http://www.nativeradio.org en-us 2006 AIROS Native Network Podcasts Featuring Native American Content AIROS Native Network Receive all our downloadable audio in one podcast. Enjoy great programs on a wide range of topics, all from a Native perspective. AIROS Native Radio Network airos@unl.edu National Congress of American Indians 2006 NCAI State of Indian Nation Address Newly elected President of the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) Joe Garcia, Governor of Ohkay Owingeh, (Pueblo of San Juan, New Mexico) gives his first State of Indian Nations Address on February 2 at Noon ET at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. The address will take stock of the state of American Indian and Alaska Native nations in the U.S., relaying to the President, Congress, and the general public a comprehensive, contemporary picture of the challenges and opportunities before today's American Indian and Alaska Native nations. Originally Broadcast on the AIROS Native Radio Network on February 2 at 1pm ET. Wed, 02 Feb 2006 12:00:00 EST 52:30 Native American, Indian, AIROS, NCAI, AIROS Native Radio Network, Joe Garcia, Governor of Ohkay Owingeh Native Nations Institute It articulates the five keys to successful community and economic development for Native nations. Program 1 -- Introduction to Nation Building: It articulates the five keys to successful community and economic development for Native nations. Tues, 23 May 2006 12:00:00 EST 29:30 Native American, Indian, AIROS, Native Nations Institute, NNI Native Nations Institute Explores the evidence that strong Native nations require strong foundations, which necessarily require the development of effective, internally created constitutions. Program 2 -- Constitutions and Constitutional Reform: Explores the evidence that strong Native nations require strong foundations, which necessarily require the development of effective, internally created constitutions. Tues, 30 May 2006 05:00:00 EDT 29:49 Native American, Indian, AIROS, Native Nations Institute, NNI Native Nations Institute Discusses the importance of having sound rules of law and justice systems. Program 3 -- Discusses the importance of having sound rules of law and justice systems and examines their implications for effective governance and sustainable economic development. It focuses on these issues and their role in the creation of a productive environment that encourages investment of all types from Native and non-Native citizens. Tues, 06 Jun 2006 05:00:00 EDT 29:49 Native American, Indian, AIROS, Native Nations Institute, NNI Native Nations Institute Details how some Native nations are forging mutually beneficial intergovernmental agreements, and chronicles the many advantages to forging similar intertribal arrangements. Program 4 -- Focuses on Native nations' efforts to enhance their relationships with other governments as a way to advance their nation-building objectives. It details how some Native nations are forging mutually beneficial intergovernmental agreements, and chronicles the many advantages to forging similar intertribal arrangements. Tues, 13 Jun 2006 05:00:00 EDT 29:37 Native American, Indian, AIROS, Native Nations Institute, NNI Native Nations Institute Details how some Native nations are forging mutually beneficial intergovernmental agreements, and chronicles the many advantages to forging similar intertribal arrangements. Program 5 -- focuses on how tribes establish a regulatory and oversight environment that allows nation enterprises to flourish. Tues, 20 Jun 2006 05:00:00 EDT 29:38 Native American, Indian, AIROS, Native Nations Institute, NNI Native Nations Institute Examines the pivotal role that citizen entrepreneurs can play in a Native nation's overarching effort to achieve sustainable community and economic development. It looks at the many different ways that Native nation governments actively and passively hinder citizen entrepreneurship, and the innovative approaches some Native nations are taking. Program 6 -- examines the pivotal role that citizen entrepreneurs can play in a Native nation's overarching effort to achieve sustainable community and economic development Tues, 27 Jun 2006 05:00:00 EDT 29:50 Native American, Indian, AIROS, Native Nations Institute, NNI Native Nations Institute Explains that good governance requires effective, transparent and accountable bureaucracies. Program 7 -- Explains that good governance requires effective, transparent and accountable bureaucracies. It demonstrates how clearly defined organizational structures and roles and responsibilities help make things work and get