-aside advantage but not the capacity to perform, this is the compliance workaround you need. Why Tribal 8(a) is the "easy button" the DOD uses to push out $50M to $100M construction projects fast with no protest risk How the sole source ceiling really works: up to $100M for Tribal 8(a) versus roughly $4.5M for SDVOSB and woman-owned set-asides The 50% direct labor work share rule for services (and why construction only requires 15%) Why "pay to play" 8(a) partnerships mean giving away 49% to 50% of your labor and profit The "internally balancing profit" workaround that keeps you compliant while a sub does 80% of the work EPISODE CHAPTERS: 0:00 - Mindy AI research assistant intro and podcast welcome 0:50 - Tribal 8(a) sole source and $100M DOD contracts 1:55 - Work share rules and finding a subcontractor partner 3:20 - Direct labor requirements and the 50% split 4:30 - Pay to play 8(a) partnerships and W-2 employees 6:00 - Why giving away 49% is a bad deal 6:50 - Services versus construction work share percentages 7:55 - Internally balancing profit compliance workaround 8:50 - Splitting labor 50-50 while keeping profit uneven Mindy gives you the federal opportunities, agency signals, recompete intel, and pursuit briefs that tell you not just what contracts exist, but which ones to chase and how to win them. Sign up for free Daily Alerts and get opportunities delivered to your inbox before the day starts.

Photo: A steel beam recovered from the rubble of the World Trade Center visited the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community in June. (Courtesy missindianarizona / Instagram) A piece of the World Trade Center made a historic stop on Tribal land in Arizona. The Tunnel to Towers Foundation's “Steel Across America” tour visited the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community near Scottsdale, Arizona this summer. A nearly 17,000-pound steel beam recovered from the World Trade Center's South Tower was displayed at the USS Arizona Memorial Gardens at Salt River. Organizers say it was the tour's first and only stop on sovereign Tribal land as the beam traveled more than 10,000 miles across the country ahead of the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. The foundation says the stop recognized the longstanding tradition of military service among Native people. The memorial gardens are home to a piece of the USS Arizona, which was destroyed during the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. For the first time, steel connected to the 9/11 attacks was displayed there alongside steel from the USS Arizona. Jani Ingram’s students investigate a water source on the Navajo Nation. (Courtesy Jani Ingram) A professor at Northern Arizona University has added new data to a map of safe drinking water on the Navajo Nation. KNAU's Chris Clements reports the map is intended to help tribal communities still struggling with the effects of past uranium mining. Professor Jani Ingram, Navajo Nation, had been driving across the reservation for a while with her student. Their goal? Find and test a remote well that one family was using. “It’s something that needed to be tested because it it really wasn’t great. It had pretty high uranium.” It can be hard for Navajo families to know if the wells near their homes have been contaminated by high uranium levels, which have been linked to health issues like kidney disease and lung cancer. Blue and red dots show water points installed using federal funds from the Indian Health Service CARES Act following the COVID-19 pandemic. (Courtesy Navajo Safe Water) Ingram mapped safe wells using water quality data she and her students collected from years in the field. The map can be found online at the website Navajo Safe Water. And her work is not over: there are tons of tribal wells that have not been tested, something she says she is willing to do at no cost. Indigenous students enrolled within the Chandler Unified School District are featured in a land acknowledgement video from 2025. (Courtesy CUSD) Last year, Indigenous students filmed a brief land acknowledgment for the Chandler Unified School District in Arizona. Following a fierce public debate Wednesday, the governing board voted to play this video at the beginning of all its meetings and future graduation ceremonies. KJZZ's Gabriel Pietrorazio has more. “We recognize the past, present, and future inhabitants on this land.” “We will cherish, respect and protect this land for generations to come.” This message is only a minute and 43 seconds long, but it means a lot to Indigenous Parent Committee co-president Monique John. “We went into creating this video with positive intentions for our students and communities – all students Native and non-Native.” Chandler governing board member Kurt Rohrs disagrees. “It has no real purpose in addressing our primary mission of improving academic performance for our students. This statement is an empty performance gesture of wokeness, which really doesn't accomplish anything.” Basha High senior Syndel Preston, who is president of the school's Indigenous student club, suggests otherwise. “I want my Indigenous peers to know that they are seen, that the lands CUSD stands on is theirs as well. I don't believe it is divisive to want that for my community and those like me.” The measure passed in a 3-2 vote. Get National Native News delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up for our daily newsletter today. Download our NV1 Android or iOs App for breaking news alerts. Check out today’s Native America Calling episode Friday, September 11, 2026 — How 9/11 reverberates a quarter century later

The Carrizo/Comecrudo Tribe of Texas and its leader Juan Mancias have established themselves as leaders in environmental causes including the DAPL pipeline protests and another oil and gas pipeline in Texas. Mancias is recognized by the U.N. and has worked hand-in-hand with several established environmental organizations. Along the way, the tribe has brought in more than $5 million in philanthropic and other funds. But an investigation by the online outlet Grist finds the tribe's status, including what its leaders point to as founding documents are suspect. Publicly available geneological documents contradict Mancias' own tribal lineage claims. Along the way, Grist exposes a flawed system in which funders and government entities eager to support Indigenous organizers have no way to adequately discern between legitimate tribes and those with questionable origins. We'll find out about the growth of the Carrizo/Comecrudo Tribe and some of the concerns that have surfaced. GUESTS Tristan Ahtone (Kiowa), editor-at-large for Grist Dr. Kyle Whyte (Citizen Potawatomi Nation), professor at the School for Environment and Sustainability at the University of Michigan Andrea Carmen (Yaqui), executive director of the International Indian Treaty Council Dr. Kim Tallbear (Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate), professor of American Indian Studies at the University of Minnesota Break 1 Music: Sewa Ania (song) Gabriel Ayala (artist) Shades of Blue (album) Break 2 Music: With My Son (song) Vincent Craig (artist)

In this episode of Beyond the Torch, Leslie Nease and guest-co-host, Courtney Yates, chat with Billy Garcia from Survivor: Cook Islands to revisit his memorable season, including the infamous "we love you, I love you" moment with Candice. Billy shares never-before-seen behind-the-scenes stories — from being accidentally set on fire during a challenge and dealing with a painful recovery, to clashing with tribemate JP, forming a secret alliance with Candice before the game even began, and navigating a controversial strategy where his tribe intentionally threw a challenge. He reflects candidly on being gaslit during the game (a concept he didn't have a name for at the time), how his approach to Survivor would differ if he played today, and his enduring friendships within the Survivor community. The episode opens with a fan-submitted question about which Survivor vote each guest would change, sparking a lively discussion about Parvati, Sandra, and Richard Hatch's legacies in the game.Special thanks to our sponsor Big O Brand Skin care. Big O Brand has a special formula of Ostrich Oil and is rich in Omega 3, 6, and 9! Bad strategy gets you voted out but bad skin care will leave you dry and your body dehydrated, Check out Big O Brand for all your skin care essentials and use PROMO CODE: Survivor at Checkout for 10% off! Tell them Fairplay sent you!https://www.instagram.com/bigobarskincare/https://bigobar.com/?srsltid=AfmBOopc3_AesoBcmd6chnib8JNAXrcz1O4JdMrVrxgx4iVGpF8GsxVkOur new Website is live! Check it out at: www.realityaftershow.comJoin our Patreon at RealityPatron.comIf you would like a cameo from Jonny Fairplay order one now! cameo.com/jonnyfairplayBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/reality-after-show--5448874/support.

KPFA News joins Tohono O'odham Nation Chairman Verlon Jose for an audio tour of the borderlands threatened by the Trump administration's proposed 30-foot wall. Tribal leaders say the project would destroy sacred sites and wildlife corridors, disturb ancestral remains and further divide thousands O'odham on the opposite side of the U.S.–Mexico border. Lauren Schmitt reports… Tohono O'odham Nation Fights Trump Border Wall to Protect Sacred Lands and Tribal Sovereignty The post The Pacifica Evening News Weekdays – September 7, 2026 SPECIAL BROADCAST: Tohono O'odham Nation Fights Trump Border Wall to Protect Sacred Lands and Tribal Sovereignty appeared first on KPFA.

