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Brenda S. Golden is running for Principal Chief of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation.  Ms. Golden has a Bachelors in Business Administration, a Masters in Business Administration and a Juris Doctor (law degree).   Tune in and call in to talk about current events around Indian Country, the State of Oklahoma and the Muscogee (Creek) Nation.

Oklahoma City deserves a holiday that we can all be proud of.  Indigenous Peoples' Day celebrates the thriving cultures and values of the Native nations within our borders--38 tribes in Oklahoma, alone. Columbus is an unquestionably problematic historical figure. He never set foot within the borders of this country, and committed atrocities that have led to countries across North & South America calling to end celebrations of his legacy.  Replacing the celebration of a figure that is perceived negatively, by so many, with a celebration of Indigenous Peoples can give OKC a holiday to be proud of, and be a step in the right direction toward recognizing ongoing marginalization and social issues faced by Native communities. We need your support on Sept 27th to let City Council know that we are watching and we vote!     http://www.facebook.com/ipdOKC/   #ipdOKC #IndigenousPeoplesDay #

Federal US policy has not changed over the centuries. By purpose or effect, Indigenous Peoples of the United States continue to face economic and socially discriminatory treatment leading to an economically coerced removal from their ancestral lands and to assimilation by the dominant culture. This radio show will discuss current events and historical perspectives as it pertains to the Indigenous Peoples of the world.

Federal US policy has not changed over the centuries. By purpose or effect, Indigenous Peoples of the United States continue to face economic and socially discriminatory treatment leading to an economically coerced removal from their ancestral lands and to assimilation by the dominant culture. This radio show will discuss current events and historical perspectives as it pertains to the Indigenous Peoples of the world.

Guest is Melissa Goodblanket, mother to Mah-hi-vist Goodblanket, a Cheyenne-Arapaho teen who was killed by Custer County deputies last December, 21, 2013. A rally is being planned for April 16, 2014 at the North Plaza of the Oklahoma State Capitol in Oklahoma City from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Check out Touching Cloud Goodblanket Cause/ Mah hi vist/ Red Bird  http://www.facebook.com/TouchingCloudGoodblanket   for more info. Now that the autopsy was released Friday, March 21, 2014, Wilbur and Melissa Goodblanket await news on whether or not there will be any charges brought against two Custer County sheriff deputies who shot and killed their 18-year-old teenager son, Mah-hi-vist “Red Bird” Goodblanket, on December 21, 2013.  Ma-hi-vist's birthday is April 11.   The autopsy report findings indicate the teen was shot seven times with wounds to his head, torso, and right upper arm. Goodblanket was also shot two times by a taser gun. The manner of death is listed as a homicide in the autopsy report. Goodblanket had a blood alcohol level of .10 and no drugs were detected in his system.  The two officers were placed in leave after the fatal shooting. They have since returned to active duty.  http://nativenewsonline.net/currents/autospy-reveals-cheyenne-arapaho-teen-shot-7-times-deputies/ http://newsok.com/article/3945807 Custer County District Attorney Dennis Smith said his office will announce its decision on whether the shooting was justified in a week to 10 days.  And still the family waits for justice.

Founder of Cloudboy Consulting, L.L.C., Chance Rush is sought out nationally for speaking engagements, workshops, comedy shows and as a life coach among other specialties. The core of his work is about helping Native people reach inside themselves to accomplish great things personally and for the community. It begins with taking care of the self. Growing up in Pawhuska, Rush (Three Affiliated Tribes-Hidatsa/Dakota/Arapaho/Otoe/Oneida) is a Tulsa resident.  After earning his degree from Oklahoma Baptist University, Rush took the usual routes to support his family, but he always wanted to be a motivator and consultant. Soon he was asked to visit schools, churches and various conferences and communities to promote healthy living and advocate for unity in family and communities. Rush tours the country giving motivational speeches, primarily to Native American youth groups, "hoping that I can make a difference in someone's life". He grew up surrounded by racism, alcoholism, poverty and despair and in his travels he hopes to deliver a message that will help youth overcome these problems and others as they strive to become the future leaders in Native communities. "My heart is in working with kids", he said. For more about Chance Lee Rush, visit http://www.chancerush.com/ http://www.facebook.com/ChanceLeeRush

Citizen of the Comanche Nation, Chad Tahchawwickah brings his own style of Indian Humor to any situation.  As CEO of Just2Keen Chad uses comedy to address top issues in Indian Country.  He knows how to bring it home, whether it be alcohol abuse, drugs, poverty or fry bread and eating.  Not only does Chad do stand up comedy, he sings Comanche hymns and is part of the drum Wild Band of Comanches.  His latest cd is on CD Baby at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/chadtahchawwickah where you can hear a sample of his singing as well.  Other contacts for Chad are:  twitter.com/ComancheChad www.linkedin.com/pub/chad-tahchawwickah/48/b87/149 www.facebook.com/chad.tahchawwickah Tune in for a fun hour on Red Town Radio.

Margo Gray announced her Campaign for the Office of the Principal Chief of the Osage Nation in December 2013.  A citizen of the Osage Nation, she is the President of Margo Gray and Associates.  Ms. Gray is the former Chairwoman for the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development, she currently serves on the National Board of Directors of Big Brothers and Sisters, is a board member of the American Indian Business Network, board member for the National Indian Gaming Association, co-chair for the Economic Development Sub-Committee for the National Congress of American Indians, Treasurer of the United Indian Nations of Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas, and active member of Women Empowering Women for Indian Nations, among her work with many other organizations. Ms. Gray believes people need a leader who not only will fight and stand strong for tribal sovereignty, but who will also be a champion of the Osage citizenry and a peacemaker - someone with energy, passion, and vision; someone unafraid to step up and speak out, but with diplomacy and respect for the views of others. She believes the Osage Nation must be a good employer, so employees are confident that hard work, integrity, and accountability will be rewarded.  Ms. Gray wants to strengthen her Nation’s relationships with key partners, foster the development and improvement of our economy and preserve the Osage way of life for all wherever they live. She is offering her forty years of professional experience in service to Indian Country, her commitment to principled leadership, and her deep belief in each Osage from the oldest to the youngest.  http://www.facebook.com/VoteMargoForOsageChief http://www.zoominfo.com/p/Margo-Gray/43236320

Join hostess Brenda Golden and guest Majick Ravenhawk as they discuss what "Divide and Conquer" means and does in Indian Country.  From the very beginning of colonizers invading this land, their strategy to divide and conquer the indigenous populations was effective.  That strategy is a learned behavior that Indian Country has adopted subconsciously partially because of historical trauma and lateral violence.  .  Historical trauma has a significant impact on the physical, emotional and spiritual well being of Native Americans. At the core of Native American psychology, historical trauma manifests itself in the social and personal issues prevalent in our communities including substance abuse, mental health problems, domestic violence, child abuse, depression, anger, and loneliness.  Our people have been oppressed for a very long time and, now some of our own people have become the oppressors.  This is called lateral violence.  The most common behaviors associated with lateral violence that prevent positive change from occurring include gossiping, bullying, finger pointing, backstabbing and shunning. These behaviors are becoming increasingly common on Facebook and Twitter. However, we do not want our own people and our supporters taking to these kinds of tactics to advance themselves within any movement.  If someone (or someone’s) making you feel like you are being undermined or even feelings of sabotage of success or growth, then you may be a victim of lateral violence. The root cause of this is actually colonization. It is not our way to behave like that to one another. We do not make people feel isolated, alone and rejected.

Guest John Lee Soap, Jr., Cherokee, and hostess Brenda Golden discuss grief and coping with loss.  Tragically both have lost children in recent years and will share what it means to grieve, what is grief, is there a proper way to grieve, and most of all how to cope with grief.  John has attained higher educational degrees in Counseling while working full time.  He currently works as a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor.     Children are not supposed to die...Parents expect to see their children grow and mature. Ultimately, parents expect to die and leave their children behind...This is the natural course of life events, the life cycle continuing as it should. The loss of a child is the loss of innocence, the death of the most vulnerable and dependent. The death of a child signifies the loss of the future, of hopes and dreams, of new strength, and of perfection. - Arnold and Gemma 1994, iv, 9, 39  Death is an experience that is common to all mankind, an experience that touches all members of the human family. Death transcends all cultures and beliefs; there is both commonality and individuality in the grief experience. When a loved one dies, each person reacts differently. A child's death, however, is such a wrenching event that all affected by it express sadness and dismay and are painfully shaken.  Both John and Brenda are part of a White Bison recovery group.  The Wellbriety path does not compete with A.A. or any other pathway of personal recovery, but instead enriches those pathways by embracing them within the web of Native American tribal histories and cultures. http://www.facebook.com/groups/117525848259894/ http://www.athealth.com/consumer/disorders/parentalgrief.html

Join Guest Nicky Michael and other invited members of Standing Our Ground to discuss the movement, the goals, the needs and the objectives of this vital group.  What started as a Facebook page to support Dusten Brown in his quest to keep his baby daughter Veronica following an unjust SCOTUS ruling, has now evolved into a full blown effort to make courts follow ICWA.  Standing Our Ground demands Justice for our children and their right to be raised by natural families and within their culture. Stop unethical adoptions.  Founded in July 2013, Standing Our Ground is a worldwide movement demanding justice and protection for our children.  http://www.facebook.com/standingRground http://www.standingrground.com/

Guests Sarah Adams Cornell, Bob Davis and Roberto Mendoza from Idle No More Central Oklahoma will join us to discuss the movement one year after its popular beginnings.  Idle No More Central Oklahoma is an inclusive, peaceful, grassroots movement committed to positive change through education, conservation, solidarity and reciprocity, acting by consensus.  INMCO is an active group with many ideas and many great members.  At around this time last year, the hashtag #idlenomore was just starting to make it’s rounds on Twitter. Then the phrase hit Facebook, blogs, news sources and the rest is history. Next thing you know, there are friendly Round Dances in malls and streets around the world.  Is there a future for Idle No More? I have the feeling that all our better tomorrows may, in some sense, depend on it.  Happy birthday, Idle No More. Welcome, Nations Rising.   http://www.aaronpaquette.net/?p=3164 Look for Idle No More Central Oklahoma on Facebook at:  http://www.facebook.com/groups/INMCentralOK/

