{"id":423517,"date":"2026-02-11T00:00:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T06:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=423517"},"modified":"2026-02-18T20:16:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T02:16:07","slug":"native-america-calling-route-66-changed-tribes-connections-and-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/02\/11\/native-america-calling-route-66-changed-tribes-connections-and-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: Route 66 changed tribes\u2019 connections and culture"},"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\">Wednesday, February 11, 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\">Route 66 changed tribes\u2019 connections and culture\r\n<\/div>\r\nLong before it was fully paved, the road that became Route 66 from Chicago, Illinois, to Santa Monica, California, was designated as one of the nation\u2019s original numbered highways, some 100 years ago. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nCrossing vast stretches of Native American land in places like Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Arizona, it eventually delivered a steady stream of mobile customers to enterprising Native merchants selling everything from trinkets to fine jewelry and textiles to frybread. The signature eye-popping billboards and kitschy neon signs that defined Route 66 are mostly gone, but a few hold-out examples of 50s road-trip culture remain. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nAnd a number of new businesses are expecting to cash in with renewed interest in an old highway.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/02\/11\/native-america-calling-route-66-changed-tribes-connections-and-culture\/wigwammotel\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-423595\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" data-attachment-id=\"423595\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/02\/11\/native-america-calling-route-66-changed-tribes-connections-and-culture\/wigwammotel\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/19\/WigwamMotel.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=\"Wigwam Motel\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Wigwam Motel&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Classic cars are seen at the Wigwam Motel, a non-Native owned business in Holbrook, Arizona. Photo: &lt;a href=https:\/\/flickr.com\/photos\/alanenglish\/54747189506\/&gt;Alan English CPA&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/19\/WigwamMotel.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/19\/WigwamMotel.jpg\" alt=\"Wigwam Motel\"  class=\"size-full wp-image-423595\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\"> Classic cars are seen at the Wigwam Motel, a non-Native owned business in Holbrook, Arizona. Photo: <a href=https:\/\/flickr.com\/photos\/alanenglish\/54747189506\/>Alan English CPA<\/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.linkedin.com\/in\/ron-solimon-b5503279\/\">Ron Solimon<\/a> (Laguna Pueblo), owner of Solimon Business Development and Strategy, a board member for the <a href=\"https:\/\/ncaied.org\/\">National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development<\/a>, and chair of the <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/lagunacf.org\/lagunacf\/home\">Laguna Community Foundation<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nDelene Santillanes (Din\u00e9), marketing and projects coordinator for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitgallup.com\/\">City of Gallup tourism departmen<\/a>t and a new board member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt66nm.org\/\">New Mexico Route 66 Association<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nDr. Troy Lovata, <a href=\"https:\/\/honors.unm.edu\/why-honors\/people\/troy-lovata.html\">professor of archaeology<\/a> in the University of New Mexico honors college\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":"Crossing vast stretches of Native land in places like Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Arizona, Route 66 connected customers to communities.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":423595,"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":[17,10,1],"tags":[42,960,7167,71,243,133,167,127,182,134,4647,164,7168],"class_list":["post-423517","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts-entertainment","category-business","category-national","tag-arizona","tag-border-towns","tag-delene-santillanes","tag-economic-development","tag-media","tag-native-america-calling","tag-new-mexico","tag-oklahoma","tag-pueblo","tag-radio","tag-ron-solimon","tag-transportation","tag-troy-lovata","no-wpautop"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/19\/WigwamMotel.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcoJ7g-1MaV","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/423517","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=423517"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/423517\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":423597,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/423517\/revisions\/423597"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/423595"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=423517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=423517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=423517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}