{"id":128169,"date":"2025-03-20T00:00:56","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T05:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=128169"},"modified":"2025-03-20T09:46:36","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T14:46:36","slug":"native-america-calling-native-women-who-made-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/03\/20\/native-america-calling-native-women-who-made-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: Native women who made history"},"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\">Thursday, March 20, 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\"> Native women who made history<\/div>\r\nAhtna Athabascan elder <a href=\"https:\/\/narf.org\/cases\/katie-john-v-norton\/\">Katie John<\/a>\u2019s efforts to get the state of Alaska to open up subsistence fishing in her Native Village of Batzulnetas turned into a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bia.gov\/as-ia\/opa\/online-press-release\/grandmother-katie-prevails-over-state-alaska-subsistence-fishing\">series of legal and policy decisions<\/a> that continue to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/articles\/000\/aps-21-1-6.htm\">protect Alaska Native fishing rights<\/a> to this day. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/03\/20\/native-america-calling-native-women-who-made-history\/katiejohn\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-128174\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" data-attachment-id=\"128174\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/03\/20\/native-america-calling-native-women-who-made-history\/katiejohn\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20\/katiejohn.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1000,667\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"Katie John\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Katie John&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;In 2011, Katie John was presented with an honorary Doctor of Law degree from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Photo courtesy of Athna, Inc.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20\/katiejohn.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20\/katiejohn.jpg\" alt=\"Katie John\"  class=\"size-full wp-image-128174\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\"> In 2011, Katie John was presented with an honorary Doctor of Law degree from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Photo courtesy of Athna, Inc.<\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nDaring Chickasaw aviator and legislator <a href=\"https:\/\/hof.chickasaw.net\/Members\/1995\/Pearl-Carter-Scott.aspx\">Eula Pearl Carter Scott<\/a> was the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eula_Pearl_Carter_Scott\">youngest person in the country to fly an airplane solo<\/a>. By age 14, she was working as a commercial pilot. She retired from flying to go on to work as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/chickasawfilms\/p\/DDW9q8VOb87\/\">tribe\u2019s Community Health Representative<\/a>, and later as a tribal legislator. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\r\n<div class=\" content_cards_card content_cards_domain_youtu-be\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content_cards_image\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_image_link\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/OG6-zHJKs5w\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/22\/maxresdefault-146.jpg\" alt=\"Pearl Carter Scott: On Top of the World | Chickasaw Heritage Series S1 \u2022 E1\">\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:\/\/youtu.be\/OG6-zHJKs5w\">\n\t\t\tPearl Carter Scott: On Top of the World | Chickasaw Heritage Series S1 \u2022 E1\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_description\">\n\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_description_link\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/OG6-zHJKs5w\">\n\t\t\t<p>Episode one in the Chickasaw Heritage Series features the thrilling life of Pearl Carter Scott, who flew with the famed aviator Wiley Post and became an earl&#8230;<\/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.youtube.com\/s\/desktop\/6562a175\/img\/favicon.ico\" alt=\"YouTube\" class=\"content_cards_favicon\"\/>\t\tYouTube\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Chickasaw TV: <a href=https:\/\/youtu.be\/OG6-zHJKs5w>Pearl Carter Scott: On Top of the World | Chickasaw Heritage Series S1 \u2022 E1<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nJoin the conversation to learn about the contributions of these and other notable Native women.\r\n <P><\/P>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; 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