Native America Calling

The number of young gardeners is at an all-time high, according to the 2018 National Gardening Survey. And backyard or community gardens are a great way for people to gain a better connection and understanding of food. The Native food sovereignty movement encourages people to grow their own food and to eat more Indigenous foods to promote health. But gardening doesn’t always come naturally, even for some motivated gardeners. We’ll have seasoned Native gardeners and farmers on the line to answer your gardening questions.

The number of young gardeners is at an all-time high, according to the 2018 National Gardening Survey. And backyard or community gardens are a great way for people to gain a better connection and understanding of food. The Native food sovereignty movement encourages people to grow their own food and to eat more Indigenous foods to promote health. But gardening doesn’t always come naturally, even for some motivated gardeners. We’ll have seasoned Native gardeners and farmers on the line to answer your gardening questions.

The number of young gardeners is at an all-time high, according to the 2018 National Gardening Survey. And backyard or community gardens are a great way for people to gain a better connection and understanding of food. The Native food sovereignty movement encourages people to grow their own food and to eat more Indigenous foods to promote health. But gardening doesn’t always come naturally, even for some motivated gardeners. We’ll have seasoned Native gardeners and farmers on the line to answer your gardening questions.

So you’ve got a great idea, you have a plan and you have the energy. Now you need to find money to bring your ideas to fruition. Some projects, like documentary films or large art projects take a lot of funding and might require benefactors or more than one foundation grant to complete. Smaller projects, like getting new jerseys for a basketball team and traveling to a national sports event, might require crowd sourcing and fundraisers or 5K benefit runs. We’ll discuss how to set financial goals and then ask for what you need to get your project complete.

So you’ve got a great idea, you have a plan and you have the energy. Now you need to find money to bring your ideas to fruition. Some projects, like documentary films or large art projects take a lot of funding and might require benefactors or more than one foundation grant to complete. Smaller projects, like getting new jerseys for a basketball team and traveling to a national sports event, might require crowd sourcing and fundraisers or 5K benefit runs. We’ll discuss how to set financial goals and then ask for what you need to get your project complete.

So you’ve got a great idea, you have a plan and you have the energy. Now you need to find money to bring your ideas to fruition. Some projects, like documentary films or large art projects take a lot of funding and might require benefactors or more than one foundation grant to complete. Smaller projects, like getting new jerseys for a basketball team and traveling to a national sports event, might require crowd sourcing and fundraisers or 5K benefit runs. We’ll discuss how to set financial goals and then ask for what you need to get your project complete.

President Trump pledged a ‘moonshot’ level effort to end HIV by 2030 during his State of the Union Speech. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is implementing the directive. They’ve since committed to an ambitious but slightly lower goal of a 90 percent reduction of new HIV transmissions in ten years. For Native Americans, infection rates increased from 2011 through 2015 according to HHS. We’ll talk with representatives from the Indian Health Service and HIV prevention advocates about the president’s laudable goal and how it fits in with their efforts. We’ll ask them how realistic it is to eliminate HIV in ten years.

President Trump pledged a ‘moonshot’ level effort to end HIV by 2030 during his State of the Union Speech. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is implementing the directive. They’ve since committed to an ambitious but slightly lower goal of a 90 percent reduction of new HIV transmissions in ten years. For Native Americans, infection rates increased from 2011 through 2015 according to HHS. We’ll talk with representatives from the Indian Health Service and HIV prevention advocates about the president’s laudable goal and how it fits in with their efforts. We’ll ask them how realistic it is to eliminate HIV in ten years.

President Trump pledged a ‘moonshot’ level effort to end HIV by 2030 during his State of the Union Speech. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is implementing the directive. They’ve since committed to an ambitious but slightly lower goal of a 90 percent reduction of new HIV transmissions in ten years. For Native Americans, infection rates increased from 2011 through 2015 according to HHS. We’ll talk with representatives from the Indian Health Service and HIV prevention advocates about the president’s laudable goal and how it fits in with their efforts. We’ll ask them how realistic it is to eliminate HIV in ten years.

Inuit throat singing is an ancient tradition that is getting increasingly modern recognition. The style that developed in Canada and Alaska is notable for its distinctive low, guttural and rhythmic sounds from female singers as they breathe both in and out. It was banned in boarding schools for decades but is enjoying a resurgence and is even mixed in with contemporary Indigenous music. We’ll listen to some throat singing and hear from the artists about what it brings to their cultures.