{"id":153925,"date":"2025-06-20T00:00:44","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T05:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=153925"},"modified":"2025-06-20T06:38:39","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T11:38:39","slug":"native-america-calling-making-more-native-tourism-connections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/06\/20\/native-america-calling-making-more-native-tourism-connections\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: Making more Native tourism connections"},"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\">Friday, June 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\"> Making more Native tourism connections<\/div>\r\n The stage drama &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/visitcherokeenc.com\/play\/attractions\/unto-these-hills-outdoor-drama\/\">Unto These Hills<\/a>&#8221; &#8212; put on by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebci.gov\">Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians <\/a>&#8212; is celebrating 75 years of telling southeast American history from a Native American perspective. It is a major tourism draw every summer to the outdoor Mountainside Theatre on the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Qualla_Boundary\">Qualla Boundary<\/a> in North Carolina.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nOne enterprising Navajo entrepreneur is helping out Southwest tourism destinations, connecting travelers with the places they want to go while tribal businesses can hang on to more of their money.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nWhat better time than the Summer Solstice to look around at Native American tourism draws for the season?\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\/mWhScO4x43U\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/12\/maxresdefault-1941.jpg\" alt=\"Cherokee Historical Association - Oconaluftee Indian Village, &quot;Unto These Hills&quot; Outdoor Drama\">\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\/mWhScO4x43U\">\n\t\t\tCherokee Historical Association &#8211; Oconaluftee Indian Village, &#8220;Unto These Hills&#8221; Outdoor Drama\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\/mWhScO4x43U\">\n\t\t\t<p>Cherokee history isn<\/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\/43517217\/img\/favicon.ico\" alt=\"YouTube\" class=\"content_cards_favicon\"\/>\t\tYouTube\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Cherokee Historical Association: <a href=https:\/\/youtu.be\/mWhScO4x43U>&#8220;Unto These Hills&#8221;<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/laura-blythe-133ab939\/\">Laura Blythe<\/a> (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians), program director for the <a href=\"https:\/\/cherokeehistorical.org\/\">Cherokee Historical Association<\/a> in North Carolina\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nDeAnnethea Long (Din\u00e9 and San Carlos Apache), director of operations for <a href=\"https:\/\/moenkopidevelopers.com\">Moenkopi Developers Corporation<\/a>, an economic development entity for Upper Village of Moenkopi of the Hopi Tribe, headquartered in Arizona\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/wyattrgilmore\/\">Wyatt Gilmore<\/a> (Navajo), CEO and owner of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lagunacreek.io\/\">Laguna Creek<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/nativeamericantours.com\/\">Native American Tours<\/a>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nRobert Hall (Blackfeet), Blackfeet Native American studies instructor at the Browning School on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation\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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