Native Opinion Podcast An American Indian Perspective

Our guest: Johnnie Jae In this  episode of Native Opinion, we welcome to the show Johnnie Jae. Subjects discussed range from tribal politics, dis-enrollment, and cultural appropriation. Jae describes her work with "A Tribe Called Geek" and the Native Success Style Radio Network".   Bio: Johnnie Jae is of the Otoe-Missouria and Choctaw tribes of Oklahoma. She is the managing partner of Native Max Magazine, founder of A Tribe Called Geek, and contributor to Native News Online. She is the manager and producer for the Success Native Style Radio Network, where she hosts the Indigenous Flame and A Tribe Called Geek radio shows. She is also a founding board member of Not Your Mascots. Known as the "Brown Ball of Fury," Jae seamlessly shifts from humor and pop culture to advocacy and digital media, which has made her a much-sought after speaker and commentator. Her work has been discussed in many media outlets, such as Indian Country Today, ATPN, CBC, USA Today, Women’s E-News, http://Takepart.com and Upworthy. She h

  Hour 1: We speak with Larry Spotted Crow Mann, an award winning Nipmuc writer, poet, cultural educator, Traditional Story Teller, tribal drummer /dancer and motivational speaker involving youth sobriety, cultural and environmental awareness. He travels throughout the United States, Canada and parts of Europe to schools, colleges, powwows and other organizations sharing the music, culture and history of Nipmuc people. He has also given lectures at universities throughout New England on issues ranging from Native American Sovereignty to Identity. In 2013 his poetry was nominated for the Pushcart Prize. Mann's first book, "Tales From the Whispering Basket", is internationally acclaimed and has received excellent reviews. Mann’s new book, "The Mourning Road to Thanksgiving" has been a number one selling novel out of Word Branch Publishing and is the 2015 winner of the WordCraft Circle of Native American Writers Young Adult Novel. Scholars, students and everyday readers are calling it one of the most powerful an

Discussion: The current presidential election is accelerating at a rapid pace. But with so many people vying to be the president and leader of the United States, what are these candidates doing or saying to Indian Country? As an ongoing series of coverage of this years elections, tonight we will turn our attention on Bernie Sanders, and his recent address at the Meskwaki Nation community center in Iowa.  We will also discuss the concept of "Soverign Citizens" and what we believe to be the foundation of racism in this country. We will tie this to what we hope to be wrap up to the Bundy Militia armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon.   Questions may be e-mailed to: hosts@nativeopinion.com   RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE: Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders.  Oregon Standoff: How The Occupied Land Went From Native American To Federal Territory Rachel Maddow Show: "Posse Comitatus, "sovereign citizens", Jim Crow, the Reconstruction, and Cliven Bundy.:                                  

Guest in our first hour, Abenaki Author Brian Chenevert and his book "Azban's Great Journey". See: http://www.amazon.com/Azbans-Great-Journey-Brian-Chenevert/dp/1503227340 2nd hour we discuss the current presidential candidates who are suddently taking an interest in the voters of Indian Country. Who is honestly Interested, and who isn't? E-mail the show! hosts@nativeopinion.com visit our website: http://www.nativeopinion.com

Title: What is lost when we forget Native American history: In this episode, we explore, what is lost when tribal Native history is lost. What would losing your tribal history mean to you? What does having lost tribal history mean to you? We share a poem by poet, Lisa Yankton, a member of the Spirit Lake Dakota. Resource links for this episode: Lisa Yankton Poem: https://youtu.be/75ZMBbr3UQg Reel Injun documentary: Watch the film trailer: https://singlefeathermedia.wistia.com/medias/70034xa6ve Buy the film here: http://www.amazon.com/Reel-Injun-Clint-Eastwood/dp/B005J7K9BO Visit our website: http://www.nativeopinion.com E-mail our show! hosts@nativeopinion.com

In this episode we welcome, Melinda Williams, a Navajo and Apache author. Melinda talks about her work as a writer and as an editor. Melinda explains to listeners how she came to love writing, and what it takes to get a book to the publisher. Later in the show, we speak with, Melinda about Oak Flat, sacred land that belongs to the San Carlos Apache tribe. We listen to an interview with Windsler Nosie Sr. of the San Carlos Apache tribe, who talks about Oak Flat, in one of the last few interviews Al Jazeera America does as a media outlet. 2nd half of the show, Mike and Dave deconstruct Nikki Haley's Republican response to the state of the union address, and go into what she describes as "The American Dream" We ask the question "Who's American Dream is she talking about?" Resources discussed in this episode: Books by Melinda Elmore Williams http://www.amazon.com/Melinda-Elmore/e/B002BMJ56U Hundreds Gather at Oak Flat to Fight for Sacred Apache Land: Read more at http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2015/0

Native Opinion 8 Jan, 2016: Title: Dawnland Tours & The Bundy Double Standard Guest: Jennifer Pictou of Downland Tours   In this episode, we welcome guest, Jennifer Pictou. Jennifer talks about her company, Dawnland Tours, and what they do. Please See: DAWNLAND TOURS For more information  In Hour 2, we deconstruct the Bundy double standard being perpetrated at the Malheur Wildlife Refuge and Bird Sanctuary in Oregon. We expand on the who, and the why of what is going on at the refuge, and what the actions of the white militia (We equate them to terrorists) will have on the Burns Paiute tribe that lives near the refuge. Articles related to this episode: 1.) VIDEO: http://nativeopinion.com/news-blog/2016/1/9/paiute-tribe-members-weigh-in-on-oregon-occupation 2.) http://nativeopinion.com/news-blog/2016/1/8/yall-qaeda-militia-not-welcomed-by-oregon-locals   Ways to reach our show: E-Mail: Hosts@NativeOpinion.Com   Voice Mail:

