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Sean Sherman (Oglala Lakota) is among the leading chefs breathing new life into Indigenous cuisine. Now he's celebrating the launch of his new cookbook, "The Sioux Chef's Indigenous Kitchen," filled with creative recipes using traditional ingredients and methods.  He's known for dishes like bison wild rice bowls and roasted duck with sage. He shows how cooking can be an act of reclaiming history and culture. We'll talk to him about his mission to educate people as well as feed them. Native America Calling is a national call-in program that invites guests and listeners to join a dialogue about current events, music, arts, entertainment and culture. The program is hosted by Tara Gatewood (Isleta Pueblo) and airs live each weekday from 10-11 am. 
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This time last year, tensions were at an all-time high at the anti-Dakota Access Pipeline camps near the Standing Rock reservation in North Dakota. Private security officials had turned guard dogs on protesters, police used water hoses on crowds as temperatures dropped, and protesters and police clashed almost daily. The effort to stop the pipeline construction ultimately failed. But many activists say the movement galvanized a new generation of organizers for environmental justice. A year after a crucial time at Standing Rock, we'll talk with people about their experiences and the lessons they learned in retrospect. What messages from Standing Rock stay with you?Native America Calling is a national call-in program that invites guests and listeners to join a dialogue about current events, music, arts, entertainment and culture. The program is hosted by Tara Gatewood (Isleta Pueblo) and airs live each weekday from 10-11 am. 
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Zuni fetishes are carvings that represent animals and hold special ceremonial value. They are carved from a variety of materials including marble, pipestone and travertine. Fetishes have become a thriving part of the Native art market. We'll talk with a few Zuni carvers about the history and practice of creating fetishes. Native America Calling is a national call-in program that invites guests and listeners to join a dialogue about current events, music, arts, entertainment and culture. The program is hosted by Tara Gatewood (Isleta Pueblo) and airs live each weekday from 10-11 am. 
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There are simple but meaningful ways to acknowledge the traditional Indigenous inhabitants of the land. A campaign by the U.S. Department of Arts and Culture aims to increase such acknowledgements by educational and cultural institutions the way they are in other countries such as Canada and Australia. They suggest adopting practices like publicly offering recognition and respect and fostering a broader public awareness of history. We'll hear about the campaign and the possibilities for healing it holds.  Native America Calling is a national call-in program that invites guests and listeners to join a dialogue about current events, music, arts, entertainment and culture. The program is hosted by Tara Gatewood (Isleta Pueblo) and airs live each weekday from 10-11 am. 
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The potlatch ceremony traditionally centers on gift-giving. It remains an important tradition for coastal tribes in the Pacific Northwest, Canada and Alaska. It's meant as a way to show generosity, promote cooperation, and strengthen social bonds. The practice survived a nearly century-long ban by the government of Canada trying to force assimilation of Indigenous people. We'll explore how potlatch has evolved over the years and how it fits in with modern culture. Native America Calling is a national call-in program that invites guests and listeners to join a dialogue about current events, music, arts, entertainment and culture. 
The program is hosted by Tara Gatewood (Isleta Pueblo) and airs live each weekday from 10-11 am. 
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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.

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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.

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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. 

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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.
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