Guests are Hickory Ground Warrior Wayland Gray, Suzan Shown Harjo of Morning Star Institute, Rob Trepp of Tulsa Indian Art Festival.  The Poarch Band Creek of Indians desecrated a sacred site.  The Poarch Band has a $246 million casino expansion project underway and dug up almost 60 sets of Muscogee ancestors during the ground preparation. Gray and two other Muscogee Nation citizens and a Cherokee Nation AIM member were arrested last February by Poarch police and charged with criminal trespassing when they tried to access the site to conduct a ceremony.   Gray was also accused by Poarch police with making a “terrorist threat”—a charged that was dropped in May after a Grand Jury found no evidence to support it. The trespassing charges against the other three men were dropped in June. But Gray declined an offer to plea bargain. Hickory Ground (Oce Vpofv) is a parcel of sacred land located at Wetumpka, Alabama, which includes a ceremonial ground, burial sites and individual graves belonging to ancestors of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. After Hickory Ground was obtained with federal funds under the pretense of historic preservation, approximately 60 sets of human remains and funerary objects were exhumed in violation of federal law and in violation of lineal descendants' rights under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.  In 2010, the descendant members of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma requested their ancestors to be reinterred where they were excavated.In April 2012, the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, exhumed the remains, and reburied them elsewhere, to construct a $246 million casino at Hickory Ground. The initial opening of the Casino occurs on December 17th.  http://www.savehickorygroun

International Director of the LPDC, David Hill (Oklahoma Choctaw), and invited guests, will update us on the latest efforts of the Leonard Peltier Defense Committee.  Mr. Hill has worked tirelessly for the release of Leonard Peltier for over 30 years by organizing horse rides, demonstrations and speaking publicly.  Now listen in as he talks about what the Committee is doing now to gain Peltier's freedom.   Native American activist Leonard Peltier has spent nearly 40 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. Prosecutors and federal agents manufactured evidence against him; hid proof of his innocence; presented false testimony obtained through torturous interrogation techniques; ignored court orders; and lied to the jury. People are commonly set free due to a single constitutional violation, but Peltier has faced a staggering number of Constitutional violations has yet to receive equal justice. Leonard Peltier Statement of 11/11/13:  "Forgive me if this seems a bit lengthy but the future of my involvement is very important to me and when you get to be 69 years old, one day could be a lifetime.  In saying this I want you to understand why we are gearing up to do everything as soon as possible.   I don’t know what else I can say to get you to better understand this situation at the moment but again I want to say I appreciate all your efforts,  all the things you have done, and for the indigenous people of the United States I want to echo the words that they say over and over again in their own way.  WE ARE STILL HERE. This is our home, this is our past, this is our present, and this is our future."  http://www.whoisleonardpeltier.info/ http://www.campaigntofreeleonardpeltier.co

Join in to hear guest Denise Lobell and hostess Brenda Golden discuss discrimination in the workplace, filing complaints with the EEOC and how to keep a discrimination complaint alive.  Ms. Lobell has endured several years of an administrative process with the EEOC in which she single handedly kept her Title VII complaint alive and received a favorable outcome.  Ms. Golden worked at the Oklahoma Human Rights Commission for four years as an Investigator of discrimination cases.  Together these two will talk about what it means to be discriminated against in the workplace and what you can do to both stop the discrimination and to get the situation corrected.  No one should feel like they are unworthy or less than an equal in order to work.  Title VII of the Civil Rights Act states that no person shall be discriminated against in their place of employment based on race, sex, national origin, color, or religion.  http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/statutes/titlevii.cfm

A weekly recap of the happenings in Indian Country along with commentary by the hostess.  Call-ins welcome! Federal US policy has not changed over the centuries. By purpose or effect, Indigenous Peoples of the United States continue to face economic and socially discriminatory treatment leading to an economically coerced removal from their ancestral lands and to assimilation by the dominant culture. This radio show will discuss current events and historical perspectives as it pertains to the Indigenous Peoples of the world

Guest Sarah Adams Cornell (Choctaw) will talk about the Land Runs and why the Land Run Re-enactments are harmful to our Native American children.  Sarah has been making progress on her goal to stop Land Run Reenactments in Oklahoma City Public Schools (OKCPS). She met with the principal of her kids' school who promised they would no longer do them. She has met with the director of Native American student services at the OKCPS and she was very supportive. The principal wants her to draft a one page informational sheet about the land runs and also include her daughters perspective of what it's like to be involved in a reenactment. The director and she will have a meeting with the administrator of elementary schools and the director of curriculum to speak with them and express why she wants it to change, present them with alternative curriculum to teach and offer native presentations for schools, as a fun activity. Sarah is active in the Oklahoma City Choctaw Alliance and Idle No More Central Oklahoma.  You can find her on facebook at   www.facebook.com/sarah.adamscornell For more information on the Land Runs in Oklahoma see: http://crescentok.com/staff/jaskew/TAH/OK/landruns.htm

Ben Yahola is a long time activist in the Native American Community.  He is well known nationally and internationally for his stance on saving Mother Earth, Food Sovereignty, and Sacred Sites.

Robin Carter Mayes is a Career and Technology Education instructor at Ryan High School in Denton Texas. He received both a BS and an MS degree from Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, his birthplace and hometown. After working in the steel-construction industry for 15 years, Mayes began his teaching career in 1993. Candidate for At-Large Council, Mayes has lived half his life inside the Cherokee Nation and half of it outside the historical boundaries, having alternated back and forth several times. He has lived in several other states, including Oregon, California, Louisiana, Florida, and now Texas. “From the time I was a small child, my Cherokee family told me the stories about our ancestors who served the Nation and suffered injustice along with others in our tribe,” said Mayes, who is a direct descendant of Principal Chief John Ross. Mayes has proven his commitment to the Nation through many years of activism and political participation. He has served as executive director of the WhitePath Foundation, chairman of the Cherokee National Party, political cartoonist for the Cherokee Observer newspaper, chairman of the Cherokee Nation of 1839 Board of Governors, was instrumental in the formation of the Cherokee Elders Council, and has brought legal actions in the Cherokee courts when he saw injustices that needed correction. He states: “My goal for the office of At-Large Council is to close the gap between Cherokees who live outside the historical boundaries of the Nation and Cherokee citizens at home,” Mayes said. “There is often too much strife and distrust between us, and that is not right. We’re family.” http://www.facebook.com/robin.mayes.54

A weekly recap of the happenings in Indian Country along with commentary by the hostess.  Call-ins welcome! Federal US policy has not changed over the centuries. By purpose or effect, Indigenous Peoples of the United States continue to face economic and socially discriminatory treatment leading to an economically coerced removal from their ancestral lands and to assimilation by the dominant culture. This radio show will discuss current events and historical perspectives as it pertains to the Indigenous Peoples of the worldhttp://www.myspace.com/mvskoke_ladyhttp://www.twitter.com/mvskoke_ladyhttp://www.facebook.com/BrendaSGolden

A weekly recap of the happenings in Indian Country along with commentary by the hostess.  Call-ins welcome! Federal US policy has not changed over the centuries. By purpose or effect, Indigenous Peoples of the United States continue to face economic and socially discriminatory treatment leading to an economically coerced removal from their ancestral lands and to assimilation by the dominant culture. This radio show will discuss current events and historical perspectives as it pertains to the Indigenous Peoples of the worldhttp://www.myspace.com/mvskoke_ladyhttp://www.twitter.com/mvskoke_ladyhttp://www.facebook.com/BrendaSGolden

A weekly recap of the happenings in Indian Country along with commentary by the hostess.  Call-ins welcome! Federal US policy has not changed over the centuries. By purpose or effect, Indigenous Peoples of the United States continue to face economic and socially discriminatory treatment leading to an economically coerced removal from their ancestral lands and to assimilation by the dominant culture. This radio show will discuss current events and historical perspectives as it pertains to the Indigenous Peoples of the worldhttp://www.myspace.com/mvskoke_ladyhttp://www.twitter.com/mvskoke_ladyhttp://www.facebook.com/BrendaSGolden

Patricia Spottedcrow, a member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma , was sentenced to 12 years in prison for selling $30 worth of marijuana to an undercover police informant in Kingfisher County in 2010.  On November 29, 2012 Patricia was released from prison on early parole.    What does this young woman plan to do with her future?  What has she learned from this experience and how does that play into her plans for the future.     http://www.myspace.com/mvskoke_ladyhttp://www.twitter.com/mvskoke_ladyhttp://www.facebook.com/BrendaSGolden

A weekly recap of the happenings in Indian Country along with commentary by the hostess.  Call-ins welcome! Federal US policy has not changed over the centuries. By purpose or effect, Indigenous Peoples of the United States continue to face economic and socially discriminatory treatment leading to an economically coerced removal from their ancestral lands and to assimilation by the dominant culture. This radio show will discuss current events and historical perspectives as it pertains to the Indigenous Peoples of the worldhttp://www.myspace.com/mvskoke_ladyhttp://www.twitter.com/mvskoke_ladyhttp://www.facebook.com/BrendaSGolden

A weekly recap of the happenings in Indian Country along with commentary by the hostess.  Call-ins welcome! Federal US policy has not changed over the centuries. By purpose or effect, Indigenous Peoples of the United States continue to face economic and socially discriminatory treatment leading to an economically coerced removal from their ancestral lands and to assimilation by the dominant culture. This radio show will discuss current events and historical perspectives as it pertains to the Indigenous Peoples of the worldhttp://www.myspace.com/mvskoke_ladyhttp://www.twitter.com/mvskoke_ladyhttp://www.facebook.com/BrendaSGolden

A weekly recap of the happenings in Indian Country along with commentary by the hostess.  Call-ins welcome! Federal US policy has not changed over the centuries. By purpose or effect, Indigenous Peoples of the United States continue to face economic and socially discriminatory treatment leading to an economically coerced removal from their ancestral lands and to assimilation by the dominant culture. This radio show will discuss current events and historical perspectives as it pertains to the Indigenous Peoples of the worldhttp://www.myspace.com/mvskoke_ladyhttp://www.twitter.com/mvskoke_ladyhttp://www.facebook.com/BrendaSGolden

Join CAST Productions President/Founder and Sea of Children Executive Producer, Lewis K. Tallbear and Brian Freijo of Culture Shock Camp as they tell us what Sea of Children is all about, where they are in the filming and what is needed to finish the documentary.   Originally a concept envisioned in 1999 by Tallbear, Sea of Children is about the original inhabitants of Carlisle Indian School and how they came to be there.  http://www.facebook.com/Sea-of-Children

