{"id":343879,"date":"2025-12-17T00:00:54","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T06:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=343879"},"modified":"2025-12-17T15:01:58","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T21:01:58","slug":"native-america-calling-saving-historic-architecture-and-other-important-places","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/12\/17\/native-america-calling-saving-historic-architecture-and-other-important-places\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: Saving historic architecture and other important places"},"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, December 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\">Saving historic architecture and other important places\r\n<\/div>\r\nDuring the brief time it was open, the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Turtle_(Native_American_Center_for_the_Living_Arts)\">Turtle building<\/a> in Niagara Falls, New York, served as the Native American Center for the Living Arts. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nIt was designed by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chilsonfuneralhome.com\/dennis-robert-sunrhodes\/\">late Northern Arapaho<\/a> architect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/savetheturtle\/posts\/1733473603914683\/\">Dennis Sun Rhodes<\/a>. Now it stands vacant and is in the way of a proposal for a high-rise hotel. It is on the most <a href=\"https:\/\/savingplaces.org\/press-center\/media-resources\/announcing-the-2025-list-of-americas-11-most-endangered\">recent list of Most Endangered Places by the National Trust for Historic Preservation<\/a>. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/12\/17\/native-america-calling-saving-historic-architecture-and-other-important-places\/turtlebuilding\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-344065\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1523\" data-attachment-id=\"344065\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/12\/17\/native-america-calling-saving-historic-architecture-and-other-important-places\/turtlebuilding\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/17\/TurtleBuilding.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1523\" 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=\"Turtle Building\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Turtle Building&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Turtle Building, formerly home to the Native American Center for the Living Arts, is located at 25 Rainbow Blvd in Niagara Falls, New York. Photo: &lt;a href=https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Niagara_Falls_New_York_Turtle_building_July_2024.jpg&gt;Skvader&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/17\/TurtleBuilding.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/17\/TurtleBuilding.jpg\" alt=\"Turtle Building\" class=\"size-full wp-image-344065\" \/><\/a> <figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">The Turtle Building, formerly home to the Native American Center for the Living Arts, is located at 25 Rainbow Blvd in Niagara Falls, New York. Photo: <a href=https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Niagara_Falls_New_York_Turtle_building_July_2024.jpg>Skvader<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nAnother place on the list is the <a href=\"https:\/\/pamunkey.org\/reservation\">Pamunkey Indian Reservation<\/a> in Virginia.\r\nTribal leaders say their land will be underwater within the next 65 years. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nTune into Native America Calling to hear about some of the threatened historic places and the efforts to save them.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/12\/17\/native-america-calling-saving-historic-architecture-and-other-important-places\/pamunkeyreservation\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-344092\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" data-attachment-id=\"344092\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/12\/17\/native-america-calling-saving-historic-architecture-and-other-important-places\/pamunkeyreservation\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/17\/PamunkeyReservation.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1365\" 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=\"Pamunkey Reservation\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Pamunkey Reservation&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Pamunkey Reservation in Virginia is home to the Pamunkey Tribe. Photo: &lt;a href=https:\/\/flickr.com\/photos\/chesbayprogram\/31038082097\/&gt;Chesapeake Bay Program&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/17\/PamunkeyReservation.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/17\/PamunkeyReservation.jpg\" alt=\"Pamunkey Reservation\" class=\"size-full wp-image-344092\" \/><\/a> <figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">The Pamunkey Reservation in Virginia is home to the Pamunkey Tribe. Photo: <a href=https:\/\/flickr.com\/photos\/chesbayprogram\/31038082097\/>Chesapeake Bay Program<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n  Kevin Brown (Pamunkey), Chief of <a href=\"https:\/\/pamunkey.org\/\">Pamunkey Tribe<\/a>, headquartered in Virginia\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nShaun Wilson (Mohawk), president of the board of directors for the <a href=\"https:\/\/niagaraturtle.wordpress.com\">Friends of the Niagara Turtle<\/a> in New York\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nEmma Wilson (Mohawk), student and social media manager for the <a href=\"https:\/\/niagaraturtle.wordpress.com\">Friends of the Niagara Turtle<\/a> in New York\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/charles-vaughn-b1482042\/\">Charles Vaughn<\/a> (Hualapai), council member and former chairman of the <a href=\"http:\/\/hualapai-nsn.gov\/\">Hualapai Tribe<\/a> in Arizona\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\/H_6V3qYDbn4?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\">National Trust for Historic Preservation: \r\n<a href=https:\/\/youtu.be\/H_6V3qYDbn4>America&#8217;s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places Overview <\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tune into Native America Calling to hear about threatened historic places and the efforts to save them.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":344065,"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":[11,1],"tags":[42,6988,2154,6987,6985,243,133,34,2207,134,43,6986,756],"class_list":["post-343879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-environment","category-national","tag-arizona","tag-charles-vaughn","tag-dennis-sun-rhodes","tag-emma-wilson","tag-kevin-grown","tag-media","tag-native-america-calling","tag-new-york","tag-pamunkey","tag-radio","tag-sacred-sites","tag-shaun-wilson","tag-virginia","no-wpautop"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/17\/TurtleBuilding.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcoJ7g-1rsr","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/343879","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=343879"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/343879\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":344094,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/343879\/revisions\/344094"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/344065"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=343879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=343879"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=343879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}