{"id":134879,"date":"2025-04-14T00:00:42","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T05:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=134879"},"modified":"2025-04-14T09:17:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T14:17:08","slug":"native-america-calling-tribal-libraries-museums-low-income-heating-and-food-sovereignty-on-the-chopping-block","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/04\/14\/native-america-calling-tribal-libraries-museums-low-income-heating-and-food-sovereignty-on-the-chopping-block\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: Tribal libraries, museums, low-income heating and food sovereignty on the chopping block"},"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, April 14, 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\"> This week on the federal chopping block: libraries, museums, low-income heating, and food sovereignty<\/div>\r\n At least one tribal library in New Mexico will have to close after the Trump administration abruptly canceled federal grants administered through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imls.gov\/\">Institute for Museum and Library Services<\/a>. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nMany more libraries and museums in the state and around the country are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/story\/news\/local\/arizona\/2025\/04\/04\/tribal-libraries-may-lose-funding-as-trump-dismantles-small-agency\/82574884007\/\">forced to cut hours, eliminate staff, cancel traditional programs, and curb purchases for new books and other materials<\/a>. They are among the latest in the on-going efforts by the Trump administration to drastically change federal services. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FATALM%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0Y46K3wyY8cnYtrWtuw5eezvHsoP4zARiHEFYXiMYNEXDsb1r36HrrzZJRK8rdzVNl&#038;show_text=true&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"251\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nThose cuts also include supplements to low-income Navajo Nation citizens and hundreds more Native Americans nationwide who rely on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hca.nm.gov\/lookingforassistance\/low_income_home_energy_assistance_program\/\">funds to help them heat their homes in the winter<\/a>.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nTune into Native America Calling to get the latest rundown of staff and funding reductions by the federal government.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/languagearchive.alutiiqmuseum.org\/digital-heritage\/april-laktonen-counceller\">Dr. April Counceller<\/a> (Alutiiq tribal member of the Sun\u2019aq Tribe of Kodiak), executive director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/languagearchive.alutiiqmuseum.org\/\">Alutiiq Museum &#038; Archaeological Repository<\/a> in Alaska\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FAlutiiqMuseum%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02CroZGjJpuC15Y4V1XVMaW8MsFraNY9kRw7TLnMCrXbDKboAAPeyRSzjWwwQEmY9Yl&#038;show_text=true&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"566\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/cassandra-osterloh-61467653\">Cassandra Osterloh<\/a> (Cherokee Nation),  <a href=\"https:\/\/nmstatelibrary.org\/services-for-new-mexico-libraries\/tribal-libraries-program\/\">tribal libraries program coordinator<\/a> for the New Mexico State Library\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/alicia-allard-a9606459\/\">Alicia Allard<\/a>, tribal Head Start consultant and specialist for <a href=\"https:\/\/littlehawkconsulting.com\/\">Little Hawk Consulting<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.montana.edu\/fsnk\/directory\/2375593\/jill-ramaker\">Jill Falcon Ramaker<\/a> (Turtle Mountain Anishinaabe), assistant professor in Indigenous food systems and land practices and director of <a href=\"https:\/\/buffalo-nations.net\/\">Buffalo Nations Food Sovereignty<\/a> at Montana State University\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nihsda.org\/board-of-directors\">Andrea Pesina<\/a> (Isleta Pueblo), executive director of <a href=\"https:\/\/isletaheadstartandchildcare.com\/\">Isleta Head Start &#038; 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