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Today, Robert Pilot is joined by Kjersti Duval, Project Advisor, and Barry Hand, Program Director, both from Owámniyomni Okhódayapi. Owámniyomni aims to transform five acres at the Upper Lock into a space dedicated to healing, restoration, education, and connection. Following this conversation, Arvina Martin, a political consultant, will join us to share updates.
Native Roots Radio 9.18.2026
Host Robert Pilot is live from the second annual Minneapolis Indian Center Gala for an extended edition of tonight’s show.
Host Robert Pilot is joined by members from North of North, then best of content with Gwen Carr and Wendy!
Joining Robert Pilot today are Maren Hardy, co-founder of Spirit Care Services, a company that provides home care and transportation for Native American elders, and Larissa FastHorse (Sicangu Lakota Nation), professor of practice (literature) at Arizona State University’s Department of English, award-winning writer/choreographer, and co-founder of Indigenous Direction.
Joining Robert Pilot today are Producer Miiskogihmiiwan Wendy and Mary Kunesh with thoughts and memories of the 9/11 attacks 25 years ago
Joining Robert Pilot today are Producer Miiskogihmiiwan, Wendy Pilot for our Sacred Animal segment, and Jordan O. James, who holds an ABD/PhD. He is an Indigenous musician, songwriter, and bandleader with the Albuquerque-based band First Floor Highway.
Joining Robert Pilot today are Gwen Leaffe Carr, an Indigenous leader, strategist, speaker, and artist, and Wendy Pilot, who will present the sacred animals segment.
Robert and Missko kick things off with a rundown of the upcoming Ho-Chunk Nation Labor Day Powwow and share some highlights from the Minnesota State Fair. State Sen. Mary Kunesh then jumps on the mic to unpack a critical school trust fund ballot amendment and discuss her inclusion in a newly released book about Indigenous women leaders in the Twin Cities. They also cover the environmental concerns surrounding massive AI data centers and the ongoing push for stronger ties with Canadian First Nations parliamentarians.
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