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Native America Calling: A personal portrait and a summer blockbuster

Thursday, July 3, 2025

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On film: a personal portrait and a summer blockbuster

A documentary filmmaker’s chance encounter with the Blackfoot man who became a social media sensation in connection with the phrase “skoden” (“let’s go then”), turns into a moving profile of Pernell Bad Arm. Tune in to hear from Damien Eagle Bear (Blackfoot) about the person behind the meme who was initially mocked, but became a rallying cry for Indigenous people.

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Also, talk with Inuit actress Lucy Tulugarjuk who shares the screen with Tom Cruise in the summer blockbuster “Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning.” It’s the latest in a series of notable films for the Inuit actress who is also the executive director of the Nunavut Independent Television Network in Canada and an accomplished throat singer.

Guests on Native America Calling

Damien Eagle Bear (Blackfoot), filmmaker and director of “#skoden”

Lucy Tulugarjuk (Inuit), actress, throat singer, and executive director of the Nunavut Independent Television network

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