Native Roots Radio Presents: I’m Awake – April 18, 2024

Robert Lilligren of Native American Community Development Institute (NACDI) is back with host Robert Pilot. Then, Lyz Jaakola, musician, educator and storyteller joins to talk about “The Aunties”, a native storytelling performance happening this Saturday in St. Paul!

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Native Roots Radio Presents: I’m Awake – April 17, 2024

Host Robert Pilot welcomes Janice LaFloe (Executive Director) and LaVon Lee (Leadership Director) of the Montessori American Indian Childcare Center (St. Paul, MN) in partnership with Little Moments Count. Plus, Arvina Martin of Emerge Wisconsin returns!

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Native Roots Radio Presents: I’m Awake – April 16, 2024

Host Robert Pilot welcomes back Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan. Also returning is John Williams, Vice President of Development at Native American Community Development Institute (NACDI) and Dr. Maureen Hackett, President and Founder of Howling For Wolves!

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Native Roots Radio Presents: I’m Awake – April 9, 2024

Host Robert Pilot welcomes back Rachel Dionne Thunder, Co-Founder of Indigenous Protector Movement with an update on police brutality in Sioux Falls. Plus, Kristie GoForth, Executive Director of Bikes for Kids Wisconsin. Then, Metro State University’s Student Success Coordinator for American Indian students, Janice Denny!

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Native Roots Radio Presents I’m Awake – March 13, 2024

Minneapolis A.I.R. (American Indian Relations) and guest host Christine McDonald bring us Hilary Holmes to talk about the Upper Harbor Project. Plus, Melanie Rucker, Asst. Chief from the MPLS Fire Department joins to discuss recruitment opportunities!

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Native Roots Radio Presents: I’m Awake – March 12, 2024

Host Robert Pilot welcomes back Norma Baker-Flying Horse (Red Berry Woman), award winning fashion designer and Kristen Spargo from Take Flight Communications to share short stories around Covid-19 from our native communities!

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Native Roots Radio Presents: I’m Awake – February 28, 2024

Joining host Robert Pilot and producer Haley Cherry is Rickey Medlocke (Lakota Sioux & Cherokee), a founding and current member of Lynyrd Skynyrd and frontman for southern indigenous rock band Blackfoot to talk his new single “Never Run Out Of Road” in support of MMIR and NIWRC.

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Native Roots Radio Presents: I’m Awake – February 27, 2024

Ruth Buffalo joins host Robert Pilot to announce her new position as CEO of MN Indian Women’s Resource Center’s (MIWRC). Then, New Native Theatre’s Artistic Producer Charli Fool Bear talks their upcoming production Bear Grease! Plus, a new Sacred Animals segment from Wendy Pilot.

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Native Roots Radio Presents: I’m Awake – February 23, 2024

Host Robert Pilot and producer Haley Cherry talk weekend events. Plus, Allison Waukau is back but this time in her new position as Tribal Liaison and Native Relations Coordinator for the Metropolitan Council of the Twin Cities!

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Native Roots Radio Presents: I’m Awake – February 22, 2024

Host Robert Pilot and producer Haley Cherry welcome back Robert Lilligren, CEO of NACDI (Native American Community Development Institute). Then, we hear from speakers Eugene Shawano Sr. and James Crawford at the Wisconsin 2024 State of the Tribes Address!

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Native Roots Radio Presents: I’m Awake – February 16, 2024

Host Robert Pilot brings us a speech from Rachel Dionne-Thunder, Indigenous Protector Movement’s Co-Founder. Then, we hear from All My Relations Arts Gallery and Programs Coordinator Juleana Enright and an encore segment from Wendy Pilot!

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Native Roots Radio Presents: I’m Awake – February 15, 2024

Host Robert Pilot welcomes Brittany Tweed, Metro State University’s Director of Financial Aid and Strategic Enrollment Management. Plus, we hear Mary Kunesh’s speech from the 2024 MMIR march and a new sacred animals from Wendy Pilot!

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Native Roots Radio Presents: I’m Awake – February 8, 2024

Back joining host Robert Pilot is NACDI’s CEO Robert Lilligren. Plus, Ana Negrete, MN’s MMIR Office Community Planner and artist Rory Wakemup join to talk about next week events for the 2024 MMIR march in Minneapolis.

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Native Roots Radio Presents: I’m Awake – February 1, 2024

CEO of Native American Community Clinic Robert Lilligren is back with host Robert Pilot and producer Haley Cherry. Then, Kristin White Eagle talks the Renew Wisconsin Summit and Wendy Pilot with an encore sacred animals!

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Native Roots Radio Presents: I’m Awake – January 22, 2024

Host Robert Pilot welcomes back NACC’s (Native American Community Clinic) Executive Officer Dr. Antony Stately. Joining them is Twin Cities PBS producer Leya Hale to discuss her documentary The Electric Indian that follows Ojibwe hockey legend, Henry Boucha.

