{"id":350483,"date":"2025-12-22T00:00:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T06:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=350483"},"modified":"2025-12-22T11:54:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T17:54:53","slug":"native-america-calling-the-year-in-native-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/12\/22\/native-america-calling-the-year-in-native-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: The Year in Native News"},"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 22, 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\">The Year in Native News\r\n<\/div>\r\nLeonard Peltier\u2019<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/\"><\/a>s release after nearly 50 years in federal prison tops the list for the most momentous events of 2025. Tune in to explore what the unrepentant elder activist\u2019s relative freedom &#8212; he remains under house arrest &#8212; means nearly a year after President Joe Biden commuted his sentence.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nAlso, revisit some of the other top news events including how President Donald Trump\u2019s first year touched everything from Native health care to federal contracts, and federal recognition for the Lumbee Tribe in North Carolina.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" data-attachment-id=\"265465\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/10\/22\/native-america-calling-leonard-peltier-calls-for-unity-vigilance\/leonardpeltier-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/22\/LeonardPeltier.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1200\" 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=\"Leonard Peltier\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Leonard Peltier&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Leonard Peltier arrives in North Dakota following his release from federal prison on February 18, 2025. Photo: Angel White Eyes \/ NDN Collective &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/22\/LeonardPeltier.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/22\/LeonardPeltier.jpg\" alt=\"Leonard Peltier\"  class=\"size-full wp-image-265465\" \/><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\"> Leonard Peltier arrives in North Dakota following his release from federal prison on February 18, 2025. Photo: Angel White Eyes \/ NDN Collective <\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ictnews.org\/author\/jourdan-bennett-begaye\/\">Jourdan Bennett-Begaye<\/a> (Din\u00e9), managing editor of <a href=\"https:\/\/ictnews.org\/\">ICT<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/author\/graham-lee-brewer#\">Graham Lee Brewer<\/a> (Cherokee), national reporter for The Associated Press\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nativenewsonline.net\/levi-rickert\/uncategorised\/levi-rickert\">Levi Rickert<\/a> (Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation), publisher and editor of <a href=\"https:\/\/nativenewsonline.net\/\">Native News Online<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/tribalbusinessnews.com\/\">Tribal Business News<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.investigatewest.org\/author\/melanie-henshaw\/\">Melanie Henshaw<\/a> (Mvskoke), Indigenous affairs reporter for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investigatewest.org\/native-american-children-significantly-more-likely-to-be-arrested-detained-in-washington\/\">InvestigateWest<\/a>\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":"Leonard Peltier\u2019s release after nearly 50 years in federal prison tops the list for the most momentous events of 2025. 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