The Osage Nation’s Daposka Ahnkodapi language immersion school in Pawhuska, Oklahoma announced it is closing one week before the start of the new school year. Tribal leadership closed the school citing dire budgetary problems. Teachers and parents were left scrambling to find a place for the nearly 100 students. For some, Daposka Ahnkodapi was the only school they'd known. We'll speak with parents about their next steps. We'll also speak with Richard Zane Smith, a Wyandot artist and language teacher who has spent years working to revitalize his tribe's language. He has been actively working to bring back traditional songs preserved on wax cylinders dating to the 1910s. Now, he's seeing renewed interest among younger people in his community who want to learn and study the language. We'll discuss Wyandot language revitalization efforts, as well as his thoughts on President Donald Trump's renaming of Lake Ontario as “Lake America”. GUESTS Geneva Horsechief-Hamilton (Osage and Pawnee), parent of a Daposka Ahnkodapi student Amy Shackleford (Osage and Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate), parent and homeschool teacher Whitney RedCorn Hall (Osage), Osage Nation congress member Richard Zane Smith (Wyandot), artist and language teacher Break 1 Music: Osage Sovereignty Pow wow song (song) unknown artist (artist) Break 2 Music: Mountain by the Sea (song) Various Artists (artist) Traditional Voices: Historic Recordings of Traditional Native American Music (album)

Recorded at ICBC Berlin 2026, Chuck sits down with Rob Pero of the Indigenous Cannabis Industry Association to discuss the expanding role of Indigenous nations in the global cannabis economy.Pero explains why ICBC has become an important destination for international dealmaking, relationship building, and conversations about the industry's future. He shares how ICIA represents Indigenous communities within those discussions while advocating for meaningful participation in industrial, medicinal, and commercial cannabis markets.The conversation explores tribal sovereignty, treaty rights, international commerce, and the misconceptions companies may bring into partnerships with tribal nations. Pero emphasizes that cannabis development within Indigenous communities requires patience and diligence because these decisions can influence health care, education, infrastructure, employment, and long-term economic stability.Pero also discusses the authenticity of Indigenous plant medicine, the importance of community-centered development, and the potential for Indigenous nations across North America and around the world to collaborate. He highlights ICIA's efforts to establish international working groups, improve First Nations inclusion, and connect communities with responsible partners.The episode concludes with Pero's perspective on preserving cannabis as medicine and using the plant to create sustainable opportunities for Indigenous communities.

After record-setting temperatures across the country, dangerous summer heat continues to spill into September. The number of heat-related deaths in the Phoenix area are on track to triple last year's numbers. Schools, businesses, and events are shutting down across the Midwest from Iowa to Michigan. Institutions are also forced to close down in Pennsylvania and other states along parts of the Eastern Seaboard. Tribal officials are busy reacting to the current threat while also preparing for the likelihood that adapting to such conditions is a permanent concern. We'll look at the affect on people and the environment as the heat moves in. GUESTS Caine Palone (Quechan), Tribal Employment Rights Office director and emergency manager for the Fort Yuma Quechan Indian Tribe David Simeral, associate research climatologist for the Desert Research Institute and Western Regional Climate Center Dr. Paul Charlton, emergency medicine physician and emergency department director for the Gallup Indian Medical Center Break 1 Music: Bird Song (song) Joe Guachino, JR Holmes, & Wally Antone (artist) Bird Songs of the Colorado River (album) Break 2 Music: Mountain by the Sea (song) Various Artists (artist) Traditional Voices: Historic Recordings of Traditional Native American Music (album)

Photo: Carlisle Barracks Post Cemetery in Carlisle, Pa. (Courtesy Office of Army Cemeteries) The remains of 12 Native children who died while attending the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania are beginning their journeys home. The Office of Army Cemeteries is beginning its latest round of disinterments at the Carlisle Barracks Post Cemetery. The children died more than a century ago while attending the federal boarding school, which operated from 1879 to 1918. Carlisle became a model for the federal Indian boarding school system, where Native children were separated from their families and communities and forced to abandon their languages and cultures. Families and Tribal leaders are gathering at Carlisle as the remains are prepared to return to their homelands. According to ICT, this marks the ninth round of disinterments at the cemetery. The 12 students include four Alaska Native children and students from several Tribal Nations across the country. The repatriation process is scheduled to continue through October 12th, as descendants and communities bring the children home more than a century after their deaths. Red dresses and a sign reading “No More MMIW” adorn a tree in Heron Park in Springfield, Ore. during a special poetry reading on May 1, 2024. (Photo: Brian Bull) Violence prevention, victim advocacy and MMIP services across Indian Country are dealing with disruptions and cuts at the federal level, as Brian Bull of Underscore Native News and KLCC reports. A recent report from the Urban Indian Health Institute says more than 200 programs and organizations have lost funds or cut back services since President Donald Trump began his second term. Whether through the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” or initiatives against programs the White House deems “DEI” — diversity, equity and inclusion — or “woke”, many Native services are seeing support eroding. Nearly two-thirds of respondents said they were “substantially impacted” by funding cuts since January 2025, with 60% of unmet need requests for safe housing support. UIHI director Abigail Echo-Hawk said this will exacerbate issues for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People crisis. “They're staying in their cars, they're becoming homeless, they're in shelters with their children, then having to move from one shelter to another. And in the worst case scenarios – that I know is happening – they're going back to the people that are abusing them because they don't want their children to become homeless, or they're in such desperate circumstances, they have no other choice.” State Representative Tawna Sanchez (Shoshone-Bannock and Ute descent), D-Oregon, has worked on MMIP and other Native issues. She is worried about how the Trump administration's continued implementation of HR 1 will affect marginalized communities and vulnerable populations. “The larger issue, right now, obviously, is: how do we value human life? Any life. And we have only begun to feel the effects of HR 1. The real effects are coming. And they're going to be hard.” Some Native advocates including Echo-Hawk say educating lawmakers can help. She said some anti-DEI initiatives have been reversed as tribes are political entities, not DEI. Another advocate, Desiree Coyote, is the family violence services program manager for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. She says there is an obligation from the federal government to honor all treaties signed with tribes. “This is part of what they agreed to do with us as tribal nations to help us ensure and protect our community in regards to public safety. I look forward to when the tribal nations – in regards to their sovereignty, as a way of ensuring intimate partner violence, sexual assault, dating violence, missing and murdered – are addressed quickly and in a meaningful way that benefits the people we serve.” The report, titled “Sacred Responsibility: Protecting Our People“, includes recommendations for tribal and federal agencies. Get National Native News delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up for our daily newsletter today. Download our NV1 Android or iOs App for breaking news alerts. Check out today’s Native America Calling episode Wednesday, September 2, 2026 — Persistent heat puts strain on people, the environment, and the economy

First, we speak to The Indian Express' National Legal Affairs Editor Apurva Vishwanath about the unusual complaint against Rajasthan High Court Acting Chief Justice S P Sharma, the allegations of administrative misconduct, and what the controversy reveals about the informal functioning of the collegium system.Next, we speak to The Indian Express' Ankita Deshkar about the 13-day protest by tribal students in Maharashtra, the hostel rules that prompted the agitation—including an age cap and allegations involving pregnancy tests—and the demands that remain unresolved. (16:40)And in the end, we look at the alleged gangrape of a 17-year-old girl aboard a Delhi sleeper bus, how the vehicle continued operating despite 11 traffic challans and apparent safety violations, and whether post-Nirbhaya requirements concerning CCTV cameras, panic buttons and GPS tracking are being enforced. (29:40)Hosted by Ichha SharmaProduced and written by Shashank Bhargava and Ichha SharmaEdited and mixed by Suresh Pawar

Knowledge of good health practices often does not change health behaviors. This session will share proven ways to motivate people to change their health behaviors using non-financial incentives as demonstrated in a community health program that has changed the health of 1.2 million people. These techniques are applicable in both the USA and abroad.

Bobby Tribal has spent thirty-seven years building a brand out of the worlds he actually lives in, and turning down every chance to make it something easier to sell. He sits down with Jeff to talk about the art, music, family and Southern California culture behind Tribal Streetwear, and about what he protected on the way up.

