Native Roots Radio Network

Joining Robert Pilot today is Mary Kunesh-Podein, Member of the Minnesota State Senate. Misko joins Robert for the Young Women Warriors Segment

Joining Robert Pilot, Ray Janis is an Oglala Lakota artist and graphic designer creating contemporary work rooted in culture, identity, and storytelling. Working across digital design, painting, murals, and illustration, his art blends Lakota perspectives with modern visual language to inspire connection and celebrate Indigenous creativity. After, we will talk to Arvina Martin , Ho-Chunk…

Joining Guest Host Christine McDonald is Shor Silkas, 2SLGBTQIA+ Equity Manager for the City of Minneapolis, and Katie Smith, Director of elections. Follow the “Minneapolis AIR” (American Indian Relations) on AM950 for important information from the City.

Joining Robert Pilot: Nikki Love and Miisko

Joining Robert Pilot: Producer Miiskogihmiiwan followed by Dr. Stately of NACC and Bob Blake from Red Lake, Solar Bear with the Solar News

Joining Robert Pilot today is Kristie GoForth, Executive Director of Bikes for Kids Wisconsin, to share how the organization is making a difference in communities through the power of bicycles. Then, we’ll welcome Wendy Pilot for our beloved Sacred Animals segment�. To wrap up the show, we’re joined by Angela Vig- who, to her knowledge,…

Joining Robert pilot today Maren hardy of Spirit Care Services, and Vin Dionne, a Minneapolis-based Indigenous activist, community leader, and harm-reduction outreach worker. Raised in the Little Earth community in South Minneapolis, he is an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. He currently serves as a co-founder and board chair of the…

Joining Robert Pilot: Bob Blake, Solar Bear with the Solar News and Wendy Pilot

Robert is joined by Misko State Senator Mary Kunesh and Wendy

Joining Robert Pilot today is Alex, a 2025 Sundance Institute Native Lab Fellow, discussing his debut feature film, Spiral. Following that conversation, we’ll welcome Robert Lilligren (White Earth Ojibwe), President and CEO of NACDI, to share updates and insights from the community.

Joining Robert Pilot, Arvina Martin is a Ho-Chunk Nation citizen, community advocate, and former elected official in Madison, Wisconsin. She made history as the first Native person elected to the Madison Common Council. After , we will talk to Barb Fabre, the CEO of Indigenous Visioning and All Nations Rise. She is an enrolled member…

Chase Iron Eyes breaks down the ongoing fight against fascist forces threatening American constitutional rights. We dive into the deep-seated issues facing progressives today, from the militarization against peaceful protests to the alarming shift toward authoritarianism. Listen to hear why staying engaged in local elections and standing firm in your values is more crucial than…

Joining Robert Pilot, MN State Rep Heather Keeler, Ruth Anna Buffalo, and Kiki, a knowledge keeper and sharer, and a treaty rights advocate. And, she is an author who wrote her first book, Fishing by Torchlight (Blackbears and Blueberries Press) at 9 years of age. Today she is 11.

Joining Robert Pilot: Producer Miisko, plus a best-of conversation with Maren Hardy of Spirit Care and Natalie Rademacher of the Minneapolis American Indian Center

Native Roots Radio – June 19, 2026 State Senator Mary Kunesh, Mark Tilsen and Wendy join Robert for today’s episode of Native Roots Radio

Joining Robert Pilot: Robert Lilligren, NACDI and Arvina Martin, Emerge Wisconsin

Joining Robert Pilot: Bob Blake, Solar Bear with the Solar News, and Wendy Pilot

Joining Robert Pilot today are Alfred Walking Bull of Walking Bull Story & Culture LLC, an Indigenous and Queer-owned business operating in the Dakota Makoce of Mni Sota at Bde Ota Oṭuŋwe, and Mark Tilsen brings attention to the Magellan Pipeline by ONEOK, which is threatening the National Pipestone Monument.

Joining Robert Pilot: State Sen. Mary Kunesh from Friday’s show, and Wendy Pilot

Robert is joined by State Senator Mary Kunesh Producer Miskogihmiiwan and Wendy

Joining Robert Pilot: Robert Lilligren, NACDI and Wendy Pilot

Joining Robert Pilot: Maren Hardy, Spirit Care Services and Natalie Rademacher, Minneapolis Indian Center, plus a special message from Lt. Gov Flanagan!

Chase Iron Eyes discusses the importance of vision quests throughout history to many different peoples and cultures over thousands of years, Donald Trump’s appearance at the NBA Finals and what it represents to common New Yorkers, Pete Hegseth’s racist screed at a D-Day memorial in Europe, and the fascist takeover of the United States. #NativeRights…

Joining Robert Pilot today are Gina Pelier, Chairwoman of Mukwa, and Isavela Lopez, a recognized spoken-word artist, dancer, and writer.