Native Voice One (NV1)

12/08/2025

Cuts in grants and operating funds, federal staff reductions, and department disorganization - and the federal government shutdown - all took a toll on the work done by tribal museums this year. Tribal museums are a source of economic development for many tribes, but more than that they offer an authentic and more comprehensive picture of Native culture and history than their non-Native counterparts. As Tribal Museums Week gets underway, we’ll check in with tribal museums about their work and what they hope to accomplish in the current unpredictable environment for so many cultural institutions.

GUESTS

CC Hovie (Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians), public affairs and communications director for the Association on American Indian Affairs

Janine Ledford (Makah), executive director of the Makah Museum

Selena Ortega Chiolero (Tarahumara), museum specialist for the Chickaloon Village Traditional Council's Culture and Historic Preservation Department

Stacy Laravie (Ponca), Indigenization director for the National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers

Cuts in grants and operating funds, federal staff reductions, and department disorganization - and the federal government shutdown - all took a toll on the work done by tribal museums this year. Tribal museums are a source of economic development for many tribes, but more than that they offer an aut...

12/05/2025

State by state, tribes are staking out a share in the burgeoning online sports betting business. Places like Colorado, California, Wisconsin, and Michigan all have ongoing legal and political disputes involving tribes’ ability to expand casino enterprises into online sports books. We'll look at how the clash between states, private companies, and tribes are raising complex questions over sovereignty, regulation, and jurisdiction.

GUESTS

Jason Giles (Muscogee), executive director of the Indian Gaming Association

James Siva (Morongo Band of Mission Indians), vice chairman for the Morongo Band of Mission Indians and chairman of California Nations Indian Gaming Association

Gary Pitchlynn (Choctaw), professor of law at The University of Oklahoma

State by state, tribes are staking out a share in the burgeoning online sports betting business. Places like Colorado, California, Wisconsin, and Michigan all have ongoing legal and political disputes involving tribes’ ability to expand casino enterprises into online sports books. We'll look at ho...

12/04/2025

Nine out of ten people seeking jobs say they have a side hustle — a second or even third job. An Express Employment Professionals-Harris Poll from October 2025 also says a higher percentage of younger job-seekers — Gen Z and Millennials —expect to be able to overlap their side jobs on company time. Money is a major factor - and the Bureau of Labor and Statistics reported this year that more employers are cutting hours. We’ll talk with some of those who are working multiple jobs about the ups and downs of juggling a side hustle.

GUESTS

Mikailah Thompson (Nimiipuu), owner of Beadwork by Mikailah and owner of
Indigenous Creatives, LLC

Roberta Begaye (Diné), owner of Bitterwater Galerie

Stephanie Garcia (Santa Domingo, Laguna, and Isleta), owner of Pueblo Creations and Pueblo Collective Enterprise

Roxanne Best (Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation), businessowner and founder of R Best Life Yoga & Coaching

Nine out of ten people seeking jobs say they have a side hustle — a second or even third job. An Express Employment Professionals-Harris Poll from October 2025 also says a higher percentage of younger job-seekers — Gen Z and Millennials —expect to be able to overlap their side jobs on company ...

12/04/2025

Huge congratulations to Randy Taylor, host of Word with a Champ, for winning the 2025 PRCA Excellence in Broadcast Journalism Award! 🏆📻

Honored in Las Vegas during the PRCA Awards ceremony, Randy continues to raise the bar in Western sports storytelling, bringing the voices, history, and heart of rodeo and Native American and First Nations athletes to listeners across the nation.

We’re proud that Word with a Champ, distributed by Native Voice One (NV1), is being recognized at this level. Please join us in celebrating Randy’s outstanding achievement and continued dedication to the sport and its athletes. 🎙️🤠

12/04/2025

Huge congratulations to Randy Taylor, host of Word with a Champ, for winning the 2025 PRCA Excellence in Broadcast Journalism Award! 🏆📻

Honored in Las Vegas during the PRCA Awards ceremony, Randy continues to raise the bar in rodeo sports storytelling, bringing the voices, history, and heart of Native American and First Nations athletes to listeners across the nation.

We’re proud that Word with a Champ, distributed by Native Voice One (NV1), is being recognized at this level. Please join us in celebrating Randy’s outstanding achievement and continued dedication to the sport and its athletes. 🎙️🤠

12/03/2025

A one-time allocation for Tribal Colleges and Universities unexpectedly just doubled the federal allocation compared to the previous year. And a small handful of colleges are rejoicing over multi-million-dollar windfalls from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. But that doesn’t mean officials at any of those institutions are breathing a sigh of relief. Instead, the unpredictable nature of federal funding and other factors — including the Trump administration’s stated plan earlier this year to all but eliminate their funding, has tribal higher education administrators scrambling. We'll speak with some of them about the educational institutions that thousands of Native students depend on.

GUESTS

Christopher Caldwell (Menominee), president of the College of Menominee Nation

Leander McDonald (Dakota, Arikara, Hidatsa and Hunkpapa), president of the United Tribes Technical College

Manoj Patil, president of Little Priest Tribal College

A one-time allocation for Tribal Colleges and Universities unexpectedly just doubled the federal allocation compared to the previous year. And a small handful of colleges are rejoicing over multi-million-dollar windfalls from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. But that doesn’t mean officials at any o...

