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At least 1.2 million Americans have died from COVID-19; thousands of them just since January. As the nation marks five years since the pandemic-causing virus appeared in this country, we'll look at how Native Americans have recovered — and how they haven't. Businesses closed down or have yet to regain their pre-pandemic levels, school enrollment remains weakened, and trust in medical science — something Native Americans already lacked — is diminished. We'll examine what we learned from the unprecedented public health emergency five years later. GUESTS Gwendena Lee-Gatewood (White Mountain Apache), former chairwoman of the White Mountain Apache Tribe Dr. Rebecca St. Germaine (Lac Courte Oreilles), director of tribal health care administration at St. Germaine Data Innovations Jonathan Nez (Diné), former Navajo Nation President Lavinia Cody (Diné), certified school Diné counselor

At least 1.2 million Americans have died from COVID-19; thousands of them just since January. As the nation marks five years since the pandemic-causing virus appeared in this country, we'll look at how Native Americans have recovered — and how they haven't. Businesses closed down or have yet to regain their pre-pandemic levels, school enrollment remains weakened, and trust in medical science — something Native Americans already lacked — is diminished. We'll examine what we learned from the unprecedented public health emergency five years later. GUESTS Gwendena Lee-Gatewood (White Mountain Apache), former chairwoman of the White Mountain Apache Tribe Dr. Rebecca St. Germaine (Lac Courte Oreilles), director of tribal health care administration at St. Germaine Data Innovations Jonathan Nez (Diné), former Navajo Nation President Lavinia Cody (Diné), certified school Diné counselor

House Committee on Natural Resources Leaving Indian Children Behind: Reviewing the State of BIE Schools Wednesday, February 12, 2025 | 2:00 PM On Wednesday, February 12, 2025, at 2:00 p.m., in room 1334 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will hold an oversight hearing titled “Leaving Indian Children Behind: Reviewing the State of BIE Schools.” Witnesses Panel One Ms. Kathleen Sedney Assistant Inspector General for Audits, Inspections, and Evaluations, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of the Interior Ms. Melissa Emery-Arras Director for Education, Workforce, and Income Security Team, U.S. Government Accountability Office Panel Two Mr. Kasey Velasquez Chairman, White Mountain Apache Tribe Ms. Cecilia Fire Thunder President, Oglala Lakota Nation Education Coalition Mr. Jason Dropik Executive Director, National Indian Education Association Ms. Shawna Becenti Head of School, Navajo Preparatory School

On today's newscast: The Arizona legislature will consider a bill requiring law enforcement to assist federal immigration agencies, the White Mountain Apache Tribe filed a lawsuit against several social media platforms, a new coalition works to combat human trafficking in northern Arizona, the attorney general denounced President Trump's pardons of those convicted of violent crimes during the January 6th insurrection, and more.

The beauty of this fish matches its home: high-elevation streams in the White Mountains of Arizona. We discuss its conservation successes and the continued commitment moving forward. Tim Gatewood from the White Mountain Apache Tribe and Zac Jackson from our Arizona Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office are guests.

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

The theme of this year's World Water Day is “Water for Peace”.  With over 2 billion people around the world lacking clean water access, tensions can arise within communities and between countries. Further complicating the issue, around 40 percent of the global population lives in a transboundary river basin, making transboundary water cooperation essential to effective water resource management. This episode explores how the Women in Water Diplomacy Network is empowering global women water decision-makers and experts to strengthen transboundary water cooperation. Host Sarah Backer is joined by Elizabeth Koch, Senior Manager for International Programs at ELI, and Gwendena Lee-Gatewood, the Co-Chair of the Indigenous Women's Leadership Network and former Tribal Chairwoman for the White Mountain Apache Tribe.  Inspired? Reach out to Elizabeth Koch at koch@eli.org if you are interested in supporting and contributing to the Women in Water Diplomacy Network.   ★ Support this podcast ★

Kyle Ethelbah is the Director of College Programs at the University of Nevada Las Vegas and oversees the Student Support Services (SSS), McNair Scholars, and AANAPISI (Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions) academic support programs. Additionally, Kyle oversees the Rebel Rebound Project, a program that supports justice impacted students at UNLV. All programs in his purview support income eligible, first generation, differently abled and underrepresented students with academic support services to be successful at UNLV. Mr. Ethelbah has 24 years of professional higher education experience starting his career in admissions, academic advising, and financial aid, then ultimately moving into TRIO Programs where he has spent the last 21 years. He has overseen several outreach and success programs for underrepresented students in higher education, and has served on state, regional and national boards that support these students. Kyle is a proud alumnus of the TRIO Upward Bound and TRIO Student Support Services programs and is a member of the White Mountain Apache Tribe of Arizona. He received a Bachelor's degree (BA) in Cultural and Linguistic Anthropology from the University of Arizona and a Master's degree in Public Health (MPH) – Health Promotion emphasis from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and a graduate Certificate in American Indian Health (CAIH) from the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD. He is currently in the Doctor of Education of Organizational Change and Leadership Program at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California.

Who better than someone who loves their heritage, loves people, and doesn't mind getting their hands dirty to serve and stand for and with her people as an emissary of the White Mountain Apache Tribe than Shasta Hampton? Possibly no one. I loved so deeply how Shasta sought advice from the missionaries on how to talk to people. They encouraged her to pray. Of course! I loved that she talks about prayer in about six different ways in this short interview. Unless I'm mistaken, she definitely has a connection with our Heavenly Father because she uses prayer. She uses prayer to prepare, to calm, to seek answers, to show gratitude, to connect, and to make decisions. So good!