Comprehensive coverage of the day's news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. US strikes Iran targets, Iran fires back in escalation of war, days after Trump's turn from military to economic action; Congressmember Massie (R-Ky) introduces bill pressuring government for action against names in the Epstein files; Congress passes short-term spending bill to avoid another government shutdown before mid-term elections; Tribal land defenders discuss direct actions against border wall expansion on Tohono O'Odham Nation The post Tribal land defenders discuss direct actions against border wall expansion; Congressmember Massie (R-Ky) introduces bill pressing for action against names in the Epstein files – September 1, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

Doug Bytes synthesizes insights from 200 interviews with scientists, soldiers, and athletes. Modern men lose touch with inner signals due to modern lifestyle shifts. This episode breaks down practical steps to rebuild self-trust and spot daily signs.  Core Concepts 1. Practice inner awareness. Society rewards analytical problem-solving over quiet self-reflection.  2. Distinguish fear from instinct. Fear screams loudly. Intuition communicates quietly and persistently.  3. Change physical inputs. Cleaner food choices help tune internal perception.  4. Test small decisions. Ask your body how choices feel before taking action.  5. Track daily synchronicities. Notice unusual events like repeating natural patterns.  Connect with Doug Beitz: Email: info@dougbeitz.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dougbeitz/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dougbeitz/ Website: https://buymeacoffee.com/dougbeitz Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6mQ258nugC3lyw3SpvYuoK?si=7cec409527d34438 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/intuitive-conversations-with-doug/id1593172364 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/doug-beitz-472a4b338/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dougbeitz178

Photo: Kenai Silver Salmon Derby participants weigh fish during the 2023 derby in Kenai, Alaska. (Courtesy Kenai Silver Salmon Derby) Kenai, Alaska's annual Silver Salmon Derby will not return this year in response to poor silver salmon runs in the Kenai River. The Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center, which hosts the competition each year, announced the decision Thursday, as Ashlyn O’Hara reports. This year's derby was scheduled to happen the second week of September. The annual event is billed as the world's most responsible fishing tournament. That is because it awards prizes based on a fish weight that is closest to a random number instead of awarding the biggest fish caught, which organizers say can incentivize harmful catch-and-release strategies. In the chamber's announcement, executive director Samantha Springer said the decision to cancel the derby was difficult, but aligns with the competition's commitment to responsible fishing. The announcement came the same day the Alaska Department of Fish and Game extended limits on the Kenai River silver salmon sport fishery. Traditionally, the fishery bag limit increases from two large fish to three large fish on September 1. The department is keeping the limit to two fish through the end of November. Like the derby, the department says its decision is due to a below-average silver run. The state says that indicates weak returns to Cook Inlet. Patrick Fowler is a fisheries management coordinator for the state. He says the department does not count the Kenai River's coho run the same way it counts other salmon species, like king and sockeye. Instead, Fowler says they use several data points to determine when a run may be lower than usual. Fowler says the combination of data points suggest this year's silver salmon run is stronger than in 2024, but weaker than last year. In the press release, the chamber says it will consider hosting the 2027 derby earlier in the year. Thursday's announcement comes on the heels of a lackluster sockeye season in the Kenai River, and as the river's king fishery remains closed outright due to poor runs. On August 10, the last day the state counted fish for Kenai River late-run sockeye, a little over a million fish had been counted. That is lower than the cumulative counts for each of the last four years, and about a quarter of how many were counted during last year's record season. Courtesy NCAI The National Congress of American Indians is bringing Tribal leaders together to identify priorities for an upcoming federal consultation on violence against women. NCAI's Violence Against Women Task Force will host two pre-consultation meetings for Tribal leaders and organizations. The meetings will help participants develop talking points and strategies ahead of the U.S. Department of Justice's annual government-to-government consultation with Tribal Nations. That consultation is led by the Office on Violence Against Women and provides Tribal leaders an opportunity to raise concerns and priorities directly with federal officials. NCAI will hold one of its preparatory meetings virtually and another in person at the Tulalip Resort in Washington state. The organization says both will focus on issues Tribal leaders want addressed during the federal consultation. Franklin Masonic Hall where President Andrew Jackson met with Chickasaw delegation in 1830, left, and map of Chickasaw land in Mississippi at the time of the treaty negotiations. (Photo: Skye Marthaler / Wikimedia) And on this day in 1830, Chickasaw leaders signed the Treaty of Franklin with the United States in Tennessee. The agreement called for the Chickasaw Nation to give up its remaining homelands east of the Mississippi River in exchange for suitable territory west of Arkansas, but the agreement allowed Chickasaw representatives to inspect the proposed western lands before relocation. They ultimately determined the land was unsuitable. The treaty was never ratified and became void, but negotiations over Chickasaw lands continued as the United States pursued its policy of removing Native nations from the Southeast. Get National Native News delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up for our daily newsletter today. Download our NV1 Android or iOs App for breaking news alerts. Check out today’s Native America Calling episode Monday, August 31, 2026 — Menu: Increasing hurdles and uncertainty put strains on Native beef producers and farmers

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Comprehensive coverage of the day's news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. “o'odham_land” by Meditations on the Collapse, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 New Fed chair Warsh says he wants to give markets fewer clues about plans to address inflation, hints at interest hike; California sues Trump administration over moves to roll back state's offshore wind energy progress; Tohono O'odham Chairman Jose gives update on border wall construction, trespassing on tribal land; Faith organizations, immigrant activists holding vigils against construction of detention center near Gilroy, AG Bonta has challenged project in court; Saturday marks International Day against Nuclear Tests, Sunday is International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances The post Tohono O'odham Chairman Jose gives update on border wall construction on tribal land; California sues Trump administration over moves to roll back state's offshore wind energy progress – August 28, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

Photo: Notah Begay III, who is Diné and from the pueblos of San Felipe and Isleta, is the 2026 recipient of the Payne Stewart Award. (Courtesy PGA) The PGA Tour has bestowed one of its highest honors, the Payne Stewart Award, to a four-time PGA Tour winner who is also a citizen of the Navajo Nation. KJZZ's Gabriel Pietrorazio has details. Born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Notah Begay III excelled at swinging a club. His success on the fairway afforded him the chance to play college golf beside Tiger Woods at Stanford University – winning a national team championship in 1994. Begay is widely considered the first Indigenous golfer to compete on the PGA Tour. When accepting the award on Tuesday, Begay noted how Native Americans have the lowest graduation rates and life expectancies in the U.S. among all ethnicities. “So for me to be standing up here as a Stanford graduate with a degree in economics, four-time PGA Tour winner and a television broadcaster accepting this prestigious award is a miracle.” Entrance to White Mesa Mill in southeastern Utah. (Photo: Gabriel Pietrorazio / KJZZ) A uranium mining company missed a Monday deadline to turn over communications between its executives and the feds. KNAU's Chris Clements reports that is according to House Democrats, who have launched an investigation into Energy Fuels for potential insider trading. Two House Democrats allege the Trump administration may have tipped Energy Fuels off about the cut to Bears Ears National Monument before it happened, leading company executives to invest in their own firm. One of the Democrats is U.S. Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California. “The timing and the volume of these stock purchases are conspicuous and speak for themselves.” Huffman asked the company to send a year's worth of communications with the feds, as well as its lobbying contracts, by August 24, but Energy Fuels did not provide the materials by that deadline, according to a spokesperson for Huffman. In a statement, the company said it strongly rejects the idea that anything improper took place, but did not deny that it missed the deadline. Energy Fuels stands to benefit from less protections to the uranium-rich monument, the lawmakers argue, because the company owns the White Mesa Mill, the only conventional uranium processing mill in the United States. Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, has signed an executive order blocking new state mineral leases and halting permitting work for proposed nonferrous mining projects in the Rainy River Headwaters Watershed near the Boundary Waters. The National Congress of American Indians praised the move, saying it protects treaty rights, Tribal resources, and culturally significant lands from potential mining-related pollution. NCAI also recognized the Bois Forte, Fond du Lac, and Grand Portage Bands of Lake Superior Chippewa. The three 1854 Treaty Tribes have pushed for protections in the region and earlier this year joined the Red Lake Nation and an Anishinaabe First Nation in Canada in a cross-border effort to protect the watershed. NCAI Executive Director Larry Wright Jr. says the order provides immediate relief, but permanent protections are still needed. The organization is calling for federal legislation permanently withdrawing the Boundary Waters and Rainy River Headwaters from mineral leasing and development. Jeffery Amherst painting by Joshua Reynolds. And on this day in 1763, British commander Jeffery Amherst wrote a letter calling for the destruction of Native people resisting British expansion. The letter came during Pontiac's War, when a confederation of Native nations fought British forces around the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley. Amherst also supported efforts to spread smallpox among Native people, one of the most infamous examples of biological warfare discussed during the colonial era. Get National Native News delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up for our daily newsletter today. Download our NV1 Android or iOs App for breaking news alerts. Check out today’s Native America Calling episode Thursday, August 27, 2026 — Native Bookshelf: ‘Treat Them as Buffalo’ by Blair Palmer Yoxall

