Q&A between Gaylord News reporter Nancy Marie Spears and US Poet Laureate and author Joy Harjo.

A conversation with Joy Harjo

Give me half a reason,
I wouldn’t want to go out of my way.
I don’t think I miss you.
Faces in the wall tell me I’ve got to stay.

They just keep on comin’.
Trying my best to throw this story away,
but the sun keeps shinin’.
All the folks are still sayin they’re still on their way.

Dont think i miss you

Sittin on my ass.
Sittin in this class I
try to be good 
I try to be great but I 
think that it’s too late
I think that I’ve found my fate

Do you hear the word?
They’re sayin’ we’re at the end
The end of the road
I can’t keep off my toes

Found my fate

Justis Brokenrope (Sičháŋǧu Lakȟóta) is a musician and educator currently residing in Bdé Óta Othúŋwe, Mní Sóta (Minneapolis, Minnesota). Wathéča Radio is an offshoot of Wathéča Records, a label and archival project focused on North American indigenous artists who were often overlooked in the canons of rock, folk, and country music.

Brokenrope hosts his radio shows completely in Dakhóta, the eastern dialect of the Očhéthi Šakówiŋ (the seven Lakota and Dakota tribal nations), and the original language of the land he presently resides on. Anáǧoptaŋ po! 
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Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
Oversight Hearing to “Examine Native Communities’ Priorities for the 119th Congress”
Date: February 12, 2025
Time: 2:30 PM
Location: Dirksen
Room: 628

Witnesses
Panel 1
The Honorable Mark Macarro
President
National Congress of American Indians
Washington, DC

The Honorable William Smith
Chairperson / Alaska Area Representative
Valdez Native Tribe / National Indian Health Board
Washington DC

The Honorable Rodney Butler
Board President
Native American Financial Officers Association
Washington DC

Mr. Kerry Bird
Board President
National Indian Education Association
Washington, DC

Mr. Kūhiō Lewis
Chief Executive Officer
Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement
Kapolei, Hawaii

Committee Notice:
https://www.indian.senate.gov/hearings/oversight-hearing-to-examine-native-communities-priorities-for-the-119th-congress/

Kerry Bird / National Indian Education Association

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House Committee on Natural Resources
Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs
Examining 50 years of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act in Indian Country
 Friday, April 4, 2025 |  10:00 AM

On Friday, April 4, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. (CDT), the Committee on Natural Resources will hold an oversight hearing titled “Examining 50 years of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act in Indian Country.” This hearing will examine the successes and opportunities for tribal self-governance in economic development and healthcare as the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act turns 50.

This hearing will be held at the First Americans Museum, 659 American Indian Blvd., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Witnesses
The Hon. Bill Anoatubby
Governor
Chickasaw Nation
Ada, Oklahoma

The Hon. Chuck Hoskin
Principal Chief
Tahlequah, Oklahoma

The Hon. Gary Batton
Chief
Durant, Oklahoma

The Hon. Wena Supernaw
Chair
Quapaw Nation
Quapaw, Oklahoma

The Hon. David Hill
Principal Chief
Muscogee Creek Nation
Okmulgee, Oklahoma

Mr. Mark Rogers
Chief Executive Officer
Osage Nation Health System
Pawhuska, Oklahoma

The Hon. Martin Harvier
President
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
Scottsdale, Arizona
[Minority witness]

Mr. Jay Spaan
Executive Director
Self-Governance Communication & Education Tribal Consortium
Tulsa, Oklahoma
[Minority witness]

More on Indianz.Com:
https://indianz.com/News/2025/04/01/witness-list-for-house-subcommittee-field-hearing-on-indian-self-determination/

Mark Rogers / Osage Nation Health System

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