Arizona has been looking to a myriad of solutions to stem its worsening drought, including cloud seeding. The Salt River Project, which delivers water and electricity to central Arizona, has formed a partnership with the White Mountain Apache Tribe to research the feasibility of ground-based cloud seeding in the White Mountains in eastern Arizona. So far, SRP is in the early stages of researching cloud seeding. For now, it's only looking at a ground-based cloud seeding program to produce more snow in the White Mountains. The state also helps fund cloud seeding programs in Colorado meant to increase flows into... For the written story, read here >> https://www.signalsaz.com/articles/srp-researches-cloud-seeding-in-white-mountains/Follow the CAST11 Podcast Network on Facebook at: https://Facebook.com/CAST11AZFollow Cast11 Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/cast11_podcast_network

Picture it: a small, high elevation stream surrounded by ponderosa pines, Douglas fir and aspens. A beautiful spotted Arizona native trout. Get to know the Apache Trout with fish biologists Bradley Clarkson (also a White Mountain Apache Tribe member) and Zac Jackson.

Tomorrow, the Montclair Art Museum hosts the debut of a sight and sound piece created by two Indigenous artists. The work titled, From My Home to Yours. Experimental violinist, Brooklyn Resident and member of the White Mountain Apache Tribe, Laura Ortman joins us to discuss the piece.  

This week Kadie chats with Zac Jackson, a fish biologist with the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), about Apache Trout. They cover background information on Apache Trout, how the USFWS has assisted the White Mountain Apache Tribe with conservation and recovery efforts, as well as a few up and coming publications that have come about from this work. Check it out!   Main Point: Work hard, be nice, and assume positive intent.   If you would like to get in touch with Zac, you can reach him at Zachary_Jackson@fws.gov.   If you would like to get ahold of Kadie, you can reach her on Twitter @kbheinle.    Get in touch with us! The Fisheries Podcast is on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram: @FisheriesPod  Become a Patron of the show: https://www.patreon.com/FisheriesPodcast Buy podcast shirts, hoodies, stickers, and more: https://teespring.com/stores/the-fisheries-podcast-fan-shop Thanks as always to Andrew Gialanella for the fantastic intro/outro music. The Fisheries Podcast is a completely independent podcast, not affiliated with a larger organization or entity. Reference to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by the podcast. The views expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Views and opinions expressed by the hosts are those of that individual and do not necessarily reflect the view of any entity with those individuals are affiliated in other capacities (such as employers).

Join us for a conversation about Culinary Culture and Mental Health with Chefs Nephi Craig and Chris Rodriguez. This is the fourth episode in the series called Pull Up a Chair, featuring the Rouxbe team in discussion with various leaders in food-spaces on diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout the broad landscape of food. Links from this episode: Dining Faces Its Dark Truth in Copenhagen https://on.ft.com/3bzgnC8 Saru Jayaraman https://amzn.to/3Nwk34I https://gather.film - the film "Gather" https://nativenewsonline.net/sovereignty/cafe-gozhoo-highlighted-in-the-documentary-gather-opens-for-business http://aceresponse.org We welcome back Chef Craig to share his journey through mental health, sobriety, and recovery. Chef Craig recently stated that the pandemic has presented a “strike while the iron is hot” opportunity to abandon old toxic culinary culture and practices and build new work environments that promote work-life balance, self care, and nutritional recovery. Chef Nephi Craig has 24 years culinary experience in America and around the world in London, Germany, Brazil and Japan. Nephi Craig is an enrolled member of the White Mountain Apache Tribe and is half Navajo. Chef Craig is also the founder of the Native American Culinary Association or NACA, an organization/network that is dedicated to the research, refinement, and development of Native American Cuisine. Chef Nephi Craig provides training, workshops and lecture sessions on Native American Cuisine for health to schools, restaurants, universities, treatment centers, behavioral health agencies, and tribal entities from across America and abroad. Chef Craig served as Executive Chef of the Sunrise Park Resort Hotel. During Chef Craig's nine-year tenure at Sunrise Park resort, Craig and his White Mountain Apache culinary team achieved many national and international benchmarks in establishing a culture of Indigenous Foods across North America. Chris Rodriguez grew up between Los Angeles and Baja California with ancestral roots in the Iberian Peninsula (Spain, France, and Basque Country) and across Northern-Central Mexico. He is the descendant of classically trained chefs, crystalized by the culinary legacy of his great-grandfather's bacalao a la vizcaina, still prepared by his family to this day. As a father and mutual aid chef organizing community-based access to the ecological stewardship of the land, Rodriguez is actively engaged in the development of local institutions such as a land trust, community gardens, mutual aid kitchens, a homeschool, and grassroots community health projects He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Gender, Ethnic and Multicultural Studies; as well as a Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. You can watch the original video version of this episode on Rouxbe.

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Legislative Hearing to receive testimony on S.1397, S.3168, S.3308, S.3443, S.3773 & S.3789 Wednesday, March 23 2022 – 02:30 PM Location: Dirksen Room Number: 628 On Wednesday, March 23 at 2:30 p.m. ET / 8:30 a.m. HT, the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds legislative hearing to receive testimony on six bills. S.1397, the Tribal Health Data Improvement Act of 2021. The bill ensures that tribal health authorities enjoy access to the same public health data as state governments. The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R.3841, a companion version of the bill, on June 23, 2021. S.3168, a bill to amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010. The bill ensures that the White Mountain Apache Tribe can utilize its already enacted water rights settlement to complete a water project on the Fort Apache Reservation in the state of Arizona. S.3308, the Colorado River Indian Tribes Water Resiliency Act of 2021. The bill ensures that the Colorado River Indian Tribes can utilize its previously ratified water rights from the Colorado River by leasing or allocating them to other entities in Arizona. S.3443, the MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians Recognition Act. The bill extends federal recognition to the MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians, a group in Alabama that was previously denied acknowledgement through the Bureau of Indian Affairs. S.3773, a bill to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation in the state of Washington. Similar bills have been enacted for other Indian nations. S.3789, a bill to amend the Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act, also known as the NATIVE Act. The NATIVE Act requires federal agencies to update their existing management plans and tourism strategies to include American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians. Witness List PANEL 1 The Honorable Bryan Newland Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs Department of the Interior Washington, D.C. Mr. Marvin Figueroa Director, Intergovernmental and External Affairs Department of Health and Human Services Washington, D.C. The Honorable Gwendena Lee-Gatewood Chairwoman White Mountain Apache Tribe Whiteriver, Arizona The Honorable Amelia Flores Chairwoman Colorado River Indian Tribes Parker, Arizona The Honorable Harry Pickernell, Sr. Chairman Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation Oakville, Washington The Honorable Lebaron Byrd Chief MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians Mt. Vernon, Alabama Dr. Darin Prescott Director Health and Clinic CEO Lower Sioux Indian Community and Great Lakes Area Tribal Health Board Morton, Minnesota Committee Notice: https://www.indian.senate.gov/hearing/legislative-hearing-receive-testimony-s-1397-s-3168-s-3308-s-3443-s-3773-s-3789

