{"id":83847,"date":"2024-12-24T00:00:58","date_gmt":"2024-12-24T05:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=83847"},"modified":"2024-12-30T14:28:40","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T19:28:40","slug":"native-america-calling-native-in-the-spotlight-with-rebecca-jim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/12\/24\/native-america-calling-native-in-the-spotlight-with-rebecca-jim\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: Native in the Spotlight with Rebecca Jim"},"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, December 24, 2024<\/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 in the Spotlight: Rebecca Jim<\/div>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.leadagency.org\/team\/rebecca-jim\">Rebecca Jim<\/a> (Cherokee) was a school counselor in 1979 when she witnessed Tar Creek run orange with pollution from nearby mining tailings in northeastern Oklahoma.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe federal government eventually made it a <a href=\"https:\/\/cumulis.epa.gov\/supercpad\/cursites\/csitinfo.cfm?id=0601269\">Superfund site<\/a>. All throughout, Jim has been an environmental advocate ever since and is even known as the <a href=\"https:\/\/waterkeeper.org\/magazines\/volume-15-issue-1\/the-death-life-of-tar-creek-rebecca-jim-tar-creekkeeper\/\">Tar Creek Keeper<\/a>, raising awareness for the 11-mile waterway and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leadagency.org\">leading a non-profit<\/a> dedicated to ongoing cleanup and holding polluters accountable.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n Jim is   the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/category\/special-features\/native-in-the-spotlight\/\">Native in the Spotlight<\/a> for the month of December.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\r\n<div class=\" content_cards_card content_cards_domain_youtu-be\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content_cards_image\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_image_link\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/VPgAXCclkis\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/23\/maxresdefault-135.jpg\" alt=\"Rescuing Tar Creek, Water Protector Rebecca Jim\">\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_title\">\n\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_title_link\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/VPgAXCclkis\">\n\t\t\tRescuing Tar Creek, Water Protector Rebecca Jim\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_description\">\n\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_description_link\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/VPgAXCclkis\">\n\t\t\t<p>Tar Creek, located in Northeastern Oklahoma, is one of the most heavily polluted waterways in the United States. As a lifelong environmentalist, Rebecca Jim &#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_site_name\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/s\/desktop\/4a7aecfd\/img\/favicon.ico\" alt=\"YouTube\" class=\"content_cards_favicon\"\/>\t\tYouTube\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Osiyo TV: <a href=https:\/\/youtu.be\/VPgAXCclkis>Rescuing Tar Creek: Water Protector Rebecca Jim<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fosiyotv%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02gFkZ36RkpV5CPSvxDLKDfZRRe4t4MGA1bnz17q5geTeLh7L5k9TUWt8Wn2vvbaJfl&#038;show_text=true&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"765\" 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\/2024\/12\/30\/rebeccajim.jpg width=0 height=0 class=invisible>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rebecca Jim was a school counselor when she witnessed Tar Creek in Oklahoma run orange with pollution.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":83872,"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":[18,11,1],"tags":[77,243,133,127,425,134,5821,5822,153,44],"class_list":["post-83847","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education","category-environment","category-national","tag-cherokee","tag-media","tag-native-america-calling","tag-oklahoma","tag-quapaw","tag-radio","tag-rebecca-jim","tag-superfund","tag-water","tag-women","no-wpautop"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcoJ7g-lOn","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/30\/rebeccajim.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83847","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=83847"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83847\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":83873,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83847\/revisions\/83873"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/83872"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83847"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83847"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83847"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}