things done, and how their absence actively hinders Native nation governance and development efforts. Tues, 04 Jul 2006 05:00:00 EDT 28:47 Native American, Indian, AIROS, Native Nations Institute, NNI Native Nations Institute Discusses the issue of Native nations' administration of service delivery in Native communities. Program 8 -- Discusses the issue of Native nations' administration of service delivery in Native communities. It examines the unproductive ways services and programs have been administered in many Native communities in the past and the innovative mechanisms and approaches some Native nations are developing to maximize limited financial and human resources. Tues, 11 Jul 2006 05:00:00 EDT 29:19 Native American, Indian, AIROS, Native Nations Institute, NNI Native Nations Institute Ties together the themes discussed in the previous shows into a discussion of how Native nations move themselves towards nation building. Program 9 -- Ties together the themes discussed in the previous segments into a discussion of how Native nations and their leaders move themselves and their peoples towards nation building. It seeks to answer the question all Native nations have: How do we get where we want to go? Tues, 18 Jul 2006 05:00:00 EDT 29:43 Native American, Indian, AIROS, Native Nations Institute, NNI Native Nations Institute Discusses how a growing number of Native nations are moving towards nation building. Program 10 -- Contrasts the two approaches to indigenous governance, the standard approach and the nation-building approach and discusses how a growing number of Native nations are moving towards nation building. It provides specific examples of how the keys to nation-building bring wide-ranging benefits to Native communities. Tues, 25 Jul 2006 05:00:00 EDT 29:27 Native American, Indian, AIROS, Native Nations Institute, NNI Native Media Resource Center (NMRC) This program features presentations from the 12th Annual Wellness and Spirituality Conference. This program features presentations from the 12th Annual Wellness and Spirituality Conference. Participants spoke on combining traditional healing concepts into medical and counseling practices. Tues, 5 Dec 2006 12:00:00 EST 53:11 Native American, Indian, AIROS, Health, Wellness Native Media Resource Center (NMRC) This program profiles the ways that Native Americans are addressing this growing epidemic. As the number of Native Americans diagnosed with diabetes reaches epidemic proportions, treatment within Native American communities includes the incorporation of traditional healing methods, foods, and exercise, along with Western medical treatment. This program profiles the unique ways that Native American communities are addressing this health issue. Tues, 19 Dec 2006 12:00:00 EST 55:35 Native American, Indian, AIROS, Health, Wellness WHRO As Virginia prepares to celebrate the historic 400th Anniversary of the Jamestown settlement, we'll talk about the distinctive tribes that first dominated the territory. As Virginia prepares to celebrate the historic 400th Anniversary of the Jamestown settlement, we'll talk about the distinctive tribes that first dominated the territory. Join Cathy Lewis and her guests, Upper Mattaponi Chief Ken Adams, Chief Stephen Adkins (Chickahominy) and Powhatan Owen (Chickahominy) as they discuss the Virginia Tribes battle for Federal recognition. We will also look at the first contact in 1607 and the historical misrepresentation of the Virginia Tribes in American history books. The Chiefs share their knowledge of the extermination of 20 tribes at the hands of the English settlers during the first 100 years of settlement and the systematic 'paper genocide' of all Native Americans in Virginia. Join Cathy and her guests for a look at Virginia's Native Americans past, present and future. Tues, 02 Jan 2007 12:00:00 EST 53:11 Native American, Indian, Virginia, Jamestown, Mattiponi, Chickahominy Native Media Resource Center (NMRC) This program looks at some local and national programs that work with youth as they face making tough decisions. The title of this program comes from Ek-wah-ness, a Yurok word that means "to hold tightly." This program looks at some local and national programs that work with youth as they face making tough decisions. Tues, 02 Jan 2007 12:00:00 EST 58:05 Native American, Indian, AIROS, Health, Wellness Native Media Resource Center (NMRC) This program we profile two organizations that are helping people get their lives back on track after experiencing traumatic events. Our producers share the work that MADD and NACA are doing in Indian country. To be wholly