Archives: “Native Talk Live” with Majick RavenHawk

RECENT SHOWS

November 6, 2009

Majick RavenHawk, Ph.D., CCHt, LMT
Lecture: Mindshift for Success
How to create new Neural pathways

October 30, 2009

Guest: Alison Larkin
Author - The English American
Springing from her internationally acclaimed one woman show, in her hilarious, poignant first novel, Anglo-American writer/comedian Alison Larkin draws further from her experiences as an adopted English woman who finds her birth parents-- and a new homeland—in the United States and weaves them into a compulsively readable work of fiction.

October 16, 2009

Guest: Susan Shapiro Barash
Nationally-Recognized Gender Expert
Featuring her new book, Toxic Friends: The Antidote for Women Stuck in Complicated Friendships.

 

October 2, 2009

Guest: Mary Youngblood — Musician
Two Time Grammy Award Winner

September 25, 2009

Wendy K. White Eagle, Founder and CEO of Native Capital Investments, Inc.
Native Capital Investments, Inc. is an international business and financial advisory firm with specialization in crafting solutions to the complex financial and strategic challenges of clients. NCI's primary interface is the American Indian sector working alongside a diverse set of customers around the Americas including corporations, partnerships, institutions, governments, and high-net-worth individuals.

September 11, 2009

Dr. Amit Goswami, Quantum Activist
There is a revolution going on in science. A genuine paradigm shift. While mainstream science remains materialist, a substantial number of scientists are supporting and developing a paradigm based on the primacy of consciousness. Amit Goswami, Ph.D., a pioneer of this revolutionary new perspective within science shares with us his vision of the unlimited potential of consciousness as the ground of all beaing, and how this revelation can actually help us to live better.

September 4, 2009
Due to technical difficulties, the recording of this call is unavailable

August 21, 2009

Guest: Tex Hall
Chairman and CEO – The Inter-Tribal Economic Alliance
Tex G. Hall, “Ihbudah Hishi” (Red Tipped Arrow) has been a two-term President of the National Congress of America Indians. Tex is the Chairma and CEO of the Inter-Tribal Economic Alliance (ITEA), a national coalition of Indian tribes, Alaska Natives Corporations, and Native Hawaiian communities formed to create Indian jobs and businesses by promoting “Buy Indian”, Native 8a contracting, set-asides in federal spending bills, and Native–to-Native business and purchasing agreements.

August 7, 2009

Guest: Kim Brown, CMT
Owner of Dimensional Healing
Kim Brown is a member of the Sac and Fox Nation of Oklahoma. She is the owner of Dimensional Healing. Kim is a certified Massage Therapist and Reiki Master. She specializes in Deep Tissue Massage and Energy Work. This includes Reiki, Chakra Cleansing, Affirmations and Guided Meditation.

Kim enjoys traveling. She works with several corporations, churches, gaming facilities, hospitals, Tribal governments, federal and state organizations and more.

She also has a location in Norman Oklahoma where she resides.

July 31, 2009

Guest: James Roan Gray
Principal Chief of the Osage Nation
James Roan Gray is the Principal Chief of the Osage Nation, after his election to his second term; he led his Nation through some of the most dramatic changes throughout their sprawling 1.5 million acre Reservation and also in the history of the Osage. He is the youngest Chief elected in the history of the Osage Nation. Today he considered one of the leading voices in Native America.

He served as both Vice Chairman and Chairman of the Inter-Tribal Monitoring Association (ITMA) deliberating on the Federal Government’s mismanagement of Native American trust funds and currently serves as a board member. He serves as Chairman of the Executive Board of the Council of Energy Resource Tribe (CERT), serves as Co-Chair of the Tribal Budget Advisory Council, which sets the priorities for the Bureau of Indian Affair’s $2.3 billion budget. Chief Gray has accepted appointments to the Office of the Special Trustee Board of Advisors, Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Native American Rights Foundation, Intertribal Economic Alliance and recently appointed as Chairman, Tribal Energy Policy Advisory Committee.

Recently became one of the founding Board members of The Indian Country Renewable Energy Consortium, an organization consisting of tribal governments and tribal corporations and Alaska Native Corporations dedicated to increasing the opportunities for meaningful tribal participation in the new green renewable energy economy. Chief Gray was also elected as the first-ever Chairman of the Board for this new organization.

Chief Gray is also a distinguished journalist receiving his degree in Marketing at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, OK. Prior to his first term as Principal Chief, he was co-publisher of the largest independently owned Indian Newspaper in America, “the Native American Times.”

Chief Gray’s work has been recognized over the years by many organizations. Receiving the Honoring Nations Awards Program of Harvard University presented Chief Gray on behalf of the Osage Nation with the award of High Honors in 2008, the American Indian Tribal Leadership Award at REZ 2008.and he was recently awarded the National Indian Gaming Association’s Chairman’s Leadership Award 2009, to name just a few.

July 24, 2009

Guest: Christopher Grant
National Native American Gang Specialist

Captain Christopher M. Grant (ret) is the former Chief of Detectives of the Rapid City (SD) Police Department's Criminal Investigation Division and the former commander of the Rapid City Area Gang Task Force. He retired from active law enforcement in 2004 after serving his community for 27 years. Mr. Grant is a graduate of the University of South Dakota (USD) with a Master's Degree in Political Science and is an adjunct criminal justice instructor for USD. He is also a graduate of the 181st session of the FBI National Academy.