"There's maybe a more practical way to look at it, which is just understanding water as a communal resource, as something that is necessary to share rather than this thing that we divide up and profit on." — Kyle PaolettaKyle Paoletta opens his recent book, American Oasis: Finding the Future in the Cities of the Southwest with a claim similar to the one on which Ten Across is based: the Southwest "already looks like what the rest of America is becoming." Every year the country at large grows hotter, drier, more urban, more diverse. The desert cities got there first. His view of what lies ahead for the Southwest--and by extension, for the rest of the nation-- first required a deeper understanding of the fundamental nature of the place.That is the case for treating this region as a preview rather than an exception, and it is why the Interstate 10 corridor is worth watching closely. What arrives here arrives everywhere, eventually.Kyle is a journalist who grew up outside Albuquerque and left for the East Coast, where he found that almost no one knew the place he came from. Years later, his book takes the five largest desert cities, Albuquerque, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Tucson, and El Paso, and weaves them into a single story of people who learned to live where water is becoming more scarce.In this conversation with Duke Reiter, he explains how a magazine called Arizona Highways and a relentless chamber of commerce sold the Arizona desert to the rest of the country, a playbook similarly run in Texas and Florida. He points to Las Vegas, which added hundreds of thousands of people without increasing its water use, and to El Paso, where the country's first direct-to-distribution water recycling plant opens in 2028. He discusses Tucson's heritage of architecture designed for heat—knowledge the rest of the country is beginning to need—and argues that the short renegotiation cycles for Colorado River water may be a feature rather than a failure.Ultimately, Kyle's reflections on where the story of the Southwest is headed next may not be what you expect.American Oasis: Finding the Future in the Cities of the Southwest is available from Pantheon.https://www.kylepaoletta.com/Relevant Articles and ResourcesNative American Tribes Came Together to Secure Their Rights to Colorado River Water. Four States Are Stalling the Deal (ProPublica and KJZZ News-Phoenix, June 2026)TSMC Announces Additional $100 Billion Investment in Arizona (Arizona Commerce Authority, July 2026)Judge blocks Arizona water rule that halted new housing developments across the Valley (Arizona Mirror, April 2026)El Paso Water breaks ground on the nation's first direct-to-distribution water reuse facility (February 2025)Relevant Ten Across Conversations PodcastsUnderstanding Groundwater Risks in the Southwest with Jay FamigliettiLatest Deadpool Projections Inject New Urgency into Colorado River NegotiationsDebunking the Water Myths of Western Cities with Grady Gammage Jr.Checking in on Tense Colorado River Negotiations with Anne Castle and John FleckCreditsHost: Duke ReiterProducer and editor: Bryce CristianoResearch and support provided by: Kate Carefoot, Rae Ulrich, and Sabine ButlerGuest BioKyle Paoletta is a journalist, essayist, and cultural critic whose reporting and criticism have appeared in Harper's Magazine, The New York Times, The Nation, The New Republic, and the Columbia Journalism Review, where he is a contributing writer. He earned a Master of Fine Arts in Fiction from Columbia University and worked for several years as a fact-checker at GQ, Harper's Magazine, and New York Magazine before becoming a full-time writer in 2020.He grew up in New Mexico and now lives in Maine, where he is at work on a new book about the nation's relationship to the natural world, Out to Pasture: How Reviving the Wilderness Can Save America From Itself. American Oasis: Finding the Future in the Cities of the Southwest, is his first book.

Comprehensive coverage of the day's news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. UN hears grim briefing on Gaza, West Bank, amid continuing Israeli strikes and settler violence against Palestinians; Border wall construction affecting sovereign tribal territory, lawsuit says wall causes irreparable harm to sacred sites and communities; South Carolina voters pick Trump-backed Graham in Senate primary, Oklahoma republicans also choose another Trump-backed candidate; CA Atty General Bonta co-leading lawsuit against Trump's Postal Service limits on mail-in voting UN, partners helping Burundi prepare for potential spread of Ebola from Democratic Republic of the Congo; Nepal coordinating relief efforts after severe flooding, UN office in China reports casualties in Tibet Autonomous Region of China The post UN hears grim briefing on Gaza, West Bank, amid continuing Israeli strikes and settler violence; lawsuit says border wall construction harms sacred sites and sovereign tribal territory – August 26, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

When a senior expert walks out the door, years of judgment, pattern-recognition, and relationship capital often vanish with them. Dr. Bruce Dorey, founder of Jes-AI and author of Lift: Passing the Craft, and Digital Bell specializes in stopping that silent knowledge leak. Drawing on his decades in HVAC, sales engineering, and leadership, Bruce shows how AI can systematically capture “tribal knowledge” from conversations, documents, and deals so that future teams can still benefit from the hard-won lessons of today's top performers. Bruce also shares the idea of the Digital Bell, a modern, AI-powered way to snap out of autopilot and daily “drift.” Influenced by his years living in the Middle East and observing how the call to prayer regularly reset people's focus, he explains how leaders and professionals can build intentional, AI-assisted check-ins throughout the day. Instead of being yanked around by social media and email, you can design digital prompts that re-anchor you and your team to core values, long-term goals, and the key insights that matter most day after day, meeting after meeting. Bruce also pulls back the curtain on Jes-AI, a system built for sales organizations (especially in HVAC and technical fields) that turns messy, scattered data quotes, proposals, invoices, CRM notes into a strategic advantage. Jes-AI analyzes historical deals to reveal which clients actually buy, which ones never convert, who the true decision-makers are, and which internal experts you should involve on complex projects. This is AI as a coach and strategist, helping teams prioritize the right opportunities, build smarter playbooks, and stop wasting time on low-probability deals all while keeping sensitive data locked inside the company's own Microsoft environment. We go deep into succession planning, mentorship, and preserving institutional wisdom. Bruce explains why traditional corporate mentoring often fails and how the master–journeyman–apprentice model from old guilds (anchored in the Dunbar number of ~150 meaningful relationships) is still the most effective structure. Using AI to transcribe real mentoring conversations, extract the “nuggets” of hard-won expertise, and turn them into reusable playbooks, companies can ensure that when senior engineers, salespeople, or leaders retire, their knowledge doesn't retire with them. Bruce also shares a powerful personal story about recovering from a spinal injury and medication dependency, and how structured routines, human connection, and AI-assisted reflection helped him avoid drift and reconnect with what truly matters. https://youtu.be/J6sApODuMZo?si=0PT3edi5IA21wEus If you're worried about losing key people, watching your team operate on autopilot, or sitting on years of underused data in your CRM and documents, this conversation is your roadmap. You'll learn how to use AI not as a gimmick, but as a multiplier of human judgment, craftsmanship, and long-term thinking, so your organization can keep growing even as your experts move on. Quotes: “AI is kind of like the smartest guy in your office sitting with you and telling you what to do or what has worked in the past.” "Part of what we call tribal knowledge is just relationships; who do we know, and when we work with this person or this company, things get done."  "What I recommend is that you start capturing these insights, and then you remind yourself, and you remind your team, and the team reminds itself of what's important on a daily basis." Contact Details: Scale Smarter: Engineer Faster: Build With JES-AI Turn Insight Into Action: Start With BR Dorey Connect With Bruce Dorey On LinkedIn And Build What's Next Follow Bruce Dorey On Facebook For Insights That Move Ideas Forward Follow Bruce Dorey On Instagram For Ideas, Insights, And Inspiration Lift: Passing the Craft on Amazon

