{"id":41334,"date":"2024-09-26T00:00:57","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T04:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=41334"},"modified":"2024-10-09T11:54:39","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T15:54:39","slug":"native-america-calling-the-triumph-and-tragedy-of-rez-ball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/09\/26\/native-america-calling-the-triumph-and-tragedy-of-rez-ball\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: The triumph and tragedy of \u2018Rez Ball\u2019"},"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\">Thursday, September 26, 2024<\/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 triumph and tragedy of \u2018Rez Ball\u2019<\/div>\r\nWith help from Lakers\u2019 superstar Lebron James, a Native director and cast tell the story of trauma and healing playing out within a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/tudum\/articles\/rez-ball-plot-cast-release-date\">reservation small town high school basketball team<\/a>. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sydney_Freeland\">Sydney Freeland<\/a> (Navajo) is a gifted storyteller, whose credits include <em>Echo<\/em>, <em>Reservation Dogs<\/em> and <em>Drunktown\u2019s Finest<\/em>. Freeland teamed  up with <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sterlin_Harjo\">Sterlin Harjo<\/a> (Seminole\/Muscogee) of <em>Reservation Dogs<\/em> fame to tell the sometimes heartbreaking, yet always human drama of the fictional Chuska Warriors. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/81426668\"><EM>Rez Ball<\/EM><\/a> is sure to resonate with current and past rez ball warriors and adds to the growing list of films that show the world what can be achieved when Native talent delivers Native stories.\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\/plUsLi3elDg?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\">Netflix: <a href=https:\/\/youtu.be\/plUsLi3elDg>Rez Ball Trailer<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sydneyfreeland\">Sydney Freeland<\/a> (Din\u00e9), filmmaker\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kauchani\">Kauchani Bratt<\/a> (Quechua\/Coahuiltecan), actor\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dallasgoldtooth\">Dallas Goldtooth<\/a> (Din\u00e9 and Dakota), actor\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ernie.iii\/\">Ernest Tsosie III<\/a> (Din\u00e9), actor\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>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In &#8220;Rez Ball,&#8221; a Native director and cast tell the story of trauma and healing within a reservation basketball team.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":41337,"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":[17,10,18,1],"tags":[1252,3888,5443,110,5442,243,133,134,1883,4468,109],"class_list":["post-41334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts-entertainment","category-business","category-education","category-national","tag-basketball","tag-dallas-goldtooth","tag-ernest-tsosie","tag-film","tag-kauchani-bratt","tag-media","tag-native-america-calling","tag-radio","tag-sterlin-harjo","tag-sydney-freeland","tag-tv","no-wpautop"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/30\/rezball.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcoJ7g-aKG","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41334","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=41334"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41334\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41745,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41334\/revisions\/41745"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41337"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}