Native Voice One Podcast

Hosted by Chandre Szafran

Leon Misak Kinneeveauk (Inupiaq) from Pt. Hope in Arctic Alaska is an artist operating the largest ivory carving studio in Deghay’kaq, known today as Anchorage, at the Alaska Art Alliance. Carving walrus ivory is an original artform of Indigenous communities in the Arctic, stretching across Inuit lands in Alaska, Canada, and Greenland.

In this episode, Leon shares the journey of discovering his role in community leadership after being incarcerated for a crime involving a death. Under Leon’s leadership, the studio offers a much-needed place of cultural belonging and camaraderie, that meets the specific needs of the art of ivory carving.

Jerome Saclamana (King Island Inupiaq) joins to share his years of experience in ivory studios, and what makes Leon’s studio a rare gem in the urban center of Anchorage.

Hosted by Chandre Szafran

Laine Neech.yanagút Yéil Rinehart (Lingít/Taos Pueblo) is based in Lingít lands in what’s today known as Juneau, AK.

Laine practices the traditional Lingít artform of Chilkat weaving, an intricate craft that retains its traditional designs, meanings, and uses.

In this episode, Laine shares how their art practice is a natural way to express personal and cultural identity, and makes space to acknowledge the harms of colonization. Also, a peek at their ambition to increase access to the mountain goat wool used in original weaving practices. Their stories are imbued with gratitude for the communities of teachers from whom they’ve learned.

Hosted by Chandre Szafran

Dorthy is a professional performer and business owner of a dance company based on Dena’ina lands in Deghay’kaq, known today as Anchorage, Alaska. Dorthy’s talent reflects a lifetime of discipline and love for dance. She performs as Violet Lee Vamp. Along with her business partner, performer Lady Duchess, the two co-founded the Sweet Cheeks Cabaret dance company in 2013. Their work straddles the discipline of live performance, the closeknit community of small businesses, and the energy that comes with cabaret—a niche in live theater that combines entertainment with an artform that is gender-body-and-sex-positive, and where safety-and-consent come first.

Violet Lee Vamp and Lady Duchess have helped make Sweet Cheeks a fan-favorite in the Anchorage nightlife scene, frequently earning the company, and its cast of dedicated performers, awards in audience-voted theater and burlesque.

At the core of it all, as an Indigenous performer and entrepreneur in the small business community, Dorthy’s work marks a steady, subtle sense of ownership for Indigenous women in entertainment.

Native American students are just a tiny fraction of all the college students in the United States. They come with different histories, confronting an education system once used to erase their languages and cultures. In this project, four Indigenous college students tell how they are using higher education to strengthen ties to their Native roots and support their people.

Archie Yellow outside of Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College in Cloquet, Minnesota.

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Nevaeh Nez in her traditional Hopi clothing in Med City’s newest addition, One Discovery Square, located in downtown Rochester, Minnesota.

Portrait by Jaida Grey Eagle for APM Reports

Reuben Kitto Stately with his graduation star quilt outside of his home in Shakopee, Minnesota.

Portrait by Jaida Grey Eagle for APM Reports

Hosts:

Archie Yellow: Archie is a member of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and studies Ojibwe at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College.

Nevaeh Nez: Nevaeh is a Hopi and Navajo student at the University of Minnesota-Rochester, who’s planning to go to medical school.

Reuben Kitto Stately: Reuben is Dakota from the Santee Sioux Nation and a tribal member of Red Lake Nation. He majored in American Indian Studies at Augsburg University.

Producer: Sasha Aslanian. Editor: Stephen Smith

A production of AMP Reports.

Welcome to the Dine’ Nation! Join a team of youth as they live and celebrate their ancient living culture!

Our youth hosts will take the listener on a journey beyond reservation lines and into the cultural and creative lives of people who are continuing to break down stereotypes.

Deezhi, featured in “Day in the Life," sits outside of the hogan to rest after her Kinaalda (Coming of Age Ceremony).

Youth time traveler, Dahi, discovers who is in the archives of the Library of Congress in Washington DC and what vast cultural knowledge has been stored.

Among the voices in this episode, you'll hear Deezhi as she shares a  "Day in the Life" audio diary of her Kinaalda (Coming of Age Ceremony).  Then, Dahi travels to the Library of Congress in Washington DC, and discovers a deeper connection to her tribe and ancestors.

From contemporary arts to traditional living life ways, youth are continuing to find their culture in today’s modern world.

Senior Producer, Gregg McVicar, gives a hands on training to a group of Indigenous YOUth Nation’s youth participants.

Indigenous YOUth Nation is a 29-min episode that works to "Celebrate Culture," "Empower Youth," "Nourish Knowledge,'' “Inspire Inter-generational Dialogue,” and build strong roots for our future generations.

IYN highlights different Indigenous cultures in a radio show made by and for tweens and teens.

Expect to hear the restoration and resilience of Indigenous youth and cultural knowledge.

Indigenous YOUth Nation is produced by Jeneda Benally (Diné) and Gregg McVicar (Tlingit) with the IYN YOUth Team. The program is made possible with generous support from KWMR, The Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop and The American Folklife Center at The Library of Congress.

A five-minute newscast focused on activity at the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention, anchored by Hannah Bissett.

Saturday, October 22, 2022 - Alaska Native Language and Culture

Elders, advocates, educators and tribal leaders are among those committed to making sure Indigenous languages and cultures continue to be priorities in education. Efforts are being made for younger generations through higher learning, and beyond. Language and culture are being taught in schools, in community learning groups, summer programs, and at cultural events. Language and culture are often a focus of many statewide gatherings and conferences. We’ll talk about the importance of language and culture in schools, and how communities are embracing programs to keep them alive.

Alaska’s Native Voice (ANV), now in its 11th year, is hosted by National Native News anchor Antonia Gonzales with freelance producer Emily Schwing. The program highlights guests and recorded voices from AFN attendees, and engages in conversation about top issues facing Alaska Native communities across the state including climate issues, education, and language and culture.

A five-minute newscast focused on activity at the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention, anchored by Hannah Bissett.

Friday, October 21, 2022

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Indigenous women are leading the way, in their families, in their communities, professionally, and in politics from local, state to the national level.  Women are relying on the teaching of their ancestors, using knowledge passed on from generation to generation, to help guide them along the way. History was made in September when Mary Peltola (Yup’ik) was sworn into the U.S. House becoming the first Alaska Native person to serve in Congress. We’ll celebrate successes, examine challenges, and look at the future generations.

Thursday, October 20, 2022

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Indigenous communities up and down Alaska’s west coast continue to recover from a historic storm, which slammed into the state in September. Typhoon Merbok devastated Indigenous communities. People lost valuable resources from boats to fishing nets, dry houses, and other tools essential to their Indigenous hunting and fishing subsistence way of life. People also lost food they had already stored up, essential to getting them through the winter. We discuss the typhoon, emergency preparedness, and the impacts of climate change.