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Rural Health News is a weekly segment of Rural Health Today, a podcast by Hillsdale Hospital. News sources for this episode:  Elizabeth Casolo, “Mount Sinai quietly stops accepting some new patients with government-backed plans,” August 19, 2026, https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/mount-sinai-quietly-stops-accepting-some-new-patients-with-government-backed-plans/, Becker's Hospital Review.  Elizabeth Casolo, “450,000 New Yorkers risk losing health coverage in wake of $7.5B federal funding cut,” September 10, 2025, https://www.beckerspayer.com/payer/450000-new-yorkers-risk-losing-health-coverage-in-wake-of-7-5b-federal-funding-cut/, Becker's Payer Issues.  Sydney Halleman, “Hospitals feel the pinch as more patients lose insurance,” August 4, 2026, https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/hospitals-feeling-pinch-patients-lose-insurance/826764/, Healthcare Dive.  Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, “CMS' program history,” https://www.cms.gov/about-cms/who-we-are/history.  Nicole Huberfeld & Matthew Lawrence, “Why It Matters: HR1's Change to Medicaid Waiver Budget Neutrality Rules,” February 19, 2026, https://petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/2026/02/19/why-it-matters-hr1s-change-to-medicaid-waiver-budget-neutrality-rules/, The Petrie-Flom Center.  Phil Galewitz, “Trump Team's Use of Arcane Budget Rule Threatens Medicaid Coverage,” August 14, 2026, https://kffhealthnews.org/medicaid/trump-cms-medicaid-expansion-1115-waivers-budget-neutrality-arkansas/, KFF Health News.  The University of Arizona News, “U of A and Gila River Health Care (an entity of the Gila River Indian Community) launch nation's first MD-granting medical school branch within a Tribal Nation,” August 18, 2026, https://news.arizona.edu/news/u-and-gila-river-health-care-entity-gila-river-indian-community-launch-nations-first-md.  Rural Health Today is a production of Hillsdale Hospital in Hillsdale, Michigan and a member of the Health Podcast Network. Our host is JJ Hodshire, our producer is Kyrsten Newlon, and our audio engineer is Kenji Ulmer. Special thanks to our special guests for sharing their expertise on the show, and also to the Hillsdale Hospital marketing team. If you want to submit a question for us to answer on the podcast or learn more about Rural Health Today, visit ruralhealthtoday.com.

Two decades ago, there were roughly 10 indigenous plant nurseries in the country. Since then, that number has blossomed to around 100, including one operated by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. The nursery only grows native plants, with its primary goal to grow vegetation to aid in restoration of natural habitats in Eastern Oregon. Gail Redberg is the CTUIR Nursery Manager. She gives us a tour of the facility, shares some of what they grow and why it’s important.

In this session, attendees will be equipped to navigate the discernment process of identifying the best-fit sending agency for them.

Jonathan Penner Rewatches The Mutiny | Survivor Time Trip Also available on Youtube. Survivor Time Trip is back as Rob Cesternino and Mike Bloom sit down with legendary Survivor alum Jonathan Penner to revisit one of Survivor's boldest turning points: Survivor Cook Islands, Episode 9 “The Mutiny.” As the trio marks nearly 20 years since this unforgettable season, they break down what really happened when the infamous mutiny twist shattered alliances and set the stage for a season-defining shakeup. Right from the top, Jonathan Penner opens up about the raw regret and adrenaline he felt after stepping off the mat alongside Candice, instantly changing the course of his game. The discussion covers the intense fallout, what it was like to suddenly be on the outs, and how one impulsive decision haunted Penner throughout the years. Rob Cesternino, Mike Bloom, and Penner walk through the episode's tribal dynamics, with honest stories about misread alliances, the scramble to survive on a new tribe, and how providing for the camp complicated Penner's role. This episode spotlights: – The unforgettable moment of mutiny and how Penner's regret shaped his Survivor legacy – The breakdown of shifting alliances and how both strategy and social misreads set the vote in motion – Yul's “super idol” reveal and the underdog run of the I2 four – Ozzy's transformation into a challenge beast after being left on the bottom – Penner's unique bond and back-and-forth with Jeff Probst, plus Nate Gonzalez's memorable one-liners Together, the crew asks: what if the original I2 had stuck together? Did this move doom Penner's game, or did it open the door for future returns? Would you take the risk of mutiny, or does loyalty win in the end? Don't miss this candid, revealing discussion as Survivor Time Trip revisits “The Mutiny”—one of the series' most game-changing Tribal moments—through the eyes of those who lived it. 0:00 Survivor Time Trip Kickoff 1:04 Jonathan Penner's Europe Adventure 3:32 Revisiting Survivor: Cook Islands Mutiny 5:03 Penner's Regret After Mutiny Decision 12:10 Becoming the Raro Workhorse Provider 16:47 Mutiny Changes Game Dynamics, Numbers 21:48 Penner and Candice's Post-Game Bond 27:47 Penner Learns Fishing From Ozzy 33:08 Raro's Power Dynamics and Parvati's Role 41:21 Penner's Unique Dynamic With Jeff Probst 51:54 Penner and Yul: Day One Alliance 57:53 Survivor as a Personal Hero's Journey To order Rob’s book, The Tribe and I Have Spoken, visit www.robhasabook.com Never miss a minute of RHAP's extensive Survivor coverage! LISTEN: Subscribe to the Survivor podcast feed WATCH:  Watch and subscribe to the podcast on YouTube SUPPORT:  Become a RHAP Patron for bonus content, access to Facebook and Discord groups plus more great perks!

Jonathan Penner Rewatches The Mutiny | Survivor Time Trip Also available on Youtube. Survivor Time Trip is back as Rob Cesternino and Mike Bloom sit down with legendary Survivor alum Jonathan Penner to revisit one of Survivor's boldest turning points: Survivor Cook Islands, Episode 9 “The Mutiny.” As the trio marks nearly 20 years since this unforgettable season, they break down what really happened when the infamous mutiny twist shattered alliances and set the stage for a season-defining shakeup. Right from the top, Jonathan Penner opens up about the raw regret and adrenaline he felt after stepping off the mat alongside Candice, instantly changing the course of his game. The discussion covers the intense fallout, what it was like to suddenly be on the outs, and how one impulsive decision haunted Penner throughout the years. Rob Cesternino, Mike Bloom, and Penner walk through the episode's tribal dynamics, with honest stories about misread alliances, the scramble to survive on a new tribe, and how providing for the camp complicated Penner's role. This episode spotlights: – The unforgettable moment of mutiny and how Penner's regret shaped his Survivor legacy – The breakdown of shifting alliances and how both strategy and social misreads set the vote in motion – Yul's “super idol” reveal and the underdog run of the I2 four – Ozzy's transformation into a challenge beast after being left on the bottom – Penner's unique bond and back-and-forth with Jeff Probst, plus Nate Gonzalez's memorable one-liners Together, the crew asks: what if the original I2 had stuck together? Did this move doom Penner's game, or did it open the door for future returns? Would you take the risk of mutiny, or does loyalty win in the end? Don't miss this candid, revealing discussion as Survivor Time Trip revisits “The Mutiny”—one of the series' most game-changing Tribal moments—through the eyes of those who lived it. 0:00 Survivor Time Trip Kickoff 1:04 Jonathan Penner's Europe Adventure 3:32 Revisiting Survivor: Cook Islands Mutiny 5:03 Penner's Regret After Mutiny Decision 12:10 Becoming the Raro Workhorse Provider 16:47 Mutiny Changes Game Dynamics, Numbers 21:48 Penner and Candice's Post-Game Bond 27:47 Penner Learns Fishing From Ozzy 33:08 Raro's Power Dynamics and Parvati's Role 41:21 Penner's Unique Dynamic With Jeff Probst 51:54 Penner and Yul: Day One Alliance 57:53 Survivor as a Personal Hero's Journey To order Rob’s book, The Tribe and I Have Spoken, visit www.robhasabook.com Never miss a minute of RHAP's extensive Survivor coverage! LISTEN: Subscribe to the Survivor podcast feed WATCH:  Watch and subscribe to the podcast on YouTube SUPPORT:  Become a RHAP Patron for bonus content, access to Facebook and Discord groups plus more great perks!