A weekly recap of the happenings in Indian Country along with commentary by the hostess.  Call-ins welcome! Federal US policy has not changed over the centuries. By purpose or effect, Indigenous Peoples of the United States continue to face economic and socially discriminatory treatment leading to an economically coerced removal from their ancestral lands and to assimilation by the dominant culture. This radio show will discuss current events and historical perspectives as it pertains to the Indigenous Peoples of the worldhttp://www.myspace.com/mvskoke_ladyhttp://www.twitter.com/mvskoke_ladyhttp://www.facebook.com/BrendaSGolden

A weekly recap of the happenings in Indian Country along with commentary by the hostess.  Call-ins welcome! Federal US policy has not changed over the centuries. By purpose or effect, Indigenous Peoples of the United States continue to face economic and socially discriminatory treatment leading to an economically coerced removal from their ancestral lands and to assimilation by the dominant culture. This radio show will discuss current events and historical perspectives as it pertains to the Indigenous Peoples of the worldhttp://www.myspace.com/mvskoke_ladyhttp://www.twitter.com/mvskoke_ladyhttp://www.facebook.com/BrendaSGolden

Culture Shock Camp, comprised of Marcus “Quese IMC” Frejo and Brian“DJ Shock B” Frejo, is an all-Native hip-hop group originating out of Oklahoma City. Culture Shock’s sound and vibe is defined by its unique and powerful blend of hip-hop and Native music that promotes a message of wellness, unity and Native pride. Culture Shock was named “one of the most celebrated hip-hop groups in the Native American world” by The Source Magazine, one of the largest-selling hip-hop magazines in the country. Brian Frejo, “DJ Shock B”, often referred to as one of “the founding fathers” of Native Hip-Hop,” has achieved huge success both in and outside of Indian Country as one of the hottest and most sought after DJs and music producers. Brian travels nationwide as a DJ and has rocked crowds with headliner musical acts. Brian is also a member of the Grammy nominated Southern drum group, Young Bird. Marcus Frejo's, "Quese IMC" first exposure to rap and hip hop came through his older brother’s interest and growing success in hip-hop. Quese absorbed the influence of “old school” rappers such as Run DMC and Public Enemy and his contemporary influences grew to include like-minded rappers seeking out and challenging cultural boundaries, such as Mos Def, De La Soul and Common. The group has a cutting edge style that enables them to take audiences on a unique cultural journey through every performance. Culture Shock’s dynamic sound combined with the powerful message they convey through music and words leaves a lasting impact on audiences, particularly on Native youth. www.myspace.com/cultureshockcamp http://www.artandculture.com/users/2794-culture-shock-camp www.nvisionit.org. http://www.queseimcmusic.com/ http://brianfrejo.com/index

Nakima Geimausaddle (Lakota/Odawa) and Kenneth Geimausaddle (Kiowa) head up the 501 (c) 3 - Celebrating Traditions; Native American ARt and Culture established in 1999.  Beginning in 2001 as part of the organization they began producing "Medicine Winds News Native America".  CEO is Kenneth Geimausaddle; President of the Board Philip Buster and there is a 7 member Board of Directors.  Mission: To provide historical, educational, and informational news to Native Americans and other interested readers. Awards: InterTribal Journalist Organization winner of Photographer of the Year 2011, Column of the Year: The Legends of FiresTalker, 2011 Editor of the Year. They currently serve 503 tribal governments, with subscribers in 43 States, and 9 countries outside the U.S. Email:  medicinewindsnews@ymail.com Phone: 580-585-2395 Address:  Rt 1 Box 87, Walters, OK 73572 Subscriptions for newspaper hardcopy: Oklahoma and Oregon $20 per year; All Other States: $25 www.facebook.com/medicinewindsnewsnativeamericannews

Carol Shoemaker is the mother of six children, author of 'Skeletons in the Closet', an autobiography, and has a BA in e Human Services.  She dedicated her book to the memory of her youngest son, Enrique Sanchez, who lost his life while in the National Guard (2002).  Carol is a two-time veteran of the U.S. Army, having served in the Pentagon during Viet Nam and again in Germany (1978-80).  She is a member of the Disabled American Veterans Association, National Native American Veterans Association, as well as the Tsalagiyi Nvdagi (Cherokees of Texas), Austin Film Society and National Academy of Native American Arts Society (NANAAS.) Ms. Shoemaker is a dual citizen of the United States and Israel.   A highlight of her trip to Israel was when asked to deliver a message, from the children of K’far Adumim, to Hilary Clinton in Jerusalem, during the Peace Conference, held in Jordan (1994). Upon returning to the U.S., she had the honor of writing the online biography of Michael Landon, for the Michael Landon International Internet Fan Club. She would like to film a documentary featuring the plight of adult adoptees, in their fight to secure their ’original’ birth certificates’. Righting wrongs is a passion of Carol, whose original name was Carolyn Jean Spang (also spelled Spong).  Carol was born 6-12-1946 and in foster care and raised in an abusive home. She later found her birth relatives but not all the truth. In 1995, she learned that she was ‘Cherokee, from the Ani Tsisqua (Bird) Clan but would ‘have to prove it’.    In 2010, Carol connected, through DNA, to a cousin, who is also an enrolled member of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation.    Her journey has been a painful, yet rewarding experience.      She was told in 1992 that she had a sister.  She still searches for her sister.

Daniel Wildcat, Ph.D., (Yuchi) is a professor at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas, and an accomplished scholar who writes on Indigenous knowledge, technology, environment, and education. He is also director of the Haskell Environmental Research Studies Center, which he founded with colleagues from the Center for Hazardous Substance Research at Kansas State University. Wildcat helped design a four-part video series entitled All Things Are Connected: The Circle of Life (1997), which dealt with the land, air, water, biological, and policy issues facing Native nations. Wildcat recently formed the American Indian and Alaska Native Climate Change Working Group, a tribal-college-centered network of individuals and organizations working on climate change issues. In 2008, he helped organize the Planning for Seven Generations climate change conference sponsored by the National Center for Atmospheric Research. He is the author, most recently, of Red Alert! Saving the Planet with Indigenous Knowledge (2009).  The Haskell Environmental Research Studies Institute Survey in collaboration with the Oklahoma Climatological and Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program will hold a meeting at the National Weather Center in Norman, Oklahoma onDecember 12, 2011. The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss the potential for climate variability and change on the tribal Peoples of Oklahoma.  Space is limited and it is necessary to reserve seating. Please contact Paulette Blanchard at thepauligirl@aol.comor at 913-687-3006 to confirm and reserve seating.    http://www.haskell.edu/climate/dwildcat.html    www.facebook.com/DrDanielWildcat

Join us as we discuss the rally to campaign to bring Justice to the issue surrounding little Naomi Whitecrow's death. The rally is scheduled at the Oklahoma State Capitol on November 2, 2011 from 11 AM to 2 PM.  Guest Lisa Liebl, Public Relations Coordinator from the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribe's Governor's Office will explain who will be at the rally and what the rally is meant to accomplish.  This is not just an Indian issue, this is an issue for all children of Oklahoma.  Come listen to the details of the campaign to bring justice to Oklahoma children in the name of Naomi Whitecrow.   Then come out and support the rally on November 2nd at 11 AM to 2 PM.  Come together for justice for Naomi.  Mvto

Walter Echo-Hawk is a Native American attorney, tribal judge, author, activist, and law professor.  He represents Indian tribes on important legal issues, such as treaty rights, water rights, religious freedom, prisoner rights, and repatriation rights. His career spans the pivotal years when Indian tribes reclaimed their land, sovereignty, and pride in a stride toward freedom. As a Native American rights attorney since 1973, Walter worked at the epicenter of a great social movement alongside visionary tribal leaders, visited tribes in indigenous habitats throughout North America, and was instrumental in the passage of landmark laws—such as, the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (1990) and the American Indian Religious Freedom Act Amendments (1994). He litigated in many of the epic struggles and has written extensively about the rise of modern Indian nations as a Native American author with first-hand experience, most recently in his new groundbreaking book, In the Courts of the Conqueror: The 10 Worst Indian Law Cases Ever Decided (2010). Walter speaks extensively and appears in film and radio to educate the American public about tribal life, culture, and indigenous justice. He is currently on a national book tour for his new book, and appeared in "The Development of NAGPRA," a new film about the Native American repatriation movement produced by the National Park Service in 2010, and several national radio programs. Always thought-provoking, inspirational, and sometimes provocative, he explains complex issues in a professional, but easily-understood style. www.walterechohawk.com

Kenny Frost (Ute) is a prolific speaker and leader of indigenous peoples who are fighting to keep traditions, culture and languages alive for the next generations.   Kenny is the Chairman of Our Healing Center.     Our Native Healing Center (ONHC) will establish a much needed American Indian/Alaskan Native healing center in Denver, Colorado that offers traditional behavioral recovery, physical wellness, and turtle island spiritual practices. ONHC’s services will reduce direct AI/AN historical trauma burdens and the indirect mental health complications that manifest in native communities as unwanted levels of behavioral instability, addictions, and violence. ONHC will provide AI/AN and all other people with access to preferred and successful forms of treatment appropriate to their unique and varied cultural world views. In addition, ONHC will actively support our community’s goal of producing more native practitioners adequately trained in assisting culturally-appropriate native healing strategies. We will do so by providing a process for certifying native practitioners. This process identifies a much needed Native Mental Health Practioner’s Code of Ethics (NMHP-Code) to mitigate the unavoidable conflicts occurring as a result of both existing legal requirements as well as past, present, and future native expectations.   ONHC’s NMHP-Code will allow expanded utilization of successful methodologies already used by native peoples. Kenny has traveled all over the world giving talks and insight into how to protect our native peoples. http://ournativehealingcenter.org/ Our Native Healing Center, 2150 W 29th Avenue, Suite 330Denver, CO  80211, Phone:  720-287-1140

Born in Pasadena, California, in 1954, Kenny grew up in a music-filled household. His early affinity to music is a reflection of his Native American roots. His bloodlines come directly from two Indian Nations, the Mohawk and the Cherokee.  Kenny Lee Lewis is credited as one of the songwriters who gave Steve Miller "personality". Yet, as many Native people do, he chose to stay in the background helping other artists to shine by composing for them. His "Cool Magic" on the Steve Miller Band's Abracadabra album reached Billboard's Hot 100 chart. And, his co-produced "Shangri-La" on Italian X-Rays was described as "the LP's standout track". Kenny’s "Midnight Train" was featured on The Steve Miller Band's 1993 WideRiver album. Always proud of his Native roots, Kenny Lee Lewis - the Rockin’ Mohawk, is showing America that Indian artists have talent and longevity in many musical genres.  He is currently a member of the Native American Music Association. It is the world’s leading membership-based association consisting of music industry professionals directly involved in the recording and distribution of traditional and contemporary Native American Music initiatives.   In addition to music, Kenny chooses to volunteer his time and talent to the cause of helping Native children who live with a disability. He serves as an Ambassador for a program that teaches Native parents to advocate for their children with school systems. He believes that it his duty to give back by serving the most vulnerable people in Native society. For more information and tour schedule for Kenny Lee Lewis - the Rockin’ Mohawk, please visit www.stevemillerband.com and www.kennyleelewis.com.