healthy, mentally, spiritually, physically and emotionally is the key to awakening our full potential. Facing the future can mean dealing with a lot of painful experiences. Native people, like all people, sometimes have to live through tragedies that can make us or break us. On this program we profile two organizations that are helping people get their lives back on track after experiencing traumatic events. Alcoholism and drunk driving shatter thousands of live annually. In this program our producers share the work that MADD or Mothers Against Drunk Drivers, is doing in Indian country. Relocation is not a new story to native communities but the trauma it inflicts continues to occur. When Navajos and other tribes find themselves having to learn to live in the city, Native Americans for Community Action, a program in Flagstaff Arizona helps newly relocated Hopis and Navajos succeed. Tues, 09 Jan 2007 12:00:00 EST 53:56 Native American, Indian, AIROS, Health, Wellness Zach Oliva with assistance from John Gregg, Sr. and Eric Martin Bennie Klain talks about how he got into making Native films and his recent inclusion in the SXSW film festival. Bennie Klain is excited. This is evident in the first words that pour out of his mouth when asked about his latest film, Weaving Worlds, being accepted to the upcoming South by Southwest Film Festival. Adding to the excitement is the fact that the festival will be held in Austin, Texas, Bennie's hometown. 'It holds a good place in my heart ... I am really excited about the premier, not just because I will get to show my work, but because I will get to show my work to other film-makers that I consider peers here in Austin' says Bennie. The film festival, now in its 14th year, will be held from March 9th through the 17th. It has grown considerably in stature in recent years and it is considered a privilege for a film to be a part of it. Weaving Worlds will screen in the Lone Star States program of South by Southwest Film Festival. Check www.sxsw.com for showtimes Tues, 20 Feb 2007 12:00:00 EST 18:31 Native American, Indian, South by Southwest, film, festival, Navajo, Weaving Worlds Zach Oliva with assistance from John Gregg, Sr. and Eric Martin Beverly Morris talks about how she got into making Native films, the film workshop she heads at IAIA and her production of Looking Toward Home. Beverly Morris talks about how she got into making Native films, her production of Looking Toward Home, and the film workshop she heads at the Institute of American Indian Arts, including development of the workshop over the past, current funding and what she finds most rewarding about the workshop. This years summer workshop will be held June 18th - July 27th on the IAIA campus. More information and guidelines for the workshop can be found at http://www.nativetelecom.org/enews/iaiaabcguidelines.pdf Tues, 20 Mar 2007 12:00:00 EST 11:34 Native American, Indian, Alaskan, Aleut, Beverly Morris, Institute of American Indian Arts, IAIA Zach Oliva with assistance from John Gregg, Sr. and Eric Martin George Burdeau talks about how and more importantly why he got into making Native films, the creation of NAPT and some of his projects over the years. George Burdeau does not just make films. He makes films with a purpose. For over 40 years Burdeau has been creating films that portray Native American life from a realistic point of view. These films have improved awareness and knowledge of true Native culture. Tues, 24 Apr 2007 12:00:00 EDT 17:13 Native American, Indian, George Burdeau, Blackfeet, Institute of American Indian Arts, IAIA AIROS Native Network John Gregg, Sr. (Hopi/Inupiat) Interviews Judi gaiashkibos (Ponca), Executive Director of the Nebraska Commission on Indian Affairs. Judi gaiashkibos (Ponca) talks with John Gregg, Sr. (Hopi/Inupiat) about the the upcoming Annual Standing Bear Celebrations taking place May 11th in Lincoln, Nebraska. The breakfast is 7 to 8 am at the Embassy Suites in downtown Lincoln. The 3rd Annual Stand Bear Commemoration will take place 15 minutes before noon to 1 pm at the Rotunda of the Nebraska State Capitol Building. More information on both of these events is available at the Nebraska Commission on Indian Affairs website: www.indianaffairs.state.ne.us Tues, 01 May 2007 12:00:00 EDT 9:50 Native American, Indian, Standing Bear, Nebraska, Ponca, gaiashkibos WHRV With the 400 year anniversary of the birth of our nation on the horizon; many people are still unaware of the history of the Virginia tribes and the true history regarding first contact at Jamestown in 1607. Please join us as we speak with the Monacan