Photo: Firefighters, first responders, and law enforcement officials escorted the body of Leslie Washington from Ely, Minn to Duluth, Minn. and then the Twin Cities on Tuesday. (Courtesy Scorched Earth Services) A wildland firefighter from the Northwest Arctic community of Noorvik, Alaska died Tuesday. Federal officials say 41-year-old Leslie R. Washington worked for a Huslia-based company called Scorched Earth Services. It was contracted to help fight a 30,000 acre fire on the Minnesota-Canada border in the Superior National Forest. Washington and his team were in northern Minnesota when he died after an undisclosed medical emergency. In a statement, U.S. Wildland Fire Service Chief Brian Fennessy said the agency is “heartbroken at the loss of a wildland firefighter who died while protecting others.” Washington's wife told KOTZ news she remembers her husband as humble, kind, and devoted to his family. She said the loss is being felt throughout Noorvik and across Alaska. She said she was not ready to talk further. The Department of the Interior says it is working with the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) to support Washington's family, coworkers, and the broader firefighting community as they grieve. Scorched Earth Services says Washington's remains will be sent from Minnesota home to Noorvik. Washington was one of dozens of firefighters from rural Alaska communities including Huslia, Selawik, and Fort Yukon, deployed this season through Scorched Earth Services. Officials say more information will be released in the coming days. Washington was assigned to the Bear Trap Fire. Officials said Thursday it is 44% contained. Lisa Smolenska, left, hands a bouquet to a customer on August 9, 2026 in Eugene, Oreg. as part of a fundraiser to help the Warm Springs Animal Relief Fund. (Photo: Brian Bull) While crews mop up wildfires on Oregon's Warm Springs reservation, a relief drive is underway to help affected horses and livestock. Brian Bull of Underscore Native News and KLCC reports. The goal of the Warm Springs Animal Relief Fund was to raise $15,000 for hay, feed, and care for animals who have lost forage and grazing land. At last check, they had nearly twice that amount. The fundraising efforts are extending beyond central Oregon. Last Sunday, Lisa Smolenska sold bouquets donated by Charles Little Flower Farm outside Lox, Stocks, & Bagels in Eugene, Oreg. She raised nearly $700. “This has got to be ongoing because the animals are going to need forage over the wintertime as well and beyond. I don’t think we really know how long it’ll take to regenerate.” Warm Springs rancher Shana Johnson says she is happy that there is a fund. Her horses and cows lost 99% of their grazing district to the Beachcomb Fire. “When the fire started they all started coming home in groups, and there is absolutely nothing to eat.” Smolenska says she will do another flower fundraiser this Sunday. Tribal member Franc Fernandez, left, addresses attendees of community dinner as Sasha Ivan Sobolef of the Alaska Native Brotherhood holds burning sage on August 4, 2026. (Photo: Baiz Hoen / KFSK) The Petersburg Indian Association recently announced that they will be repatriating the remains of a 6-month-old Tlingit girl. She is one of three ancestors the tribe plans to inter in Petersburg, Alaska. KFSK's Baiz Hoen has the story. Stephanie Aikins is the administrative assistant for Petersburg's tribal government, the Petersburg Indian Association. She spearheaded the repatriation project, and at a community dinner this month, she said she has been working on this since last May. “ This is uncharted territory. There’s a lot of clan objects that have been taken and returned, not many who are ancestors.” The tribe applied for a grant to help cover the cost of the repatriation efforts through the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), a federal law that requires federal agencies and institutions that receive federal money to return important remains and objects of cultural patrimony to lineal descendants, culturally affiliated Indian Tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations. Petersburg's tribe received about $24,000 for this project. The infant will be one of three ancestors the tribe plans to inter in Petersburg. The other two have been in the tribe's possession for over 10 years. One is a male estimated to be about 300 years old. He was found when the City of Petersburg was building the City Reservoir in the 1950s, and was given to the local high school. After it was found that he was of Native descent, the ancestor was given to the local tribe in 2013. The other, a jawbone, was found around the 1980s about 10 miles south of town on the beach. Aikins says the USFS had possession until 2011, when the ancestor was transferred to the tribe. He is thought to be prehistoric, based on the report. Aikins says that the remains of the 6-month-old girl are currently being held at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture in Seattle. Aikins will be among a group of three traveling to Seattle on September 1 to receive the remains. They will return to Petersburg on September 4, and plan to host a ceremony at the airport that day for the infant girl's return. “She has been gone away from her land for almost 100 years, and she will be back on her land for the first time on September 4.” Aikins says that the tribe will host a larger ceremony later in the fall, where they will inter the remains of the girl along with the two other ancestors already in their possession. Get National Native News delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up for our daily newsletter today. Download our NV1 Android or iOs App for breaking news alerts. Check out today’s Native America Calling episode August 14, 2026 — Live at Santa Fe Indian Market 2026

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Joining Robert Pilot today is Robert Lilligren, President and CEO of the Native American Community Development Institute (NACDI). Robert is enrolled in the White Earth Ojibwe Nation. He served for 12 years as the Vice President of the Minneapolis City Council, the first Tribal member elected to public office in the City of Minneapolis.

Bio:  Scott Lopez is the Founder and CEO of the New Mexico Nuclear Alliance, where he advances New Mexico's nuclear energy ecosystem through advocacy, policy, and economic development. He is also the Founder and CEO of Vida Mejor Capital and one of the principal organizers of the annual New Mexico Energy Policy Symposium, now in its third year, bringing together policymakers, industry leaders, Tribal governments, investors, and communities to shape the state's energy future. With more than 25 years of experience in business development, public policy, and capital formation, Scott works to align policy, investment, and partnerships while emphasizing responsible stewardship of New Mexico's nuclear legacy through cleanup, community engagement, and long-term accountability as well as supporting the growth of the state's broadband infrastructure.  

Photo: Carlson Center in Fairbanks, Alaska will host the 2028 Arctic Winter Games. (Quintin Soloviev / Wikimedia) The Arctic Winter Games International Committee has chosen Fairbanks, Alaska to host the games in 2028. Organizers chose to buck an April decision that would have moved to a three-year cycle temporarily. The announcement means the next Arctic Winter Games, which had been set for 2029, will happen a year earlier than was planned. A statement from the committee's president says an “extraordinary” proposal from Fairbanks this spring made it possible to return to the traditional two-year cycle. “Working with the Fairbanks North Star Borough, the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, the State of Alaska, and numerous community partners, the Host Society demonstrated the community’s readiness to host the Games.” The international competition brings together about 2,000 youth participants from across the Circumpolar North, including Alaska, Canada, and Nordic countries. The multi-sport event and Indigenous cultural celebration started in 1970 and features sports like hockey, skiing, and curling as well as Dene games, such as the finger pull and snow snake. The competition took place in Whitehorse, Canada last winter. It was last hosted in Alaska in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough in 2024. The games have come to Fairbanks three times – twice in the 1980s and again in 2014. The Northwest Territories had been slated to host the 2028 iteration of the event, but withdrew its bid in 2024. Its Municipal and Community Affairs Minister cited reasons like insufficient capacity and facilities, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reported at the time. (Courtesy Tohono O'odham Nation) Over the weekend, a tribe in southern Arizona warned that border wall contractors may soon encroach upon their lands. As KJZZ's Gabriel Pietrorazio reports, the tribe says it is ready to deal with trespassers. According to the Tohono O'odham Code, the tribe may impose up to a $5,000 fine for civil trespassing. Tribal police would escort any offender off the reservation sharing a 62-mile boundary with Mexico. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, led by Secretary Markwayne Mullin (Cherokee) is looking to erect a border wall there. The Tohono O'odham Nation has sued, claiming its sovereignty would be violated should the Trump administration be allowed to proceed. While Customs and Border Protection is aware of the tribe's warning, the federal agency declined to comment due to ongoing litigation. Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument in Utah. (Courtesy U.S. Bureau of Land Management) Native Tribes and conservation groups are preparing to sue the Trump administration after the president signed orders to sharply reduce the size of two national monuments in Utah. Mark Richardson has details. Republicans are celebrating the move, while Tribes and environmentalists say it strips protections from culturally significant public lands. Gov. Spencer Cox (R-UT) and Utah’s congressional delegation joined the president to celebrate the signing of the orders. Steve Bloch, legal director for the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, calls conservatives’ vision for the state’s wildlands “wrong-headed”. “(U.S. Sen.) Mike Lee (R-UT)’s vision of the American West is not one with sweeping federal public lands. His view of the American West is Utah and other western states should be the South Carolina of the West, with almost no public land.” President Trump reduced the area of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments by about three million acres from their current boundaries – roughly 90% of the original protected area. Polling shows that 65% of Utah voters support keeping Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante protected as national monuments. Utah Republicans have long pushed to reduce or eliminate the two national monuments to allow mining and other economic development on the land. President Donald Trump speaks at the Utah State Capitol in 2017 before issuing a proclamation reducing boundaries for the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments. Trump first reduced the monuments in 2017 during his first term, but President Joe Biden restored the areas. Bloch says he believes Trump is misinformed about the value of the monuments. “I think he really didn’t know what he was talking about. The line that everybody is hooked into that, as he understood it, you couldn’t hunt, fish, or walk in the monuments, and that is so demonstrably false.” The Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition, formed by the Hopi, Zuni, Ute Mountain Ute, Navajo Nation and Ute Tribes, called it a major setback to an extraordinary collaboration on public lands between Tribal Nations and federal agencies. Bloch says it was a bitter pill for the tribes to swallow. “The tribes are angry. They are really disappointed. It’s just a lot of pain from yet another attempt by the nation to try and undo their footprint.” Get National Native News delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up for our daily newsletter today. Download our NV1 Android or iOs App for breaking news alerts. Check out today’s Native America Calling episode Tuesday, August 11, 2026 — Tribes face record-setting wildfire destruction

