{"id":127263,"date":"2025-03-11T00:00:09","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T05:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=127263"},"modified":"2025-03-17T10:06:45","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T15:06:45","slug":"native-america-calling-how-federal-cuts-affect-native-veterans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/03\/11\/native-america-calling-how-federal-cuts-affect-native-veterans\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: How federal cuts affect Native veterans"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"card mb-2\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-4 align-self-center\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nativeamericacalling.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"native america calling\"\/>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-8\">\r\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\r\n        <div class=\"h5-responsive card-title\">Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n           Listen to Native America Calling every weekday at 1pm Eastern.\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n          <!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\r\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1859-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\">http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\r\n\t\t\tAlternate Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nv1.org\/\">Native Voice One<\/a> |\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\">NAC<\/a>\r\n\t\t\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Tuesday, March 11, 2025<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\"><i class=\"fas fa-link fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling.com<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nativeamericacalling\/\"><i class=\"fab fa-instagram fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nativeamericacalling\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\"> How federal cuts affect Native veterans<\/div>\r\n Military <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/politics\/veterans-say-they-feel-betrayed-after-firing-from-federal-jobs-including-some-who-voted-for-trump\">veterans make up just under a third of the thousands of federal job cuts<\/a> that the White House has imposed since January 2025.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nOn top of that, the Trump Administration indicates it intends to c<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/veterans-affairs-cuts-doge-musk-trump-f587a6bc3db6a460e9c357592e165712\">ut 80,000 jobs from the Department of Veterans Affairs<\/a>. \r\n<P><\/P>\r\nJoin Native America Calling to  explore how those cuts are being felt by the population that traditionally has the <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/02\/03\/department-of-defense-cancels-national-native-american-heritage-month\/\">highest military participation compared to any other group<\/a>.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\" content_cards_card content_cards_domain_indianz-com\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content_cards_image\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_image_link\" href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/02\/03\/department-of-defense-cancels-national-native-american-heritage-month\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/15\/nativeamericanwomenwarriors.jpg\" alt=\"Department of Defense cancels National Native American Heritage Month\">\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_title\">\n\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_title_link\" href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/02\/03\/department-of-defense-cancels-national-native-american-heritage-month\/\">\n\t\t\tDepartment of Defense cancels National Native American Heritage Month\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_description\">\n\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_description_link\" href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/02\/03\/department-of-defense-cancels-national-native-american-heritage-month\/\">\n\t\t\t<p>American Indians and Alaska Natives serve in the military at the highest rates per capita of any group but celebrations of their contributions are being erased by the Trump administration.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_site_name\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/favicon.ico\" alt=\"Indianz.Com\" 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