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Native America Calling: Starting the New Year in the right direction
Thursday, January 2, 2025
Starting the New Year in the right direction
The new year is good time to look forward to the promises and concerns that lie ahead.
In addition to setting individual and professional goals for the year, many people are watching the possibility for sweeping political changes. Merriam-Webster made “polarization” their word of 2024, and it goes beyond political division to an increasing number of family estrangements.
Join Native America Calling to get ideas on staying positive and on track for what’s important in 2025.
Guests on Native America Calling
D.J. Eagle Bear Vanas (Odawa Nation), motivational storyteller; host of the PBS special, Discovering your Warrior Spirit; and author of The Warrior Within published by Penguin Random House
Ronda Rutledge (Cherokee Nation), executive director of Ecotrust, a non-profit based in Oregon
Arnold Thomas (Shoshone-Paiute Tribes), vice chairman of the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation in Nevada and Idaho
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