NDN All-Stars - Celebrating Great Native American Athletes of the Past and Present

NDN All-Stars is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY In this powerful episode of the NDN All-Stars Podcast, host Bill Black sits down with competitive bodybuilder Juanita Anderson to talk about more than just muscles and medals. Juanita shares her deeply personal journey as a Native woman navigating faith, identity, abuse, single motherhood...

NDN All-Stars is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY Welcome to the NDN All-Stars podcast! Join me, Bill Black, as we celebrate the many great Native American athletes who have made an impact in their sports! -------------------------------------------------------------- SUPPORT NDN ALL-STARS If you enjoy the content here and would like to...

NDN All-Stars is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode of the NDN All-Stars Podcast , we sit down with award-winning sportswriter and author Lew Freedman to talk about one of baseball’s overlooked legends — NDN All-Star #23 Early Wynn (Cherokee) , a Hall of Fame pitcher and 300-game winner who helped lead the 1959 Chicago Whit...

NDN All-Stars is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode of the NDN All-Stars Podcast, Bill Black talks with former roller derby skater and now trail skater and activist NDN All-Star #205 Melissa Skeet (Diné), aka "Skeetfighter" about her roller derby experience and about her marathon skate across the US to bring awareness to th...

NDN All-Stars is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode of the NDN All-Stars Podcast, Bill Black speaks with journalist Phil Barber or the Santa Rosa Press Democrat about his 2013 research and article about NDN All-Star #9 Phil Jordan (Wailaki/Nomlaki), the first Native American basketball player to be drafted and play in the N...

NDN All-Stars is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear . Clarence "Taffy" Abel: Breaking Ice and Barriers in Olympic Hockey 📘 Summary: In this powerful episode of the NDN All-Stars Podcast, I sit down with hockey historian George Jones—nephew of NDN All-Star #61 Clarence "Taffy" Abel (Chippewa) , the first Native American to compete in the Winter Olympics and...

NDN All-Stars is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode of the NDN All-Stars podcast, Bill Black speaks with Temryss Lane (Lummi) about her soccer career, from Washington State High School Player Of The Year to her college career and her international soccer play. She also shares her sports journalism activities and her current...

NDN All-Stars is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear . NDN All-Stars Podcast Season 02, Episode 02 - Author Ed Rice Summary: In this episode of the NDN All-Stars Podcast, host Bill Black sits down with journalist and author Ed Rice, who spent more than two decades researching and writing Baseball’s First Indian , the definitive biography of NDN All-Star #4 L...

NDN All-Stars is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode of the NDN All-Stars podcast, my guest is historian and author Mark Wagner. He has written a new book - "NATIVE LINKS - The Surprising History of Our First People in Golf". While Mr. Wagner is not of Native heritage, he has researched and written a quality book about the s...

NDN All-Stars is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode of the NDN All-Stars Podcast, we are talking with professional football player and NDN All-Star #136 Teton Saltes (Oglala Sioux) who just completed his first season with the XFL Champion Arlington Renegades. Find out more about Teton's work with the BEAR Project here: http...

NDN All-Stars is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode, we continue our discussion about the new children's book "Contenders: Two Native Baseball Players, One World Series" . This book tells the story of the 1911 World Series which featured NDN All-Star #5 Charles Albert Bender (Ojibwe) and John Tortes Meyers (Cahuilla). We sp...

NDN All-Stars is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear . NDN All-Stars Podcast - Season 01, Episode 05 - Author Traci Sorrell speaking about her children's book "Contenders" EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode of the Indian All-Stars Podcast, host Bill Black sits down with award-winning Cherokee author Traci Sorrell to talk about her powerful new picture book Cont...

NDN All-Stars is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY In Episode 4 of the NDN All-Stars Podcast, we get to speak with professional cyclist NDN All-Star #112 Shayna Powless (Oneida) . It's great hearing about all the varied pursuits that Native Athletes participate in and excel at! You can find out more about Shayna and her racing career on h...

NDN All-Stars is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY In Episode 03 of the NDN All-Stars Podcast, we speak with Levi Horn (Northern Cheyenne) about his football career and about his activism promoting health and hope for youth in Indian Country. SUPPORT NDN ALL-STARS If you enjoy the content here and would like to help support our mission of...

NDN All-Stars is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode, it is my pleasure to speak with downhill speed skier NDN All-Star #54 Ross Anderson (Cheyenne/Arapaho/Mescalero Apache) . I have been looking forward to speaking with Ross about his speed skiing career and to find out what it is REALLY like to go 154.06 miles per hour on...

NDN All-Stars is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear . NDN All-Stars Podcast - Season 01, Episode 01 - MMA fighter Elizabeth Phillips Episode Summary: In this episode of the NDN All-Stars Podcast, host Bill Black sits down with Indian All-Star #80, Elizabeth Phillips (Blackfeet/Choctaw), a professional mixed martial artist from Spokane, Washington, with root...

NDN All-Stars is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY As we ramp up the NDN All-Stars podcast, here is a little tidbit for your listening pleasure. NDN ALL-STARS BACKGROUND Hey there—I'm Bill Black, and welcome to the NDN All-Stars Podcast. If this is your first time hearing about us, let me tell you what we’re all about. This podcast is whe...