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Native Roots Radio Presents: I’m Awake – January 19, 2024

Host Robert Pilot and producer Haley Cherry talk upcoming local events and give an update from Tony Evers. Plus, an encore segment of Justis Brokenrope, owner and DJ at Watheca Records and a new Sacred Animals from Humane Policy Advocate Leader Wendy Pilot!

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Native Roots Radio Presents: I’m Awake – January 17, 2024

Host Robert Pilot and producer Haley Cherry broadcast live from All My Relations Arts in Minneapolis for the book release of To Banish Forever; A Secret Society, the Ho-Chunk, and Ethnic Cleansing in Minnesota by Cathy Coats. Later, an encore segment from Jon Greendeer (Ho-Chunk Nation) and a new Sacred Animals from Wendy Pilot!

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Native Roots Radio Presents: I’m Awake – December 16, 2024

Host Robert Pilot and producer Haley Cherry give an update from Tony Evers. Joining after is published author Cathy Coats who is also currently a Metadata Specialist for the University of Minnesota Libraries in the Twin Cities. Cathy joins to talk about her book “To Banish Forever; A Secret Society, the Ho-Chunk, and Ethnic Cleansing…

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Native Roots Radio Presents: I’m Awake – January 15, 2023

With host Robert Pilot is Dr. Antony Stately, Executive Officer at Native American Community Clinic in South Minneapolis. Then, Attorney Greg Arenson joins to talk about Interfaith Action’s free community legal services through their Power-Up clinics! Plus, an encore Sacred Animals segment from Wendy Pilot.

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Native Roots Radio Presents: I’m Awake – January 10, 2024

Host Robert Pilot & Co-host Christine McDonald introduce Minneapolis AIR! Then hear from the director of the Neighborhood & Community Relations Department, Karen Moe. Also, from the City’s first poet laureate: Heid Erdrich.

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Native Roots Radio Presents: I’m Awake – January 4, 2024

Guest hosting is Robert Lilligren, CEO of Native American Community Development Institute (NACDI). Joining is NACDI’s Communications Coordinator Em Matson and then Carrie Day Aspinwall, first Indigenous Liaison for the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board!

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Native Roots Radio Presents: I’m Awake – December 20, 2023

Little Moments Count brings host Robert Pilot the CEO of Indigenous Visioning, Barb Fabre (White Earth Ojibwe) to talk about early childhood development. Joining after is Emerge WI’s Executive Director, Arvina Martin (Ho-Chunk)!

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Native Roots Radio Presents: I’m Awake – December 19, 2023

Host Robert Pilot welcomes back Heather Keeler of the Yankton Sioux Tribe! Ruth Buffalo (MHA Nation), former N.D. Rep. also makes a return. PLUS, Bob Blake from Red Lake, owner of Solar Bear stops in for this week’s climate update!

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Native Roots Radio Presents: I’m Awake – December 14, 2023

Host Robert Pilot welcomes Nikki Pieratos and Ryan Salmon of Metropolitan Urban Indian Directors (MUID MN) to discuss Minneapolis encampments and a call for long term commitments for camp residents and our relatives. Plus, an encore Sacred Animals segment from Humane Policy Volunteer Leader, Wendy Pilot!

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Native Roots Radio Presents: I’m Awake – December 7, 2023

Back with host Robert Pilot is Robert Lilligren of NACDI. Plus, Mary Faydash of Friends of the Black River Forest (WI) stops in for an update on Kohler-Andrae State Park. Later on, Bob Blake from Red Lake & Angie Vig, Owner of Vig Guitars!

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Native Roots Radio Presents: I’m Awake – November 30, 2023

Back joining host Robert Pilot is Robert Lilligren, CEO of NACDI (Native American Community Development Institute) in Minneapolis. Then, Bob Blake from Red Lake & owner of Solar Bear is back. Plus, Roya White Eagle, host of Good Medicine on KFAI, drops in to share some local news on arts & theatre!

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Native Roots Radio Presents: I’m Awake – November 28, 2023

Host Robert Pilot & producer Haley Cherry welcome Jocelyn McQuirter, Project Manager of the Hennepin County Mental Health Awareness Program. With her is Kayla Renney, Family Response & Stabilization Services Program Manager with Nexus Family Healing!

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Native Roots Radio Presents: I’m Awake – November 22, 2023

Host Robert Pilot welcomes back Arvina Martin, Executive Director at Emerge WI. Then, Simone Rendon (Edible Arts MN) & Sam Thompson join to talk about AIFACS (American Indian Family & Children Services)! Specifically, foster care licensing in Native families.

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