{"id":666773,"date":"2026-07-02T00:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T05:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=666773"},"modified":"2026-07-02T11:37:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T16:37:52","slug":"native-america-calling-native-hall-of-fame-recognizes-leaders-and-advocates-whose-work-benefits-tribes-and-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/07\/02\/native-america-calling-native-hall-of-fame-recognizes-leaders-and-advocates-whose-work-benefits-tribes-and-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: Native Hall of Fame recognizes leaders and advocates whose work benefits tribes and community"},"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\">Thursday, July 2, 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 Hall of Fame recognizes leaders and advocates whose work benefits tribes and community\r\n<\/div>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carol_Juneau\">Carol Juneau<\/a> (Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation) helped build and shape the foundation of what is now the Blackfeet Community College in the late 1970s. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nJuneau&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/westernnativevoice.org\/carol-juneau-leadership\/\">educational work led her to advocacy and elected office<\/a> as she served 12 years in the Montana legislature. She is one of six Native leaders in this year\u2019s class of <a href=\"https:\/\/nativehalloffame.org\/\">National Native American Hall of Fame<\/a> inductees.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nIn this program, tune in to learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/nativehalloffame.org\/press-release-2026-nnahof-inductees\/\">Juneau and other Native legends<\/a> including <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dwight_W._Birdwell\">Dwight Birdwell <\/a>(Cherokee), an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmohs.org\/recipients\/dwight-w-birdwell\">honored U.S. Marine Corps veteran<\/a> who\u2019s about to mark his 50th year practicing law.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n \r\n<div style=\"padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1200829539?badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\" title=\"Promo\"><\/iframe><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">National Native American Hall of Fame: <a href=https:\/\/vimeo.com\/1200829539>Promo<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\nJames Parker Shield (Little Shell Chippewa), founder and CEO of the <a href=\"https:\/\/nativehalloffame.org\/\">National Native American Hall of Fame<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nCarol Juneau (MHA Nation), 2026 National Native American Hall of Fame inductee, retired educator, and politician\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nBrandon Yellowbird Stevens (Oneida Nation of Wisconsin), strategist for the <a href=\"https:\/\/oneida-nsn.gov\/\">Oneida Nation of Wisconsin<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nDwight Birdwell (Cherokee), 2025 NNAHOF inductee, Army veteran, and attorney\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">National Native American Hall of Fame 2026 Inductees<\/div>\r\nTom Cole (Chickasaw Nation), Member of Congress\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nCarol Juneau (Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation), Educator, Advocate and Politician\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nArlinda Locklear (Lumbee Tribe), Attorney\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nRichard Milanovich (Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians), Politician\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nErnie Stevens, Jr. (Oneida Nation of Wisconsin), Advocate and Leader\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nLyle Thompson (Onondaga Nation), Athlete and Advocate\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-pdfemb-pdf-embedder-viewer\"><a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/02\/nnhof061526.pdf\" class=\"pdfemb-viewer\" style=\"\" data-width=\"max\" data-height=\"max\" data-toolbar=\"both\" data-toolbar-fixed=\"on\">NATIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN HALL OF FAME ANNOUNCES THE 2026 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES<\/a><\/div>\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\/2021\/05\/11\/nativehalloffame-scaled.jpg width=0 height=0 class=invisible>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Educator Carol Juneau is among the 2026 inductees of the National Native American Hall of Fame. 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