In this episode I correct the record about the elections on Standing Rock. I was covering post primary election results not final election results.=Austrailia's Referendum Council advises Indigenous Voices to Parliament-Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander tribes declare the first sovereign nations on the Austrailian continent and call on Parliament to institute changes based on recognition and consultation-Blending Indigenous knowledge with Western nutrition-Australia's failure in 'Closing the Gap' in Aboriginal health

In this episode we discuss Indigenous rights.Funding was dropped for Hopi tribe language programs and new school construction halted in Arizona.Hunting and Fishing rights & economics in Indigenous communities.

In this episode we discuss Native-made craft designation and how it affects artists.Tribal recognition and the struggles of Native communities to "prove" they exist at the government level.Native views on annual monsoons & extreme weather in the southwest.Environmental & land rights activist murders have increased.

In this episode we discuss:Primary elections for Tribal Chairman taking place on the Standing Rock reservationNorth Dakota continues to dismiss charges against water protectors before they go to trial.President Trump denies North Dakota's request for Federal aid for law enforcement deployed to Standing Rock.Indigenous voices in Australian water management.Update on the Canadian commission on MMIW.

In this episode we discuss:Western Michigan University invites input from the Native community at a public meeting on diabetes and tobacco use among urban Native Americans.The CDC, the Association of Prvention, Teaching and Research professionals collaborate focusing on Tribal health with a concentration on resilience, activism and leadership of Tribal peoples.Teenage suicide on reservations are 3-5 times the national average and in some places higher, why are we looking away?NJ State appeals court rules that Nanticoke Lenape is a recognized tribe in historical documents. Tribe continues to seek Federal recognition.

In this episode we discuss:The state of consultation between the U.S. and Tribal NationsPublic perception of Native communities in the 19th century. How far we have come and how much further we need to go.NCAI adopts a resolution to collect testimonies from families and document the stories of those who lost relatives in the boarding school years to submit to the United Nations.Recognition of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe in Massachusetts, a 10,000 year old community, for land rights.Bills that have died in Congress repeatedly to prevent Native disparagement in trademark registration.

In this episode we cover Alaska Native Civil Rights leader to be commemorated on $1 coin in 2020The frustration of the public as Canada's Indigenous Affairs Commission on MMIW continues on a slow paceNative input on the Grand Mound prehistoric burial sit in Koochiching County, Minnesota being reopened for public visitation.Native Americans are dying from substandard U.S. healthcare through the Indian Health Care or IHS. 300 current investigations into medical malpractice in a system that is responsible for providing healthcare to 2.2 million Native Americans.

In this episode we discuss the delisting of Grizzlies from Endangered Species, the puzzling report by the federal judge regarding Dakota Access and members of the Canadian military reassigned for disrupting Indigenous ceremony.Articles referenced:

http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/tribal-leaders-declare-unity-in-opposition-to-removal-of-yellowstone/article_5769f252-b85d-5597-abb4-1aaf4ae19c5c.htmlhttp://www.peoplesworld.org/article/pipeline-judges-decision-shows-limits-of-capitalist-jurisprudence/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/07/05/canadas-top-general-apologises-deplorable-disruption-indigenous/

http://panow.com/article/690296/safety-first-nations-youth-focus-emergency-meeting-thunder-bay-ontAudio clip: https://youtu.be/JsAg-Ta8dFA

In this episode we discuss a lawsuit concerning water rights on tribal land in California as well as cultural areas disturbed during the Dakota Access Pipeline construction.Resources referenced:http://www.desertsun.com/story/news/environment/2017/07/06/do-tribes-have-groundwater-rights-agencies-take-case-supreme-court/453850001/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/Dakota-Access-pipeline-developer-to-keep-fighting-11265952.phphttp://www.sltrib.com/home/5458961-155/blm-considers-offering-utahs-recapture-canyonhttp://billmoyers.com/story/making-change-nick-tilsen/

In this episode we discuss cultural enrichment and how it benefits our collective consciousness.

Resources referenced: https://pilotonline.com/news/local/history/artifacts-show-lost-colony-settlers-moved-to-hatteras-island-lived/article_5031be6a-e3b5-5531-9401-f63701e278d9.html http://www.dailyastorian.com/editorials/20170703/our-view-listen-to-the-lessons-of-our-native-american-tribes https://bangordailynews.com/2017/07/03/opinion/contributors/the-wabanaki-helped-us-secure-self-governance-its-time-we-returned-the-favor/ http://www.wmtw.com/article/appeals-panel-rules-against-a-maine-tribe-in-suit-over-river-rights/10249287 https://www.senate.gov/reference/resources/pdf/hconres331.pdf

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