Fixing roads in Indian Country
By the Bureau of Indian Affairs' own standards, the vast majority-83 percent-of the roads the agency oversees are in unacceptable condition. Pot holes, wash-outs and broken bridges make it hard for people in Indian Country to get to work and for goods to get where they need to go. The federal Tribal Transportation Program is ramping up and is slated to spend $500 million a year through 2020 on tribal road projects. We'll get an assessment of the state of roads on Native land and what's being done to improve them. 
The program is hosted by Tara Gatewood (Isleta Pueblo) and airs live each weekday from 10-11 am.
Join the conversation by calling 1-800-996-2848

Floating tradition 
Qayats, bull boats, and birch bark canoes all have traditionally carried Native people over the water. In some communities the craft of making boats using traditional methods and materials continues. On the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa reservation, a learning group is working on making traditional birch bark canoes. We'll talk with them about their tips and techniques for traditional boats.
The program is hosted by Tara Gatewood (Isleta Pueblo) and airs live each weekday from 10-11 am. 

Join the conversation by calling 1-800-996-2848

The TANF Quilting and Sewing Class will be on Wednesday, September 20th from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Center. They will provide some supplies but feel free to bring your own and extra. For more information, you can call 625-4571.

The Hupa Family Resource Center is giving out food boxes. To pick up your food box go to the TANF Employment and Training Building on Thursday, September 21st from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. They are closed for lunch from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. You must bring your photo ID. If you would like more information give them a call at 625-4000.

Museums mending ties
Decades after the University of New Mexico's Maxwell Museum of Anthropology acquired a totem pole under dubious circumstances, the family of the pole's carver came to the institution to rededicate it in its new home. The new superintendent of a U.S. National Monument in Iowa says he will dedicate his tenure to correcting past disrespectful behavior involving effigy mounts. Is there momentum for mending relations with tribes over past illegal and unethical indiscretions?
The program is hosted by Tara Gatewood (Isleta Pueblo) and airs live each weekday from 10-11 am.

Join the conversation by calling 1-800-996-2848

The next regular scheduled Hoopa Tribal Council Meeting will be on Thurday, September 21st at 5:30 in the Hoopa Tribal Council Chambers. If you have any questions regarding this meeting you can call 625-4211.

Music Maker: Lee Tiger
Native music veteran Lee Tiger (Miccosukee) says his new album, "One Earth, One People, Come Together," is a pathway to global harmony. He says the concept is an extension of what his father, Buffalo Tiger, instilled in him. Tiger hopes the songs on the album will inspire audiences to reconnect to what he calls a global chain of love that's been overlooked and uncared for. Lee Tiger with the group Tiger Tiger is our September Music Maker. 
The program is hosted by Tara Gatewood (Isleta Pueblo) and airs live each weekday from 10-11 am.

Join the conversation by calling 1-800-996-2848

The Hoopa Recreation Department will be starting their co-ed volleyball league. The 2017 season will start on September 25th. There must be 6 players on each team (3 women and 3 men). The deadline to turn in any team rosters will be September 21st. All fees are due by this time as well. For more information, you can contact Sheila Christy or Future Williams at 625-4211 ext. 133.

If you use tobacco products and would like to quit, the K'ima:w Medical Center Outreach Program has a class for you. The next class will be on Monday, September 25th from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Diabetes Center. If you are interested in going or would like more information you can call Claudia Stickman at 625-4261 ext. 252.

The United Indian Health Services is having a training on suicide prevention. This training is a part of the Youth Suicide Prevention Project. This training will be on Tuesday, September 26th from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Yurok Tribal Weitchpec Office. If you would like more information you can contact Eric Ruiz at (707)825-5070 ext. 4148.