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A children's story about a Pumpkin that is considered a squash in a pumpkin growing contest written in a indigenous point of view.
- Added: Mar 29, 2019
- Length: 10:44:22
First in Joseph Marshall's groundbreaking Lakota Westerns series, this riveting novel takes place during the Battle of the Hundred in the Hand, oth...
- Added: Dec 26, 2018
- Length: 07:53:16
- Added: Jul 06, 2018
- Length: 06:00
- Purchases: 2
Berberis fremontii is in the Barberry family or Berberidaceae…that’s fun to pronounce. Fremont barberry has quite a range north of the Salt River i...
- Added: May 30, 2018
- Length: 05:16
William is from the Cheyenne River Reservation and does stand up comedy.
- Added: May 30, 2018
- Length: 04:22
Calliandra is a beautiful plant name. I like the way a genus name can sometimes become the common name as well. I wonder how many baby girls of bot...
- Added: May 02, 2018
- Length: 05:07
Hmm, I’m not doing a very good job of keeping up with botanical names. Either that or I’m making them up as I go. The current and correct name for ...
- Added: May 02, 2018
- Length: 05:13
Chuparosa is one my of favorite plants from back when we used to live outside of Tucson. I bet we had 5 or 6 of them planted at our little homestea...
- Added: May 02, 2018
- Length: 05:23
A morning or two after I recorded this show I heard a scaled quail calling, so now I have both species calling starting at dawn and then off and on...
- Added: May 02, 2018
- Length: 05:20
I was incorrect about the species of Acalypha in this show. The correct name is A. phleoides (the former A. lindheimeri), not neomexicana as I stat...
- Added: Dec 31, 2017
- Length: 05:16
We have had 4-wheel drive vehicles for many years and we’ve always found it to be a great tool that can take the worry out of some roads. I just ha...
- Added: Dec 30, 2017
- Length: 05:16
I like the title Wild Lettuce for this show. It seems incongruous, as in wild and lettuce don’t seem to go together.
- Added: Sep 20, 2017
- Length: 05:11
Desert Rosemallow is the official common name I think, though I see it called Coulter’s Hibiscus as well.
- Added: Aug 03, 2017
- Length: 05:34
The common name of chocolate flower refers to the surprising morning fragrance of the flower.
- Added: May 10, 2017
- Length: 05:47
"What Blood, What Earth", is a documentary on the life of Puerto Rican black metal artist MQ. His story leads the listener on a journey from pre-co...
- Added: Apr 25, 2017
- Length: 27:20
Bush Muhly is the species Muhlenbergia porteri. There are over 40 species of muhlys found in Arizona and across the southwest.
- Added: Mar 19, 2017
- Length: 05:08
Documentary of the water protectors standing with the Standing Rock Sioux in protest of the North Dakota Access Pipeline in Cannon Ball, ND mid-Sep...
Bought by KZYX
- Added: Oct 25, 2016
- Length: 55:01
- Purchases: 1
The Loggerhead Shrike is common, but still a fun sighting when your are out in the field.
- Added: Oct 18, 2016
- Length: 04:55
This show could also be called Typha latifolia and Grus canadensis, which has a nice scientific ring to it.
- Added: Oct 18, 2016
- Length: 05:13
From: Ampers
Many believe addiction in Native American communities stems from the struggle to deal with generations of unaddressed trauma.
Culturally specifi...
- Added: Oct 06, 2016
- Length: 53:32
This week on Minnesota Native News: a new policy to curb pill shopping takes effect in I.H.S. clinics, women gather for Kwestrong [Quay Strong] at ...
Bought by KMSU, WDSE, Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio, KQAL, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota and more
- Added: Aug 31, 2016
- Length: 05:00
- Purchases: 10
Milt Lee talks with Ron Fairbanks, an Ojibwe comic from Cass Lake, about his success as a native comedian and his hopes of sending a message to you...
Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KKWE Niijii Radio
- Added: Aug 23, 2016
- Length: 07:30
- Purchases: 2
This episode of Ojibwe Stories: Gaganoonididaa is part two of a two-part conversation with Nancy Jones, a respected elder from Nigigoonsiminikaanin...
Bought by 'The Sea', KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio, WMUU-LP, KKWE Niijii Radio and more
- Added: Jun 21, 2016
- Length: 29:10
- Purchases: 6
There’s a recent trend to question historical icons with complicated histories—Andrew Jackson, Woodrow Wilson, and of course the confederate flag. ...
Bought by WCPN, Connecticut Public (WNPR), and New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: Jun 13, 2016
- Length: 10:32
- Purchases: 3
The wild peacocks of Palos Verdes Peninsula in Southern California have inhabited the area for over 100 years and now number more than 1,000. For a...
- Added: Feb 03, 2016
- Length: 01:00
