If you ever buy or sell a parcel of land or build a home or business, you’ll likely need a land surveyor. They are the first professionals on the scene when people need to find and document property lines, reservation boundaries, utilities, and topography. On a bigger scale, much of the American west was originally mapped and named by explorers like Lewis and Clark and John Wesley Powell in the 1800s. It’s now up to Native American surveyors to include their unique understanding of the land going forward. We’ll hear from Native land surveyors about their work and the need to recruit more Native people to their ranks.

GUESTS

Halbert Goldtooth (Diné), professional land surveyor and owner of Goldtooth Surveying

Jake Stephens (Eastern Band of Cherokee), manager of the Tribal Surveying Office for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians

Jamie Hansen, survey manager for the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes

Break 1 Music: Edge of The Rez, Part 2 (song) The Blue Stone Project (artist) Blue Stone (album)

Break 2 Music: Ts’ma’antut ‘Nüün (song) Saltwater Hank (artist) Siip’Nsk (album)