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Cooling Centers Open
2026-06-18 10:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Hoopa Fire Department and Office of Emergency Services have two cooling centers open today. The Neighborhood Cooling Center at the Neighborhood Facilities, on Highway 96 in midtown Hoopa. And at the Senior Cooling Center at the Senior Nutrition Center on Loop Road. Both are open from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. Please check on your seniors and neighbors during this time. Let’s take care of each other and stay safe!

Native America Calling
2026-06-18 10:00 - 11:00
Today, June 18 — Native Bookshelf: “The Home of the Drowned” by Elin Anna Labba

Sweden’s surging demand for electricity to power its mid-20th-century modernization had life-changing consequences for the country’s Indigenous Sámi people. In her new novel, “The Home of the Drowned”, Elin Anna Labba tells the fictional account of a family forced out of their village by the construction of a series of hydroelectric dams that flood their village. It’s based on the real account of the creation of Lake Akkajaure that displaced hundreds of Sami people. Through the eyes of 13-year-old Iŋgá, readers live through the Sami struggle to adapt to a way of life that is removed from their traditional herding culture. “The Home of the Drowned” is a heartbreaking account of Indigenous resilience in Sweden. Elin Anna Labba joins us for our Native Bookshelf feature.
To join the discussion, call 1-800-996-248. This show airs live on 91.3FM. It is archived at nativeamericacalling.com

KMC Healthy Lifestyles
2026-06-17 17:30 - 19:00
Week 3 of K’ima:w Medical Center’s Healthy Lifestyles is today at 5:30 PM at the Wildland Fire Hall.This week, KMC’s Jennifer Jackson, Registered Dietician, offers a food demonstration and discusses what a healthy plate looks like. You do not want to miss this class!The Healthy Lifestyles Class is a 12-week series of weekly classes focusing on ways to improve your health through lifestyle changes!You do not need to have attended prior classes to benefit from this class. Every week, a new health topic will be discussed.Call (530) 625-4261 for more information!

Free Basketball Camp
2026-06-17 14:30 - 18:45, 2026-06-16 14:30 - 18:45, 2026-06-15 14:30 - 18:45
The Tribal Employment Rights Office and the Hoopa Valley Tribe have a Basketball Camp in Hoopa today! Join Coach Sherron Dorsey-Walker for an exciting basketball camp at the NF Gym, with two sessions for two age groups. Group one is open to boys and girls entering 3rd through 8th grade, from 2:30 to 4:30 pm. The second group is open to boys and girls entering the 8th to 12 th grades from 2:45 to 6:45 pm. This camp is a great opportunity to build skills, learn the game, and have fun on the court.Free for community members!
Come out and train with a former professional player and experienced coach affiliated with the Texas Legends and Dallas Mavericks organization.You may sign up by filling out the waiver accessed below; either email it to inker.hvt.campground@gmail.com or return it to the Recreation Office or Tribal Office front desk.https://www.hoopa-nsn.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/bball-camp-waiver.jpg

Native America Calling
2026-06-17 08:00 - 17:00
Today, June 17 — Gloves off: Native bare-knuckle boxers fight for recognition in the ring

For decades, Leo “Bushido” Bercier (Ojibwe) balanced a full-time job and a family as he worked to make a name for himself as a professional fighter. Now, he’s hoping the controversial sport of bare-knuckle boxing will afford new opportunities. Along the way, he’s helping other amateur fighters in Great Falls, Mont. Similarly, across the country, Joshua Oxendine (Lumbee) is lining up bouts while also teaching traditional boxing at a gym he owns with his wife outside Charlotte, N.C. We’ll speak with both fighters about their passion for the sport that was banned for more than a century.
We’ll also get perspectives on the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Rosebud. Chief Crazy Horse and Lakota and Cheyenne warriors successfully turned back the U.S. Army column led by Gen. George Crook, cutting off the re-enforcements heading to the fateful Battle of Greasy Grass eight days later.
To join the discussion, call 1-800-996-2848. This program airs on KIDE at 10 am Pacific. It is archived on nativeamericacalling.com
GUESTS
Leo Bercier (Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians), boxer and owner of Bushido Fight Series
Josh Oxendine (Lumbee), boxer, MMA fighter, and owner of Oxfitness
Wilma Bearshield-Robertson (Sicangu Lakota), historian, elder, and artisan
Leo Killsback (Northern Cheyenne), professor at the University of Arizona and author