Marilyn Vann serves as president and a director of the Descendants of Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes Association, a nonprofit corporation that educates the public about the history, culture, and political rights of the African Indian peoples of the five nations (formerly known as the Five Civilized Tribes) whose ancestors were enrolled as “freedmen” tribal members by the US government Dawes Commission approximately 100 years ago. She is the lead plaintiff in a federal lawsuit against the US government department of interior, Vann et al. Versus Norton, which deals with the enforcement of the 1866 treaty rights of the Cherokee Indian Freedmen Peoples in accordance with the Cherokee Nation constitution. Marilyn has written articles pertaining to the Indian freedmen issue for the Native American Times, the Muskogee Daily Phoenix, and the Oklahoma Eagle. Marilyn has also been featured in the Los Angeles Times and Wired Magazine, the Daily Oklahoman, the New York Times, and www.indianz.com.    Marilyn, a member of the Cherokee Nation, is a descendant of Joseph Vann and Rider Fields, who were native Cherokee citizens by blood who immigrated to what is now eastern Oklahoma before 1860.  Marilyn Vann graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a Bachelor of Science in petroleum engineering with distinction. She is the first known female of African descent to graduate from that discipline at the University of Oklahoma. She has been employed with the federal government as an engineer for the past twenty-four years in Oklahoma City. Marilyn can be reached at the Descendants of Freedmen website, www.freedmen5tribes.com

Wambli Sina Win is a Oglala Sioux  from Wamblee, South Dakota.  Her name, “Wambli Sina Win”, means “Eagle Shawl Woman”.   “I am honored to carry my great-grandmother’s Lakota name,” Win said, “which was given to me in a traditional Lakota ceremony in 1958.”  Wambli Sina Win (Eagle Shawl Woman) is currently an Associate Professor and Director of the Bacone College Criminal Justice Studies Department in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Her grandfather was John Fire, Chief Lame Deer Tahca Uste, a well known Lakota Holy Man from the Rosebud Sioux Indian Reservation in South Dakota. One of her sons is also a medicine man.   Win graduated from the University Of Oklahoma School Of Law.  She has had experience in teaching since the 1970’s.   After law school, Win worked as a tribal attorney for the Oglala Sioux Tribal Court.  Win also worked as Assistant U.S. Attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice under former Attorney General Janet Reno.  As a tribal liaison, Win served on Reno’s Native American Issues Subcommittee. She has served as a Tribal Judge for the Oglala Sioux Tribal Court, as an Assistant U.S. Attorney, a Tribal Attorney and as a legal Instructor for the U.S. Indian Police Academy at Artesia, N.M. http://mail.indianz.com/News/2011/002435.asp You may contact Wambli Sina Win, J.D. at wamblisinawin@yahoo.com

The wannabe will announce he has Native American ancestry based upon family oral tradition. He may or may not do research, but no matter what evidence there may be to the contrary or no evidence at all, he will hold fast to his proclamation because it has become part and parcel of his identity. The wannabe is free to ebb and flow his blood claims based upon convenience, audience and whim. And finally I wish to point out that it is an insult to authentic Cherokees, whose ancestors suffered to be included upon tribal rolls, endured hardships including the Trail of Tears, loss of land, language and culture, children forced into boarding schools, when someone with no proof of same, comes forward to lay claim to our history, culture, language, religion and identity. Definately a slap in the face to our ancestors. Wannabes claim that their ancestors "hid out" from the census takers. I say no one was even looking for their ancestors because they were not Indians. Wannabes will say "my ancestors were left off the Dawes Rolls." But then I will wonder what about the 29 other rolls that predate Dawes? Wannabes will say "my ancestors jumped off the Trail of Tears." Which leads me to ask, "Why then, are your ancestors not listed on the Trail of Tears Roll?" Did your ancestors have an erasor and hitchhike to Washington, DC to cover their tracks and erase their own records? Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot there was a huge conspiracy to erase Indian records, LOL. But then what about the missionary records, which authentic Cherokees' ancestors appear in great numbers? Why are your ancestors NO WHERE to be found at any time in Cherokee history? http://www.cornsilks.com/Dwords-wannabee.html

President and co-founder of White Bison, Inc. Don Coyhis is a member of the Mohican Nation from the Stockbridge-Munsee Reservation in Wisconsin. His upbringing on the reservation and his 15 years of experience in corporate America bring a unique perspective on community development issues, whether in the corporate environment or within the Indian community. Since 1988, Don has developed and presented community change programs based on the teachings of the Medicine Wheel and a system of principles, values and laws that were given to him by Native American Elders. He blends current events with Native American prophecy to provide a vision of the possibilities for American organizations and communities.   www.whitebison.org http://wellbrietytraining.com/index.htm

Guest had to cancel at last minute.

Sandra (Sandi) Golden is running for the upcoming election for the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. She is the daughter of Eugene Golden and the late Minnie (Jeffley) Spicer. She has one son, Thomas who attends school in Weleetka. She is running for office because she believes there is still much to do in the development as a sovereign nation. Our offices in Okmulgee seem to get bigger and bigger while the services to the citizens and communities seem to get smaller. It is really scary to think we are becoming the government establishment we used to complain about! It has been said that you cannot correct the problems with the same methods that caused them. Change takes commitment of time and effort with courage to do what is right. She has worked hard during two terms of commitment to the MCN. Working with fellow Okfuskee representatives Mae Jackson and Nancy Watson worked well because they share similar concerns for all Creek citizens. Let’s do it again!

Mo Brings Plenty is of the Lakota Nation born and raised on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. He is a gifted musician, actor, model and devoted spokesperson who travels the nation advocating for the rights of his Indian community, focusing heavily on the safety and protection of his elders and the support and positive development of the youth. Mo takes a proactive approach in all that he does and is very much a visionary about what he as a spiritual Indian man with strong traditional values can bring forth to the continuation and revitalization of his Lakota culture and traditions. It is through sharing prayer, ceremony and talking with people that he endeavors to maintain a sacred way of life, that so many who have come before him have sacrificed to create. http://www.mosesbringsplenty.com/ Shining Elk Entertanment Group:  818-813-3701, michelleshiningelk@gmail.com

Yes, it's true. There is a band over in Ireland, that has been raking in money by mocking Indigenous cultures for 40 years   This group of Irishmen dress up in pseudo "Native American" garb, fingerpaint on their faces, and each has a stage name that is stolen from a respected Indigenous Warrior or Holy Man. They claim to play country & western music, with songs like "Wigwam Wiggle". They have at least two Facebook FanPages, and several videos on Youtube. Here is a history of the Band: http://www.irish-showbands.com/Bands/casinop.htm This stereotyping and cultural mockery is the lubricant that allows for the genocide to go down all that more smoothly. They've gotten away with this for 40 years, but now, thanks to the internet - they have been exposed. Help us to have them erased from the internet, and forced into retirement. They have made enough money making fun of our Cultures. http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/event.php?eid=110714922354367

Yes, it's true. There is a band over in Ireland, that has been raking in money by mocking Indigenous cultures for 40 years   This group of Irishmen dress up in pseudo "Native American" garb, fingerpaint on their faces, and each has a stage name that is stolen from a respected Indigenous Warrior or Holy Man. They claim to play country & western music, with songs like "Wigwam Wiggle". They have at least two Facebook FanPages, and several videos on Youtube. Here is a history of the Band: http://www.irish-showbands.com/Bands/casinop.htm This stereotyping and cultural mockery is the lubricant that allows for the genocide to go down all that more smoothly. They've gotten away with this for 40 years, but now, thanks to the internet - they have been exposed. Help us to have them erased from the internet, and forced into retirement. They have made enough money making fun of our Cultures.   http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/event.php?eid=110714922354367

A member of the Yaqui people of southern Arizona, Gabriel Ayala is at the forefront of a new generation of Native Americans making a career performing classical music. He began playing the guitar as a child. He earned a Master's Degree in Music Performance from the University of Arizona in 1997, has taught at all educational levels from elementary through college, and serves as a competition adjudicator. Although Gabriel truly enjoys being a teacher his busy touring schedule allows him to only teach in masterclass settings. http://www.ayalaguitarist.com http://www.facebook.com/ayalaguitarist

A $31 marijuana sale has landed 25-year-old Oklahoma mother of four Patricia Spottedcrow and a grandmother 10 years in prison. Police say Spottedcrow and her 50-year-old mother Delita Starr sold $11 worth of pot to an undercover cop at her home in 2009 on New Year's Eve, according to The Oklahoman. Two weeks later, the cop came back and bought $20 worth of marijuana. Both women were arrested and charged with drug distribution. And since Spottedcrow's children were present in the home during the drug deal, the pair was also charged with possession of a dangerous substance in the presence of a minor, according to the paper. The Oklahoman reports that prosecutors tried to cut a deal, but both women decided to plead guilty and take their chances with the judge, since they had no prior convictions.  Spottedcrow began her sentence on Dec. 29, 2010.   Josh Welch, Trial Lawyer, 101 Park Avenue Suite 600, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102 (o), 405.232.9800, (f) 405.232.1608, (e) jwelch@jwelchlawfirm.com, (web) www.joshwelchlaw.com  www.facebook.com/Spottedcrows www.facebook.com/pages/Free-Patricia-Marilyn-Spottedcrowhttp://www.causes.com/causes/589602

This is a special show co-hosted by Pius Spottedhorsechief (Pawnee) and Brenda Golden (Mvskoke) both veterans of the armed forces; to discuss and take calls about the use of "Geronimo" by the US Government in referring to Osama Bin Laden.  Many Native Americans were offended by the use of "Geronimo", many many articles were written to denounce and explain why the use of the name was wrong and offensive.  You tell us, were you offended?  What did you think of the use of Geronimo's name to describe the operation to get Osama Bin Laden.  Callers welcome!

