This week’s show starts with a FITT Challenge and then segues to the heart of Indian Country where Native communities are being positively impacted by youth-run day camps and a novel approach to community gardens. For Further Information Contact: info@FITT-challenge.com (McClover); 217-322-2516 or pucnativeministries@gmail.com (Crosby)

American Indian Living

Unexpected Ways to Impact Native Communities

Insights into dealing with loss are provided by ASI 2021 experts: a relief worker at Florida’s Champlain Towers, a lecturer who studies indigenous flood legends, an organizer of residential lifestyle change programs, and an expert on homeschooling–a form of education that has taken on greater significance during the recent pandemic. For more info: LivingSpringsRetreat.com; HomeSchoolCompanion.org; […]

Dealing with Loss

Dr. Tim Arnott had a thriving medical practice in Paradise California until the events of November 8, 2018, forever changed his world. Hear his amazing story of escape, resilience, and renewal. For More Information Contact: DrNewStart.com or RockyMountainLifestyleCenter.org

Fleeing Paradise

Local schools are not a perfect fit for every student. Holbrook Indian School in Holbrook, AZ, provides novel residential educational programs to train Native students in Grades 1 -12 across Indian Country. Learn how students can master core subjects with a diverse curriculum that includes Native crafts, horsemanship, Native language classes, and outdoor education. For […]

Revisiting Holbrook Indian School

Each of us can harness adversity, helping us grow rather than struggle. Gain practical insights on this topic from those who have truly grown from their own adversity and are assisting others on similar journeys. For More Info: iThriveSummit.com; www.pandemicbusters.org; UnionSpringsAcademy.org (315-889-7314); and Behealtyliving.global (Behealtyliving.global@gmail.com)

Harnessing Adversity

J. Sweet (Chickasaw)-1 Family Services in Indian Country; R. Bourque (Muskogee Creek)-National Center for Victims of Crime; A. Charley (Laguna Pueblo)-Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women; & J. Calabaza (Santo Domingo Pueblo)-Trees, Water & People. This week’s show, recorded at the 2019 NCAI Convention in Albuquerque, NM, highlights four Native organizations that are reaching […]

Helping the Disadvantaged

Patrick Anderson, JD; CEO, Rural Alaska Community Action Program, Inc. From the venue of NCAI 2019, lawyer and Native leader, Patrick Anderson, returns to American Indian Living to discuss how First Nation individuals and communities can overcome toxic stress and truly thrive. For further information, contact: www.ruralcap.com

Improving Community Health

Tena Jolley, CEO of Apela Solutions in Stratford, OK. For a given budget, every tribe wants to maximize the benefits they provide their citizens. Tena Jolley shares insights from her years of work with the Chickasaw Nation, providing listeners with insights into how their tribes can stretch their dollars when it comes to health care […]

Stretching Tribal Dollars

Sarah Coleman, Student, & Hilde Barrera, Principal, Union Springs Academy; James Hartley, President, Lay Institute for Global Health Training (also Wildwood Health Institute); Alan Seiler, Organic Farmer. Sterile classrooms have become all too common in the 21st century. Today’s show connects you with individuals and institutions who are reconnecting people with Native values like natural […]

Recapturing Indigenous Educational Values

Nirvana Walton & Bethie Melidor (NAPS); Terri Saelee (Adventist Refugee and Immigrant Ministries); Karen Holland (Oklahoma Academy); Hildelisa Flickinger, MS, RD, CNSC. Engaging in service can enrich your own life and change the world around you. Today’s show explores the power of service in diverse settings ranging from schools, to refugee camps, to the kitchens […]

The Power of Service

Hazel Beck, SoCal Veterans Business Outreach Center; Amanda McDonald, InBody Corporation. Have you ever thought about starting your own business? This week’s show opens with practical information and tools for small business startup, especially for Native American veterans and their families. The last two segments of this week’s show acquaint listeners with InBody, a company […]

Tools for Life and Health

Nancy and James Crosby; Michael Robinson, MD, Guam SDA Clinic; Jeremy O’Neal, MD, Nephrologist. Today’s guests share the transformative power of indigenous wisdom and modern science. You’ll learn how “worthless land” near the Navajo nation was turned into an award-winning garden; how First Nations peoples in Guam are transforming their health; how a specialist is […]

Transformations Among Indigenous Populations

Keith Schleifer, MD and Joyce Choe, MD. Cancer and autoimmune diseases are among today’s most threatening diagnoses. Practicing physicians Drs. Keith Schleifer of Colorado and Joyce Choe of Washington share encouraging insights into natural therapies that may help with these conditions. For further information: www.Eden-valley.org or 970-669-7730 (Schleifer); www.Drjoycechoe.com

Dealing with Desperate Diseases

Rich and Ronda Smith, Oak Haven Health, Michigan. Across tribal lines, Native Americans have harnessed the power of water for healing. Today’s show features simple hydrotherapy treatments you can use in your own home. For further information: nurse@oakhavenhealth.com (269-236-8326) or ariseandshinehealth.com (605-519-1019)

Harnessing Hydrotherapy

This is a one-hour weekly talk show focusing on health issues in Indian country. The show covers a broad range of health issues, viewed in a holistic way in keeping with traditional Native perspectives.

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