Thanks to our Partners, NAPA Auto Care and NAPA TRACS Watch Full Video Episode What happens when one of the industry's fastest-growing events doubles its exhibit space and brings together more than 200 exhibitors, 80+ training sessions, and thousands of automotive professionals? Carm Capriotto sits down with Ryan Ragan, Executive Director of the Automotive Service and Tire Alliance (ASTA), for a preview of the upcoming ASTA Expo in Raleigh, North Carolina. Ryan shares what makes this year's event different, from its massive growth and unique Survivor themed networking experience to next-generation training and technology designed for today's increasingly complex vehicles. What You'll Learn Why the ASTA Expo has more than doubled its exhibit space to over 112,000 square feet.What attendees can expect from more than 200 exhibitors and 80+ educational sessions.How theSurvivorthemed networking activities are designed to get attendees out of their comfort zones and meeting new people.How AI, virtual reality, and augmented reality are changing automotive training.Why today's automotive professionals need skills beyond turning wrenches.How the event is designed to serve everyone from first-year apprentices to experienced shop owners. The ASTA Expo is evolving alongside the automotive industry. With expanded education, emerging technology, creative networking, and opportunities to connect with professionals across the industry, the event is designed to help attendees learn, adapt, and build relationships that move the industry forward. Exclusive $25 off your ASTA Registration with Code: Results25 Register Here: https://astausa.org/buy-expo-tickets Ryan Ragan, Executive Director, ASTA. Listen to Ryan's previous episodes HERE Learn more about NAPA Auto Care and the benefits of being part of the NAPA family by visiting https://remarkableresultsradiopodcast.captivate.fm/napaautocare   NAPA TRACS will move your shop into the SMS fast lane with onsite training and six days a week of support and local representation. Find NAPA TRACS on the Web at http://napatracs.com/ Connect with the Podcast: Download and Listen on Our Mobile App:https://automotiverepairpodcastnetwork.com/app/Visit the Website:https://remarkableresults.biz/Subscribe on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/carmcapriottoFollow on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/RemarkableResultsRadioPodcast/Follow on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/carmcapriotto/Follow on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/remarkableresultsradiopodcast/Join Our Virtual Toastmasters Club:https://remarkableresults.biz/toastmastersJoin Our Private Facebook Community:https://www.facebook.com/groups/1734687266778976Join our Insider List:https://remarkableresults.biz/insiderAll books mentioned on our podcasts:https://remarkableresults.biz/booksOur Classroom page for personal or team learning:https://remarkableresults.biz/classroomSpecial episode collections:https://remarkableresults.biz/collectionsBuy Me a Coffee:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/carm The Automotive Repair Podcast Network: https://automotiverepairpodcastnetwork.com/ Remarkable Results Radio Podcastwith Carm Capriotto:Facilitating Wisdom Through Storytelling and Open Discussion.https://remarkableresults.biz/Automotive Field Theory:From Diagnostics to Quantum Physics and Mental Health, Matt Fanslow is Lifting the Hood on Life.https://mattfanslow.captivate.fm/Business by the Numbers: Understand the Numbers of Your Business with CPA Hunt Demarest.https://huntdemarest.captivate.fm/The Auto Repair Marketing Podcast: Marketing Experts Brian & Kim Walker Work with Shop Owners to Take it to the Next Level.https://autorepairmarketing.captivate.fm/The Weekly Blitz: Weekly Inspiration with Business Coach Chris Cotton from AutoFix - Auto Shop Coaching.https://chriscotton.captivate.fm/Speak Up! Effective Communication: Develop Interpersonal and Professional Communication Skills with Craig O'Neill.https://craigoneill.captivate.fm

Photo: Invasive Green Crab. (Linda Shaw / NOAA Fisheries) Invasive European green crabs have swelled in population across southern Southeast Alaska since they were first detected in the region four years ago. In response, Ketchikan, Alaska's local tribe recently petitioned the state to open a green crab sport fishery to help manage the invasive's spread. The request was denied, citing a lack of evidence that the invasive species has contributed to environmental changes. KRBD's Hunter Morrison reports. The Ketchikan Indian Community submitted the emergency petition to the state's Board of Fisheries in March, asking to reclassify European green crabs from a Class A to a Class B banned invasive species. This change would allow anybody to transport dead European green crabs for harvest or consumption. Currently, the invasive can only be possessed or transported for scientific or educational purposes by those with a special Aquatic Resource Permit. Emily Halsell is a fisheries and wildlife biologist with Ketchikan's tribal government. “This isn’t an issue that’s going anywhere, and it seems to be largely ignored throughout much of the state.” The tribe has removed about 1,500 green crabs from Ketchikan beaches so far this year. In its petition to the state, the tribe cites the species' damaging impacts to the local ecosystem and economy. The adaptive critter can burrow and destroy eelgrass beds, which are nurseries for native species like Dungeness crabs and juvenile salmon. “So when these crabs come up and they tear up this critical marine habitat, there’s cascading population effects.” The species was first detected in Alaska in 2022 on Annette Island, south of Ketchikan. They have since reached about 70 miles north. And the number of green crabs detected has increased. Halsell says they can reproduce two or three times a year, and can lay up to 180,000 eggs each time. Halsell believes a change in how the crab is classified in Alaska, and opening a sport fishery for them, could help better manage their spread. Alaska Fish and Game Commissioner Doug Vincent-Lang, who denied the petition, says the state is determining how to best manage the invasive. A letter from his office states a lack of evidence that the invasive has contributed to changes in eelgrass habitat or caused changes in fishery populations. “I'm not opposed to the concept. I just think it needs to be fleshed out a little bit more, and I think it needs to be, you know, what does a fishery look like? What are the gear types that would be allowed, and what would happen with incidental harvests?” Halsell believes green crab management efforts need to be addressed sooner than that. Summit area of Avi Kwa Ame in southern Nevada, which is adjacent to the proposed land sale. (Photo: Stan Shebs / Wikimedia) Public lands are especially important to Tribal communities across Nevada, and a new report finds protecting those lands is also a top priority for a large majority of voters statewide. Suzanne Potter has the story. Protection of public lands is a top issue for a large majority of Nevada voters, according to a new report from the Center for Western Priorities. Researchers aggregated multiple polls and found that most voters oppose the sale of public land and the rollback of environmental protections. The center's executive director, Aaron Weiss, points to the Colorado College Conservation in the West poll, which found that 82% of Nevada voters oppose the Trump administration's funding cuts to agencies such as the U.S. Forest Service and the National Park Service. “Western voters see public lands, waters, and wildlife as a motivating factor in how they vote and is worth everyone across the political spectrum keeping in mind as we head into this election season.” Last year, proposals from U.S. Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV) and U.S. Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) to sell off public lands were abandoned after they drew a big backlash. Environmental advocates say the Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act of 1998 is a better model, because it established a process to identify land suitable for development while giving permanent protection to hundreds of thousands of acres of public land. Weiss says the feds have now thrown their support behind the data center boom. “We see them rushing to try to hand over public lands to build data centers over the objection of local and neighboring communities. The way that this process played out near Boulder City exemplifies that.” Recently, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum slashed the boundaries of two national monuments in Utah. Conservation groups are also concerned that the feds will target other national monuments next, including Gold Butte outside of Las Vegas. Get National Native News delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up for our daily newsletter today. Download our NV1 Android or iOs App for breaking news alerts. Check out today’s Native America Calling episode Monday, August 10, 2026 — August primary elections offer insights on Native candidates' prospects