Elders Summit Meeting
2026-06-16 11:30 - 12:30
Today is an Elders Summit Meeting in the Soctish Room, NF at 11:30 am

Native America Calling
2026-06-16 08:00 - 17:00
Today, June 16 — Native impressions of the nation’s 250th year celebrations

Oregon’s only contribution to a time capsule organized for the America 250 commemoration is a pin by Lillian Pitt, an artist from the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs known for her focus on Native Americans’ 12,000 years of history. In a statement, Pitt says she’s gratified that the work will remind the people who open the capsule 250 years from now “of those who have made this land their home since time immemorial.” The National Museum of the American Indian is compiling a quilt with panels created in a series by different artists offering interpretations of the country’s history through a Native lens. They are among the many contributions by Native individuals and organizations during the nation’s semiquincentennial.
To join the discussion, call 1-800-996-2848. This program airs on KIDE at 10 am, Pacific. It is archived on nativeamericacalling.com
GUESTS
Elizabeth Woody (Warm Springs, Navajo, and Yakama), executive director of The Museum at Warm Springs
Lillian Pitt (Warm Springs, Wasco, and Yakama), artist
Gabriel Fray (Passamaquoddy), artist
Tracy Goodluck (Oneida Nation of Wisconsin and Muscogee), executive director of the Center for Native American Youth
Emma Alcazar (Chickasaw), a designer for the Quilt Along

General Election Day
2026-06-16 07:30 - 19:30
The Hoopa Valley Tribal Election Board has the 2026 General Election open for the Hoopa Valley Tribal Council Candidates and one Election Board Candidate in the Tribal Council Chambers, Neighborhood Facilities Building, 11860 State Highway 96. Registered voting members of the Hoopa Valley Tribe can vote in person today from 7:30 AM to 7:30 PM.

Native America Calling
2026-06-15 10:00 - 11:00
Today, June 15 — The ongoing lessons from the Battle of Greasy Grass 150 years later

Once overshadowed by the myth of “Custer’s Last Stand”, Native Americans have successfully reclaimed the narrative of the Battle of Greasy Grass. 150 years after the defeat of Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer’s 7th U.S. Cavalry, northern Plains tribes plan numerous events over multiple days to commemorate the historical milestone and to explore the ways the unexpected victory by a coalition of tribes continues to reverberate today. The sesquicentennial is less about celebrating past military dominance and more about a unified, multi-tribal declaration that, despite a century and a half of forced displacement, Indigenous cultures and identities remain vibrantly alive.
To join the discussion, call 1-80–996-2848. This program airs on KIDE at 10 am Pacific. It is archived on nativeamericacalling.com

Native America Calling
2026-06-12 10:00 - 11:00
Today, June 12 — Indigenous representation during the world’s largest sporting event

Tribes in Washington State and Vancouver, British Columbia, are presenting their culture and history to soccer fans all over the world. The Puyallup Tribe’s partnership with FIFA is the first time an Indigenous nation is formally represented at the World Cup for the games in host city, Seattle. The Musqueam Indian Band and Squamish Nation also have hosting and planning agreements in Canada. They are all contributing cultural events, visual arts, and music during the matches that are attracting fans from all over the world.
At the same time, Native victims advocates like the Seattle Indian Health Board are preparing resources to combat the expected increases in Indigenous human trafficking that inevitably accompany such large, high-profile events.
To join the discussion, call 1-800-996-2848. This program airs on KIDE at 10 am. It is archived on nativeamericacalling.com
GUESTS
Jamin Zuroski (ʼNa̱mǥis First Nation, Polish, Ukrainian), artist
Tamia Overes (səlilwətaɬ [Tsleil-Waututh Nation]), artist
Chelsea Hendrickson (citizen of the Northern Arapaho Nation, and Cup’iq), survivor leader
Hope Sandstrom (Puyallup), digital media manager for the Puyallup Tribe of Indians
Abigail Echo-Hawk (Pawnee), executive vice president of Seattle Indian Health Board and director of Urban Indian Health Institute

Native America Calling
2026-06-11 08:00 - 17:00
Today, June 11 — In the parched West, tribes restore waterways to improve quality and quantity