This episode of native opinion (And it’s a long one at 1.5 hours) covers stories from December of 2015 with full discussion including: Choctaw vs Dollar General store, The Adam Sandler film “ridiculous six” controversy, 5 things that may surprise you about native americans, and listener e-mail.   Subscribe to our podcast. It’s free!   Our E-mail: hosts@nativeopinion.com   Website: www.nativeopinion.com         Find more stories on our BLOG at nativeopinion.com

Happy New Year from the Native Opinion show!  We are really excited about our upcoming new year, with many guests, and more rock solid reporting from America's Indian Country! Please feel free to reach our show! E-mail: hosts@nativeopinion.com    

In this episode of Native Opinion, we remember Native American Activist, Poet,Author,musician, and actor, John Trudell. His passing was felt by thousands of people around the world. John Trudell (February 15, 1946 – December 8, 2015) was a Native American author, poet, actor, musician, and political activist. He was the spokesperson for the United Indians of All Tribes' takeover of Alcatraz beginning in 1969, broadcasting as Radio Free Alcatraz. During most of the 1970s, he served as the chairman of the American Indian Movement, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. After his pregnant wife, three children and mother-in-law were killed in 1979 in a suspicious fire at the home of his parents-in-law on the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes Duck Valley Indian Reservation in Nevada, Trudell turned to writing, music and film as a second career. He acted in three films in the 1990s. The documentary Trudell (2005) was made about him and his life as an activist and artist.   For more information, visit our website at: www.nativeopini

Episode 8:   Double Standard: In this episode, we take a look at whether or not there is there a double standard in the application process, and the issue of conceal and carry laws in this country when “minorities” apply for conceal and carry licenses? Native Opinion takes a look at some new issues around this subject.   Links to the stories that we discuss in this episode:   http://countercurrentnews.com/2014/07/lawsuits-filed-as-chicago-denies-black-people-concealed-carry-licenses/ http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/09/03/us/the-race-gap-in-americas-police-departments.html?_r=1 http://www.rawstory.com/2015/12/ohio-community-lives-in-fear-as-rifle-toting-white-man-stalks-black-neighborhoods-with-impunity/comments/ http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/28/us/politics/supreme-court-justice-intervenes-in-native-hawaiian-election.html?_r=0 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-native-hawaiian-vote-count-20151127-story.html http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2015/12/07/us-supreme-court-he

Episode 5-5b:It’s not your art:In this episode of Native Opinion, we discuss the appropriation of Indigenous art, and misused and copied by non-natives.http://www.indianz.com/News/2015/019388.asphttp://theonefeather.com/2015/07/congressional-house-chairman-calls-native-american-artifacts-bull-crap/http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2015/09/15/fake-indian-terry-lee-whetstone-convicted-under-indian-arts-and-crafts-act-161739http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/STATUTE-104/pdf/STATUTE-104-Pg4662.pdf

Episode 4:Evading responsibility: In this episode of Native Opinion, we take a look at why governments apologize to its indigenous people, and how those apologizes seem hallow in comparison. Here you will find a link to the Sacred Land Film Project. (refer to their Youtube channel), and the second below is link titled “What good is an Apology?” The remainder of the show speaks for itself.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4C36_CgsQ4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4C36_CgsQ4 To reach the show:hosts@nativeopinion.com

Episode 3:Immigration:This episode covers topics on immigration as well as other subject matter relating to immigration. One of the topics in this episode also covers people assuming cultural identities that are not theirs. The first segment of the show centers around people assuming cultural identities that are not theirs. The links are listed below.http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/16/us/washington-rachel-dolezal-naacp/http://www.npr.org/2015/10/07/446632586/dartmouth-college-removes-director-of-native-american-programIn the next segment of the show, we talk about immigration.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQNP5XKMNls  To reach the show:hosts@nativeopinion.com

This episode concerns past attempts at c of Native people here in the US. We also touch on problems for Indigenous people around the world. There are things that have happened in recent times to thwart the efforts of Native peoples here in the US, who are attempting to create and maintain self-sufficiency. The link below refers to the President renaming Mt. McKinley.  One of the ways genocide is attempted is by changing sacred and historical Indigenous sites.http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/30/politics/obama-alaska-denali-climate-change/http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2015/09/06/history-professor-denies-native-genocide-native-student-disagrees-gets-expelled-course

The show’s topic is about tribal disenrollment, and how disenrollment is detrimental to individual and tribal existence and identity. When tribes decide to remove people from their rolls, individuals who have been on tribal rolls for many years, decades, the action(s) of removing tribal members, if the reasons are other than to maintain the safety of tribal members, is a move to weaken your tribal base.Has the tribal body been party to the removal of some individuals, or are the actions taken by a few individuals who may have an agenda? In some cased, the disenrollment of an individual, or families is initiated by individuals on tribal councils, and the tribal body may not know, or, may not agree with the council. Do you feel the BIA (Bureau of Indian Affairs) should have a say in disenrollment?http://iloveancestry.com/memories/20st-century/item/206-paper-genocide-native-american-indians-walter-plecker-eugenics Contact the show!hosts@nativeopinion.com