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Monday, August 15, 2022 – The new book-banning trend

With some success, Native Americans have fought hard to have their voices heard in the narratives about them by predominantly non-Native sources. Those gains are under assault by a new surge of efforts to ban books by Native authors and other works that challenge colonial conventional wisdom. Monday on Native America Calling, Shawn Spruce gets a sampling of books that well-meaning parents, administrators, and policy-makers want to keep off of school reading lists and public spaces with Dr. Debbie Reese (Nambe Pueblo), founder of American Indians in Children’s Literature blog; Kevin Maillard (Seminole), author and professor of Law at Syracuse University; Mandi Harris (Cherokee), a children’s librarian and PhD student in Information Science at the University of Washington; and Lynette Dial (Lumbee), a library supervisor for Hoke County Library.

Tuesday, August 16, 2022 – The legacy of Elvis for Native Americans

During his peak, Elvis Presley’s appeal crossed cultural boundaries. His profound popularity continues to resonate with many Native Americans, including a handful who are Elvis impersonators – and a hilarious reference on the hit series Dark Winds. On the anniversary of his death in 1977, Shawn Spruce checks in with Elvis fans about what the King of Rock and Roll means to them these many years later.

Wednesday, August 17, 2022 – Turning around threats to salmon

A federal court ruling has implications for Southeast Alaska commercial salmon fishing. The ruling says federal fisheries officials neglected to consider dwindling orca populations when approving Chinook salmon harvests. At the same time, tribes in the Pacific Northwest are putting additional pressure on federal officials to come up with a sustainable plan for endangered salmon in the Snake River system. Wednesday on Native America Calling, Shawn Spruce gets updates on trouble spots for salmon.

Thursday, August 18, 2022 – Live at the 100th Santa Fe Indian Market

It survived the Termination Era, The Depression, a World War, and, most recently, a pandemic. The Southwestern Association for Indian Arts marks the 100^th Santa Fe Indian Market, a place to buy works directly from artists, to experience the creative vision of Native designers, and watch films by Indigenous filmmakers. Thursday on Native America Calling, Shawn Spruce is live from the Market and gets a rundown of this year’s schedule and reviews the evolution of this major achievement of Native creativity and commerce.

Friday, August 19, 2022 – Live at the 100th Santa Fe Indian Market

Artists from hundreds of Native nations are tending to their booths in the streets of Santa Fe, selling works they’ve labored for months to prepare. SWAIA’s Santa Fe Indian Market has come a long way in 100 years. Friday on Native America Calling, Shawn Spruce is live from Indian Market for day two and will be joined by artists, designers, and organizers to get a feel for what’s in store for the next century.

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Changing the Narrative About First Nations – Australia

“Changing the Narrative About First Nations – Australia” details the efforts of the First Nations community to build out a messaging fellowship to fight for First Nation sovereignty and land rights, and to re-frame the narrative of “Australia Day.”

The January 26 official national day marks the landing of a British fleet on the island. For the average Australian, it’s a summer holiday for barbecue and beers with friends. For aboriginal communities is marks invasion and the onset of genocide.

Starting in 2019, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander advocates began an ambitious two year effort to flip the script on sovereignty, self-determination and justice for First Nations. Now campaigners are making new gains on land rights and tackling damage to the climate.

Songs of the People: Indigenous Roots of Black Folk Music

Songs of the People: Indigenous Roots of Black Folk Music is hosted by Benjamin Mertz, a song leader in the Black Spiritual tradition. The program looks at pre-20th Century Black music as a folk tradition, exploring its connections to its African ancestry and its similarities to the traditional music of the First Nations in North America. With work songs, drum circles, sacred chants, and songs evoking the imagery of rivers and mountains, Black Spiritual music lives hand-in-hand with other Indigenous music traditions.

The Spiritual Edge: Sacred Steps Series (Season 1)

Religion.

Often an emotional subject, the lens of religion offers profound insight into the world’s cultures.
Religion plays a role in the world’s conflicts, art, health and the way all humans search for meaning.

The Sacred Steps Series explores the shifting landscape of religion and spirituality. Hear stories of people and communities who balance a commitment to long-held beliefs with an active modern life. Season 1 of this series has nine episodes.

2021 Alaska Federation of Natives LIVE Broadcast

Tune in for annual broadcast of the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention LIVE from Anchorage, AK, December 13-14, 2021.

LIVE: Monday, December 13:
2:00 pm – 9:00 pm (EDT)

Tuesday, December 14:
12:00 pm – 9:00 pm (EDT)

Hosted by Antonia Gonzales (Navajo), the broadcast covers the virtual convention as it happens. Listeners are able to hear the important speeches by Native leaders, state, and community representatives who are addressing the Native community as a whole.

AFN Newscast December 13, 2021