A site of tragedy for the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation has become a place of renewal and promise. The tribe has worked for the past seven years to revitalize the land of the 1863 Bear River Massacre. By eradicating invasive species, reviving native plants, and returning water canals to their natural paths, the tribe is significantly boosting both water quality and flow of the river. It is one of the biggest sources of water for the Great Salt Lake, and officials say the tribe’s efforts could be part of a solution to preventing the iconic body of water from disappearing amid an increasingly dry climate. And in Montana, The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes continue work as part of a historic compact to revitalize the Jocko River. We’ll discuss how Indigenous knowledge is providing promise against a troubling trend.
To join the discussion, call 1-800-996-2848. This program airs on KIDE at 10 am Pacifdic. It is archived on nativeamericacalling.com
GUESTS
Brad Parry (Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation), vice chairman of the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation
Seth Makepeace (Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes), hydrologist for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes
Donella Miller (Yakama), fish science manager for the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
Hannah Freeze, Great Salt Lake deputy commissioner

Native America Calling
2026-06-10 08:00 - 17:00
Today, June 10 — Columbia River tribes weigh in on future dredging plans

As the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers releases its 20-year dredging plan for the Columbia River, tribes say they want more of a say in how the operation affects their fishing and cultural priorities. The Corps acknowledges that its ongoing work to maintain the 43-foot deep channel is detrimental to salmon and other species. The Trump administration, which cancelled a historic river co-management agreement with tribes, now wants to facilitate larger, more powerful shipping barges on the river that already transports more than 26 million tons of grain a year. But the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, the Cowlitz Tribe, and others say the waterway is more than just a highway for agricultural exports. They want their voices reflected in future river dredging decisions.
To join the discussion, call 1-800-996-2848
GUESTS
Robert Amerman (Choctaw), geologist and ethnogeologist
Virgil Lewis (Yakama), fish commissioner for Yakama Nation with the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
Erik Holt (Nez Perce), chairman of the Nez Perce Tribe Fish and Wildlife Commission

Native America Calling
2026-06-09 08:00 - 17:00
Today, June 9 — Lawsuit threatens unique century-old Native Hawaiian land benefit

A racial discrimination lawsuit by a non-Native resident of Hawaii threatens to dismantle a Native Hawaiian land benefit established by Congress more than a century ago. The suit challenges the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1921, a federal law reserving more than 200,000 acres of land in a public trust for Hawaii’s Native population. Residents need to prove they have a 50% blood quantum to qualify for 99-year lease. The plaintiff argues he was denied a lease based on an unconstitutional racial preference. It is one in a series of challenges for similar benefits, including school admissions and a health studies scholarship, all giving preference for Native Hawaiians, who do not share the same political protections as Native Americans. We’ll discuss how the lawsuits bring issues of equity, blood quantum, and historic land dispossession to the forefront.
To join the discussion, call 1-800-996-2848. This program airs on KIDE at 10 am Pacific. It is archived on nativeamericacalling.com
GUESTS
Robin Danner (Native Hawaiian), senior advisor to the Sovereign Council of Hawaiian Homestead Association
Elizabeth Ho’oipo Pa Nakea (Native Hawaiian), attorney, founding president of Hui Na’auao, and executive director of the Native Hawaiian Advisory Council
Patrick Kahawaiolaa (Native Hawaiian), homesteader and elder
Derek Kauanoe (Native Hawaiian), assistant professor of law at the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Hoopa Enrollment Department meeting
2026-06-08 17:30 - 18:00
The Hoopa Enrollment Department invites Tribal members to join in person or via Zoom to provide input on the Presentation on Blood Quantum today at 5:30 pm at the NF in the Tribal Council Chambers. To attend via Zoom, the link will be up on the Enrollment Facebook page under “Links.” Or call the Enrollment Office at (530) 625-4364 for more information. Dinner will be provided for in-person participants.

Native America Calling
2026-06-08 08:00 - 17:00
Monday, June 8, 2026 — Confronting division with Pride
Twin Cities Pride Parade in Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, on June 24, 2018.