Mr. Grant is a nationally recognized authority on Native American street gang and prison gang trends. He has worked with law enforcement, educators and community leaders in over 50 tribal communities, providing gang assessments and training programs to assist in recognizing, understanding and addressing gang activity in Indian Country. Mr. Grant also frequently speaks at regional and national law enforcement conferences and seminars regarding the Indian Country gang issue.

Mr. Grant currently provides consulting and training services for the National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC), the Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention (OJJDP), the Federal Bureau of Investigation Indian Country Unit (FBI), the Multi-Jurisdictional Counter-Drug Task Force Training Program (MCTFT) through St. Petersburg College in Florida and The Falmouth Institute. Mr. Grant is also a national gang specialist for the U.S. Department of Justice Gang Resistance Education and Training Program (G.R.E.A.T.)

Mr. Grant maintains his law enforcement certification as a Reserve Special Agent for the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation

July 17, 2009

Guest: Cheewa James
Motivational Speaker and Author

The magic of words has been a motivating force in the life of the woman you are about to meet.

As a professional speaker, Cheewa has worked with corporations and organizations throughout the United States. She specializes in balance in life and dealing with change.

As a published author, she has explored the written word, writing for publications such as Smithsonian Magazine, National Wildlife and newspapers in cities across the United States. She is a master storyteller.

Enrolled with the Modoc Tribe of Oklahoma, Cheewa's father was America's first American Indian professional basketball player. Her book, years in the writing, MODOC: The Tribe That Wouldn’t Die, was released in July of 2008 and tells the spell-binding story of her own tribe.

A former television anchorwoman and reporter in Oregon, Cheewa has received numerous regional and national awards in broadcasting including United Press International Awards and the prestigious National Golden Mike Award for Television Production.

Cheewa brings you guidance and insight as you develop to your greatest potential and energize people in your organization.

July 10, 2009

Guest: Jane Goble-Clark
Director of the American Indian Institute at OU

Jane Goble Clark has lived in or traveled to ten different countries spanning four continents. Her nomadic upbringing as an “Embassy brat” provided insight and skills in cultural competency, relationship building and mediation that created the foundation for her career in community-building.

Ms. Goble-Clark is the Director of the American Indian Institute at the University of Oklahoma. She holds a B.A. in Letters and a Master’s of Public Administration from the University of Oklahoma, is a state and internationally certified Prevention Specialist, and is currently working towards certification as a mediator through the Oklahoma Bar Association Early Settlement Center.

July 3, 2009

Guest: Vaughn Eaglebear - Pow Wow Comedy Jam
Genre: Comedy
Secondary Genre: World

COMING THIS SUMMER TO SHOWTIME! The Pow Wow Comedy Jam just taped the GOIN NATIVE INDIAN COMEDY SLAM for SHOWTIME. Performing with Native Comedy icon, Charlie Hill, the show will be a historic Hollywood first, an all Indian standup comedy special.

Pow Wow Comedy Jam showcases four of the best and brightest Native American comedians, delivering a trail of laughs across the land. Since coming together as a group in 2005, Pow Wow Comedy Jam has unleashed a buzz in Indian Country as well as the mainstream comedy scene with a string of high energy shows at venues including the Las Vegas Hilton, the Sacramento Convention Center, the Hollywood Improv, The University of Wisconsin and Isleta Casino, in Albuquerque.

Featuring Marc Yaffee (Aztec/Navajo), Jim Ruel (Bay Mills Ojibwe), Vaughn Eaglebear (Colville/Lakota), and JR Redwater (Standing Rock Sioux), Pow Wow Comedy Jam hits the jackpot with this winning combination of talented performers.

June 26, 2009

Guest: Clark Inkanish - President and Co-Founder of T.K. Wolf
“The Resurgence of Native Spirituality”
Clark is an elder and counselor specializing in Native American Spirituality. He provides classes and workshops throughout the year. He also lectures at various universities and companies and conducts monthly sweat lodge ceremonies for clients and class participants. Clark sits on the board of the Tulsa Interfaith Alliance, Tulsa Powwow Club and numerous other organizations. He also serves as chaplain for various organizations.

Clark is Wichita, Caddo and Cheyenne and is a member of the Native American Church.

Premier: June 19, 2009

Guest: Brian Frejo - Created for Greatness
“The Power of Vision, Movement and Music”
Created 4 Greatness is a company dedicated to the vision and mission of empowering Native youth to live healthy lives, to be drug and alcohol-free, to celebrate their Native identity and to make choices that will enable them to realize their full potential as our future leaders.

Known hip-hop group, Culture Shock Camp, have provided invaluable services and entertainment to more than 200 reservations and urban Indian communities, 150 national and regional conferences, 50 universities and colleges, and 400 cities. His motivational speaking, youth leadership trainings, workshops, performing arts camps, concerts and other special events have touched the lives of more than 50,000 Native and non-Native youth.

Brian (Pawnee/Seminole) is a highly talented and multi-faceted individual who is best known for his work as a “Cultural Activist”, youth advocate, DJ and performer. As well as being an accomplished actor who has appeared in over 20 movies, Brian is part of a Grammy-nominated drum group, “Young Bird.”

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