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Native America Calling: Making goals with disabled Native athletes
Monday, September 9, 2024

Making goals with disabled Native athletes
As the 2024 Paralympic Games wrap up in Paris, France, Native America Calling will get a glimpse into the world of competition for disabled Native athletes.

Dozens of Indigenous athletes competed in the Games in Paris. And while the big production in France is always something to shoot for, para-athletics isn’t just for elite competitors.

They are also an everyday recreational and creative outlet with built-in social and health benefits.

Paralympic Games
The Paralympic Games took place in Paris, France, from August 28 through September 8, 2024. Photo: Benoit Patelout

Guests on Native America Calling
Cheri Madsen (Omaha Tribe of Nebraska), ten-time Paralympic medalist for Team USA

Dan Ninham (Oneida Nation of Wisconsin), freelance reporter for ICT News and director of the North American Indigenous Athletics Hall of Fame

Noah Blue Elk Hotchkiss (Southern Ute, Southern Cheyenne, and Caddo), founder of the Tribal Adaptive Organization

Jimmy Squire (Absentee Shawnee), amputee golfer

Benjamin Cuevas
(Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo), college wheelchair basketball player at Eastern Washington University, mentor, and trainer

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