Overall support for many key LGBTQ+ issues remains overwhelmingly high among Americans, but a new survey shows that support declining for the first time in years. Gallup’s annual Values and Beliefs survey shows 69% of those surveyed favor same-sex marriage, for instance. But that is down from 71% two years ago. The new direction comes as more anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and legislation are surfacing. A handful of cities and states are opting to show support for traditional families rather than back Pride events. At the same time, annual parades, events and public discussions show no signs of slowing down. We’ll get a view of what Pride means in 2026.
To join the discussion, call 1-800-996-2848. This program airs on KIDE at 10 am Pacific. It is archived on nativeamericacalling.com
GUESTS
Dr. charlie amáyá scott (Diné), independent scholar, public speaker, and content creator
Steven Barrios (Blackfeet), co-founder of the Montana Two Spirit Society; knowledge and wisdom keeper
David Herrera (Mestizo), co-founder of the Montana Two Spirit Society
Lenny Hayes (Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate), owner and executive director of Tate Topa Consulting, LLC

Sunday Breakfast
2026-06-07 08:00 - 11:00
Join the Ladies Auxiliary of American Legion Post 415 for Breakfast today from 8:00 to 11:00 am at the Legion Hall on Legion Way in Downtown Hoopa! Look for the sign!On the menu, Breakfast Scramble (w/ Diced potatoes, Ham, scrambled eggs), fruit, juice, and Coffee!Breakfasts are available To Go or Dine In. The American Legion Hall Post 415 is located at the end of Legion Way in downtown Hoopa. Sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary of the American Legion, Hoopa Unit 415.

Bigfoot's Block Party
2026-06-06 13:00 - 16:00
Today is the 4th annual Bigfoot’s Block Party in Willow Creek, from 1 to 4 PM: food truck, games, and prizes.

Honored Elders Day
2026-06-06 - 2026-06-07
Honored Elders Day
June 6
California State Indian Museum 2618 K St., Sacramento, CA, United States

The California State Indian Museum is excited to announce the 47th Annual Honored Elders Day (HED)! This event is organized in partnership with California State Parks, the California Indian Heritage Center Foundation, and a Native planning committee. Join us for a day filled with memorable activities, including an Elders Luncheon, cultural sharing and gift giving,…

Annual Fish Fair
2026-06-05 10:00 - 14:00
Today is the KTJUSD 22nd Annual Fish Fair. Rooted in the River, Rising with the Salmon.

Kin Ta Te Community Garden Volunteer Day
2026-06-05 10:00 - 14:00
Today is Kin Ta Te Community Garden Volunteer Day from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.Kin Ta Te Community Garden seeks to bring neighbors together to grow, share and cultivate a secure food future! Touch the dirt, get some Vitamin D and join the effort to maintain and uplift the Community Garden!Bring closed toe shoes, gloves (if you have them) and drinking water. No experience? No problem! All are welcome.Kin Ta Te Community Garden, 11-800 State Highway 96 in midtown Hoopa, Next to KTJUSD District Office. For more information, call (707) 492-2821. Or email allie.ktrcd@gmail.com.

Native America Calling
2026-06-05 08:00 - 17:00
Today, June 5 — The life of Chief Powhatan and the fight to preserve his birthplace

A major housing and retail development proposal in Virginia threatens to pave over the birthplace of one of America’s most influential historical leader. Paramount Chief Powhatan is the notable late-1500s leader who united local tribes into what became known as the Powhatan Confederacy to face the first waves of English settlers. He was the being father of Matoaka, also known as Pocahontas. The nonprofit organization Preservation Virginia placed the site on its 2026 list of most endangered places. Tribal leaders are actively working to halt the development project, saying it would be “an immeasurable loss to tribal communities and the Commonwealth of Virginia.” We’ll hear from tribal leaders about Powhatan’s birthplace and his enduring legacy.
To join the discussion, call 1-800-996-2848. This program airs on KIDE at 10 am Pacific. It is archived on nativeamericacalling.com
GUESTS
Chief Kevin Brown (Pamunkey)
Chief Frank Adams (Upper Mattaponi)

Native America Calling
2026-06-04 08:00 - 17:00
Today, June 4 — Telling the full story of Route 66