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Legislative Hearing to receive testimony on S.1397, S.3168, S.3308, S.3443, S.3773 & S.3789 Wednesday, March 23 2022 – 02:30 PM Location: Dirksen Room Number: 628 On Wednesday, March 23 at 2:30 p.m. ET / 8:30 a.m. HT, the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds legislative hearing to receive testimony on six bills. S.1397, the Tribal Health Data Improvement Act of 2021. The bill ensures that tribal health authorities enjoy access to the same public health data as state governments. The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R.3841, a companion version of the bill, on June 23, 2021. S.3168, a bill to amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010. The bill ensures that the White Mountain Apache Tribe can utilize its already enacted water rights settlement to complete a water project on the Fort Apache Reservation in the state of Arizona. S.3308, the Colorado River Indian Tribes Water Resiliency Act of 2021. The bill ensures that the Colorado River Indian Tribes can utilize its previously ratified water rights from the Colorado River by leasing or allocating them to other entities in Arizona. S.3443, the MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians Recognition Act. The bill extends federal recognition to the MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians, a group in Alabama that was previously denied acknowledgement through the Bureau of Indian Affairs. S.3773, a bill to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation in the state of Washington. Similar bills have been enacted for other Indian nations. S.3789, a bill to amend the Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act, also known as the NATIVE Act. The NATIVE Act requires federal agencies to update their existing management plans and tourism strategies to include American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians. Witness List PANEL 1 The Honorable Bryan Newland Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs Department of the Interior Washington, D.C. Mr. Marvin Figueroa Director, Intergovernmental and External Affairs Department of Health and Human Services Washington, D.C. The Honorable Gwendena Lee-Gatewood Chairwoman White Mountain Apache Tribe Whiteriver, Arizona The Honorable Amelia Flores Chairwoman Colorado River Indian Tribes Parker, Arizona The Honorable Harry Pickernell, Sr. Chairman Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation Oakville, Washington The Honorable Lebaron Byrd Chief MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians Mt. Vernon, Alabama Dr. Darin Prescott Director Health and Clinic CEO Lower Sioux Indian Community and Great Lakes Area Tribal Health Board Morton, Minnesota Committee Notice: https://www.indian.senate.gov/hearing/legislative-hearing-receive-testimony-s-1397-s-3168-s-3308-s-3443-s-3773-s-3789

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Legislative Hearing to receive testimony on S.1397, S.3168, S.3308, S.3443, S.3773 & S.3789 Wednesday, March 23 2022 – 02:30 PM Location: Dirksen Room Number: 628 On Wednesday, March 23 at 2:30 p.m. ET / 8:30 a.m. HT, the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds legislative hearing to receive testimony on six bills. S.1397, the Tribal Health Data Improvement Act of 2021. The bill ensures that tribal health authorities enjoy access to the same public health data as state governments. The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R.3841, a companion version of the bill, on June 23, 2021. S.3168, a bill to amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010. The bill ensures that the White Mountain Apache Tribe can utilize its already enacted water rights settlement to complete a water project on the Fort Apache Reservation in the state of Arizona. S.3308, the Colorado River Indian Tribes Water Resiliency Act of 2021. The bill ensures that the Colorado River Indian Tribes can utilize its previously ratified water rights from the Colorado River by leasing or allocating them to other entities in Arizona. S.3443, the MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians Recognition Act. The bill extends federal recognition to the MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians, a group in Alabama that was previously denied acknowledgement through the Bureau of Indian Affairs. S.3773, a bill to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation in the state of Washington. Similar bills have been enacted for other Indian nations. S.3789, a bill to amend the Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act, also known as the NATIVE Act. The NATIVE Act requires federal agencies to update their existing management plans and tourism strategies to include American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians. Witness List PANEL 1 The Honorable Bryan Newland Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs Department of the Interior Washington, D.C. Mr. Marvin Figueroa Director, Intergovernmental and External Affairs Department of Health and Human Services Washington, D.C. The Honorable Gwendena Lee-Gatewood Chairwoman White Mountain Apache Tribe Whiteriver, Arizona The Honorable Amelia Flores Chairwoman Colorado River Indian Tribes Parker, Arizona The Honorable Harry Pickernell, Sr. Chairman Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation Oakville, Washington The Honorable Lebaron Byrd Chief MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians Mt. Vernon, Alabama Dr. Darin Prescott Director Health and Clinic CEO Lower Sioux Indian Community and Great Lakes Area Tribal Health Board Morton, Minnesota Committee Notice: https://www.indian.senate.gov/hearing/legislative-hearing-receive-testimony-s-1397-s-3168-s-3308-s-3443-s-3773-s-3789

