{"id":366877,"date":"2026-01-05T00:00:05","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T06:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=366877"},"modified":"2026-01-05T10:42:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T16:42:46","slug":"native-america-calling-native-in-the-spotlight-with-elaine-miles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/01\/05\/native-america-calling-native-in-the-spotlight-with-elaine-miles\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: Native in the Spotlight with Elaine Miles"},"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, January 5, 2026<\/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\"> Native in the Spotlight: Elaine Miles\r\n<\/div>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Elaine_Miles\">Elaine Miles<\/a> (Cayuse and Nez Perce) didn\u2019t seek out her breakout role as the humorously deadpan Ling\u00edt office manager Marilyn Whirlwind in the hit TV show <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0098878\/\"><em>Northern Exposure<\/em><\/a>.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n But after she was cast and became a beloved addition to the show, acting was her vocation from then on. She had a hilarious presence in the classic movie <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0120321\/\"><em>Smoke Signals<\/em><\/a>, and just appeared on the acclaimed HBO series, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hbomax.com\/shows\/last-of-us\/93ba22b1-833e-47ba-ae94-8ee7b9eefa9a\"><em>The Last of Us<\/em><\/a>.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n Behind the scenes, Miles is an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.charkoosta.com\/news\/indigenous-actress-elaine-miles-turns-activist-after-life-changing-experience-with-ice-agents\/article_c5fe68d5-5bdf-4e2c-87e4-1111ad5f8287.html\">advocate for Indigenous right<\/a>s and a steady voice of support for Native veterans. 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