Tribes that collectively make up the largest water rights holders along the Colorado River say the Trump Administration's newest plan to deal with diminishing water levels is inadequate. Tribal leaders say they were left out of the decision making process and are now in store for serious water use cuts that violate existing water rights agreements as well as the federal government's trust responsibility. We'll hear from some of those tribal leaders. We'll also find out what's next following the Michigan Supreme Court's ruling to deny a permit to the company aiming to construct a new underwater oil pipeline to replace the aging existing structure. GUESTS Bidtah Becker (Diné), chief legal counsel for the Office of the President and Vice President of the Navajo Nation David Gover (Pawnee and Choctaw), managing attorney with the Native American Rights Fund Governor Stephen Roe Lewis, Gila River Indian Community Jennifer Smith, director of tribal engagement for Enbridge Break 1 Music: Water Is Life (single song) Native Roots, Joy Harjo, Def-I & Innastate (artist) Break 2 Music: Aia lā ‘o Pele [Mele Honoring Pele] (song) ‘Iolani Luahine (artist) Ancient Hula Hawaiian Style: Vol. 1 Hula Kuahu (album)

Merneptah vs the Libyans. In 1221 BCE, Egypt faced a crisis. Tribal coalitions from the west, and some "Peoples of the Sea" were marching on the Nile Valley. They came in their thousands, armed and ready to settle. Caught by surprise, King Merneptah and his warriors hastened to the defence... Support the show and get early releases, ad-free episodes, bonus video content, and pictures/videos of animals I meet in Egypt and travelling www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast Music by Bettina Joy de Guzman; Luke Chaos; and Keith Zizza. Bibliography Cline, E. H. (2021). 1177 B.C. The Year Civilization Collapsed (Revised edn). Princeton University Press. D'Amato, R., & Salimbeti, Andrea. (2015). Sea Peoples of the Bronze Age Mediterranean c.1400 BC–1000 BC. Osprey. Darnell, J. C., & Manassa, C. M. (2007). Tutankhamun's armies: Battle and conquest during ancient Egypt's late eighteenth dynasty. John Wiley & Sons. Davies, B. G. (1997). Egyptian Historical Inscriptions of the Nineteenth Dynasty. Paul Aströms förlag. Dean, R. (2017). Warfare & Weaponry in Dynastic Egypt. Pen & Sword. Finné, M., Woodbridge, J., Labuhn, I., & Roberts, N. (2019). Holocene hydro-climatic variability in the Mediterranean: A synthetic multi-proxy reconstruction. The Holocene, 29, 847--863. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0959683619826634 Heagren, B. (2010). The Art of War in Pharaonic Egypt [Unpublished PhD. Thesis, The University of Auckland]. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/49463150_The_art_of_war_in_pharaonic_Egypt_an_analysis_of_the_tactical_logistic_and_operational_capabilities_of_the_Egyptian_army Healy, M. (1992). New Kingdom Egypt. Osprey Publishing. Kaniewski, D., Campo, E. V., Guiot, J., Burel, S. L., Otto, T., & Baeteman, C. (2013). Environmental Roots of the Late Bronze Age Crisis. PLOS ONE, 8(8), e71004. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0071004 Kaniewski, D., Marriner, N., Bretschneider, J., Jans, G., Morhange, C., Cheddadi, R., Otto, T., Luce, F., & Van Campo, E. (2019). 300-year drought frames Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age transition in the Near East: New palaeoecological data from Cyprus and Syria. Regional Environmental Change, 19, 2287--2297. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-018-01460-w Kitchen, K. A. (1975). Ramesside Inscriptions Historical and Biographical (Vols. 1–8). Blackwell. https://archive.org/details/KennethA.KitchenRamessideInscriptionsVol1 Kitchen, K. A. (1993a). Ramesside Inscriptions Translated and Annotated: Notes and Comments (Vols. 1–2). Blackwell. Kitchen, K. A. (1993b). Ramesside Inscriptions Translated and Annotated: Translations (Vols. 1–7). Blackwell. Kopanias, K. (2017). Mercenaries or refugees? The evidence from the inscriptions of Merenptah on the “Sea Peoples.” Journal of Greek Archaeology, 2, 119--133. https://www.ancientportsantiques.com/wp-content/uploads/Documents/AUTHORS/SeaPeoples/SeaPeoples-Kopanias2017.pdf Manassa, C. (2003). The Great Karnak Inscription of Merneptah: Grand Strategy in the 13th Century BC. The Yale Egyptological Seminar. Pollastrini, A. M. (2024). Helmets and Body Armour in New Kingdom Egypt. Bloomsbury Academic. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781350323520 Sabbahy, L. (2013). Depictional Study of Chariot Use in New Kingdom Egypt. In A. Veldmeijer & S. Ikram (Eds.), Chasing Chariots: Proceedings of the First International Chariot Conference (Cairo 2012) (pp. 191--202). Sidestone Press. Shaw, G. J. (2017). War and Trade with the Pharaohs: An Archaeological Study of Ancient Egypt's Foreign Relations. Pen & Sword. Shaw, I. (2019). Ancient Egyptian Warfare. Casemate. Snape, S. (2003a). The Emergence of Libya on the Horizon of Egypt. In D. O'Connor & S. Quirke (Eds.), Mysterious Lands (pp. 93--106). UCL Press. Snape, S. (2003b). Zawiyet Umm el-Rakham and Egyptian Foreign Trade in the Thirteenth Century BC. Sea Routes: Interconnections in the Mediterranean 16th-6th c. BC. https://www.academia.edu/107251529/Snape_ZUR_and_Egyptian_Foreign_Trade_Zawiyet_Umm_el_Rakham_and_Egyptian_foreign_trade_in_the_thirteenth_century_BC_ Snape, S. (2023). What was Zawiyet Umm el-Rakham for? Early Ramesside Strategy in the Libyan West. In F. Hoffmann & M. R. Abbas (Eds.), Perspectives on the Ramesside Military System (pp. 143--155). Zaphon. Spalinger, A. J. (2004). Review: Manassa, Colleen 2003. The Great Karnak inscription of Merneptah: Grand strategy in the 13th century BC. Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, 90(reviews supplement), 45--47. https://www.jstor.org/stable/3822286 Zutterman, C. (2003). The bow in the Ancient Near East, a re-evaluation of archery from the late 2nd millennium to the end of the Achaemenid empire. IrAnt, 38, 119--165. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, we’re bringing you the best from the KUOW Newsroom and KNKX. First, as Seattleites reel from the city's worst mass shooting in years, North Seattle voters are poised to pick a new city councilmember. That race that will likely be defined by gun violence. KUOW’s Scott Greenstone reports. And, tribal families from around the Northwest have been traveling in traditional cedar canoes since mid July, part of an annual canoe journey. The theme of this year’s journey is “healing through our waters by honoring our ancestors.” The destination is the Nisqually Medicine Creek Potlach, near Olympia. KNKX environment reporter Bellamy Pailthorp got an invitation to ride along during a practice with the Nisqually Canoe Family. She brings us this audio postcard. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at seattlenow@kuow.org, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online or on the KUOW App.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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When we talk about Native education, we're talking about far more than classrooms.In this episode of All My Relations, guest host Dallas Goldtooth welcomes longtime friend Sedelta Oosahwee (Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara and Cherokee), Senior Program & Policy Analyst at the National Education Association, for a timely conversation about the future of Native students, tribal sovereignty, and public education.Together they unpack what Native education actually looks like today, why more than 90% of Native students attend public schools, and what proposed changes to the U.S. Department of Education could mean for tribal nations. They also discuss school choice, the importance of culturally relevant curriculum, supporting Native students and teachers, and why tribal sovereignty is fundamentally different from DEI initiatives.Along the way, Dallas and Sedelta share hilarious stories from their early 1491s days, reflect on the mentors who changed their lives, and celebrate the Native educators, artists, and storytellers creating a better future for the next generation.This episode is a reminder that education isn't just about schools—it's about relationships, responsibility, and believing in what's possible.+++Produced by Matika WilburHosted by Dallas GoldtoothAV Production & Editing by Pancho Francisco SánchezScore by Mato WayuhiArtwork & Social Media Management by Mandy YeahpauText us your thoughts!Support the showFollow us on Instagram @amrpodcast, or support our work on Patreon.  Show notes are published on our website, Allmyrelationspodcast.com. Matika's book Project 562: Changing the Way We See Native America is available now!  T'igwicid and Hyshqe for being on this journey with us.