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Legislative Hearing to receive testimony on S.1397, S.3168, S.3308, S.3443, S.3773 & S.3789 Wednesday, March 23 2022 – 02:30 PM Location: Dirksen Room Number: 628 On Wednesday, March 23 at 2:30 p.m. ET / 8:30 a.m. HT, the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds legislative hearing to receive testimony on six bills. S.1397, the Tribal Health Data Improvement Act of 2021. The bill ensures that tribal health authorities enjoy access to the same public health data as state governments. The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R.3841, a companion version of the bill, on June 23, 2021. S.3168, a bill to amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010. The bill ensures that the White Mountain Apache Tribe can utilize its already enacted water rights settlement to complete a water project on the Fort Apache Reservation in the state of Arizona. S.3308, the Colorado River Indian Tribes Water Resiliency Act of 2021. The bill ensures that the Colorado River Indian Tribes can utilize its previously ratified water rights from the Colorado River by leasing or allocating them to other entities in Arizona. S.3443, the MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians Recognition Act. The bill extends federal recognition to the MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians, a group in Alabama that was previously denied acknowledgement through the Bureau of Indian Affairs. S.3773, a bill to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation in the state of Washington. Similar bills have been enacted for other Indian nations. S.3789, a bill to amend the Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act, also known as the NATIVE Act. The NATIVE Act requires federal agencies to update their existing management plans and tourism strategies to include American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians. Witness List PANEL 1 The Honorable Bryan Newland Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs Department of the Interior Washington, D.C. Mr. Marvin Figueroa Director, Intergovernmental and External Affairs Department of Health and Human Services Washington, D.C. The Honorable Gwendena Lee-Gatewood Chairwoman White Mountain Apache Tribe Whiteriver, Arizona The Honorable Amelia Flores Chairwoman Colorado River Indian Tribes Parker, Arizona The Honorable Harry Pickernell, Sr. Chairman Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation Oakville, Washington The Honorable Lebaron Byrd Chief MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians Mt. Vernon, Alabama Dr. Darin Prescott Director Health and Clinic CEO Lower Sioux Indian Community and Great Lakes Area Tribal Health Board Morton, Minnesota Committee Notice: https://www.indian.senate.gov/hearing/legislative-hearing-receive-testimony-s-1397-s-3168-s-3308-s-3443-s-3773-s-3789

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Legislative Hearing to receive testimony on S.1397, S.3168, S.3308, S.3443, S.3773 & S.3789 Wednesday, March 23 2022 – 02:30 PM Location: Dirksen Room Number: 628 On Wednesday, March 23 at 2:30 p.m. ET / 8:30 a.m. HT, the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds legislative hearing to receive testimony on six bills. S.1397, the Tribal Health Data Improvement Act of 2021. The bill ensures that tribal health authorities enjoy access to the same public health data as state governments. The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R.3841, a companion version of the bill, on June 23, 2021. S.3168, a bill to amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010. The bill ensures that the White Mountain Apache Tribe can utilize its already enacted water rights settlement to complete a water project on the Fort Apache Reservation in the state of Arizona. S.3308, the Colorado River Indian Tribes Water Resiliency Act of 2021. The bill ensures that the Colorado River Indian Tribes can utilize its previously ratified water rights from the Colorado River by leasing or allocating them to other entities in Arizona. S.3443, the MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians Recognition Act. The bill extends federal recognition to the MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians, a group in Alabama that was previously denied acknowledgement through the Bureau of Indian Affairs. S.3773, a bill to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation in the state of Washington. Similar bills have been enacted for other Indian nations. S.3789, a bill to amend the Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act, also known as the NATIVE Act. The NATIVE Act requires federal agencies to update their existing management plans and tourism strategies to include American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians. Witness List PANEL 1 The Honorable Bryan Newland Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs Department of the Interior Washington, D.C. Mr. Marvin Figueroa Director, Intergovernmental and External Affairs Department of Health and Human Services Washington, D.C. The Honorable Gwendena Lee-Gatewood Chairwoman White Mountain Apache Tribe Whiteriver, Arizona The Honorable Amelia Flores Chairwoman Colorado River Indian Tribes Parker, Arizona The Honorable Harry Pickernell, Sr. Chairman Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation Oakville, Washington The Honorable Lebaron Byrd Chief MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians Mt. Vernon, Alabama Dr. Darin Prescott Director Health and Clinic CEO Lower Sioux Indian Community and Great Lakes Area Tribal Health Board Morton, Minnesota Committee Notice: https://www.indian.senate.gov/hearing/legislative-hearing-receive-testimony-s-1397-s-3168-s-3308-s-3443-s-3773-s-3789

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Legislative Hearing to receive testimony on S.1397, S.3168, S.3308, S.3443, S.3773 & S.3789 Wednesday, March 23 2022 – 02:30 PM Location: Dirksen Room Number: 628 On Wednesday, March 23 at 2:30 p.m. ET / 8:30 a.m. HT, the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds legislative hearing to receive testimony on six bills. S.1397, the Tribal Health Data Improvement Act of 2021. The bill ensures that tribal health authorities enjoy access to the same public health data as state governments. The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R.3841, a companion version of the bill, on June 23, 2021. S.3168, a bill to amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010. The bill ensures that the White Mountain Apache Tribe can utilize its already enacted water rights settlement to complete a water project on the Fort Apache Reservation in the state of Arizona. S.3308, the Colorado River Indian Tribes Water Resiliency Act of 2021. The bill ensures that the Colorado River Indian Tribes can utilize its previously ratified water rights from the Colorado River by leasing or allocating them to other entities in Arizona. S.3443, the MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians Recognition Act. The bill extends federal recognition to the MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians, a group in Alabama that was previously denied acknowledgement through the Bureau of Indian Affairs. S.3773, a bill to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation in the state of Washington. Similar bills have been enacted for other Indian nations. S.3789, a bill to amend the Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act, also known as the NATIVE Act. The NATIVE Act requires federal agencies to update their existing management plans and tourism strategies to include American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians. Witness List PANEL 1 The Honorable Bryan Newland Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs Department of the Interior Washington, D.C. Mr. Marvin Figueroa Director, Intergovernmental and External Affairs Department of Health and Human Services Washington, D.C. The Honorable Gwendena Lee-Gatewood Chairwoman White Mountain Apache Tribe Whiteriver, Arizona The Honorable Amelia Flores Chairwoman Colorado River Indian Tribes Parker, Arizona The Honorable Harry Pickernell, Sr. Chairman Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation Oakville, Washington The Honorable Lebaron Byrd Chief MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians Mt. Vernon, Alabama Dr. Darin Prescott Director Health and Clinic CEO Lower Sioux Indian Community and Great Lakes Area Tribal Health Board Morton, Minnesota Committee Notice: https://www.indian.senate.gov/hearing/legislative-hearing-receive-testimony-s-1397-s-3168-s-3308-s-3443-s-3773-s-3789