As the nation commemorates the 100th anniversary of historic Route 66, some historians, scholars, and curators are offering a different perspective of the famed Mother Road. An exhibition just opened at the First Americans Museum in Oklahoma City, Okla., that gives the public a view of the people, culture, and influence arising from the tribal land the road cuts through. A Diné culture educator is giving live presentations of research into the detrimental effects on Native people that the highway brought with it. And the American Indigenous Tourism Association’s Route 66 campaign encourages visitors to look beyond the neon and 1950s pop culture that is synonymous with Route 66, and take time to learn about the ways it transformed Native Americans’ connection to the rest of the country for the first time.
To join the discussion, call 1-800-996-2848. This program airs live on KIDE at 10 am Pacific. It is archived on nativeamericacalling.com
GUESTS
Shawn Price (Diné), director of the Diné Tah’ Navajo Dancers
Gail Chehak (Klamath Tribe), community and partner relations director for the American Indigenous Tourism Association
Adrienne Lalli Hills (Wyandotte Nation), learning and community engagement director for the First Americans Museum
Danyelle Means (Oglala Lakota), executive director of the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture

HVTC Meeting Postponed
2026-06-04 - 2026-06-05
The Regular Tribal Council meeting scheduled for Today has been rescheduled and combined with the Thursday, June 18th Tribal Council meeting, with the Executive Session beginning at 10:00 am, followed by the Open Session at 5:30 pm. This meeting has been rescheduled due to Head Start Graduation happening the same day.The Tribal Council is sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. Should you have any questions, please contact Amber Turner, Executive Secretary at (530) 625-4211, EXT 393.

Planning for Bigfoot Daze
2026-06-03 17:30 - 18:00
The Willow Creek Chamber of Commerce has a planning meeting today for Bigfoot Daze at 5:30 pm at Veteran’s Park in Willow Creek. For more information, go online to WillowCreekChamber.com or facebook.com/@bigfootdazewc

Native America Calling
2026-06-03 10:00 - 11:00
Today, June 3 — Native child welfare notches wins in a time of adversity

A rule change in South Dakota opened a door that allowed a sizable increase in the number of eligible foster parents. It is a boon for places like the Oglala Sioux Reservation that declared an emergency in foster child placement as recently as three years ago. The Minnesota Supreme Court turned back another challenge to the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) as the legal justifications for such claims dwindle. And we’ll learn about a Pascua Yaqui tribal secretary who has opened her home to more than two dozen foster children over the years.
To join the discussion, call 1-800-996-2848. This program airs on KIDE at 10 am Pacific. It is archived on nativeamericacalling.com
GUESTS
Nancy Marie Spears (Cherokee), Indigenous Children and Families reporter for The Imprint
Susan Schrader (Oglala Lakota), director of the Child Protection Services and ICWA program for the Oglala Sioux Tribe, kinship caregiver, and an elder
Toni Giago (Oglala Lakota), family planner for Oglala Sioux Tribe Child Protection Services
Anna Evans (Chickasaw and Cherokee), mother

Hoopa Swim Team
2026-06-02 16:00 - 18:00

Native America Calling
2026-06-02 08:00 - 17:00
Today, June 2 — A focus on Native legal rights bears fruit

Before a joint legal project between the Native American Rights Fund and the National Congress of American Indians started 25 years ago, tribes were losing 80% of their cases at the U.S. Supreme Court. Now, they are winning 70% of those cases. That’s from an analysis just put out by the Tribal Supreme Court Project in conjunction with its 25th anniversary. We’ll look at some of those wins and losses and what they add up to a quarter century later.
We’ll also get updates on two important lawsuits in Oklahoma: a class action lawsuit claims the federal government owes as many as 10,000 Native land owners compensation for oil and gas development — and the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled against a novel jurisdiction agreement between the Muscogee Nation and the city of Tulsa, Okla.
To join the discussion, call 1-800-996-2848. This program airs on KIDE at 10 am Pacific. It is archived on nativeamericacalling.com
GUESTS
Hazel James (Chickasaw), plaintiff in Tyson v. United States
Peggy Immohotichey (Chickasaw), plaintiff in Tyson v. United States
Melody McCoy (Cherokee), senior staff attorney for the Native American Rights Fund
Jason Salsman (Muscogee), press secretary for the Muscogee Nation
Jeffrey Nelson, partner of mctlaw, manager of the Indian Law Practice Group

Statewide Direct Primary Election
2026-06-02 07:00 - 20:00
Today is the Statewide Direct Primary Election Day. Our local eastern Humboldt County Polling sites are in Hoopa at the Neighborhood Facilities Building, Tribal Council Chambers, 11860 State Highway 96, Hoopa, CA 95546 and in Willow Creek at Ray’s Food Place: 38915 Highway 299. The Polls are open from 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM on Election Day.
