{"id":523101,"date":"2026-05-08T00:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T05:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=523101"},"modified":"2026-05-18T22:29:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T03:29:23","slug":"native-america-callling-what-native-graduates-are-looking-forward-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/05\/08\/native-america-callling-what-native-graduates-are-looking-forward-to\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: What Native graduates are looking forward to"},"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\">Friday, May 8, 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\">\r\nWhat Native graduates are looking forward to\r\n<\/div>\r\nA former DJ who once struggled as a student, Cailean Dakota MacColl built her way to medical school from the ground up. She\u2019s now graduating from the University of Minnesota Medical School.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nJerrick Hope-Lang took on preserving a Tlingit clan house in Sitka, Alaska, that was named on the America\u2019s most endangered historic places. Now he\u2019s a Henry Luce Foundation Indigenous knowledge fellow and a graduate of the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nLawren \u201cLulu\u201d Goodfox is a budding actor balancing film and stage roles with especially busy extra-curricular activities like tennis, student council, honors society, and preparation for traditional dances. She is now graduating from Stillwater High School in Oklahoma and setting off to study drama at New York University\u2019s Tisch School of Arts.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nTune into native America Calling to talk to each of them about what\u2019s ahead for the class of 2026.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\nDr. Cailean Dakota MacColl (Lac La Ronge Indian Band), University of Minnesota Doctor of Medicine graduate\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jerrick-hope-lang-a778252a7\">Jerrick Hope-Lang<\/a> ( Tlingit and Tsimshian), director of Point House Revitalization and a 2026 Luce Knowledge Fellow\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DYC17z9kYQq\/\">Lawren \u201cLulu\u201d Goodfox<\/a> (Osage and Pawnee), 2026 graduate of Stillwater High School\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/navajoprep\/posts\/celebrating-our-seniors-brandin-naabaahii-upshaw-26-will-attend-the-university-o\/1565950685540260\/\">Brandin Naabaahi Upshaw<\/a> (Din\u00e9), 2026 graduate of Navajo Preparatory School\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\/2020\/09\/nativeamericacalling.jpg width=0 height=0 class=invisible>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Native students are graduating from high school, college and other institutions of learning. 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