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Legislative Hearing to receive testimony on S.1397, S.3168, S.3308, S.3443, S.3773 & S.3789 Wednesday, March 23 2022 – 02:30 PM Location: Dirksen Room Number: 628 On Wednesday, March 23 at 2:30 p.m. ET / 8:30 a.m. HT, the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds legislative hearing to receive testimony on six bills. S.1397, the Tribal Health Data Improvement Act of 2021. The bill ensures that tribal health authorities enjoy access to the same public health data as state governments. The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R.3841, a companion version of the bill, on June 23, 2021. S.3168, a bill to amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010. The bill ensures that the White Mountain Apache Tribe can utilize its already enacted water rights settlement to complete a water project on the Fort Apache Reservation in the state of Arizona. S.3308, the Colorado River Indian Tribes Water Resiliency Act of 2021. The bill ensures that the Colorado River Indian Tribes can utilize its previously ratified water rights from the Colorado River by leasing or allocating them to other entities in Arizona. S.3443, the MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians Recognition Act. The bill extends federal recognition to the MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians, a group in Alabama that was previously denied acknowledgement through the Bureau of Indian Affairs. S.3773, a bill to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation in the state of Washington. Similar bills have been enacted for other Indian nations. S.3789, a bill to amend the Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act, also known as the NATIVE Act. The NATIVE Act requires federal agencies to update their existing management plans and tourism strategies to include American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians. Witness List PANEL 1 The Honorable Bryan Newland Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs Department of the Interior Washington, D.C. Mr. Marvin Figueroa Director, Intergovernmental and External Affairs Department of Health and Human Services Washington, D.C. The Honorable Gwendena Lee-Gatewood Chairwoman White Mountain Apache Tribe Whiteriver, Arizona The Honorable Amelia Flores Chairwoman Colorado River Indian Tribes Parker, Arizona The Honorable Harry Pickernell, Sr. Chairman Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation Oakville, Washington The Honorable Lebaron Byrd Chief MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians Mt. Vernon, Alabama Dr. Darin Prescott Director Health and Clinic CEO Lower Sioux Indian Community and Great Lakes Area Tribal Health Board Morton, Minnesota Committee Notice: https://www.indian.senate.gov/hearing/legislative-hearing-receive-testimony-s-1397-s-3168-s-3308-s-3443-s-3773-s-3789

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Legislative Hearing to receive testimony on S.1397, S.3168, S.3308, S.3443, S.3773 & S.3789 Wednesday, March 23 2022 – 02:30 PM Location: Dirksen Room Number: 628 On Wednesday, March 23 at 2:30 p.m. ET / 8:30 a.m. HT, the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds legislative hearing to receive testimony on six bills. S.1397, the Tribal Health Data Improvement Act of 2021. The bill ensures that tribal health authorities enjoy access to the same public health data as state governments. The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R.3841, a companion version of the bill, on June 23, 2021. S.3168, a bill to amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010. The bill ensures that the White Mountain Apache Tribe can utilize its already enacted water rights settlement to complete a water project on the Fort Apache Reservation in the state of Arizona. S.3308, the Colorado River Indian Tribes Water Resiliency Act of 2021. The bill ensures that the Colorado River Indian Tribes can utilize its previously ratified water rights from the Colorado River by leasing or allocating them to other entities in Arizona. S.3443, the MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians Recognition Act. The bill extends federal recognition to the MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians, a group in Alabama that was previously denied acknowledgement through the Bureau of Indian Affairs. S.3773, a bill to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation in the state of Washington. Similar bills have been enacted for other Indian nations. S.3789, a bill to amend the Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act, also known as the NATIVE Act. The NATIVE Act requires federal agencies to update their existing management plans and tourism strategies to include American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians. Witness List PANEL 1 The Honorable Bryan Newland Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs Department of the Interior Washington, D.C. Mr. Marvin Figueroa Director, Intergovernmental and External Affairs Department of Health and Human Services Washington, D.C. The Honorable Gwendena Lee-Gatewood Chairwoman White Mountain Apache Tribe Whiteriver, Arizona The Honorable Amelia Flores Chairwoman Colorado River Indian Tribes Parker, Arizona The Honorable Harry Pickernell, Sr. Chairman Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation Oakville, Washington The Honorable Lebaron Byrd Chief MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians Mt. Vernon, Alabama Dr. Darin Prescott Director Health and Clinic CEO Lower Sioux Indian Community and Great Lakes Area Tribal Health Board Morton, Minnesota Committee Notice: https://www.indian.senate.gov/hearing/legislative-hearing-receive-testimony-s-1397-s-3168-s-3308-s-3443-s-3773-s-3789

