Native Voice One Podcast

The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) and Women’s Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA) are celebrating 20 years of Tough Enough to Wear Pink night in an attempt to raise breast cancer awareness and find a cure, ProRodeo is the charter sport to do so. We have results of round number 5 of 10, interviews with its winners, Tlingit Native Alaskan Jacob Lees, Bareback Bronc Rider and...

In the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) and the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA) a dollar is a point towards the world championships in the 7 standard events. Two considerations are in play, the year-long season to be in the top 15 of each event to qualify for the other consideration, the Wrangler NFR. Championships are won and lost considering the 10 rounds of comp...

The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) and the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA) original National Finals Rodeo was in Dallas, Texas in 1959, it moved to Las Angeles, California for two years, back to Dallas for a couple of years and then found a home in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma until 1984. In 1985, a Cherokee man named Clem McSpadden, the General Manager of the NFR and...

The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) and the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA) seasons earnings plus the 12.5 million dollars in prize money won in the city of lights determine the coveted gold buckle winners, in each of the 7 events in ProRodeo.  The top 15 qualifiers in each event battle it out for 10 rounds of competition.  A successful Wrangler NFR is imperative...

The 66th Annual Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, (WNFR) kicked off for the 39th time in Las Vegas, Nevada, sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) and the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA).  The charter WNFR in the city of light in 1985 had a purse of 1.8 million dollars, this year 12.5 million dollars are up for grabs in the 10 rounds of competition,...

A five-minute newscast focused on activity at the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention, anchored by Rhonda McBride.

A five-minute newscast focused on activity at the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention, anchored by Jill Fratis.

Alaska Native people celebrate their Indigenous culture through fashion, music, and art. During the week-long gathering in Anchorage for the annual First Alaskans Institute’s Elders and Youth conference and the Alaska Federation of Natives convention, there are fashion shows, talent competitions, and art shows at the gatherings. There are also various venues around town featuring fashion, music, a...

Hunting, fishing and gathering are a central part of Indigenous ways of life across Alaska. Topics of conversations at the Alaska Federation of Natives convention often focuses on protecting subsistence harvests, and having access to enough nutritious foods.  There are concerns about what the lack of access to quality nutrition has on both children and adults. Alaska’s Native Voice (ANV), now in i...

A five-minute newscast focused on activity at the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention, anchored by Jill Fratis.

Elders and young people from across Alaska, gather together each fall for the First Alaskans Institute’s Elders and Youth Conference. The event offers space for community members to come together and learn about a number of topics from subsistence practices to language revitalization to the arts. The focus of the 2024 conference is on land and food – living Indigenous ways of life. Alaska’s Native...

A five-minute newscast focused on activity at the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention, anchored by Jill Fratis.

NV1 presents live coverage from the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisc. Native America Calling host Shawn Spruce (Laguna Pueblo), along with Native Vote 2024 contributor Shaun Griswold (Laguna/Zuni/Jemez) from Source NM, take you inside the action of Media Row, where talk show programs from across the spectrum and the country converge, for live broadcasts and webcasts Tuesday, Wedne...

Koahnic Broadcast Corporation (KBC) and Native Voice One (NV1) bring the energy and personality of the Native Youth Olympic (NYO) Games to the radio. The KBC news team led by Antonia Gonzales broadcast three special one-hour live programs, Alaska’s Native Voice: Live from NYO 2024 on Thursday, April 25, Friday, April 26, and Saturday, April 27. Subscribe to the NV1 podcast to get all three episode...

Koahnic Broadcast Corporation (KBC) and Native Voice One (NV1) brought the energy and personality of the Native Youth Olympic (NYO) Games to the radio. The KBC news team led by Antonia Gonzales broadcast three special one-hour live programs, Alaska’s Native Voice: Live from NYO 2024 on Thursday, April 25, Friday, April 26, and Saturday, April 27. Subscribe to the NV1 podcast to get all three episo...

Koahnic Broadcast Corporation (KBC) and Native Voice One (NV1) bring the energy and personality of the Native Youth Olympic (NYO) Games to the radio. The KBC news team lead by Antonia Gonzales is broadcasting three special one-hour live programs, Alaska’s Native Voice: Live from NYO 2024  on Thursday, April 25, Friday, April 26, and Saturday, April 27 at 12 p.m. daily. Tune into your local NV1 sta...

Today, we’re talking about justice and healing – in its many different forms. Alaska Natives and American Indians have been disproportionately affected by the legacy of boarding schools, and continue to struggle with high numbers of murdered and missing people. What do efforts to address some of these issues look like? From the US Justice Department, to local ceremonies that garner national...

The Alaska Federation of Natives is the largest representative organization of Alaska Natives in the world. But over the past few years, it’s been changing in structure and in leadership. Today we are discussing AFN’s future as the organization goes through a strategic planning process and as tensions around climate change, subsistence fishing and representation simmer among Alaska&#82...

A five-minute newscast focused on activity at the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention, anchored by Jill Fratis.

A five-minute newscast focused on activity at the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention, anchored by Jill Fratis.

Blackfeet Indian relay horse racing team Carlson Relay won the Championship of Champions September 24, 2023 in Casper, Wyoming. The jockey, 35 year old Chaz Racine, lead the team to victory in the $100,000.00 event hosted by the Northern Arapaho’s Wind River Casino and Hotel. We have results of Championship Sunday and a word with the champ. Fort Pierre, SD – The 10 th Annual HNIRC Championship of...

The Championship of Champions Saturday September, 23, 2023 enjoyed Indian relay horse racing at its finest in Casper, Wyoming. We have results with the winner of each heat race of 67 teams competing for over $100,000.00 presented by the Northern Arapaho’s Wind River Casino and Hotel. Also a comment from legendary track announcer Kennard Real Bird of the Crow Nation. Fort Pierre, SD – The 10 th Ann...

Fort Pierre, SD – The 10 th Annual HNIRC Championship of Champions was held at the Stanley County Fairgrounds Sept. 22-24, 2023. Day one of three of the Horse Nations Indian Relay Council had a good day September 22. Sixty seven teams competing for over $100,000.00 and the 2023 world championships in the year end finals of Indian relay horse racing. We have results and a word with Charlie Bendele...

Spurred by drought, the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service accelerates a plan to restore winter-run Chinook salmon to the McCloud River. Chief Caleen Sisk weighs whether to collaborate with federal officials. Salmon spotted on Dry Creek for the first time in 30 years are celebrated as an answer to the Winnemem Wintu’s Run4Salmon prayer. Read More “ This is something that can actually happen. A...

The Winnemem Wintu board a plane bound for Christchurch, New Zealand. With the help of the Maori people, they hold a ceremony on the Rikkaia River and sing to the salmon there. Once back in the United States, Chief Caleen Sisk meets with every government agency she can to push the idea of bringing the New Zealand salmon back home. Read More “Yeah, I felt so deeply for the people. I thought to myse...