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Navajo Derrick Begay won the team roping round three of 10 at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, Nevada. The win earned him over $26,000 and moved him up to sixth in the World Standings in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. The 60th Annual Wrangler National Finals Rodeo continues through Saturday December 15th, 2018 when world champions will be crowned. We have results and interviews with Derrick Begay and Isaac Deas after victories in the city of lights.

Oglala Lakota Bareback Bronc Rider, Shane O’Connell of South Dakota, picked up his first check ever as a rookie at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Cort Sheer, Saddle Bronc rider from Nebraska is winning the top gun award as he has won the first two rounds worth near $55,000 in 16 seconds. We have go round and world standings leaders after the second round of competition in the city of lights.

Round one of the 60th annual Wrangler National Finals Rodeo concluded Thursday, December 6, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The top 15 in each of the seven events and PRCA rodeo have qualified for this $10,000,000, 10 go-round event. We have results from round one and interviews with former champion saddle bronc rider Zeke Thurston from Canada and ladies barrel racing NFR Rookie Jessica Routier from South Dakota.

America's attempt to separate Native children from their families didn't end with boarding schools. In the decades after World War II, the U.S. government created the Indian Adoption Project, an effort designed to place Native kids with white parents. In this one-hour documentary, producer Melissa Olson explores the personal and historical impact of this policy. Her Ojibwe mother, Judy Olson, was raised by a white family. So were the mothers of several friends. The emotional impact of the Indian Adoption Project — and similar state projects — continues today. Produced by Melissa Olson and Ryan Katz. Edited by Todd Melby.

Testimonies zeros in on the problem of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls. It's a problem that burst into public awareness across the Upper Midwest in the summer of 2017. That's when a young indigenous woman who was eight months pregnant was found murdered near Fargo, North Dakota. But the issue isn't new news within tribal communities. Rather it's an ongoing problem that has deep roots. In this episode, you'll hear a round table discussion with producer and host, Meg Lindholm, and three guests. Chalsey Snyder is an enrolled member of the MHA Nation on the Fort Berthold reservation in North Dakota. She is a mother and an author of "Loren's Law," the first anti-human trafficking law in Indian Country. She also serves on the Native American Commission in Fargo, North Dakota. Dr. Donald Warne is a member of the Oglala Lakota tribe from Pine Ridge, South Dakota. He also served as Chair of the Department of Public Health at North Dakota State University which offers the only MPH in Nati

A recap of who won in an hour long special report from FNX / First Nation Experience, Native Voice One, and Indian Country Today. This hour will report the results from the hundred plus Native candidates running from Maine to Alaska. Antonia Gonzales, Navajo, and Mark Trahant, Shoshone-Bannock, host in studio with reports from correspondents posted at a variety of campaign headquarters.

Country Today, FNX / First Nations Experience, and Native Voice One will stream a live coast-to-coast newscast for five hours on election day, Tuesday, November 6. Anchors Antonia Gonzales, Mark Trahant, and correspondents from across the country will report the latest results for the record number of Native Americans running for office. Coverage begins at 6 pm Pacific / 9 pm Eastern on nv1.org

10-22-18 AFN Newscast by Native Voice One - NV1

Antonia Gonzales of National Native News hosts Alaska's Native Voice, live from the AFN Convention floor. The program provides up close interviews and discussions with AFN stakeholders and leaders.

KNBA News and Public Affairs Producer Tripp J Crouse talks with Andrew Kitchenman, the state government and politics reporter for KTOO and Alaska Public Media, about Gov. Bill Walker's announcement that he would be suspending his re-election campaign. (Photo by Tripp J Crouse/KNBA)

10-20-18 AFN Newscast by Native Voice One - NV1

Antonia Gonzales of National Native News hosts Alaska's Native Voice, live from the AFN Convention floor. The program provides up close interviews and discussions with AFN stakeholders and leaders.

10-19-18 AFN Newscast by Native Voice One - NV1

Antonia Gonzales of National Native News hosts the program that provides up close interviews and discussions with AFN stakeholders and leaders.

10-18-18 AFN Newscast by Native Voice One - NV1

I'll Ask An Alaskan is a human interest series of six 3 1/2 minute episodes featuring real life first-hand accounts and stories from Alaskans, both Native and non-Native. Episode 6: Ivan Ivan Night is an entrepreneur. He sells tea from the family business, he makes his own beer, plays in a band called Pamyua and makes his o wn honey from bees he keeps himself. Ivan keeps bees in Alaska and that's not an easy task. As you might recall, it gets cold and bees don't like that.When he's not tending his hives, he plays guitar with Pamyua. His favorite part of playing in the band is when they tour the remote parts of Alaska. Those are the villages and communities most Alaskans can't get to and he feels privileged to play there.

I'll Ask An Alaskan is a human interest series of six 3 1/2 minute episodes featuring real life first-hand accounts and stories from Alaskans, both Native and non-Native. Episode 5: Cassier If you ever visited the rainy, cool Homer spit, you probably couldn't help but notice what looks like a pirate ship permanently settled along the lagoon. It's a houseboat, owned by Cassier O'Neill Cousins. It's actually an old WWII ship her family built a house on top of with old logs they hauled from a nearby saw mill. Cassier says her father had many ideas for the boat, including a miniature golf course and an old boat museum, before eventually making it into the place where she grew up.

I'll Ask An Alaskan is a human interest series of six 3 1/2 minute episodes featuring real life first-hand accounts and stories from Alaskans, both Native and non-Native. Episode 4: Felipe Felipe Godoy Diaz remembers when he first came to Anchorage from Chile, his home country. "It was cold and dark and I never thought winter would end," he said as he recounted his first few months in the state. Now, he's a permanent resident, engaged to his college sweetheart and owns his own business. Felipe worked hard for these accomplishments and it wasn't easy. His parents were undocumented immigrants. They lived in poverty for many years until Felipe's father eventually earned enough money to buy the cleaning business he worked at. Felipe feels fortunate and now advocates for people who are "dreamers" just like he once was.

I'll Ask An Alaskan is a human interest series of six 3 1/2 minute episodes featuring real life first-hand accounts and stories from Alaskans, both Native and non-Native. When people get older, one of the last things they want to deal with is discrimination. Julie Schmidt and her wife Gayle Schuh are two leaders in Alaska's elderly LGBT community who are working to prevent just that. Julie is the program coordinator for Sage Alaska, an organization that helps the elderly LGBT community in Anchorage, Eagle River and beyond. She says men and women in her community can face discrimination in nursing homes or in other care facilities when they transition from living on their own to getting some help.

I'll Ask An Alaskan is a human interest series of six 3 1/2 minute episodes featuring real life first-hand accounts and stories from Alaskans, both Native and non-Native. Episode 2: Hannah Winters can be especially tough for homeowners in Fairbanks. Permafrost can cause your pipes to freeze, thus leaving you without running water and an indoor restroom. But, if you live in what's known as a "dry cabin" you won't have that problem. What's a dry cabin, you ask? It's basically a cabin with NO indoor plumbing. For 37 year-old Hannah Hill, dry cabin living is more about affordability than living off the grid, so to speak.