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Legislative Hearing to receive testimony on S.1397, S.3168, S.3308, S.3443, S.3773 & S.3789 Wednesday, March 23 2022 – 02:30 PM Location: Dirksen Room Number: 628 On Wednesday, March 23 at 2:30 p.m. ET / 8:30 a.m. HT, the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds legislative hearing to receive testimony on six bills. S.1397, the Tribal Health Data Improvement Act of 2021. The bill ensures that tribal health authorities enjoy access to the same public health data as state governments. The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R.3841, a companion version of the bill, on June 23, 2021. S.3168, a bill to amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010. The bill ensures that the White Mountain Apache Tribe can utilize its already enacted water rights settlement to complete a water project on the Fort Apache Reservation in the state of Arizona. S.3308, the Colorado River Indian Tribes Water Resiliency Act of 2021. The bill ensures that the Colorado River Indian Tribes can utilize its previously ratified water rights from the Colorado River by leasing or allocating them to other entities in Arizona. S.3443, the MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians Recognition Act. The bill extends federal recognition to the MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians, a group in Alabama that was previously denied acknowledgement through the Bureau of Indian Affairs. S.3773, a bill to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation in the state of Washington. Similar bills have been enacted for other Indian nations. S.3789, a bill to amend the Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act, also known as the NATIVE Act. The NATIVE Act requires federal agencies to update their existing management plans and tourism strategies to include American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians. Witness List PANEL 1 The Honorable Bryan Newland Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs Department of the Interior Washington, D.C. Mr. Marvin Figueroa Director, Intergovernmental and External Affairs Department of Health and Human Services Washington, D.C. The Honorable Gwendena Lee-Gatewood Chairwoman White Mountain Apache Tribe Whiteriver, Arizona The Honorable Amelia Flores Chairwoman Colorado River Indian Tribes Parker, Arizona The Honorable Harry Pickernell, Sr. Chairman Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation Oakville, Washington The Honorable Lebaron Byrd Chief MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians Mt. Vernon, Alabama Dr. Darin Prescott Director Health and Clinic CEO Lower Sioux Indian Community and Great Lakes Area Tribal Health Board Morton, Minnesota Committee Notice: https://www.indian.senate.gov/hearing/legislative-hearing-receive-testimony-s-1397-s-3168-s-3308-s-3443-s-3773-s-3789

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Legislative Hearing to receive testimony on S.1397, S.3168, S.3308, S.3443, S.3773 & S.3789 Wednesday, March 23 2022 – 02:30 PM Location: Dirksen Room Number: 628 On Wednesday, March 23 at 2:30 p.m. ET / 8:30 a.m. HT, the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds legislative hearing to receive testimony on six bills. S.1397, the Tribal Health Data Improvement Act of 2021. The bill ensures that tribal health authorities enjoy access to the same public health data as state governments. The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R.3841, a companion version of the bill, on June 23, 2021. S.3168, a bill to amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010. The bill ensures that the White Mountain Apache Tribe can utilize its already enacted water rights settlement to complete a water project on the Fort Apache Reservation in the state of Arizona. S.3308, the Colorado River Indian Tribes Water Resiliency Act of 2021. The bill ensures that the Colorado River Indian Tribes can utilize its previously ratified water rights from the Colorado River by leasing or allocating them to other entities in Arizona. S.3443, the MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians Recognition Act. The bill extends federal recognition to the MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians, a group in Alabama that was previously denied acknowledgement through the Bureau of Indian Affairs. S.3773, a bill to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation in the state of Washington. Similar bills have been enacted for other Indian nations. S.3789, a bill to amend the Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act, also known as the NATIVE Act. The NATIVE Act requires federal agencies to update their existing management plans and tourism strategies to include American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians. Witness List PANEL 1 The Honorable Bryan Newland Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs Department of the Interior Washington, D.C. Mr. Marvin Figueroa Director, Intergovernmental and External Affairs Department of Health and Human Services Washington, D.C. The Honorable Gwendena Lee-Gatewood Chairwoman White Mountain Apache Tribe Whiteriver, Arizona The Honorable Amelia Flores Chairwoman Colorado River Indian Tribes Parker, Arizona The Honorable Harry Pickernell, Sr. Chairman Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation Oakville, Washington The Honorable Lebaron Byrd Chief MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians Mt. Vernon, Alabama Dr. Darin Prescott Director Health and Clinic CEO Lower Sioux Indian Community and Great Lakes Area Tribal Health Board Morton, Minnesota Committee Notice: https://www.indian.senate.gov/hearing/legislative-hearing-receive-testimony-s-1397-s-3168-s-3308-s-3443-s-3773-s-3789

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Legislative Hearing to receive testimony on S.1397, S.3168, S.3308, S.3443, S.3773 & S.3789 Wednesday, March 23 2022 – 02:30 PM Location: Dirksen Room Number: 628 On Wednesday, March 23 at 2:30 p.m. ET / 8:30 a.m. HT, the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds legislative hearing to receive testimony on six bills. S.1397, the Tribal Health Data Improvement Act of 2021. The bill ensures that tribal health authorities enjoy access to the same public health data as state governments. The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R.3841, a companion version of the bill, on June 23, 2021. S.3168, a bill to amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010. The bill ensures that the White Mountain Apache Tribe can utilize its already enacted water rights settlement to complete a water project on the Fort Apache Reservation in the state of Arizona. S.3308, the Colorado River Indian Tribes Water Resiliency Act of 2021. The bill ensures that the Colorado River Indian Tribes can utilize its previously ratified water rights from the Colorado River by leasing or allocating them to other entities in Arizona. S.3443, the MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians Recognition Act. The bill extends federal recognition to the MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians, a group in Alabama that was previously denied acknowledgement through the Bureau of Indian Affairs. S.3773, a bill to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation in the state of Washington. Similar bills have been enacted for other Indian nations. S.3789, a bill to amend the Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act, also known as the NATIVE Act. The NATIVE Act requires federal agencies to update their existing management plans and tourism strategies to include American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians. Witness List PANEL 1 The Honorable Bryan Newland Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs Department of the Interior Washington, D.C. Mr. Marvin Figueroa Director, Intergovernmental and External Affairs Department of Health and Human Services Washington, D.C. The Honorable Gwendena Lee-Gatewood Chairwoman White Mountain Apache Tribe Whiteriver, Arizona The Honorable Amelia Flores Chairwoman Colorado River Indian Tribes Parker, Arizona The Honorable Harry Pickernell, Sr. Chairman Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation Oakville, Washington The Honorable Lebaron Byrd Chief MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians Mt. Vernon, Alabama Dr. Darin Prescott Director Health and Clinic CEO Lower Sioux Indian Community and Great Lakes Area Tribal Health Board Morton, Minnesota Committee Notice: https://www.indian.senate.gov/hearing/legislative-hearing-receive-testimony-s-1397-s-3168-s-3308-s-3443-s-3773-s-3789