Gabriel Ayala - A member of the Yaqui people of southern Arizona, is at the forefront of a new generation of Native Americans making a career performing classical music. He began playing the guitar as a child. He earned a Master's Degree in Music Performance from the University of Arizona in 1997, has taught at all educational levels from elementary through college, and serves as a competition adjudicator. Although Gabriel truly enjoys being a teacher his busy touring schedule allows him to only teach in masterclass settings.  Ayala performs regularly throughout the United States and has appeared at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, National Museum for the American Indian, ASU Kerr Cultural Center and Oscar Meyer Theater in Madison, Wisconsin. He has been recognized by the former State of Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano, now Director of Homeland Security, for his musical achievements. In addition, he has also been honored as the Artist of the Month for the Indigenous Internet Chamber of Commerce (IICOC). Gabriel has also been named Tucson Citizen of the Month and recognized as the leading artist in Tucson for 2009 in “9 to watch in 09”.  http://ayalaguitarist.com/

Suzan Shown Harjo (Cheyenne and Hodulgee Muscogee) is a poet, writer, lecturer, curator and policy advocate, who has helped Native Peoples recover more than one million acres of land, including many sacred places. She has developed key laws in four decades to promote and protect Native nations, sovereignty, children, arts, cultures and languages. Former Executive Director of the National Congress of American Indians, she was Legislative Liaison for two law firms and served on the Native American Policy Committee for Sen. Barack Obama’s presidential campaign and as an Advisor to the Transition in 2008-2009. Ms. Harjo is President of The Morning Star Institute, a national Native rights organization founded in 1984 for Native Peoples’ traditional and cultural advocacy, arts promotion and research. Ms. Harjo is one of seven Native people who filed the 1992 landmark case, Harjo et al v. Pro Football, Inc., against the disparaging name of the Washington football team.  Ms. Harjo organized an identical suit, Blackhorse et al v. Pro Football, Inc., which was filed in 2006 by six Native young people. In 2010, Ms. Harjo and five other Native people filed formal protests of new trademark requests. Ms. Harjo is Guest Curator and General Editor for the National Museum of the American Indian’s upcoming exhibit and book, Treaties: Great Nations In Their Own Words. She serves on the Banff Centre Aboriginal Program Council, the Working Group on Unidentified Human Remains and the Mount Graham Coalition.   Ms. Harjo was “Seeing Red” Co-Producer and Drama & Literature Director for the Pacifica Network’s WBAI-FM Radio in New York City.  She was News Director of the American Indian Press Association and Founding Co-Chair of The Howard Simons Fund for American Indian Journalists. Award-winning Columnist for Indian Country Today (2000-2007).

Bernard Red Cherries, Northern Cheyenne Sundance/Arrow Priest and Elk Scraper Society Headsman On a number of occasions Bernard Red Cherries has taken part in important meetings with spiritual leaders and chiefs on ways to protect sacred ceremonies of the Native Americans.  He has lobbied in Washington DC for laws to keep non natives from stealing the culture of Natives and to keep non natives out of sacred ceremonies.   We will discuss the protection of ceremonies and the obsession some have with native american culture and spirituality (Including the sweat lodge deaths in Arizona).

April in Oklahoma is when the state celebrates the theft of Indian Land, known as the Land Runs.  Also children learn the distorted history of Oklahoma and participate in land run re-enactments throughout the state at schools and public events.  Two cities host 89er day parades to celebrate the first land run in 1889.  We will be having our 4th Annual 89er Day protest in Norman Oklahoma on April 30th.  10:00 am on the corner of Main and Lahoma.     THE LONGEST WALK 3 (Reversing Diabetes) Feb 14 - July 8, 2011 CONTACTS: Goodie Cloud, National Coordinator The Longest Walk 3/Reversing Diabetes 2011, (218) 209-0232 ndn_queen_bee@yahoo.com Tatanka Banks, t.banks2010@yahoo.com President, Dennis Banks Co., (952) 220-9046 Northern Route: Chris Francisco, (503) 515-6239 indigenouswalkabout@yahoo.com Dennis J. Banks, Ojibwa Warrior, nowacumig@gmail.com http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001440316542

Neyom Friday is a Muscogee (Creek)/Arapaho woman from Oklahoma who is determined to make her dream come true in media. A journalism student and avid Lady Gaga fan, Neyom is currently seeking to win a contest based on votes by the public. A true test of her marketing and public relations skills, Neyom needs everyone to vote for her now! Look for great things to come from this woman. She is strong, determined and devoted to all things to help Native Americans and Indian Coutnry. The Premier Native American Entertainment Outlet http://www.neyomfriday.com/

Charles Whalen (Lakota) and Brenda Golden (Mvskoke) will discuss current issues, gossip, rumors, tales, and news pertaining to Indian Country. We plan to have a good time!

On March 10th, Jacqui met with President Barack Obama and First Lady, Michelle Obama. She will update us on the conditions in Apache as well as tell us about her trip to Washington DC. Jacqui Knight is heading the Apache Native American Student and Parent Awareness Community in a protest against discrimination in public schools. On November 22 and 23, Jacqui and the group held a protest to bring about awareness of the issue and get their concerns addressed by the Apache school system. In our small towns such as Apache, our Native American youth are dropping out of school, failing in classes, getting involved in criminal activity and running away from home. All of these negative effects stem from the ongoing discriminatory and hateful atmosphere they feel in the public school system. This is a huge problem all across Oklahoma.

Jonathan Maxwell is a Georgia-based writer and public speaker. On the show we will discuss the past, including the genocides perpetuated within the Americas at the hands of the European invaders, present, and future of genocide as it pertains to Indigenous Peoples. We may also touch on how some Tea Party members are adopting Nazi-like tactics to disseminate their message. And comment on the racism that seems to be inherent within the Tea Party. Maxwell is the author of Murderous Intellectuals: German Elites and the Nazi SS, which received the 2011 Allbooks Review Editor's Choice Award in the Category of Best Non/fiction Book. In addition, the online publication Author Exposure rated the work as being one of the "20 Most Memorable Debut Books of 2010." Maxwell holds a BA in English from Berry College in Rome, Ga., along with a psychology minor and a paralegal certificate. His next book- Piltdown Man and Other Hoaxes- debuts in 2012, and is a lighthearted examination of scientific frauds through history. His publisher is Salt Lake City-based American Book Publishing, and his agent is Georgina Scott Orr from New York-based the WL Agency.

A native Oklahoman, Erin McCarley is a filmmaker, photographer and sociologist with a driving passion for creating social documentary. A cum laude sociology graduate from the University of Oregon, McCarley worked as a bilingual (English/Spanish) social worker for several years before turning to media production. She has also lived and traveled in Central America as a human rights witness, creating photo essays on environmental justice issues featured on US television and used by non-profit peace and justice organizations. McCarley’s latest project is "Red Earth Rising", a feature documentary exploring Oklahoma’s colonial history, its Wild West mythology, and the oft-buried voices of American Indians who survived the historical trauma and transition from Indian Territory to Oklahoma statehood. Born in Arroyo, Puerto Rico, Juan Manuel Diaz (DP, producer, editor) was whisked away at an early age to the United States where he grew up in Dallas, Texas. Now an editor, cinematographer, and post-production supervisor, Diaz is UT Austin’s College of Engineering Video Producer. Meanwhile, he has worked on several notable Austin film/video projects including the critically acclaimed independent feature The Slow Business of Going (Dir: Athina Rachel Tsangari), Hansel Mieth: Vagabond Photographer (Dir: Nancy Schiesari), and Austin Past and Present: An Interactive History (Dir: Karen Kocher). Diaz brings a mature set of technical skills and relentless perfectionism to the production of Red Earth Rising. http://muscogeetrail.com/ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Muscogee-Trail-Mvskoke-En-Nenoce/183497074994981?v=wall https://twitter.com/MvskokeEnNenoce# (http://muscogeetrail.com/contact

Joy Harjo was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma and is a member of the Mvskoke (Creek) Nation. Her seven books of poetry include She Had Some Horses, The Woman Who Fell From the Sky, and How We Became Human, New and Selected Poems. Her poetry has garnered many awards including a Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest Award: the New Mexico Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Native Writers Circle of the Americas; and the William Carlos Williams Award from the Poetry Society of America. She has released three award-winning CD's of original music and performances: Letter from the End of the Twentieth Century, Native Joy for Real, and She Had Some Horses. She is a 2009 Nammy Winner and the winner of 2010 Moonbeam Children's Award. Joy has recently embarked on a play called, "I Think I love You - An All Night Round Dance." http://www.joyharjo.com www.myspace.com/joyharjo Please also support: blogtalkradio.com/hiddenfromhistory

On March 5, 2011, a group of concerned Mvskoke citizens will meet at the Okemah Community Center to discuss concerns and issues pertaining to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. Please come join Sandi Golden, Mae Jackson and Ben Yahola as we discuss the need for this type meeting and why it is necessary. What are some of the concerns facing Mvskoke citizens today? Callers welcome!

THE LONGEST WALK 3 (Reversing Diabetes) Feb 14 - July 8, 2011 The Longest Walk northern route 2011 is being organized by Chris Francisco, Navajo from Shiprock, N.M., living in Portland. This is a 5,000+ mile Walk Across America to bring awareness of the devastating effects of diabetes and how it can be reversed by changing our entire diet and lifestyle! This disease is at epidemic levels across America, and throughout Indian Country. LW III will hold community talks along the way about reversing diabetes, and heart disease. They will be advocating for major changes in eating habits, while promoting beneficial exercise programs. The goal is to REVERSE DIABETES AND RAISE THE CONSCIOUS OF AMERICA THAT WE MUST HALT THE WORST DIET IN THE WORLD! The Longest Walk 3 is welcoming a NORTHERN ROUTE from Portland, Oregon to Washington DC!! Chris Fransisco will be leading this route. CONTACTS: Goodie Cloud, National Coordinator The Longest Walk 3/Reversing Diabetes 2011, (218) 209-0232 ndn_queen_bee@yahoo.com Tatanka Banks, t.banks2010@yahoo.com President, Dennis Banks Co., (952) 220-9046 Northern Route: Chris Francisco, (503) 515-6239 indigenouswalkabout@yahoo.com Dennis J. Banks, Ojibwa Warrior, nowacumig@gmail.com http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001440316542 http://apps.facebook.com/fundrazr/activity/871fe984dfbe4d4aa7141d426aa6d829 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAUU0XMeDt8 http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2010/08/longest-walk-2011-reversing-diabetes.html http://evanscraig.wordpress.com/2010/08/21/for-your-wellness-today-longest-walk-3-northern-route/