Nation of Virginia regarding first contact and the paper genocide of the Virginia Indians. Monacan Chief Kenneth Branham and tribal members Karenne Wood and Sue Elliott sit down with Chickahominy tribal representative Powhatan Owen to share the history and culture of the invisible people; past present and future. Karenne's poetry from her book Markings on Earth was used throughout this program. She is an enrolled member of the Monacan Indian Nation and serves on the Tribal Council. Wed, 02 May 2007 12:00:00 EDT 59:22 Native American, Indian, Virginia, Jamestown, Monacan, Chickahominy Native Media Resource Center (NMRC) This program takes the listener to the Wellness and Women Conference through the experiences of the attendees and interviews with some of the workshop leaders. Health topics discussed on this show include the role of health conferences and their positive effects in helping people learn about cancer, suicide, HIV/AIDS and teen pregnancy. The program features interviews with Craig Hofford, Director of Health Promotions Programs, and with workshop leaders JoAnn Nai-iche, Caren Trujillo, Barbara Graumann, Lois Risling, Anne Penn Charles, Vicki Downey, Katherine Sanchez, along with Jane Dumas, Regina Whitewolf and the voices of some of the attendees. Tues, 8 May 2007 12:00:00 EDT 58:07 Native American, Indian, AIROS, Health, Wellness, Women Native Media Resource Center (NMRC) This program features interviews and conversations about mothers and daughters and the healing that is going on in Indian communities. All interviews were recorded at the 11th Annual Welllness and Women Conference. The program includes two mother - daughter interviews. Speakers include: Craig Hofford, Director of Health Promotions Programs, as well as mother - daughter teams: Caren and Evelyn Trujillo and Dr. Chani Phillips and Bonnie Labbee. Other contributors include: Esther Abrahano, Iris Heavyrunner, Wanda Cook and the voices of some of the attendees. Tues, 8 May 2007 12:00:00 EDT 58:25 Native American, Indian, AIROS, Health, Wellness, Women Zach Oliva with assistance from Eric Martin Suree Towfighnia talks about Standing Silent Nation and other projects. Towfighnia is a filmmaker currently living in Chicago. She and Courtney Hermann have been working together to create documentaries since meeting at Columbia College in Chicago. The two created Prairie Dust Films when they began to plan for their first documentary together, Standing Silent Nation. Tues, 15 May 2007 12:00:00 EDT 15:14 Native American, Lakota, Suree Towfighnia, Chicago, Iran Zach Oliva with assistance from Eric Martin Courtney Hermann talks about Standing Silent Nation and other projects. Much of her recent work has been done with Suree Towfignia. The two met at graduate school for film and video production at Columbia College in Chicago where they shared a technical coordinator position. It was at this job that the two decided to create a documentary on hemp farming in the United States. While compiling research on the subject, Hermann stumbled upon the story of Alex White Plume. At the time, White Plume was a Lakota farmer living on the Pine Ridge reservation. After attempts with other crops had failed, White Plume decided to grow hemp. Hemp is banned from growth but legal to possess in the United States. Government agents had already raided the White Plume farm during two previous harvests, but the persistent Lakota man was planning on a third harvest anyway. Intrigued by the story, Hermann and Towfignia took their cameras to the reservation. Tues, 22 May 2007 12:00:00 EDT 16:52 Native American, Lakota, Courtney Hermann, documentary, PBS, POV SkyRadio NAPT Executive Director Shirley Sneve talks about how NAPT helps create, promote and distribute Native public media, including TV, radio and New Media. A short interview by SkyRadio with NAPT Executive Director Shirley Sneve where she talks about NAPT current and future activities, including the AIROS Native Network, VisionMaker Video, Native Radio Theater Project and the Vision Maker fund for new producers and new media. Tues, 20 Jun 2007 12:00:00 EDT 3:44 Native American, Lakota, Shirley Sneve, documentary, PBS, media Native Nations Institute A group of tribal leaders and Indian law experts to discuss tribal sovereign immunity and the need for Native nations to approach the issue strategically. Tribal sovereign immunity has far-reaching implications, impacting a wide range of critical governance issues from the protection and exertion of legal jurisdiction to the creation of a business environment that can stimulate and sustain economic development. Recently, NNI