{"id":413719,"date":"2026-02-12T00:00:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T06:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=413719"},"modified":"2026-02-12T11:18:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T17:18:17","slug":"native-america-calling-young-champions-inspire-positive-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/02\/12\/native-america-calling-young-champions-inspire-positive-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: Young \u2018Champions\u2019 inspire positive change"},"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, February 12, 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\">Young \u2018Champions\u2019 inspire positive change\r\n<\/div>\r\nMoses Wiseman (Yup\u2019ik) always knew he wanted to be a leader. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nSpecifically, one with qualities that Wiseman learned from elders and other community members in the Village of Chefornak. At 24 years old, he is pursuing an MBA in strategic leadership at Alaska Pacific University, while also helping to create a Yup\u2019ik glossary for health care providers. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nWiseman and five other young, emerging Native leaders from all parts of the country have been selected for this year\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnay.org\/announcing-the-2026-champions-for-change\/\">Center for Native American Youth\u2019s Champions for Change<\/a>. The program recognizes young people who exemplify leadership, taking steps to build positive outcomes in their communities. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nTune into Native America Calling hear about these young people\u2019s passions and what drives them to serve other\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/02\/12\/native-america-calling-young-champions-inspire-positive-change\/sebastianaprillisamurkowskimckaylinpetersmoseswiseman\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-413748\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" data-attachment-id=\"413748\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/02\/12\/native-america-calling-young-champions-inspire-positive-change\/sebastianaprillisamurkowskimckaylinpetersmoseswiseman\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/12\/SebastianAprilLisaMurkowskiMcKaylinPetersMosesWiseman.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=\"Sebastian April, Lisa Murkowski, McKaylin Peters and Moses Wiseman\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Sebastian April, Lisa Murkowski, McKaylin Peters and Moses Wiseman&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;From left: Sebastian April, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), McKaylin Peters and Moses Wiseman pose at a reception in Washington, D.C., on February 11, 2026. April, Peters and Wiseman are members of the 2026 Center for Native American Youth Champions for Change. 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\/12\/SebastianAprilLisaMurkowskiMcKaylinPetersMosesWiseman.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/12\/SebastianAprilLisaMurkowskiMcKaylinPetersMosesWiseman.jpg\" alt=\"Sebastian April, Lisa Murkowski, McKaylin Peters and Moses Wiseman\"  class=\"size-full wp-image-413748\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\"> From left: Sebastian April, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), McKaylin Peters and Moses Wiseman pose at a reception in Washington, D.C., on February 11, 2026. April, Peters and Wiseman are members of the 2026 Center for Native American Youth Champions for Change. 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\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnay.org\/bios\/summer-wildbill\/\">Summer Wildbill<\/a> (Confederated Tribes of Umatilla), 2026 Champion for Change\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnay.org\/bios\/mckaylin-peters\/\">McKaylin Peters<\/a> (Menominee), 2026 Champion for Change\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnay.org\/bios\/moses-wiseman\/\">Moses Wiseman<\/a> (Yup\u2019ik), 2026 Champion for Change\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnay.org\/bios\/kaylah-toves\/\">Kaylah Toves<\/a> (Kanaka Maoli and Acoma Pueblo), 2026 Champion for Change\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 Center for Native American Youth\u2019s Champions for Change program uplifts young people who exemplify leadership and build positive outcomes in their communities.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":413748,"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":[18,1],"tags":[78,79,2472,7119,175,7117,243,7118,133,134,7116,102],"class_list":["post-413719","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education","category-national","tag-alaska","tag-alaska-native","tag-cnay","tag-kayla-toves","tag-languages","tag-mckaylin-peters","tag-media","tag-moses-wisman","tag-native-america-calling","tag-radio","tag-summer-wildbill","tag-youth","no-wpautop"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/12\/SebastianAprilLisaMurkowskiMcKaylinPetersMosesWiseman.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcoJ7g-1JCT","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/413719","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=413719"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/413719\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":413771,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/413719\/revisions\/413771"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/413748"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=413719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=413719"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=413719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}