{"id":146766,"date":"2025-05-27T00:00:25","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T05:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=146766"},"modified":"2025-05-27T11:17:03","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T16:17:03","slug":"native-america-calling-confusion-reigns-following-federal-staff-service-cuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/05\/27\/native-america-calling-confusion-reigns-following-federal-staff-service-cuts\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: Confusion reigns following federal staff and service cuts"},"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, May 27, 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\">Confusion reigns following federal staff, service cuts <\/div>\r\n The Donald Trump administration cut a quarter of the staff at Haskell Indian Nations University in February. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nA little over a month later a judge reinstated those positions. Even though the jobs at Haskell and other Bureau of Indian Education schools were restored, uncertainty over the future of those institutions prevails. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nSimilar anxiety accompanies dozens of other important programs and institutions including libraries, museums, low-income heat assistance, and Medicaid. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nTune in to get updates from places feeling the effects of fast-changing federal support for Indian Country\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\/03\/17\/demoralizing-lawsuit-blasts-trump-administration-for-firings-at-tribal-colleges\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/03\/haskellindiannationsuniversity-8.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Demoralizing\u2019: Lawsuit blasts Trump administration for firings at tribal colleges\">\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\/03\/17\/demoralizing-lawsuit-blasts-trump-administration-for-firings-at-tribal-colleges\/\">\n\t\t\t\u2018Demoralizing\u2019: Lawsuit blasts Trump administration for firings at tribal colleges\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\/03\/17\/demoralizing-lawsuit-blasts-trump-administration-for-firings-at-tribal-colleges\/\">\n\t\t\t<p>The Donald Trump administration is facing a major test of its commitment to Indian Country with a lawsuit challenging the firings of government employees at two tribal colleges.<\/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\" class=\"content_cards_favicon\"\/>\t\tIndianz.Com\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/shaun505\">Shaun Griswold<\/a> (Laguna, Zuni, and Jemez), correspondent at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hcn.org\/\">High Country News<\/a>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aihec.org\/presidents-message\/\">Ahniwake Rose<\/a> (Cherokee Nation), president and CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aihec.org\/\">American Indian Higher Education Consortium<\/a>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/aziza-smith-610368277\/\">Aziza Smith<\/a> (Eastern Shoshone), senior at <a href=\"https:\/\/haskell.edu\/\">Haskell Indian Nations University<\/a> in Kansas\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.murkowski.senate.gov\/\">U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski<\/a> (R-Alaska), Chair of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indian.senate.gov\/\">Senate Committee on Indian Affairs<\/a> for the 119th Congress\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/roberta-turner-16074a59\">Roberta Turner<\/a>, social services supervisor at   Na\u2019ini Family and Social Services  for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenaitze.org\/\">Kenaitze Indian Tribe<\/a> in Alaska\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; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">All Episodes on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?si=2a56e59533534bf9\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\">More Options<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<img src=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/25\/haskellindiannationsuniversity.jpg width=0 height=0 class=invisible>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tribal colleges, libraries, museums and programs like heating assistance for elders are among those feeling the pain in the Donald Trump era.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":121926,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,20,13,1,14],"tags":[4903,1685,78,79,6443,52,75,121,284,4531,4261,4391,6322,211,243,387,490,133,134,85,6442,213,91,2764,165,102],"class_list":["post-146766","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education","category-indian-trust","category-law","category-national","category-politics","tag-ahniwake-rose","tag-aihec","tag-alaska","tag-alaska-native","tag-aziza-smith","tag-bie","tag-donald-trump","tag-employment","tag-energy","tag-hcn","tag-high-country-news","tag-libraries","tag-liheap","tag-lisa-murkowski","tag-media","tag-medicaid","tag-museums","tag-native-america-calling","tag-radio","tag-republicans","tag-roberta-turner","tag-scia","tag-senate","tag-shaun-griswold","tag-tribal-colleges","tag-youth","no-wpautop"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/25\/haskellindiannationsuniversity.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcoJ7g-Cbc","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146766","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=146766"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146766\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":146782,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146766\/revisions\/146782"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/121926"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=146766"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=146766"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=146766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}