Monday, July 9, 2018 – On the fairway with Native golfers
Pouring rain wasn’t enough to stop 11-year-old Peyton “Beans” Factor (Chickasaw/Seminole) from playing her best game last month. She’s now a two-time Women’s Oklahoma Golf Association Girls’ Junior State Champion. Factor joins a list of notable Native golf champs like Notah Begay III (Navajo) and Rickie Fowler (Navajo) as well as a long list of amateur Native golfers and fans. We’ll explore the roots of golf’s popularity among Native athletes.
Tuesday, July 10, 2018 – Parole: doing time on paper
Tribal members on parole or probation often face unique challenges. They can run into jurisdictional hurdles and may have a hard time finding services, like addiction treatment, stipulated by their parole board. Native people living on a reservation also frequently have difficulty finding ready access to work, which is usually a requirement of parole. Tribes often work with outside parole and probation departments to try and minimize the gaps. We’ll discuss some partnerships aimed at helping Native parolees and get insights into what probation and parole officers do.
Wednesday, July 11, 2018 – The hard work of language revitalization
In small classes, informal groups or even online, Native language warriors are doing the hard work to keep languages alive. Part of that work includes tribal members coming together to create a space where the language is spoken and used every day. We’ll hear about the most current thinking about maintaining Native languages.
Thursday, July 12, 2018 — Music Maker: Supaman
Supaman, Christian Takes Gun Parrish (Apsáalooke), is an award-winning hip-hop artist who regularly sports his fancy dancer regalia almost anywhere he goes. His music videos showing him looping songs in the desert and on the plains have been viewed millions of times. He also earned a MTV “Best Fight Against the System” award 2017 for his part in the “Stand Up/Stand N Rock #NoDAPL” music video featuring Taboo and Shailene Woodley. Supaman is our July Music Maker.
Friday, July 13, 2018 – Opposition prepares for Minnesota’s Enbridge oil pipeline
Minnesota’s tribes are among the opponents who promise to continue the fight against the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline replacement project. A state regulatory panel cleared the way for the pipeline that currently crosses two reservations. The new route avoids reservation land but threatens resources like pristine waterways and wild rice beds. The company hopes oil will start flowing by next year. Opponents warn of appeals and even mass protests.