Join Rob Dunaway, Cora Dunaway and Duane Martin Sr. of the Strongheart Preservation Movement to discuss the organization and their goals. They are an independent group comprised of non-natives and natives that are concerned about the preservation of nature, sacred sites, and indigenous culture. The voices of the ancestors are on the verge of being lost, and it is up to us to hear their voices and help their message reach more individuals. The needless destruction of sacred sites is a travesty and unacceptable. They implore all people to work together to stop the destruction of sacred sites all over North America. By working together, we can show that people care about these sacred sites and do want to see them preserved for future generations. Indigenous culture is an intricate, fundamental, and important element of history that must be kept alive. Education is the key to unlocking our inner-strengths and love for one another. They continuously work to educate all people about the importance of preserving indigenous places and culture. The purposes is to create a dialogue among all cultures and ethnicities to create positive changes in society so that society is more eco-friendly, aware of the human-nature connection, and more sustainable so that all beings are treated with compassion, respect, and understanding. Nature and culture define us as humans, and we must preserve them so that we retain humanity. Each individual needs to experience and reestablish his or her connection to nature and all life. http://www.strongheartpreservationmovement.com http://www.facebook.com/strongpreservationmovement

“The Comanche Boy” George Tahdooahnippah grew up the southern plains of Oklahoma . Tahdooahnippah is of Comanche and Choctaw descent. He is an enrolled member of the Comanche Nation. First and foremost, Tahdooahnippah is a family man. He is a father, recently completed his Bachelors of Business Administration (May 2010), Health & Fitness Promoter for the Comanche Nation Diabetes Program, and a professional boxer. In April 2007, Tahdooahnippah finally embarked on what he felt, the beginning of his professional boxing career. His record now stands at 23-0-1 (18 KO). He has been featured three times on ESPN2's Friday Night Fights. Team Comanche Boy has now teamed up with new trainer, Jeff Mayweather, along with old time trainer, David Vaughn. http://www.comancheboy.com http://www.facebook.com/people/Comanche-Boy-George-Tahdooahnippah http://www.maxboxing.com/news/max-boxing-news/the-comanche-boy-who-cried-pride

On June 29, 2010, the Greater Tulsa Indian Affairs Commission honored George Tiger with the organization's life-time achievement award. Stricken with polio as a child, Tiger didn't walk until age seven. A member of the Muscogee Creek nation, Tiger is an influential member of the Indian community, serving as a consultant to various tribes and as a liaison between federal, state and tribal governments. Tiger is also a fixture on News On 6 in the Tulsa area, having hosted "Inside Native America" for the past 28 years. Tiger also serves on the National Board of Regents of Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kan., and served multiple terms on the Muscogee Creek National Council and is currently serving as the representative for the Creek District.

Ben Yahola formerly of the Mvskoke Food Sovereignty Initiative, will address the food sovereignty movement issues and instutional racism within organizations as well as the institutions we operate in. Food injustice and the struggle by people of color to control the food system. Genetically engineered food sources are shortening our lives because we have been forced to buy what we can afford, but as we get more of our people to grow food - the available seeds are GE seeds and require GE chemicals for them to grow. Those seed engineers can not tell us the long term impact of what they've created, on us nor the ecology. Contact: byahola@gmail.com www.facebook.com/kotchvhumoti Ben & Wade Fernandez (The Sacred Sites Run): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgKSHognbvs Ben sings Ya Ekvna Ajayegee: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmVkuXlktEk MFSI Youth Night: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hS8g9Wpd9Ac

Invited guests include Red Eagle, Debra White Plume, Duane Martin Sr. and YOU. All callers welcome, lets welcome 2011 in with style. What happening of 2010 made the most impact on our native population to you? RTR has been on the air for two (2) years now and it is because of you all listeners that it continues. A Big THANK YOU (MVTO!) to the silent sponsor who is allowing the show to continue in 2011 with her generosity and love.

Update on Irene Bedard's situation, what has been donated, what's still needed... ESPECIALLY Irene's son, Quinn, needs Christmas gifts. Andrea Montoya who is coordinating a benefit for Irene Bedard in 2011 is the scheduled guest. Other members and friends of Irene Bedard is welcome to call in. What do you think was the most significant happening in Indian Country in 2010?

This will be a time for anyone to call in and discuss current events or anything on their mind. Call it an open mike time, the lines are open. Some of the topics Brenda has in mind are the Cobell settlement, the oil drilling in the Black Hills, the wellbriety movement, domestic violence, alcoholism, teen suicide and any topic introduced by CALLERS or guests.

Irene Bedard Photos Join us as we discuss the issues of domestic violence with Maryanne Canales, Director of Red Crystal Gala, whose motto is "Protecting Our Native Sisters is Our Only Goal." Other esteemed guests will include Martha Fast Horse, Debby Wyman Ball and other members of Irene Bedard's family. They will update everyone on Irene Bedard's current circumstances and how you can help. You can read the Irene Bedard story and make donations to assist her at http://www.redcrystalgala.org www.facebook.com/redcrystalgala

Jacqui Knight is heading the Apache Native American Student and Parent Awareness Community in a protest against discrimination in public schools. On November 22 and 23, Jacqui and the group held a protest to bring about awareness of the issue and get their concerns addressed by the Apache school system. Native American Heritage month is being celebrated across this nation, but in our small towns such as Apache, our Native American youth are dropping out of school, failing in classes, getting involved in criminal activity and running away from home. All of these negative effects stem from the ongoing discriminatory and hateful atmosphere they feel in the public school system. This is a huge problem all across Oklahoma.

Pete and Barbara Clark are the LPDOC Chapter Coordinators of the LPDOC ABQ Chapter. They will talk about how others can become chapters and what is expected. LPDOC is also looking for Regional Coordinators. We will talk about the UN Declaration and it's importance. Maybe David Hill will call in and give a good background history since he's the best at it. www.whoisleonardpeltier.info

Sarah Deer, Citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma Sarah Deer is the 2010 recipient of the Sheila Wellstone Institute Award. Sarah Deer is a committed activist in the movement to end violence against Native women. In 2009, she was hired as an Assistant Professor at William Mitchell College of Law, becoming the 8th woman tenure-track law professor in the United States who is also a member of a federally-recognized Indian tribe. Professor Deer's scholarship focuses on the intersection of tribal law and victims' rights. She is also an Instructor of Tribal Legal Studies at UCLA Extension and a former Lecturer in Law at UCLA Law School. In addition to authoring several articles on the issues facing Native women in the United States, Deer is a co-author of two textbooks on tribal law: Introduction to Tribal Legal Studies and Tribal Criminal Law and Procedure, as well as a co-editor of Sharing Our Stories of Survival: Native Women Surviving Violence. In 2007, she received the Susan Estrich Courage Award from the Victims Rights Law Center. http://www.wmitchell.edu/academics/faculty/Deer.asp?what=biography http://turtletalk.wordpress.com/2009/10/07/sarah-deer-on-decolonizing-rape-law/ http://radicalprofeminist.blogspot.com/2010/04/decolonising-rape-law-by-sarah-deer.html http://www.amnestyusa.org/askamnesty/live/display.php?topic=82 http://www.amnestyusa.org/uploads/house_interior_testimony_deer.pdf http://www.wmitchell.edu/lawreview/documents/8.Deer.pdf

"Pensmoke 'The Professional Outcast' is an underground emcee and traditional golden age style artist going against the grain of todays popular 'trends' that are common in the mainstream rap world. Pensmoke brings traditional hip hop music with the Truth embedded to the table. He speaks on topics like growing up in segregated Memphis, being mixed-blood Native American and confused in a black and white southern city. The terrible state of Hip Hop music today, and coming to the knowledge and forgiveness that comes from God." Mike will discuss the obstacles he has overcome, the heartaches and disappointments, the goals he has achieved and his hopes and dreams that has made him the rapper he is today. www.myspace.com/pensmokemusic www.cdbaby.com/cd/Pensmoke http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pensmoke-The-Professional-Outcast/160825164109 twitter.com/Pensmoke http://www.nc-cherokee.com/theonefeather/2010/02/12/pensmoke%E2%80%99s-debut-%E2%80%9Cmove-undetected%E2%80%9D-won%E2%80%99t-go-unnoticed/ http://www.indianlife.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=203&Itemid=32 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6miB7XnnI8&p=3B7A9EDDD0BA4D6E&playnext=1&index=31

Its been one year since the tragedy of the deaths in a fake sweat lodge in Sedona, Arizona. Nick WhiteSwan is passionate about keeping traditional ceremonies sacred, he has been walking the Red Road through his spirituality for many years. He will give personal accounts about the selling of sacred ceremony. Nick was born to a white mother of German descendents and a full blood Native American (Lakota Sioux) father. Born and raised in South Dakota, Nick also grew up in several different states such as Colorado, Iowa, Florida, Wyoming, and in several different communities in his home state. When inspired, people are open, and ready. Inspiration does not happen on its own though. Somebody has to do it. Nick has in his own life been totally committed to this cause. http://www.myspace.com/nickwhiteswan http://www.facebook.com/nickwhiteswan http://gaiaglobalmarketing.blogspot.com/2008/10/ggm-partner-nick-white-swan.html

Nick was born to a white mother of German descendents and a full blood Native American (Lakota Sioux) father. Born and raised in South Dakota, Nick also grew up in several different states such as Colorado, Iowa, Florida, Wyoming, and in several different communities in his home state. His mother, by herself, raised him and his half-sister Shawna with great love. She put herself through nursing school, and always provided the best life for Nick and his sister possible. As a result, Nick has developed profound family values of respect and closeness. While at USD, Nick became intensely interested in certain Native American issues. One such interest was the criminal case of American Indian activist Leonard Peltier. Nick stipulated that it is a very real embodiment of the contemporary Native American experience. Not to mention, he heartedly agrees it is one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in American history – tantamount to the same effect of JFK’s assignation. Consequently, he was the first actor in the country to portray Leonard Peltier on stage. In bringing the production to stage, Nick wrote an arts grant, and produced and directed the production as well. There are so many serious concerns to be brought to the fore in Indian country. Yet, there are very few people that can or want to navigate the course of going from concept to product. There are those that can, but Nick is looking for material that is not mainstream, romantic, or disingenuous. Nick has first hand experience with an entity that was selling ceremony. http://www.myspace.com/nickwhiteswan http://www.facebook.com/nickwhiteswan http://gaiaglobalmarketing.blogspot.com/2008/10/ggm-partner-nick-white-swan.html

