NextGen Native

Michael-Cory Francis Hinton is Passamaquoddy, a former Lacrosse standout, and a lawyer at the law firm Akin, Gump, Strauss Hauer & Feld in Washington, DC. He is using his legal skills to help tribes and to help bring justice for his great grandfather's murder.

Celeste Terry is Oglala Lakota and recently attended the White House Tribal Youth Gathering, #WHTYG. She shares her experience of the event and also discusses her project that is a result of the gathering, Thinking Indigenous.

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Joe Nayquonabe is the CEO of Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures. This company is the economic arm of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe. Joe rocketed to this position at a young age after serving as the VP of Marketing for the tribe's casino at the age of 27.

Joe Nayquonabe's story is a great story of how his tribe has consisntently encouraged educational opportunities, and also for those that receive an education to come back home. Once back, the tribe fosters and creates opportunities for these individuals to grow into professional careers.

Joe has certainly capitalized upon those opportunities. And his work has been recognized nationally. Earlier this year he received the CEO of the Year award from the Native American Finance Officers Association.

Joe Nayquonabe has some ambitious goals-he wants revenue from the company to match the revenue earned through gaming. He is thinking ahead about how can the tribe diversify its holdings to continue to thrive.

The last item I will highlight is Joe's recognition that the work he does for Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures has a big impact in the community beyond providing revenue to the tribe. Joe recognizes that a stronger economy in his community will impact the social measures of the community, too. I think it is important for tribes and tribal organizations to connect to a greater degree the role that building strong economies has on health, housing, education, etc. and that those issues also impact the ability to grow a strong economy.

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St. Cloud State University

University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management

University of Minnesota Duluth Masters of Tribal Administration and Governance

Bulletproof coffee [NOTE: I discuss some physiological stuff on the podcast. I am not a doctor and I do not play one on the Internet. This is based on my reading and understanding of how the concoction works. There is some disagreement on the efficacy of bulletproof coffee. It tastes good, maybe I should leave it at that :).]

Joe watches a lot of HBO

Mark Trahant is Shoshone-Banonck and runs the website Trahant Reports, his home base for his journalism. He is well known and well respected in Indian Country for his coverage of issues in Indian Country whether it was a video that went viral while asking President Bush a question about sovereignty, or complex issues such as the Indian health system.

We cover a variety of topics in this episode. Topics include: Mark's transition to new media from the newspaper business; his website; social media and its impact in Indian Country; elections and the Native vote and more.

What is fascinating about Mark is how his work transcends any one medium or field. For example, Mark was a newspaper journalist by experience but his work includes movies and documentaries. Recently he has taken on stints in academia both at the University of Alaska and the University of North Dakota.

He will continue to be a thought leader in Indian Country covering topics and stories from a unique angle and with a depth that is difficult to replicate.

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Aboriginal Day in Canada

Native American Heritage Day

Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Meriam Report

Navajo Times

Salt Lake Tribune

Seattle Times

Kaiser Family Foundation

National Indian Health Board

Making Law Work Beyond Medicaid Expansion

Trahant Reports on Twitter

News Rimes 4 Lines on Twitter

New York Times

Flip Board

Periscope

Atwood Chair of Journalism

University of North Dakota

Frontline: The Silence

POTUS on WTF Podcast

SCOTUS Blog

Daily Brookings Report

Radiolab Episode on Baby Veronica case

Turtle Talk

Mark Trahant on Entreprenative Podcast

This episode is a reflection on the White House Tribal Youth Gathering. Members of Generation Indigenous traveled from across the country for the #WHTYG. I also discuss the upcoming visit to Choctaw Nation by President Obama.

The show notes are short this week, but I did want to share First Lady Michelle Obama's keynote speech from the #WHTYG.

Nathan McCowan is the President and CEO of St. George Tanaq Corporation, a village corporation created by the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.

Nathan is Tlingit and Aleut. Prior to St. George he worked for Sealaska Corporation. Through this work experience he has been able to work for two companies that represent his Tlingit and Aleut heritage.