The sky island of Dzil Nchaa Si'an is more than a mountain. It is a significant landmark in Arizona for Apache tribal members to collect medicinal plants, perform ceremonies, and connect with their ancestors. It is also a site of resistance against the development of an observatory informally known as the “Pope Scope,” for its ties to the Vatican.    (00:01:47) A history of competing interests atop Dzil Nchaa Si'an, or Mt.Graham. (00:04:18) Introduction. (00:05:06) Nick and the “Pope Scope” conflict. (00:07:04) About Field schools and Apache Trust Lands. (00:08:49) How Nick becomes an archaeologist. (00:11:09) Sacred vs holy on Mt. Graham. (00:14:30) Fire on Mt. Graham illuminates value systems. (00:18:32) Apache lands and the 1872 Mining Act. (00:23:19) Guidelines for archaeology learned from Apache ways of knowing. (00:25:18) The Apache methodology of Ni. (00:31:00) Credits    SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human, is produced by House of Pod and supported by the Wenner-Gren Foundation. SAPIENS is also part of the American Anthropological Association Podcast Library. This season was created in collaboration with the Indigenous Archaeology Collective and Society of Black Archaeologists, with art by Carla Keaton, and music from Jobii, _91nova, and Justnormal. For more information and transcriptions, visit sapiens.org.    Additional Sponsors: This episode was made possible by the Fiske Center for Archaeological Research at the University of Massachusetts, Boston and the Imago Mundi Fund at Foundation for the Carolinas.   Additional Resources:   The indivisibility of land and mind: Indigenous knowledge and collaborative archaeology within Apache contexts Ndee Hotspots: Ethics, Healing and Management  From Sapiens: Why the Camp Grant Massacre Matters Today   Guest: Dr. Nicholas Laluk is a member of the White Mountain Apache Tribe in east-central Arizona. He completed his Ph.D. at University of Arizona and is currently an assistant professor in the department of anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley.

Episode 26 - Tribal Kills. I talk to Darrell (guitar/vocals) and Quentin (bass/vocals) from Tribal Kills. They are from White Mountain Apache Tribe in Whiteriver, AZ. We talk about the formation of the band and early inspirations, we also talk about how they maintain the Whiteriver metal scene. Thanks a lot Darrell and Quintin for taking the time to talk with me and let me share their music. Be sure to follow them on social media (FB, IG, Youtube) and also go to their reverberation page and download their EP. After the interview I pay respects to Joey Jordison. Stay tuned for that after the interview. Share and spread the word. . https://www.instagram.com/tribalkills/ . https://www.facebook.com/tkillsaz . https://www.reverbnation.com/tribalkills . https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPC_xDv5fDnns04XZYPQucw

Today we're sharing how the White Mountain Apache Tribe tackled Covid-19 with community-based public health and an initiative working to eliminate single use plastics on the big screen. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

In honor of the Thanksgiving holiday here in the United States, I wanted to interview someone whose people lived here before the country was “discovered.” Someone whose people have creation traditions based on this continent. Someone who works day in and day out to preserve her own culture. Despite colonization. The White Mountain Apache Tribe lives in the central southeast of Arizona on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation. In this episode, you will meet a member of the White Mountain Apache Tribe who grew up on the reservation and now serves as the Executive Director of the Fort Apache Heritage Foundation. Her name is Krista Beazley. In this episode, you’ll hear how Krista went from being a wolf biologist and ecotourism guide for the Tribe to being an Executive Director with a small staff, overseeing the restoration of 20+ buildings, and wearing a bunch of different hats at the Foundation. In addition to hearing about Krista’s journey into nonprofit leadership and the work her organization is doing to preserve White Mountain Apache culture, you’re also going to learn a little more about American history when we discuss the boys’ and girls’ dorms and the culture when Krista shares the traditional foods served at a White Mountain Apache Thanksgiving dinner including things like acorn stew and tennis racquet bread. Show Notes & Links to Connect: https://yournonprofitlife.com/ep32-krista-beazley/

A cursory look into A Journal of the Plague reveals that the pandemic is nondiscriminatory, all of us are affected. Yet, the reality is that COVID-19 is having more impact on certain populations in American communities. Arizona State University’s Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict partnered with the Henry Luce Foundation to provide rapid relief funding to marginalized communities in the southwest. As part of the rapid relief program, the Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict is collaborating with A Journal of the Plague Year and the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication to raise awareness about the marginalized communities that were assisted via this grant. By joining this “Southwest Stories” project, we at the Podcast of the Plague Year were granted the opportunity to spotlight one Native American community in Arizona - the White Mountain Apache Tribe.

On April 1, 2020, the first case of COVID-19 was recorded among Arizona’s White Mountain Apache tribe. New cases quickly mounted to 70 a day among the close-knit community. Even though the state remained fairly relaxed, Tribal Chairwoman Gwendena Lee Gatewood quickly shut down the reservation and implemented strict stay at home orders. Her fast and effective response to the crisis means that, today, the number of daily new infections is less than 10. Guest host Allison Barlow, director of the Center for American Indian Health, speaks with Gatewood about the response and how the community is faring.

A surge of new COVID-19 cases in several states is prompting fears by medical experts a second wave of the virus has already begun. Montana tribes are remaining cautious despite the rest of the state’s easing of coronavirus restrictions. Navajo officials warn of enacting stricter controls if COVID-19 cases start increasing. The White Mountain Apache Tribe instituted new measures as they surpassed the Navajo Nation for having the most per capita coronavirus cases. We’ll check in with tribes about what they’re facing and what solutions they see on the horizon.