Radio convened a group of tribal leaders and Indian law experts to discuss tribal sovereign immunity and the need for Native nations to approach the issue strategically. Moderated by Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development CoDirector Joseph P. Kalt, the forum provides tribal leaders and their constituents some important food for thought as they seek to protect their nations' interests and advance their nation building priorities. Tues, 26 Jun 2007 05:00:00 EDT 52:10 Native American, Indian, AIROS, Native Nations Institute, NNI Zach Oliva with assistance from Eric Martin Listen to an interview with the producer of the programs Monacan Voices and Jamestown 2007. Cherokee and Choctaw television, radio and new media producer Kimberley Lyman talks about what guides her to do the work she does, her feelings about the tribes of Virginia, and the importance of the Native perspective in media and education. Tues, 10 Jul 2007 12:00:00 EDT 10:48 Native American, Indian, Virginia, Kimberley Lyman, Jamestown, Cherokee, Choctaw, WHRO Penny Costello with assistance from Eric Martin Terry Jones is a man of many talents. He is a photographer, writer, filmmaker, and actor. He also makes one heck of a batch of Indian Corn Soup in the true Seneca tradition. Terry Jones is a man of many talents. He is a photographer, writer, filmmaker, and actor. He also makes one heck of a batch of Indian Corn Soup in the true Seneca tradition. Residing in New York City, Terry is on the Roster of Performing and Allied Artists at the American Indian Community House, an organization serving the health, social service, and cultural needs of Native Americans residing in New York City. Terry talks about the journey that led him to become a filmmaker as well as the process he has undertaken with the production of Casino Nation. Tues, 07 Aug 2007 12:00:00 EDT 18:52 Native American, Indian, Seneca, Casino, New York Zach Oliva with assistance from Eric Martin and John Gregg An interview with White Mountain Apache filmmaker Dustinn Craig Dustinn Craig is a White Mountain Apache from Arizona. He got his start in film using a camcorder to record his friends skateboarding. His interest in film has led to numerous documentaries, including ones for national broadcast on PBS. Tues, 11 Sep 2007 12:00:00 EDT 14:12 Native, American, Indian, Apache, race, Dustinn, Experience, Geronimo Zach Oliva with assistance from Eric Martin, John Gregg and Penny Costello An interview with Comanche filmmaker Julianna Brannum Julianna Brannum is a very successful Comanche film-maker. She has been involved in numerous projects, including The Creek Runs Red and We Shall Remain. Both will air on PBS. We recently spoke with her about these two projects. Tues, 02 Oct 2007 12:00:00 EDT 12:19 Native, American, Indian, Comanche, PBS, Creek Runs Red, Brannum, Oklahoma, Experience, Geronimo Zach Oliva An interview with Ojibwe filmmaker Patricia Loew Patricia Loew is an Ojibwe professor at the University of Wisconsin. She also spent 12 years as a coanchor for ABC in Madison. She recently produced the film Way of the Warrior for national broadcast on PBS. Tues, 06 Nov 2007 12:00:00 EST 17:39 Native, American, Indian, Ojibwe, PBS, Way of the Warrior, Loew, DeNomie, Wisconsin Zach Oliva An interview with Choctaw and Cherokee author and filmmaker Gary Robinson. Listen to an interview with Gary Robinson, a Choctaw and Cherokee author and filmmaker, as he talks about his animated short A Native American Night Before Christmas as well as past and future projects, including a collaboration between himself and the late Phil Lucas on a book entitled From Warriors to Soldiers: The Untold Story of American Indians in the U.S Military. Tues, 11 Dec 2007 12:00:00 EST 14:39 Native, American, Indian, Cherokee, Choctaw, Christmas, animation, warrior Zach Oliva An interview with Emmy nominated Oneida filmmaker Michelle Danforth. Michelle Danforth is an Emmy nominated Oneida filmmaker living in Wisconsin. Michele is currently working as both an Independent Producer and a finance and marketing manager for a nonprofit organization. She talks about the reality of becoming and being an Independent Producer and the importance of sharing Native stories with others. Tues, 22 Jan 2008 12:00:00 EST 14:02 Native, American, Indian, Oneida, speak, Wisconsin, Danforth, Emmy Zach Oliva An interview with Bad River Chippewa radio and television producer Jim DeNomie. AIROS listeners know him best for his work as host of the weekly radio show Voices from the Circle which he produces from WLUW in Chicago along with Barbara Jersey and Shadow the