Native Opinion an American Indian Perspective

This is a heavy episode of our show. Discussions include Blood quantum and its use in Tribal Enrollment, American’s false love affair with President Abraham Lincoln and Christopher Columbus, and Canada’s Prime Minister puts political ambition over the assistance of 50,000 first nation children.

“EPISODE 92 Let’s Talk About Race...” How to Reach our show: [email protected] Twitter: @nativeopinion Facebook: facebook.com/nativeopinionpodcast/ Webpage: nativeopinion.com Youtube: https://www.Youtube.com/c/NativeOpinion Leave us a voicemail: (860) 381-0207 We asking you, our listeners for your prayers and support for Robert Bello. “Rob” as he is known by friends and family is the Brother of Native American Music Awards founder Ellen Bello. The awards show is one of the longest-running events recognizing Native American recording talent in the United States. Rob was recently diagnosed with a form of leukemia and has begun a series of expensive cancer treatments which he needs to save his life. Please use the link below to learn more, and if you can please help us to help Rob, we deeply appreciate it! Any amount truly helps Rob, and all money goes directly to his medical costs. for those of you that donate to help Rob, please mention that you heard about this on Native Opinion, and we will be sure to mention you on our show! Kutupatush! (Thank You) LINK: https://www.gofundme.com/help4Robduringtreatment Title: Debate Emerges After Native American Woman Tells Black Woman to ‘Keep Hands Off Our Culture’ AUTHOR: By Kiersten Willis - DATE: August 9, 2017 SOURCE: http://atlantablackstar.com/2017/08/09/debate-emerges-native-american-woman-tells-black-woman-keep-hands-off-culture/?utm_content=bufferb3309&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer TITLE: Message for Mark Zuckerberg AUTHOR: ICMN Staff DATE: August 7, 2017 SOURCE: https://indiancountrymedianetwork.com/education/native-education/video-american-indian-college-fund-message-mark-zuckerberg/?utm_content=buffer4b5c9&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer Title: No need to dismiss classes: AUTHOR: Navajo Times DATE: August 16, 2017 SOURCE: https://navajotimes.com/opinion/letters/letters-no-need-to-dismiss-classes/ MUSIC IN THIS EPISODE TRACK: WORLD PEACE ARTIST: GIL SILVERBIRD BIO: Gil Silverbird is an Apache from Albuquerque, New Mexico. Born into a 5th generation show business family, he continues the Native American musical traditions of his ancestry and has been performing since childhood. The youngest of three children, he began entertaining at the age of 5, performing with well-known artists such as Rodney Dangerfield, Eddie Arnold, Jackie Mason and Allen King. Gil started playing the piano and composing songs at the age of 7. By the age of 11, Gil was conducting 30 piece orchestras for his family's show, which consisted of his father, mother and two older brothers. The Silverbird family released Broken Treaties, becoming the first Native American family to release an album on a major label (Capitol Records). They were featured in a Channel 13 special in 1971 called Silverbird. By the age of 14, Gil had appeared on The Tonight Show, The Mike Douglas Show, and a movie entitled The Birth of a Navajo Family. Silverbird's more recent accomplishments include and serving as musical director for an off-Broadway play entitled Red Sky. Has traveled nationally with the Native American Dance Theatre and featured as a soloist with the John Tesh One World Tour." He has also performed live with other well-known artists. In addition to these credits, he has performed numerous voice-overs and commercials including Faberge, Planter's Peanuts, MTV, TV Guide, and McDonald's. Gil sings in several languages; Italian, English, Spanish, French, German and of course English. You can find his music, comedy, and other work on Apple I-tunes, Google Play Music, and on Youtube.

We welcome Guest Sandra Richardson Hope to the show. Sandra is an entrepreneur, founding a film and media company called “Stolen Nation”, and an indigenous “unity media” database called FindANative.com. Also... Canada just released the most comprehensive National inquiry into Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls, but apparently, Canada's mainstream media hates first Nation people using the word "Genocide" to describe MMIW cases.

Native Opinion Episode 170 DO YOU KNOW? SHIT’S GETTING REAL How To Reach Our Show: E-Mail: [email protected] Twitter: @nativeopinion Facebook: facebook.com/nativeopinionpodcast/ Our Website: nativeopinion.com Our Youtube Channel: https://www.Youtube.com/c/NativeOpinion ________________________________________________________ CALL OUR SHOW! Click or Tap to call: 860–800–5595 Listen LIVE every Saturday Morning, 9am Eastern Standard Time Through Our Website or via the SPREAKER APP SUBSCRIBE to our Podcast! Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, i-Heart Radio, Spotify Radio Public or wherever you get your favorite podcasts from... ________________________________________________________ PLEASE help grow our show! Share us with your friends!. Tell folks you heard about something on Native Opinion, or give us a review in i-tunes or on Facebook! It truly does help our show get discovered! ________________________________________________________ EPISODE SUMMARY: We provide a deconstrcution of Joe Biden’s recent announcement to run for president in 2020. Over 16 democrat Candiates announcing that they are seeking the office of president, yet not a single one acknowledges Indian Country or it’s Problems & Issues. Is it the truth when candiates talk about representing “All Americans”? Plus Native News & Listener Feedback. ________________________________________________________ The Native Opinon theme song “Honor The People” is by Casper Loma Da Wa. FIND THE SONG AND MORE OF HIS MUSIC HERE: ________________________________________________________ ARTICLES DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE Joe Biden Official Website Watch Biden Launch Video Getting real about Indian Country surprising progress in the heartland Senator Murray, Senate Democrats introduce new legislation to tackle nationwide digital equity gap Do Americans Know How Much Trouble They’re In? Cheyenne River Youth Project encourages Indigenous cooking through internships & training opportunities Music in this Episode are provided by two artists: HipHop by Drezus: Blues Guitarist Cary Morin ________________________________________________________ Kutupitush! (Thank You!) for listening!

Another Native Mascot problem in a Chicago Highschool, Swinomish holds a March on Drugs, How will Trumps Trade War affect Indian country? A high school teacher arrested after leaving a gun in the bathroom. Music by 1st nations Derek Miller.