{"id":129159,"date":"2025-03-24T00:00:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T05:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=129159"},"modified":"2025-03-24T09:31:40","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T14:31:40","slug":"native-america-calling-native-in-the-spotlight-with-norma-kaweloku-wong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/03\/24\/native-america-calling-native-in-the-spotlight-with-norma-kaweloku-wong\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: Native in the Spotlight with Norma Kawelok\u016b Wong"},"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\">Monday, March 24, 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 in the Spotlight: Norma Kawelok\u016b Wong <\/div>\r\nNative Hawaiian writer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.normawong.com\/\">Norma Kawelok\u016b Wong<\/a> tells us our current reality is \u201cdrifting haphazardly in the riptide of collapse.\u201d \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nWong is both a Zen Master and an experienced political strategist, having advised prominent figures including Hawaii\u2019s first Native Hawaiian Governor, John D. Waihe\u02bbe III. She also offered guidance and mediation on some of Hawaii\u2019s most high profile and vexing conflicts, including the U.S. Navy\u2019s $344 million clean-up of munitions on Kaho\u02bbolawe Island, telescope construction on Mauna Kea, and recovery following the devastating wildfire in Lahaina. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=row><div class=col-7>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4c2OE8e\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-129164\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"971\" height=\"1500\" data-attachment-id=\"129164\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/03\/24\/native-america-calling-native-in-the-spotlight-with-norma-kaweloku-wong\/whennothingworks\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/24\/whennothingworks.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"971,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"When No Thing Works: A Zen and Indigenous Perspective on Resilience, Shared Purpose, and Leadership in the Timeplace of Collapse\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;When No Thing Works: A Zen and Indigenous Perspective on Resilience, Shared Purpose, and Leadership in the Timeplace of Collapse&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=https:\/\/amzn.to\/4bWhOpr&gt;When No Thing Works: A Zen and Indigenous Perspective on Resilience, Shared Purpose, and Leadership in the Timeplace of Collapse&lt;\/a&gt; by Norma Kawelok\u016b Wong (&lt;a href=https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/760844\/when-no-thing-works-by-norma-kaweloku-wong\/&gt;North Atlantic Books, 2024&lt;\/a&gt;)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/24\/whennothingworks.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/24\/whennothingworks.jpg\" alt=\"When No Thing Works: A Zen and Indigenous Perspective on Resilience, Shared Purpose, and Leadership in the Timeplace of Collapse\"  class=\"size-full wp-image-129164\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"col-5 align-self-end\">\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\"><a href=https:\/\/amzn.to\/4bWhOpr>When No Thing Works: A Zen and Indigenous Perspective on Resilience, Shared Purpose, and Leadership in the Timeplace of Collapse<\/a> by Norma Kawelok\u016b Wong (<a href=https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/760844\/when-no-thing-works-by-norma-kaweloku-wong\/>North Atlantic Books, 2024<\/a>)<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nIn Wong&#8217;s new book, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4c2OE8e\"><em>When No Thing Works<\/em><\/a>, she weaves poetry, politics, and spiritual wisdom together into a lesson for navigating crises.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/03\/24\/native-america-calling-native-in-the-spotlight-with-norma-kaweloku-wong\/maunakea\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-129174\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1368\" data-attachment-id=\"129174\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/03\/24\/native-america-calling-native-in-the-spotlight-with-norma-kaweloku-wong\/maunakea\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/24\/maunakea.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1368\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mauna Kea\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Mauna Kea&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A view of the skies above Mauna Kea, the highest point in Hawaii. Photo: &lt;a href=https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/189098985@N03\/53075823702\/&gt;Grigory Heaton&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/24\/maunakea.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/24\/maunakea.jpg\" alt=\"Mauna Kea\"   class=\"size-full wp-image-129174\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\"> A view of the skies above Mauna Kea, the highest point in Hawaii. 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