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Monday, October 1, 2012 - Indian Land in the 21st Century:
Now that President Obama
has signed the Claims Settlement Act, what's the next step in managing
Indian trust lands? The Indian Land Working Group, a nonprofit watchdog
organization, helps Native landowners make informed decisions about
their land. The group's 22nd annual symposium, October 15-18, will bring
together experts to share information and answer questions related to a
wide range of issues including: tribal trust cases, trust reform,
leasing, oil and gas development, pipelines, land consolidation, and
using tools of information technology. What is the future for managing
trust lands? Guests include, ILWG executive director Kristin Ruppel,
allottee organizer Ernestine Werelus, (Shoshone Bannock), Montana State
University remote sensing researcher, Lisa Lone Fight, (Mandan, Hidatsa
and Arikara), and landowner Helen Sanders (Chehalis), who won a major
victory in the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of allottees in 1983.
Tuesday, October 2, 2012 - 2012 October Current Events:
October marks the end of
harvest time but, it's just the beginning of a busy month for many
tribal leaders, teachers, elders, and students. In the weeks ahead, the
43rd Annual National Indian Educational Association Conference takes
place in Oklahoma City to help Native communities increase their
potential in the digital era. Alaskan Natives look forward to meeting
with their peers at the Alaska Federation of Natives Conference and the
29th Annual First Alaskans Institute Elders and Youth Conference in
Anchorage, Alaska. October is also the time for "spooktacular" events,
what treats are ahead when it comes to powwows, festivals, and rodeos in
your community? Join us for a lineup of folks from around the country
who are bringing in the fall with a bang.
Wednesday, October 3, 2012 - Understanding Alcohol's Toll on the Family:
Living with an alcoholic is
not an easy thing to do and unfortunately many Native American families
know this scenario all too well. The family who lives with an alcoholic
is left to handle the day-to-day tasks that can be forgotten while the
alcoholic recovers from a night of excessive drinking. How much does a
person's drinking affect the family unit? How do you deal with caring
for an alcoholic when you know that their life is centered around
pursuing their next drink? Did you grow up an alcoholic home and what
effect does that have on your adult life? Can family life ever be normal
when one or more family members are alcoholics and have not decided to
stop drinking? Guests are Margie Anderson (Yaqui/Apache) Talking Circle
Facilitator and John Bird (Blackfoot) Project Director of the Circles of
Care Project at the Tohono O'odham Community College.
Thursday, October 4, 2012- Tohono O'odham Pit Tradition Against Cartels:
The Tohono O'odham
reservation shares nearly 80 miles of its border with Mexico - making
the reservation one of the most active corridors for illegal border
activity. However, the border isn't just causing problems by putting the
tribe in the middle of an ongoing war on drugs and human migration, it
has sliced their traditional homelands into two parts, and a good
portion of Tohono O'odham members still live in Mexico. This week, many
tribal members will make a pilgrimage to Mexico for tradition. Tribal
members will have to weigh their safety with religious conviction, and
wonder whether they will be confronted with violence. Join us as we take
a look at this situation as we hear from the voices of those that are
close to the issue.
Friday, October 5, 2012- Native Vote 2012 Countdown (Part 3):
Election day 2012 is just
over a month away. Already parts of the country are gearing up to cast
their vote for the next set of people who they would like to see run
this country. The frenzy of campaigning will be visible everywhere the
next month as the different political parties will splash their views on
how they think things should be in not only TV and print adds but, also
in front of the podium during scheduled debates. So what is going on in
Indian Country? Can one vote make the difference in local elections
where you live? What are tribal nations doing to prepare the Native
Vote? Are there certain places you can visit to get the latest news on
the Native Vote? Guests TBA
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