David Cornsilk is a modern day Martin Luther King to the Cherokee Freedmen and an outspoken critic of wannabe Indians and frauds David Cornsilk is an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation who lives in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. He is a genealogist and has a Bachelor of Science Degree from Northeastern Oklahoma State. He is a leading Cherokee nationalist today. He also held a voluntary position as Managing Editor for the Cherokee Advocate, the only non-tribally controlled newspaper in the community. He was also heavily involved in the passage of the Indian Arts and Crafts Act in 1990. This act made it illegal for non- Indian artist to identify his/her art as "Indian art" unless they show proof of tribal enrollment. In 1990 he worked with John Guthrie to expose the problem of Indian art fraud in eastern Oklahoma. Literally hundreds of artists were claiming to be Cherokee with no proof, so they set out to bring the issue to the attention of the public by handing out fliers and writing letters to the editor of local papers. The ensuing conflict, which lead to Cornsilk being physically attacked by one of those artists, is referred to as the "Indian Art War." The attention drawn to the issue helped Congress move on the issue and pass the Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990. Both Cornsilk and his father, John Cornsilk, are active in Cherokee Nation and United Keetoowah Band politics and were instrumental in winning citizenship rights for the Cherokee Freedmen as well as equal rights for gay Cherokee citizens. He and his father run the Cornsilks.com website and political blog. http://www.cornsilks.com facebook.com/cherokeesevenstar

David Cornsilk is a modern day Martin Luther King to the Cherokee Freedmen and an outspoken critic of wannabe Indians and frauds David Cornsilk is an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation who lives in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. He is a genealogist and has a Bachelor of Science Degree from Northeastern Oklahoma State. He is a leading Cherokee nationalist today. He spends his life trying to answer the question: What is an Indian? He is not the Cherokee Nation Registration Specialist. The Dawes Act established lists of members; these lists are still used today. Any person who has an ancestor on the Dawes roles can be accepted into the tribe, "though all it takes is one drop of blood." Both Cornsilk and his father, John Cornsilk, are active in Cherokee Nation and United Keetoowah Band politics and were instrumental in winning citizenship rights for the Cherokee Freedmen as well as equal rights for gay Cherokee citizens. Cornsilk produces cartoons and political satire related to Cherokee Nation politics. He and his father run the Cornsilks.com website and political blog. http://www.cornsilks.com facebook.com/cherokeesevenstar

THE LONGEST WALK 3 (Reversing Diabetes) Feb 14 - July 8, 2011 The Longest Walk northern route 2011 is being organized by Chris Francisco, Navajo from Shiprock, N.M., living in Portland. This is a 5,000+ mile Walk Across America to bring awareness of the devastating effects of diabetes and how it can be reversed by changing our entire diet and lifestyle! This disease is at epidemic levels across America, and throughout Indian Country. LW III will hold community talks along the way about reversing diabetes, and heart disease. They will be advocating for major changes in eating habits, while promoting beneficial exercise programs. The goal is to REVERSE DIABETES AND RAISE THE CONSCIOUS OF AMERICA THAT WE MUST HALT THE WORST DIET IN THE WORLD! The Longest Walk 3 is welcoming a NORTHERN ROUTE from Portland, Oregon to Washington DC!! Chris Fransisco will be leading this route. CONTACTS: Goodie Cloud, National Coordinator The Longest Walk 3/Reversing Diabetes 2011, (218) 209-0232 ndn_queen_bee@yahoo.com Tatanka Banks, t.banks2010@yahoo.com President, Dennis Banks Co., (952) 220-9046 Northern Route: Chris Francisco, (503) 515-6239 indigenouswalkabout@yahoo.com Dennis J. Banks, Ojibwa Warrior, nowacumig@gmail.com http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001440316542 http://apps.facebook.com/fundrazr/activity/871fe984dfbe4d4aa7141d426aa6d829 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAUU0XMeDt8 http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2010/08/longest-walk-2011-reversing-diabetes.html http://evanscraig.wordpress.com/2010/08/21/for-your-wellness-today-longest-walk-3-northern-route/

Diana Brasfield and Johnny Flynn of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation of Oklahoma to discuss the legislation on the horizon to disenroll members of the CPN.

Crying Earth Rise Up - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QE1kCjcrpqg This short inter-tribal piece was created with longtime activist and Lakota elder, Debra White Plume, of www.bringbacktheway.com. The piece is used to inform tribal members and the general public about the poisoning of vast aquifers underlying several states by uranium mining. She and her husband, Alex White Plume, are working to inform the Indian and non-Indian populous about the dangers that are presently threatening their lands, lives, and families. Debra White Plume, empowering the Oglala Sioux to take a stand against further Uranium mining, narrates this project. The Lakota peoples water supplies and health have been severely affected by past mining. Over eighty wells have been capped in their already arid reservation. The incident of many diseases and birth defects linked to mining toxics has increased alarmingly in relation to past mining projects. These people wish to be heard. They want to put a moratorium on further uranium mining in their Sacred Lands, the Black Hills of South Dakota. Protect the Water – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnJry5MwPFM&feature=related Debra White Plume addressing the delegation involving the Uranium Mining case currently under review by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. This is at Keza Park, a place founded by Deb and her husband Alex White Plume on their family's land on the Pine Ridge Reservation. www.facebook.com/debrawhiteplume www.bringbacktheway.com Owe Aku, Bring Back the Way P.O. Box 325 Manderson, South Dakota 57756-0325 U.S.A. Director: Debra White Plume http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bring-Back-the-Way

The Muscogee Creek Freedman Band is a non-profit organization, based in (Creek Nation) Okmulgee, Oklahoma. MCFB is operated by volunteers descended from the Creek Indian Freedmen; designated as Freedmen by the Dawes Commission in the late 1800’s. Mission Statement To promote self-sufficiency in the preservation of our unparalleled cultural heritage through the implementation of educational programs that depict the accurate history of the African-Creek Indian Freedmen; to embrace the unique cultural heritage of the African-Creek Indian Freedmen ancestral lineage through educational research; to support the reconnection of families by assisting members in genealogical research, tracing members to the Creek tribal rolls; and to educate members and the public of the African Creeks' political rights as citizens of the Creek Nation, defined by the Creek Treaty of 1866(Article 2). http://www.1866creekfreedmen.com/index.htm Additional information on the Creek Freedmen: http://www.thecreekfreedmen.com/id1.html

Painting "Dancing 'Til Dawn" by Marianne Millar "In the Native Spirit and Honor of Women, Children, and Families" www.urbanindianadvocacyprogram.org The Urban Indian Advocacy Program is a community-based advocacy program for Indian women and children in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Mission is to provide safety, advocacy, education, and support for victims of domestic violence in Albuquerque. To promote the traditional health and well-being of Indian families where women are honored as life-bearers, life-givers, and the heart of the community; where men are honored as protectors and providers; and where children are seen as gifts from the Creator and the future of Indian communities. Respect is the basis for the foundation of UIAP. Respect for the culture, tradition, spirituality, belief systems, sexual orientation, and respect for women's autonomy. UIAP respects the rights of Indian women in making choices and decisions that affect their lives. To promote social change to eliminate barriers that oppresses women and children. Contact 1410 San Pedro, NE Albuquerque, NM 87110 Phone: 505-232-8299 Crisis Line: 505-507-7720 Fax: 505-268-0622

Buggin Malone may be able to join us for an update on his performances and big concert planned in MN. Brenda plans to speak about the Native American News resources and forums that are available on line. In particular how helpful or damaging these type forums can be and are for Indian Country. Callers are welcomed and encouraged.

The Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma developed an eagle rehabilitation program in order to protect injured eagles and increase community awareness of wildlife and Native American culture. The Bah Kho-je Xla Chi (Grey Snow Eagle House) was completed in January 2006 through funds provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services (FWS) and the Iowa Tribe. The Grey Snow Eagle House operates under two FWS permits. The Religious-Use Permit allows the Tribe to house eagles that are non-releasable due to the nature or severity of the injuries. This permit also allows the tribe to gather naturally molted feathers and distribute them to tribal members for use in cultural ceremonies. The second permit allows the Tribe to rehabilitate eagles for their eventual release. The Iowa Tribe is the first tribe in the country to be permitted through the FWS as Eagle Rehabilitators. As of November 2009, the Grey Snow Eagle House houses seventeen non-releasable eagles (five Golden Eagles and twelve Bald Eagles) which are cared for by the Aviary Manager, Victor Roubidoux. The aviary manager is a FWS certified eagle rehabilitator and an Iowa Tribal Elder. The Tribe has successfully rehabilitated three Bald Eagles and released them back into the wild. To date, the Iowa Tribe has received 3200+ visitors from around the world. http://iowanation.org/Government/eagle-aviary.html http://iowanation.org/

Michelle ShiningElk will discuss her upbringing and what it takes to be a Native American woman in the entertainment industry. Michelle R. Shining Elk was raised on the Colville Indian Reservation and is an enrolled member of the Colville tribes – she is of the Lakes and Okanogan bands. In 1994, after nearly 8 years working as a Paralegal, Michelle was accepted to the University of California at Berkeley where she was a member of the Cal Women’s Crew Team and focused on Native American studies and business. From there, she went on to work in corporate communications and advertising in the bio-tech and pharmaceutical industries, specializing in neurological medicines designed to treat such afflictions as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease and epilepsy. In 1998, as a side job, Michelle started her own business specializing in marketing communications and public relations, her first client the AMERICAN INDIAN FILM INSTITUTE and AMERICAN INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL. Michelle worked on a wide-range of projects, which ultimately made her a specialist in the entertainment industries that includes theatre, music, dance, film, television and fashion. Michelle’s current client roster is comprised of award-winning Native musicians, actors, comedians, A strong woman knows she has strength enough for the journey, but a woman of strength knows it is the journey where she will become strong.---Unknown Websites: http://www.NWIYC2010.com http://www.tonemah.net http://www.mobringsplenty.com http://www.reelinjun.com http://www.vaughneaglebear.com http://www.carleenmanderson.com http://www.facebook.com/michelle.shiningelk www. myspace.com/urbanindianmichelle

In 1936, Saginaw Morgan Grant was born to Sarah and Austin Grant Sr. at Pawnee Indian Hospitol in Pawnee, Oklahoma. He was raised on a farm in Cushing,Oklahoma with two brothers and one sister. Having a traditional upbringing by both parents, Saginaw was especially influenced by his grandparents. His grandpa Kirvin was a strong medicine man and his other grandpa Saginaw (whom he is named after) was also a very spiritual man. They taught Saginaw their customs,culture, and traditions and the importance of this way of life. As a result, Saginaw witnessed many special ceremonies and events taught to very few. http://www.saginawgrant.com www.myspace.com/saginawgrant

