{"id":607663,"date":"2026-06-08T00:00:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T05:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=607663"},"modified":"2026-06-08T15:05:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T20:05:38","slug":"native-america-calling-confronting-division-with-pride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/06\/08\/native-america-calling-confronting-division-with-pride\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: Confronting division with Pride"},"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\">Monday, June 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\nConfronting division with Pride\r\n<\/div>\r\nOverall support for many key LGBTQ+ issues remains overwhelmingly high among Americans, but a new survey shows that support declining for the first time in years. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nGallup\u2019s annual <a href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/poll\/710810\/support-lgbtq-issues-remains-down-peak.aspx\">Values and Beliefs survey<\/a> shows 69 percent of those surveyed favor same-sex marriage, for instance. But that is down from 71 percent two years ago. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe new direction comes as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.safehome.org\/data-lgbtq-state-safety-rankings\/\">more anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and legislation are surfacing<\/a>. A handful of cities and states are opting to show support for traditional families rather than back Pride events. At the same time, annual parades, events and public discussions show no signs of slowing down. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nTune into Native America Calling to get a view of what Pride means in 2026.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/06\/08\/native-america-calling-confronting-division-with-pride\/pridewashingtondc\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-607765\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1551\" data-attachment-id=\"607765\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/06\/08\/native-america-calling-confronting-division-with-pride\/pridewashingtondc\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/08\/PrideWashingtonDC.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1551\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"Pride in Washington, D.C.\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Pride in Washington, D.C.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Pride decorations in Washington, D.C. Photo: &lt;a href=https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/vpickering\/52949897964\/&gt;Victoria Pickering&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/08\/PrideWashingtonDC.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/08\/PrideWashingtonDC.jpg\" alt=\"Pride in Washington, D.C.\" class=\"size-full wp-image-607765\" \/><\/a> <figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Pride decorations in Washington, D.C. Photo: <a href=https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/vpickering\/52949897964\/>Victoria Pickering<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/dineaesthetics.com\/\">Dr. charlie am\u00e1y\u00e1 scott<\/a> (Din\u00e9), independent scholar, public speaker, and content creator\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nSteven Barrios (Blackfeet), co-founder of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mttwospirit.org\/\">Montana Two Spirit Society<\/a>; knowledge and wisdom keeper\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nDavid Herrera (Mestizo), co-founder of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mttwospirit.org\/\">Montana Two Spirit Society<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LLennyH69\/\">Lenny Hayes<\/a> (Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate), owner and executive director of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LLennyH69\/\">Tate Topa Consulting, LLC<\/a>\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":"Tune into Native America Calling to get a view of what Pride means in 2026.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":607765,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[13,1,14],"tags":[4826,7509,1554,7354,104,4083,243,249,133,134,7508,105],"class_list":["post-607663","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-law","category-national","category-politics","tag-charlie-amaya-scott","tag-david-herrera","tag-discrimination","tag-lenny-hayes","tag-lgbtq","tag-lgbtqia","tag-media","tag-montana","tag-native-america-calling","tag-radio","tag-steven-barrios","tag-two-spirit","no-wpautop"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcoJ7g-2y51","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/08\/PrideWashingtonDC.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/607663","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=607663"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/607663\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":607779,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/607663\/revisions\/607779"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/607765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=607663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=607663"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=607663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}