{"id":227851,"date":"2025-09-17T00:00:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T05:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=227851"},"modified":"2025-09-17T09:29:20","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T14:29:20","slug":"native-america-calling-free-speech-and-social-media-collide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/09\/17\/native-america-calling-free-speech-and-social-media-collide\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: Free speech and social media collide"},"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\">Wednesday, September 17, 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\"> Free speech and social media collide<\/div>\r\n In life, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charlie_Kirk\">Charlie Kirk<\/a> espoused controversial opinions that many people consider repugnant.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n But now his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fbi.gov\/news\/press-releases\/utah-valley-shooting-updates\">violent and public death<\/a> is now becoming a test for what other public figures\u2014and ordinary citizens\u2014are able to say without severe consequences. Dozens of people, including a <a href=\"https:\/\/karenattiah.substack.com\/p\/the-washington-post-fired-me-but\">Washington Post columnist<\/a> and a U.S. Army colonel, are facing repercussions after speaking out about Kirk on social media. \r\n<P><\/P>\r\nEven in Canada, a  First Nations cabinet member in the province of Manitoba is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/manitoba\/nahanni-fontaine-charlie-kirk-instagram-post-apology-1.7632447\">facing calls to resign<\/a> after sharing a post criticizing Kirk for his views. In the United States, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/maga-doxing-war-over-charlie-192542060.html\">effort is collecting information on thousands of people for possible retribution<\/a> for their comments about Kirk. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nTune in to explore some of the limits of social media posts Native Americans should be aware of in their personal and professional lives.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/09\/17\/native-america-calling-free-speech-and-social-media-collide\/socialmediabysolenfeyissa\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-227884\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" data-attachment-id=\"227884\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/09\/17\/native-america-calling-free-speech-and-social-media-collide\/socialmediabysolenfeyissa\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/17\/socialmediabysolenfeyissa.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"Social Media\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Social Media&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo by &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@solenfeyissa?utm_content=creditCopyText&amp;#038;utm_medium=referral&amp;#038;utm_source=unsplash&quot;&gt;Solen Feyissa&lt;\/a&gt; 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