We discuss several different issues in this podcast. From business and leadership, to race. This podcast was recorded the week of the Charleston shooting. As part of that conversation, I mentioned the recent interview President Obama did with Marc Marron on "WTF," the host's podcast. As an aside, it is crazy that podcasting has got to a point where the President chose to be a guest on one. But more relevant to the conversation, that episode was recorded just after the shooting an they have an insightful conversation.

Nathan coined a great term "the right to modernity." This has to do with our right as Native people to be modern people, without giving up who we are as peoples. Sometimes we hold ourselves to this standard. It was a great way to describe the idea.

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Eddie Sherman is a member of the Navajo Nation and Omaha Tribe. He is now using the knowledge and expertise he has gained through his own career, and fellowships he has participated in, to help other organizations.

Collin Church is Pokagon Band of Potawatomi. He is active in his tribe and across Indian Country on issues for Native youth.

Ever since I started the podcast, I wanted to discuss personal finance. I’ve spent more time than I care to admit learning about personal finance. The main reason is that knowledge is power. And according to several studies, most Americans do not know enough about personal finance. This has big implications, from not saving enough for retirement, getting into too much debt, etc.

Why should we as NextGen Natives worry about personal finance? Because personal finance impacts your own personal sovereignty.

Personal finance can be an issue not easily discussed among people. That’s why the Internet is great! You can learn and explore without feeling uncomfortable. Once you gain a comfort level, I think people become more comfortable discussing the topics--if not their personal situations--with others.

I plan to do a series of podcasts covering different topics of personal finance. My goal is to start a conversation. Future episodes will focus on specific topics (debt, credit, home ownership, etc.). This episode of the podcast focuses solely on the philosophical aspects of money and wealth. This is perhaps the most important aspect to cover, because if you do not walk through this stuff first, working towards financial goals could become distorted or stunted if you have not come to terms with money/wealth.

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NOTE:I am not a financial advisor, or a lawyer, or a spiritual advisor nor do I play one on TV (or podcasts). This is not intended to guide your investment decisions. Speak to experts, or at least make decisions that are best for you. That is sovereignty.

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I also acknowledge that there are serious barriers to certain aspects of personal finance in Indian Country. A lack of banks in some communities is a big one. This podcast or future podcasts does not ignore or undervalue the impact of these structural barriers. Perhaps the knowledge and discussion can spark initiatives that address the barriers. And at a minimum, for those that may have different resources, it is better to share knowledge and information than to keep it under wraps.

Gabe Galanda is an enrolled member of the Round Valley Indian Tribes, a confederation of tribes in Northern California. He is also a founding partner of a lawfirm that includes his namesake,Galanda Broadman. You can follow the firm and its lawyers on Twitter and Facebook.

Gabe started from very humble beginnings. Gabe’s father spent time in prison and his mom struggled with substance abuse. But Gabe was raised by a village. From the age of 4 when his mom dropped off at a Catholic School, he always had people looking out for him. A twist of fate in highschool found Gabe working for the prosecutor that sent his dad to prison (listen to the podcast to learn more!). He cites this as a pivotal moment in his life that led to college.

He spent a brief time in community college, Gabe went to Western Washington University. By the time Gabe enrolled at Western Washington University, he knew he wanted to go to law school. Eventually he attended University of Arizona Law School.

Gabe worked for a law firm in Seattle for several years before striking out on his own. He left a partnership at Williams Kastner to start his own firm with a friend. After he learned his wife was pregnant. With twins. His decision was driven by his desire to be a strong presence in his children’s lives, and his own firm allowed him to structure his work life accordingly. This was a decision that many view as a “big jump.” But when you have focus and knowledge, The Leap is not as big as it seems.

Since then, Gabe Galanda has made significant headway in the legal field and in Indian Country. He helped start a nonprofit organization Huy that promotes religious opportunity for Native prisoners. He also has taken on disenrollment cases for clients, and has become a strong opponent of disenrollment, calling it “wholly non-indigenous.” As Gabe has pushed the conversation into the spotlight, others have recently joined his stance, including the Last Real Indians. At a minimum, the National Native American Bar Association believes there should be due process.

Gabe acknowledges there may be differing views on these subjects, but if Indian Country does not have these discussions, others will, and others will also make decisions for us.

Listen to more of Gabe Galanda’s story and passions in the interview.