{"id":327936,"date":"2025-12-08T00:00:56","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T06:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=327936"},"modified":"2025-12-07T23:13:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T05:13:23","slug":"native-america-calling-tribal-museums-reflect-on-tumultuous-year-chart-their-next-steps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/12\/08\/native-america-calling-tribal-museums-reflect-on-tumultuous-year-chart-their-next-steps\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: Tribal museums reflect on tumultuous year, chart their next steps"},"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, December 8, 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\">Tribal museums reflect on tumultuous year, chart their next steps\r\n<\/div>\r\nCuts in grants and operating funds, federal staff reductions, and department disorganization &#8212; and the federal government shutdown -\u2013 all took a toll on the work done by tribal museums this year.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n Tribal museums are a source of economic development for many tribes, but more than that they offer an authentic and more comprehensive picture of Native culture and history than their non-Native counterparts.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indian-affairs.org\/tribalmuseumsday.html\">Tribal Museums Week<\/a> gets underway, check in with tribal museums about their work and what they hope to accomplish in the current unpredictable environment for so many cultural institutions.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\r\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RKbVJ5_r6O8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Association on American Indian Affairs: <a href=https:\/\/youtu.be\/RKbVJ5_r6O8>Tribal Museums Day 2025<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\nCC Hovie (Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians), public affairs and communications director for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indian-affairs.org\/\">Association on American Indian Affairs<\/a>, a non-profit\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nJanine Ledford (Makah), executive director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/makahmuseum.com\/\">Makah Museum<\/a> on the Makah Nation in Washington state\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nSelena Ortega Chiolero (Tarahumara), museum specialist for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chickaloon.org\/\">Chickaloon Village Traditional Council<\/a>\u2019s Culture and Historic Preservation Department in Alaska\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nStacy Laravie (Ponca), Indigenization director for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nathpo.org\/\">National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers<\/a>, a non-profit\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?attachment_id=327942\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-327942\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"327942\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/12\/08\/native-america-calling-tribal-museums-reflect-on-tumultuous-year-chart-their-next-steps\/makahmuseum\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/08\/MakahMuseum.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,768\" 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=\"Makah Museum\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Makah Museum&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Makah Cultural and Research Center includes the world renowned Makah Museum in Neah Bay, Washington. Photo: &lt;a href=https:\/\/flickr.com\/photos\/steven_and_darusha\/2857733205\/&gt;Steven and Darusha&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/08\/MakahMuseum.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/08\/MakahMuseum.jpg\" alt=\"Makah Museum\"  class=\"size-full wp-image-327942\" \/><\/a> <figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">The Makah Cultural and Research Center includes the world renowned Makah Museum in Neah Bay, Washington. 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