12/02/2025

December 2, 2025, is Giving Tuesday! Giving Tuesday is a global day of generosity, unleashing the power of radical generosity to transform communities and the world.

The award-winning daily public media programs National Native News and Native America Calling are produced and distributed by a Native nonprofit, Koahnic Broadcast Corporation, which was founded 33 years ago to address the lack of Native Representation in media. Native nonprofits like Koahnic often do not receive the recognition and support that they need.

On this Giving Tuesday, please and donate now to support our work. Visit bit.ly/GiveKoahnic (case sensitive) or text Koahnic to 41444. Thank you!

12/02/2025

“Braids” by director, writer, and editor Elise Aachix̂ Qağaduug Beers (Unangan) tells the story of a Native student who contends with bullying and uninformed school policy. It’s a modern-day tale with a long historical reach.

“Guts,” a comedy by Elias Gold (Diné), is a story of a drifter who wreaks havoc on the Navajo reservation in search of a particular traditional food.

We’ll talk with both filmmakers and also get an update on a new initiative to elevate Indigenous voices across film and TV.

GUESTS

Elise Aachix̂ Qağaduug Beers (Aleut, Unangan), director, writer, and editor of “Braids”

Elias Gold (Diné), filmmaker and operator of the YouTube channel “Native Media Theory”

Joey Clift (Cowlitz), comedian, Emmy-nominated producer and television writer, and the writer and director of “Pow!”

Dr. Shelly Lowe (Diné), president of the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA)

“Braids” by director, writer, and editor Elise Aachix̂ Qağaduug Beers (Unangan) tells the story of a Native student who contends with bullying and uninformed school policy. It’s a modern-day tale with a long historical reach. “Guts,” a comedy by Elias Gold (Diné), is a story of a drifte...

12/02/2025

December 2, 2025, is Giving Tuesday! Giving Tuesday is a global day of generosity, unleashing the power of radical generosity to transform communities and the world.

The award-winning daily public media programs National Native News and Native America Calling are produced and distributed by a Native nonprofit, Koahnic Broadcast Corporation, which was founded 33 years ago to address the lack of Native
Representation in media. Native nonprofits like Koahnic often do not receive the recognition and support that they need.

On this Giving Tuesday, please and donate now to support our work. Visit bit.ly/GiveKoahnic (case sensitive) or text Koahnic to 41444. Thank you!

12/01/2025

Despite promises by elected leaders to address the disproportionate number of Native Americans and Alaska Natives who are murdered or go missing, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives (MMIR) advocates say there is little progress and even steps backward for victims and their families. Advocates say the Trump administration’s removal of the Not One More report from the Department of Justice’s website is a setback for public awareness and the work to fight the ongoing problem. Advocates also complained that Alaska officials are not adequately acknowledging the number of unsolved cases. Since that complaint, state officials added 50 names to the unsolved cases list. Numerous data sources point to the disproportionate rate that Native people are victims of violence and their cases go unresolved.

GUESTS

Charlene Aqpik Apok (Iñupiaq), executive director of Data for Indigenous Justice

Karrisa Newkirk (Caddo), president and founder of Missing Murdered Indigenous Women-Chahta

LaRenda Morgan (Cheyenne and Arapaho), cousin of Ida Beard and Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) advocate

Cheryl Horn (Nakota and Aaniiih), Fort Belknap MMIP advocate

Despite promises by elected leaders to address the disproportionate number of Native Americans and Alaska Natives who are murdered or go missing, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives (MMIR) advocates say there is little progress and even steps backward for victims and their families. Advocates....

11/28/2025

In his second cookbook, “Turtle Island: Foods and Traditions of the Indigenous Peoples of North America,” Sean Sherman (Oglala Lakota), James Beard Award-wining chef and restaurateur, dives deeper into the Indigenous culinary communities of 13 regions of North America and Mesoamerica. He shares dozens of recipes inspired by his travels and the people he calls friends, teachers, and leaders that he encounters along the way.

Pyet DeSpain (Prairie Band Potawatomi) was already familiar with traditional everyday foods like frybread, meat pies, and corn soup growing up on the Osage reservation in Oklahoma. And on the Mexican side of her family, tamales, pozole, and atole were a staple. Now a well-known and award-winning chef, DeSpain is sharing that fusion of Native and Mexican cuisine and heritage in her debut cookbook, “Rooted in Fire: A Celebration of Native American and Mexican Cooking.”

https://www.nativeamericacalling.com/friday-november-28-2025-the-menu-celebrating-heritage-and-crossing-borders-with-chefs-sean-sherman-and-pyet-despain/

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In his second cookbook, “Turtle Island: Foods and Traditions of the Indigenous Peoples of North America,” Sean Sherman (Oglala Lakota), James Beard Award-wining chef and restaurateur, dives deeper into the Indigenous culinary communities of 13 regions of North America and Mesoamerica. He shares ...

11/27/2025

Thanksgiving is a holiday that often gives Native people mixed feelings.

Brian Bull of Buffalo’s Fire shares a few perspectives from across Indian Country, in the latest edition of National Native News with Antonia Gonzales.

Annmarie Decoteau is the Indigenous curriculum and instruction specialist for Bismarck Public Schools

A member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, Decoteau helps educators teach about Thanksgiving from a more authentic Native perspective.

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