{"id":430483,"date":"2026-02-24T00:00:44","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T06:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=430483"},"modified":"2026-02-24T12:15:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T18:15:00","slug":"native-america-calling-native-bookshelf-with-devon-mihesuah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/02\/24\/native-america-calling-native-bookshelf-with-devon-mihesuah\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: Native Bookshelf with Devon Mihesuah"},"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\">Tuesday, February 24, 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 Bookshelf: \u201cBlood Relay\u201d by Devon Mihesuah\r\n<\/div>\r\nChoctaw homicide detective Perry Antelope works on a missing persons case alongside the Choctaw Lighthorsemen tribal police in \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4cRGr90\">Blood Relay<\/a>,\u201d a new mystery novel from <a href=\"https:\/\/devonmihesuah.ku.edu\/\">Devon Mihesuah<\/a>  (Choctaw).\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/783232\/blood-relay-by-devon-mihesuah\/\">story of the disappearance of a young athlete<\/a> is set against the backdrop of the competitive bareback horse relay racing. The fictional fast-paced thriller also takes on the real-life issue of missing and murdered Indigenous relatives and the evolving jurisdictional complexities between federal, state, and tribal law enforcement in Oklahoma.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=row><div class=col-7>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3OLOwCh\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"1500\" data-attachment-id=\"430544\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/02\/24\/native-america-calling-native-bookshelf-with-devon-mihesuah\/bloodrelaybydevonmihesuah\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/24\/BloodRelaybyDevonMihesuah.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"969,1500\" 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=\"Blood Relay by Devon Mihesuah\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;&lt;a href=https:\/\/amzn.to\/3OLOwCh&gt;Blood Relay&lt;\/a&gt;&amp;#8221;  by Devon Mihesuah (&lt;a href=https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/783232\/blood-relay-by-devon-mihesuah\/&gt;Bantam Books 2026&lt;\/a&gt;)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/24\/BloodRelaybyDevonMihesuah.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/24\/BloodRelaybyDevonMihesuah.jpg\" alt=\"Blood Relay by Devon Mihesuah\"   class=\"size-full wp-image-430544\" \/><\/a> \r\n<\/div><div class=\"col-5 align-self-end\">\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">\r\n&#8220;<a href=https:\/\/amzn.to\/3OLOwCh>Blood Relay<\/a>&#8221;  by Devon Mihesuah (<a href=https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/783232\/blood-relay-by-devon-mihesuah\/>Bantam Books 2026<\/a>)<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n Mihesuah, a historian and the Cora Lee Beers Price Teaching Professor at the University of Kansas, continues her tradition of creating strong leading women. She\u2019s the author of the detective Monique Blue Hawk series (\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4stOvSj\">Document of Expectations,<\/a>\u201d \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4scM2LS\">Dance of the Returned<\/a>\u201d and \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4cLVl0D\">The Hatak Witches<\/a>\u201d) and the 2024 collection of horror stories, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3ZUhCBW\">The Bone Picker<\/a>.\u201d\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n She also authored several non-fiction titles including \u201cRecovering Our Ancestors\u2019 Gardens: Indigenous Recipes and Guide to Diet and Fitness.\u201d  \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<img src=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/24\/DevonMihesuah.jpg width=0 height=0 class=invisible><img src=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/24\/DevonMihesuah.jpeg width=0 height=0 class=invisible>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A tribal homicide detective works on a missing persons case in a new novel from Choctaw author Devon Mihesuah.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":430547,"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":[17,1],"tags":[111,428,3486,1785,397,511,243,197,133,134,102],"class_list":["post-430483","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts-entertainment","category-national","tag-books","tag-choctaw","tag-devon-mihesuah","tag-indian-relay","tag-jurisdiction","tag-law-enforcement","tag-media","tag-mmiw","tag-native-america-calling","tag-radio","tag-youth","no-wpautop"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/24\/DevonMihesuah.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcoJ7g-1NZh","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/430483","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=430483"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/430483\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":430511,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/430483\/revisions\/430511"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/430547"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=430483"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=430483"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=430483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}