Marilyn Vann, President of DFSCTA and lead plaintiff in Vann et al versus Kempthorne to discuss the issues surrounding the Freedmen of the 5 Civilized Tribes Early in the 1800s, some Cherokees acquired slaves, and in the 1830s, enslaved African Americans accompanied the Cherokees when the federal government forced them to move to Indian Territory (Oklahoma), where the tribe struggled to rebuild its culture and institutions. By 1861, there were 4,000 black slaves living among the Cherokees. After the Civil War, the tribe signed a treaty that granted former slaves, or freedmen, “all the rights of Native Cherokees.” But in 2007, Cherokees amended their tribal constitution, making “Indian blood” a requirement for citizenship. As a result, some 2,800 descendants of Cherokee freedmen were excluded from membership. Marilyn Vann, a Cherokee Freedmen, says, "The stripping of my vote and identity as a Cherokee fills my heart with sorrow and rage. How can the United States recognize my Tribe’s government and fund millions of dollars of aid to it, when it denies me my most precious asset, the right to vote for my elected officials and decide major Constitutional reform. I not only feel less of a Cherokee today but less of an American." http://www.freedmen5tribes.com/index.html http://turtletalk.wordpress.com/2007/11/27/marilyn-vann-talk-materials/

AIRRO to Host Session on Human and Civil Rights Violations in Indian Country The American Indian Rights and Resources Organization ("AIRRO"), www.airro.org a Native American civil rights group, will be hosting a listening session regarding human and civil rights violations in Indian Country. The session is scheduled for April 17, 2010 in Sacramento, California. The listening session will be held at the Sacramento Native American Health Center, at 2nd Floor Community Room from 10 am to 4 pm. The focus of the session will be to provide individuals, groups and tribes with an opportunity to testify to violations of basic human and civil rights which they may have been subjected to or which have affected their lives and communities. Those who testify will also be asked to provide feedback regarding the United States' handling of rights violations in Indian Country and offer recommendations on how the protection of basic rights can be improved. AIRRO will compile the testimony and recommendations given at each of the sessions and prepare a report which they will submit to the Department of State, the Department of Justice, the Interior Department and the UN Human Rights Council. If you cannot attend but wish to submit testimony or provide recommendations on how the protection of human and civil rights can be improved, please contact AIRRO at mail@airro.org

Alex White Plume is the former Tribal President of the Oglala Sioux Tribe of South Dakota. From November 2004 to June 29, 2006, he served as Vice-President for the tribe. However, after Cecilia Fire Thunder, the tribal president, was impeached, White Plume assumed the role as president. He was succeeded by John Yellowbird Steele. Alex White Plume, the only farmer to plant, cultivate, produce, sell and deliver a hemp crop within the borders of the USA since 1968. The 1851 Ft. Laramie Treaty recognizes the Lakota as a sovereign nation and grants that the Lakota of the Pine Ridge Reservation can grow any food or fiber crop. In 1998, the Tribal Government for the Pine Ridge Reservation, (comprising all of Shannon Co., So. Dak., the poorest county in the U.S.--with 85% unemployment) legally separated industrial hemp from "marijuana", specifically allowing hemp. Hemp is a perfect crop for the near-desert climate, requiring moderate moisture and no crop chemicals, while providing the potential for all the nutritional and economic gains the area desperately needs. Alex White Plume, has grown industrial hemp on his land since 2000. That year and every year since, the DEA, with helicopters and machine guns, have confiscated the crops (legal in the sovereign nation in which it was grown), costing taxpayers more than $1,000,000.00. In 2006 the Federal Appellate Court ruled against White Plume's appeal of the seizures. 2006 also saw the release of the film Standing Silent Nation, a documentary about the White Plumes and their hemp crop. In December 2007, Alex and Debra White Plume's home was destroyed in a house fire.

John T. Moss Grandson of World Famous Indian Actor/Artist "Silvermoon" Michael Martin of the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma, Founder of Native American TIO. An Indian managed non-profit is to provide funding in economic project development, education in business & personal finances, economic strategies, health, nutrition, & instruction on proven implementation; will play an important role in bringing self-reliance to our great Indian Nations. Economic strength enhances our nation's ability to better insure generational preservation of our cultures; lands, minerals, natural resources, health, employment, religions, music, dances, languages, & arts as all are an integral part of our mission. The purpose is to provide such support and services to reservation and non-reservation American Indian people, nations, and surrounding communities when ever possible. They strive to eradicate the need for outside financial support as our nations and people become self-reliant while cohesively working with all nations and people truly becoming one nation as the Creator intended. http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=132879&id=611351946&ref=nf or www.NativeAmericanTIO.org

Gena will discuss the Native American Cultural and Education Authority’s challenges, funding, goals, accomplishments, plans and needs. Gena Timberman, the Executive Director of the Native American Cultural and Education Authority in Oklahoma City, has been named a Native American 40 Under 40 by the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development. Timberman, a Choctaw, began her work with NACEA in 1999. Source: http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/living/80418512.html Official website: http://www.aiccm.org/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Oklahoma-City-OK/American-Indian-Cultural-Center-Museum and Twitter: http://twitter.com/aiccm

Guests Corey Taber (Muscogee Creek); Jenny Davis (Chickasaw), Co-Director of the Two Spirit Society of Denver; Michael St. Claire (Turtle Mountain Chippewa), Co-Director of the Two Spirit Society of Wichita; and Robin Drain (Choctaw) will discuss the issues, roles and challenges surrounding Native American Two Spirits in history and today. www.denvertwospirit.com

She is a true blue Native American woman and an award-winning singer-songwriter and actress. She's Kickapoo-Creek-Cherokee & Seneca, thanks to her amazing grandparents David & Flora Cornell and mom & dad Ken & Ruth Wahpecome. She is a card-carrying member of the Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma. Arigon's music is a cool blend of pop, rock, folk, country and funk. Her music will make you consider Indian Country in a different light! We will discuss Arigon’s work on “Red Road” a one woman show and her continuing development of “Super Indian” among other things. Her official page is: http://www.arigonstarr.com/ She is on MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/arigonstarr Twitter: http://twitter.com/arigonstarr and Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Arigon-Starr/22517238577

Kalyn Free, a member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, is the founder and President of INDN's List. The Indigenous Democratic Network, INDN's List, is the only political organization that recruits, trains, and funds Indian candidates and staff and mobilizes the Indian Vote throughout America. Kalyn has been active in public service in Washington, D.C., her home state of Oklahoma, and nationally for more than 20 years. After graduating from law school, Kalyn was the youngest lawyer ever hired by the United States Department of Justice. During her ten years with DOJ, Kalyn served as Senior Counsel in the Indian Resources Section, where she supervised environmental litigation throughout Indian Country. Her two most notable cases were the filing of the first joint complaint between the United States and Indian Nations in history, with the Puyallups and Muckleshoots in Washington State and the first Safe Drinking Water Act case for secondary contamination of drinking water on the Sac and Fox Reservation in Oklahoma. http://indnslist.org/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpw-KH2x4MY

http://www.myspace.com/osagedude Louis Gray, Director of the Substance Abuse Center for Osage Nation. to talk about Alcoholism and Substance Abuse in Indian Country. About Louis from his myspace page: I like change and hope. I like fighters and those who just don't give up. I'm also a writer, I like poems, short stories, longs stories, and just strings of words that amuse me. I am close to my family and my few friends. I like to help people and stick up for those who can't do it for themselves. I am a bright yellow Democrat who believes government has a responsibility to protect but not coddle people. I love the way government works. I am a geek. I love politics. I like having an effect on the race. I like helping good honest people who don't have a chance. I might get lucky one of these days. I like helping people who everyone else has given up on. I like helping those for whom you have to look hard to see their goodness. I like them because our society says its the wrong thing to do. I love art. All of it. Love and Art make the world go around and seperates us from chimps. I am a proud wayward Catholic. I like Native American Church but my tore up knees forbid a steady attendance. I love to dance and every so often contest in straight dancing. I love to sing around the big drum , but don't do it nearly so often. I love life, I'm lucky to be alive. Really. So, I will use this life spared for me to help others.

Native American with Irish descent that lives near his reservation , Jan Michael Looking Wolf is a well accomplished recording artist with 16 CDs and 2 DVDs recorded on various record labels....earning 39 Award Recognitions and a top ten ranking in the national New Age Charts....in 2008, he became the first ever to win for Flutist of the Year at the NAMMYS and the ISMA for his solo native flute CD Unity. In 2009, THE LOOKING WOLF PROJECT, his latest major release, is making waves with Alternative Rock combined with Native Flute and vocals earning Jan Michael Artist of the Year by the prestigious 11th Annual Native American Music Awards. "Breakin' Free" is part of an effort by Jan Michael to give back to native communities by supporting drug and alcohol prevention for native youth.  This new CD and anti-drug abuse posters will be distributed to every reservation across the country in 2010.  His band is touring reservations and playing concerts for youth as well. Songs played on show: Your Not Alone Breakin' Free One More Sunrise World Needs Addiction http://www.lookingwolf.com/

Gregory Cadott- Ojibway He is the Host of http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ATO. He will be discussing Intergenerational Trauma from the Residential Schools in Canada Please support his Facebook groups: The "Anishinabe Treaty Organization". It is a group designed to assist in the protection of Treaty Rights for all numbered treaties 1-11. Anishinabe Survivor - Youth Leadership Development Workshop: Anishinabe Survivor is offering to provide the training and resources needed to bring your on/reserve, urban and at-risk youth together for a once in a lifetime youth leadership training opportunity that will provide positive and group learning for years to come. You may email him at : greg.cadotte@gmail.com

Brenda and Nell will hold a discussion to bring in the New Year. Blood quantum as a means of disenfranchising tribal communities, enrollment issues that fragment tribes, and racist attitudes among Indians and Non-Indians. Any thing is up for discussion. Callers are welcome.

Phillip Meshekey (Turtle clan) is Waganakising (crooked tree) Odawak (to trade), or Anishinaabe (First good people), and a member of the little traverse bay bands of Odawa (Ottawa) Indians in northern Michigan. He considers himself a "AIM baby" but not a member, since the second coming of AIM is here by way of artistry, versus protesting in the typical manner, a realization that came after much energy spent protesting, and wise advice from AIM OG's. Phillip is co-creator of Movement Is Artistry "MIA" "but it is not a AIM chapter, nor do we claim to be, we are the evolving products of the AIM movement, expressing ourselves, and being active through artistry." He will speak on MIA- Movement Is Artistry and so much more. http://www.myspace.com/phillipmeshekey http://www.myspace.com/futureancient http://www.facebook.com/phillip.meshekey