Radio Dog. Learn more about this Native producer including what he has cooking on TV, his views on media and culture as well as why he got into broadcasting in the first place. Tues, 19 Feb 2008 12:00:00 EST 16:01 Native, American, Indian, Ojibwa, Chippewa, Chicago, WLUW, voices, Wisconsin, DeNomie, circle Zach Oliva Metis Jim Fortier divulges his work on episode four of Unnatural Causes, Bad Sugar, and discusses his film path. Jim Fortier is a Metis producer, director, and director of photography for Bad Sugar, part of the upcoming Unnatural Causes series. He also directed the Emmy award winning documentary, Alcatraz is Not an Island. Tues, 11 Mar 2008 12:00:00 EDT 17:28 Native, American, Indian, Ojibwe, Metis, Pima, diabetes, Unnatural Causes, Bad Sugar, Alcatraz Eric Martin An interview with Taos Pueblo playwright, screenwriter and independent film maker James Lujan. American Indians are making their way through Hollywood but not only as actors and extras. James Lujan, Taos Pueblo, director of Intertribal Entertainment at the Southern California Indian Center in Los Angeles, is helping pave the way for Native directors and screenwriters to make a bigger impact and stakehold in the industry. While in California for a public media conference, we sat down with James to talk about their main project at InterTribal Entertainment, the Creative Spirit Script to Screen Short Film Competition. Here is the interview from February 2008. Tues, 08 Apr 2008 12:00:00 EDT 13:47 Native, American, Indian, film, California, industry, independent, center, urban, Taos, Los Angeles Zach Oliva An interview with Choctaw actor, producer, director and professor Randy Reinholz. As new permanent director of San Diego State University School of Theatre, Television and Film, Randy Reinholz, Choctaw, discusses the challenges of getting American Indians in the field. Here is the interview from April 2008. Tues, 06 May 2008 12:00:00 EDT 20:52 Native, American, Indian, Choctaw, Autry, Voices, San Diego State, play, theater, television, education Zach Oliva An interview with Navajo playwright Rhiana Yazzie. As playwright Rhiana Yazzie, Navajo, commences on her newest work, The Really Real News from Native America, for the third season of Native Radio Theater with coproducer Clara NiiSka, Ojibwe, she pauses a moment to share her writing path and past done the Rhiana way. Here is the interview from June 2008. Tues, 10 Jun 2008 12:00:00 EDT 18:08 Native, American, Indian, Navajo, playwright, Autry, radio, Voices, play, theater Zach Oliva An interview with the producers of the film The Last Conquistador. Producers Cristina Ibarra and John Valadez teamed up for seven years to explore a Texas public art project dedicated to a historical figure some call a hero and patriarch, and others call a destroyer of indigenous community in The Last Conquistador. Here is an interview with the two producers from June 2008. Tues, 08 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EDT 30:09 Native, American, Indian, Acoma, Pueblo, Conquistador, POV, El Paso, Southwest Zach Oliva An interview with the Hopi and Inupiat radio personality John Gregg. He has been the AIROS Assistant Network Manager, project coordinator for the Native Radio Theater and the host for Native Sounds Native Voices. John Gregg has worked at NAPT for over 12 years. He has been the AIROS Assistant Network Manager, project coordinator for the Native Radio Theater project and the host for Native Sounds Native Voices. Now as his wife takes a teaching position in South Dakota, he talks about his time at NAPT and his future plans as he heads north. Here is an interview from June 2008. Tues, 12 Aug 2008 12:00:00 EDT 11:57 Native, American, Indian, music, sounds, voices, AIROS Ben Kreimer An interview with the Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara documentary filmmaker J. Carlos Peinado. J. Carlos Peinado is a documentary filmmaker and the chair of New Media at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe. His most recent documentary, Waterbuster, follows his path back to the Fort Berthold Reservation as he looks into the history of his family and his tribe including the flooding of over 150,000 acres of reservation land back in the 1950s by the Army Corps of Engineers. In this interview from August 2008, Ben Kreimer, NAPT Production Assistant, talks with Carlos about the journey that this film took him on as well as his teaching and other media projects. Tues, 09 Sep 2008 12:00:00 EDT 26:13 Native, American, Indian, music, Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara, Missouri, River, Waterbuster, PBS