{"id":409031,"date":"2026-02-09T00:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T06:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=409031"},"modified":"2026-02-08T21:32:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T03:32:20","slug":"native-america-calling-2026-state-of-indian-nations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/02\/09\/native-america-calling-2026-state-of-indian-nations\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: 2026 State of Indian Nations"},"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, February 9, 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\">2026 State of Indian Nations\r\n<\/div>\r\nThe past year has seen Leonard Peltier\u2019s release from prison, record revenue from casinos and other economic development, and the addition of a new federally recognized tribe. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe year also has seen major upheaval in federal funds and staff that directly affect Indian Country. Looking ahead, tribes are navigating the potential loss of lucrative federal contracts and indications that consultation and treaty rights are taking a back seat. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nTune in to get the annual status update from  President Mark Macarro of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncai.org\/\">National Congress of American Indians<\/a>. Macarro delivers the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncai.org\/event\/2026-soin\">State of Indian Nations<\/a> as NCAI opens its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncai.org\/event\/2026-ecws\">executive council winter session<\/a> in Washington, D.C.\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\/jFgzD-9Ar4w?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 Congress of American Indians: <a href=https:\/\/youtu.be\/jFgzD-9Ar4w>2026 State of Indian Nations <\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?attachment_id=409093\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-409093\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" data-attachment-id=\"409093\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/02\/09\/native-america-calling-2026-state-of-indian-nations\/markmacarro-6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/09\/MarkMacarro.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1536\" 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=\"Mark Macarro\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Mark Macarro&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Mark Macarro serves as president of the National Congress of American Indians, the oldest and largest inter-tribal advocacy organization in the United States. Photo by Indianz.Com &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/&quot;&gt;(CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/09\/MarkMacarro.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/09\/MarkMacarro.jpg\" alt=\"Mark Macarro\" class=\"size-full wp-image-409093\" \/><\/a> <figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Mark Macarro, the chairman of the Pechanga Band of Indians in California, serves as president of the National Congress of American Indians, the oldest and largest inter-tribal advocacy organization in the United States. Photo by Indianz.Com <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/\">(CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\nDr. Renae Ditmer (Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians), <a href=\"https:\/\/ictnews.org\/author\/renae-ditmer\/\">journalist<\/a> and independent economic development consultant\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":"The past year has seen major challenges for Indian Country. 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