Molly Pitts appeared on the America's Forests with Chuck Leavell PBS episode in Colorado check it out (http://www.americasforestswithchuckleavell.com/watch/episode-2-colorado)! Molly Pitts was born and raised in the White Mountains of Arizona and later attended college at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff. She graduated in 1998 with a BS in Forestry. Shortly after graduation, she was hired to work as a woodland forester for the White Mountain Apache Tribe. She worked full-time until starting her family in 2002 and then worked part-time until the fall of 2004, when she was hired as the Executive Director for the Northern Arizona Wood Products Association (NAWPA). NAWPA is a non-profit trade association that promotes forest restoration and wood utilization. Molly worked for NAWPA for 8 years, during which time she worked extensively on the White Mountain Stewardship Project, served as the Co-Chair for the Governor's Forest Health Council, and was an active member of the 4FRI steering committee. Starting in 2008, Molly also acted as a consultant for the Northland Pioneer College Small Business Development Center, where she worked with the forest industry businesses throughout Apache and Navajo County to assist with business plans, financing, grant writing, grant administration, and marketing/advertising. She also participated in the Workforce Development Taskforce, which was put together to look at increasing and training a skilled workforce for the local forest products industry. As part of this taskforce, Molly helped to develop, administer, and analyze a student survey to determine the interest in a natural resources program at the local community college level. Molly also researched various natural resources programs and outlined a framework for a new natural resources program for the college. In January of 2012, Molly and her husband moved to Salida, Colorado so that Jim could take a District Ranger position with the USFS. Once settled, Molly started graduate school at Oregon State University and started volunteering with the local USFS. Molly graduated from OSU in the spring of 2014 with a Masters in Natural Resources. Upon graduation, Molly started her own consulting firm (Pitts Resource Consulting, LLC). Molly is currently the Rocky Mountain States Director for Healthy Forests, Healthy Communities, is serving as the Executive Director for the Colorado Timber Industry Association, and is the Colorado Programs Manager for Intermountain Forest Association. Molly served as the Secretary/Treasurer for the Southwest Society of American Forests from 2007-2012 and as the Chapter Chair for the Southeast Colorado Chapter of the Colorado/Wyoming Society of American Foresters from 2012-2018. Molly and her husband Jim have two sons: Colby (age 16) and Caden (age 14) and two bird dogs. Molly is a very active person and enjoys camping, backpacking, mountain biking, fishing, hunting and in general spending time outdoors. Want to be featured? Schedule your interview with Talking Forests on this link: https://www.calendly.com/talkingforests Voice by Gordon Collier https://www.linkedin.com/in/jgordoncollier/ Spring by Ikson https://www.soundcloud.com/ikson Music promoted by Audio Library https://www.youtu.be/5WPnrvEMIdo Status --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/talkingforests/support

In celebration of Indigenous People's Day, Lindsey speaks with Clayton Harvey of the White Mountain Apache Tribe in Arizona about how farming has shaped his spiritual identity and helped keep Apache traditions and language alive in his community. Clayton shares how his journey to Standing Rock has influenced him, and inspired other indigenous young people to farm. His farm, Ndée Bikíyaa, has a mission of promoting personal and cultural health among White Mountain Apache through agriculture. “In Apache, the word for mind and land are the same. It goes to show the relationship that our people had with the land-we're one with the land…Our mother [earth] is alive and has a heartbeat in the same sense that our mind is alive…we can eat all the healthy food, we can be active and involved in our community and our ceremonies, but if environmental health isn't right, then we're just a broken puzzle.” https://www.facebook.com/ndeebikiyaathepeoplesfarm/ https://gardenwarriorsgoodseeds.com/2014/09/19/ndee-bikiyaa-the-peoples-farm-white-mountain-apache-tribe-az/ https://edibleschoolyard.org/program/ndee-bikiyaa-peoples-farm https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/plains-treaties/dapl.cshtml

In this episode, I hit the road and talk with some folks at the 6th annual Apache Harvest Festival at the Ndée Bikíyaa farm in Canyon Day, Arizona. On this show: Onah Ditzer, farm education coordinator at Ndée Bikíyaa Rachel Beauty, Apache culture intern for the Yavapai Apache Nation Shalitha Peaches, distribution manager for Ndée Bikíyaa Nephi Craig, Café Gozhóó Andrea Batty Emery Hoffman, White Mountain Apache Tribe water resources Dezeray Garcia

Show notes page for Dr. Steve Brown. Dr. Brown is Program Director and Professor at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix Family Medicine Residency in Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. Brown completed his undergraduate degree at Stanford University in 1994; completed his medical degree at Albany Medical College in 1998; then completed a family medicine residency at the University of California, San Francisco at San Francisco General Hospital in 2001. Following the completion of his residency Dr. Brown worked for four years with the Indian Health Service with the rural White Mountain Apache Tribe in Northern Arizona. In this role as a Commissioned Officer with the Public Health Service, Dr. Brown was a full-spectrum family physician delivering babies, providing emergency care, and inpatient and outpatient care of adults and children. Dr. Brown joined the family medicine teaching faculty at Banner University Medical Center-Phoenix, in 2005, where he continues to practice and teach full-spectrum family medicine. He also works closely with medical students at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix, where he was recognized as Clinical Sciences Educator of the Year in 2010. He then become residency program director in 2011. Dr. Brown’s scholarly interests include care of the rural and urban underserved, high value care, pharma influence, and physician well-being. He has served as chair of the American Academy of Family Physicians Commission of the Health of the Public and Science and on subcommittees for Clinical Preventive Services and Clinical Practice Guidelines. He is an Associate Editor for Essential Evidence and a board member of the Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors. Finally, Dr. Brown is editor and co-founder of the American Family Physician Podcast (on iTunes and at aafp.org/afppodcast) which he co-hosts with third years residents in his program. The podcast, which summarizes clinical topics and practice-changing evidence, is regularly a Top 10 medical podcast on iTunes with over 25,000 downloads per month. Please enjoy with Dr. Steve Brown!

JAACAP September 2011: In this podcast, Contributing Editor Dr. Manpreet Singh interviews Dr. Mary F. Cwik and Dr. John T. Walkup on the prevalence of nonsuicidal self injury in the White Mountain Apache Tribe and the concerns that NSSI could serve as a precursor to suicide in this population.

JAACAP September 2011: In this podcast, Contributing Editor Dr. Manpreet Singh interviews Dr. Mary F. Cwik and Dr. John T. Walkup on the prevalence of nonsuicidal self injury in the White Mountain Apache Tribe and the concerns that NSSI could serve as a precursor to suicide in this population.