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Past Shows Archives » Native America Calling is a news podcast hosted by Koahnic, with 10 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Wednesday, August 19, 2026 — Native American groups have limited success fighting border wall construction

  Aug 19, 202657 min

  Tohono O'odham Chairman Verlon M. Jose vows to continue fighting after a federal judge turned down the tribe’s efforts to stop construction of the U.S.-Mexico border wall in Arizona. Jose says O’odham’s heritage, cultural sites, and natural environment are too important to allow unimpeded destruction at the hands of construction crews. At the same time, the Trump administration halted wall construction in Big Bend National Park in Texas after a group filed a lawsuit on religious grounds on behalf of a Native conservation group. We’ll hear about efforts to halt or slow construction that is going forward without regard for environmental, cultural or spiritual protections. We’ll also get an update on the lack of progress in filling the vacancy at the top of the National Indian Gaming Commission. President Donald Trump has yet to name a new chairman to the regulatory agency. The position has been vacant since January. Without a chairman, casinos cannot move ahead with several basic operations, potentially costing them millions of dollars. GUESTS Chairman Verlon Jose (Tohono O’odham) Jonodev Chaudhuri (Muscogee), principal at Chaudhuri Law Chez Oxendine (Lumbee), staff writer for Tribal Business News Christina Hernandez (Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas), founder of the People of La Junta for Preservation and executive director of the Big Bend Conservation Alliance Roland Gutierrez , Texas state senator and attorney

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  Tuesday, August 18, 2026 — Are Native voters in line with the Democratic Party’s shift to the left?

  Aug 18, 202657 min

  Claire Valdez (Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo) is a member of the New York Assembly running for a seat in Congress. She’s also a proud Democratic Socialist, a progressive wing of the party gaining ground in the success of elected leaders like New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT). U.S. Senate candidate and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan (White Earth Ojibwe/D-MN) is considered a progressive Democrat and won the backing of Sen. Sanders and Rep. Ocasio-Cortez in her decisive primary win in Minnesota. We'll speak with Native Democratic organizers about how the pressure to move to the left is being received by Native voters and also whether it is a viable long-term strategy. GUESTS Kalyn Free (Choctaw), Democratic National Committee (DNC) member from Oklahoma and DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee (RBC) Kevin Killer (Oglala Lakota), co-founder of Advanced Native Political Leadership and former president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe Judith LeBlanc (Caddo), executive director of the Native Organizers Alliance Action Fund

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  Monday, August 17, 2026 — Remembering Hurricane Katrina more than 20 years later

  Aug 17, 202657 min

  Elisabeth Pierite (Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana) was a teenager when Hurricane Katrina tore through New Orleans in August 2005. Her family’s home was destroyed and they relocated a few hours north to Marksville, La., the hub of the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana. Miles away, then-principal chief of the United Houma Nation, Brenda Dardar Robichaux, was thrust into the role of helping her community that she says was abandoned by disaster response and recovery efforts. Hurricane Katrina bested local, state, and national emergency response abilities and also exposed racial and socioeconomic inequalities. It also brought to light a gap in how disaster resources are allocated to tribes. We’ll talk with Louisiana tribal leaders and citizens about surviving the 2005 disaster, what it took to rebuild, and what they reflect on 20 years later.

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  Friday, August 14, 2026 — Live at Santa Fe Indian Market 2026

  Aug 14, 202657 min

  Chugach Sugpiaq jeweler Denise Wallace says she tells stories through her pieces. This year, she’s presenting an elaborate belt she made with her family, featuring ornate, detailed figures, each holding significant meaning, along with intricate designs crafted from ivory, silver, and gold. Wallace has long been a fixture at the Santa Fe Indian Market, now in its 104th year, as nearly a thousand talented Native artists set up to showcase their work. Also among the longtime artists is professional painter Merlin Little Thunder, known for detailed portraits and landscapes that often depict traditional Cheyenne life. For our series of arts interviews, we’ll speak with these artists along with last year’s Best of Show winner Regina Free and event organizers. We'll also get an update on the Artist Act that was just signed into federal law. The act prevents states from banning Alaska Native crafts made from materials like walrus ivory and baleen.

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  August 13, 2026 — Pathways Indigenous Arts Festival grows its presence and influence

  Aug 13, 202657 min

  More than 350 Indigenous artists will gather as the Pathways Indigenous Arts Festival marks its sixth year at the Pueblo of Pojoaque. It continues to grow its draw and reputation on what is a busy time for Native arts in northern New Mexico. In addition to individual booths for artists across disciplines, the event includes a substantial Native-centered film and media celebration and live musical performances from a number of notable Native acts including Gary Farmer and the Troublemakers. We will broadcast live from the event, speaking with organizers and artists such as Chad Yellowjohn, a 2019 graduate of the Institute of American Indian Arts, whose artwork centers on a philosophy of “optimistic activism”, featuring vibrant, colorful depictions of Indigenous people and Indigenized pop-culture characters. GUESTS Cheyenne Duran (Pojoaque and Santa Clara Pueblo), outreach coordinator for the Poeh Cultural Center and Pathways Indigenous Arts Festival artist coordinator Franki Maestas-Chavez (Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo), marketing manager for the Poeh Cultural Center Chad Yellowjohn (Shoshone-Bannock/Spokane and Ho-Chunk), artist Ashley Browning (Pojoaque and Santa Clara Pueblo), film festival coordinator for the Pathways Indigenous Arts Festival Jacob Shije (Santa Clara Pueblo), musician

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