{"id":635690,"date":"2026-06-16T00:00:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T05:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=635690"},"modified":"2026-06-16T14:30:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T19:30:39","slug":"native-america-calling-native-impressions-of-the-nations-250th-year-celebrations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/06\/16\/native-america-calling-native-impressions-of-the-nations-250th-year-celebrations\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: Native impressions of the nation\u2019s 250th year celebrations"},"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, June 16, 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\nNative impressions of the nation\u2019s 250th year celebrations\r\n<\/div>\r\nOregon\u2019s only contribution to a time capsule organized for the <a href=\"https:\/\/america250.org\">America250 commemoration<\/a> is a pin by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lillianpitt.shop\/\">Lillian Pitt<\/a>, an artist from the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs known for her focus on Native Americans\u2019 12,000 years of history.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n In a statement, Pitt says she\u2019s gratified that the work will remind the people who open the capsule 250 years from now \u201cof those who have made this land their home since time immemorial.\u201d   Titled \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lillianpitt.shop\/product\/she-who-watches\/169\">She Who Watches<\/a>,\u201d her work  is a  depiction of <a href=\"https:\/\/preservewa.org\/most_endangered\/tsagaglalal-she-who-watches-petroglyph\/\">Tsagaglala<\/a>, a chief who was transformed into stone to watch over her people and the Columbia River.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FWhiteLotusGallery%2Fposts%2Fpfbid027eKAynAjRJUKzQC1GvE1aP9CpsN8tz65Yp1tookqxNipDj4QBqb6aZ33AM64me6Pl&#038;show_text=true&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nMeanwhile, the  National Museum of the American Indian is compiling a <a href=\"https:\/\/americanindian.si.edu\/quilting\/#communities\">quilt with panels created in a series by different artists<\/a>. The collaborative project offers  interpretations of the country\u2019s history through a Native lens. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThese are among the many contributions by Native individuals and organizations during the nation\u2019s semiquincentennial.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\nElizabeth Woody (Warm Springs, Navajo, and Yakama), executive director of <a href=\"https:\/\/museum.warmsprings-nsn.gov\/\">The Museum at Warm Springs<\/a> in Oregon\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lillianpitt.shop\/\">Lillian Pitt<\/a> (Warm Springs, Wasco, and Yakama), artist\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gabrielfrey.com\/\">Gabriel Frey<\/a> (Passamaquoddy), artist\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nTracy Goodluck (Oneida Nation of Wisconsin and Muscogee), executive director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnay.org\/\">Center for Native American Youth<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/emmyquilts.com\/\">Emma Alcazar<\/a> (Chickasaw), a designer for the <a href=https:\/\/americanindian.si.edu\/quilting\/>National Museum of the American Indian&#8217;s Quilt Along<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FSmithsonianNMAI%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0247YYnYQCtSrfKMs92KdiF2Cw721SVnb98pNBpzKSc7pSUziCM5B1WieKnaw4yc5Sl&#038;show_text=true&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"723\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe>\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\/06\/16\/SheWhoWatchesLillianPitt.jpg width=0 height=0 class=invisible>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Native individuals and organizations are taking part in the America250 commemoration.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":635901,"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":[17,1],"tags":[2472,3560,7533,7532,7531,243,490,133,672,63,134,2824,65],"class_list":["post-635690","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts-entertainment","category-national","tag-cnay","tag-elizabeth-woody","tag-emma-alcazar","tag-gabriel-frey","tag-lillian-pitt","tag-media","tag-museums","tag-native-america-calling","tag-nmai","tag-oregon","tag-radio","tag-tracy-goodluck","tag-warm-springs","no-wpautop"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcoJ7g-2Fn4","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/16\/SheWhoWatchesLillianPitt.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/635690","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=635690"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/635690\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":635902,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/635690\/revisions\/635902"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/635901"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=635690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=635690"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=635690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}