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Today on the Idle No More Indigenous Report will be part two of the Human Trafficking of Native American/First Nations women, children and young males. The guests include Christine Stark, Chong Kim and Christi Belcourt and the continuation of the dialogue of Human Trafficking in the United States and Canada.Christine Stark who is an award-winning writer, public speaker, and visual artist of Anishinaabe/Cherokee heritage. Her essays and poetry have appeared in numerous anthologies and periodicals, including University of Pennsylvania Law Review; Prostitution, Trafficking, and Trauma; and The Chalk Circle: Prize-Winning Intercultural Essays. Her poem, “Momma's Song”, was recorded by Fred Ho and the Afro Asian Music Ensemble and released as a manga CD. She co-edited Not for Sale, an international anthology on sexual violence and she coauthored “Garden of Truth: The Prostitution and Trafficking of Native Women in Minnesota”. She was a 2011 Loft Mentor Series winner in creative non-fiction and she has won awards for her writing and art, including two McKnight Awards and a Pushcart Prize nomination. Her first novel, Nickels: A Tale of Dissociation, was a 2011 Lambda Literary finalist. Currently, she is an MSW student at UMD Duluth where she is coordinating a research project called “Gathering Our Stories: The Prostitution and Trafficking of Native Women on the Duluth Ships.” She teaches writing at a community college.Chong Kim was born in South Korea but moved to the U.S. when she was a toddler and grew up in Oklahoma and Texas. As a teenager and young adult, Chong was a victim of domestic human trafficking. She spent several years in captivity before eventually gaining back her freedom. Since 2001, Chong has been volunteering her time as a legal advocate around the country promoting human and civil rights. She travels extensively to promote awareness and speak publicly on the topic of human trafficking. Chong uses her personal story to enlighten NGOs and political officials with the goal of strengthening the advocacy for trafficking victims. In 2006, she received an award from the National Campaign for Tolerance. Her name was placed on the Wall of Tolerance, which honors people who take a public stand against hate, injustice and intolerance. Chong also contributed her story to the book Not in My Town: Exposing and Ending Human Trafficking and Modern Day Slavery. She is currently writing her memoir and lives in North Texas. Chong Kim co-wrote the movie "Eden"http://www.edenthefilm.com/story.html.In addition, Christi Bellecourt will join this show to discuss "Walking With Our Sisters" A Commemorative Art Installation for the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women of Canada and the United States.Although statistics in the U.S. are not available at present, In Canada, it is estimated that 600+ native women have gone missing or have been murdered in the last 20 years. Many have vanished without a trace with little to no concern paid by the media, the general public or politicians. This is a travesty of justice.1,600+ moccasin tops have been created by just over 1,200 caring and concerned people to create one large collaborative art piece that will be installed for the public in various galleries and sites. They will be installed in a winding path of beaded vamps on cloth over a gallery floor. Viewers will need to remove their shoes to walk over the cloth and walk along the path.The exhibit is currently booked to tour across Canada and into the United States. (see "Exhibit Schedule" under the 'file tab').This project is about these women, paying respect to their lives and existence on this earth. They are not forgotten. They are sisters, mothers, daughters, cousins, grandmothers. They have been cared for, loved, and they are missing.Idle No More Indigenous Report airs on Wednesday evenings at 6:00 Eastern time @prn.fmlive.If you like the Idle No More Indigenous Reports upcoming shows o

This Wednesday on the Idle No More Indigenous Report will be a two part series with guests Christine Stark, Chong Kim and Christi Belcourt.Christine Stark who is an award-winning writer, public speaker, and visual artist of Anishinaabe/Cherokee heritage. Her essays and poetry have appeared in numerous anthologies and periodicals, including University of Pennsylvania Law Review; Prostitution, Trafficking, and Trauma; and The Chalk Circle: Prize-Winning Intercultural Essays. Her poem, “Momma's Song”, was recorded by Fred Ho and the Afro Asian Music Ensemble and released as a manga CD. She co-edited Not for Sale, an international anthology on sexual violence and she coauthored “Garden of Truth: The Prostitution and Trafficking of Native Women in Minnesota”. She was a 2011 Loft Mentor Series winner in creative non-fiction and she has won awards for her writing and art, including two McKnight Awards and a Pushcart Prize nomination. Her first novel, Nickels: A Tale of Dissociation, was a 2011 Lambda Literary finalist. Currently, she is an MSW student at UMD Duluth where she is coordinating a research project called “Gathering Our Stories: The Prostitution and Trafficking of Native Women on the Duluth Ships.” She teaches writing at a community college.Chong Kim was born in South Korea but moved to the U.S. when she was a toddler and grew up in Oklahoma and Texas. As a teenager and young adult, Chong was a victim of domestic human trafficking. She spent several years in captivity before eventually gaining back her freedom. Since 2001, Chong has been volunteering her time as a legal advocate around the country promoting human and civil rights. She travels extensively to promote awareness and speak publicly on the topic of human trafficking. Chong uses her personal story to enlighten NGOs and political officials with the goal of strengthening the advocacy for trafficking victims. In 2006, she received an award from the National Campaign for Tolerance. Her name was placed on the Wall of Tolerance, which honors people who take a public stand against hate, injustice and intolerance. Chong also contributed her story to the book Not in My Town: Exposing and Ending Human Trafficking and Modern Day Slavery. She is currently writing her memoir and lives in North Texas. Chong Kim co-wrote the movie "Eden"http://www.edenthefilm.com/story.html.In addition, Christi Bellecourt will join this show to discuss "Walking With Our Sisters" A Commemorative Art Installation for the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women of Canada and the United States.Although statistics in the U.S. are not available at present, In Canada, it is estimated that 600+ native women have gone missing or have been murdered in the last 20 years. Many have vanished without a trace with little to no concern paid by the media, the general public or politicians. This is a travesty of justice.1,600+ moccasin tops have been created by just over 1,200 caring and concerned people to create one large collaborative art piece that will be installed for the public in various galleries and sites. They will be installed in a winding path of beaded vamps on cloth over a gallery floor. Viewers will need to remove their shoes to walk over the cloth and walk along the path.The exhibit is currently booked to tour across Canada and into the United States. (see "Exhibit Schedule" under the 'file tab').This project is about these women, paying respect to their lives and existence on this earth. They are not forgotten. They are sisters, mothers, daughters, cousins, grandmothers. They have been cared for, loved, and they are missing.

Idle No More - 08/21/13

Today on the Idle No More Indigenous Report is guest Miss Erica Violet Lee who is Nehiyaw (Cree) from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan."In November 2012, Erica spoke at the first “Idle No More” teach-in, held at Station 20 West in Saskatoon. Sincethen, she has been recognized as an international youth leader with the movement, drawing attention to the need for social and environmental justice for First Nations in Canada. As one of the managers for the official Idle No More Facebook page, which reaches over a million people a week, Erica has done countless interviews with media all around the world, including Al Jazeera, the Toronto Sun, and CBC, all while continuing to assist with Idle No More actions internationally."Also some info on me here:Erica who has already achieved great success and notoriety at the age of 22, and continues to work tirelessly in her community and across the world to address issues of human rights. Erica's outstanding leadership as a U of Saskatoon representative stretches far beyond the impact she's had locally. Her involvement in the Idle No More movement has no doubt been an inspiration to young Aboriginal students, and non-Aboriginal students alike, within and beyond Canada.

Today on the Idle No More Indigenous Report we will be talking about Prisons in the US System and the "Effects of Solitary Confinement". The Idle No More Indigenous Report is live from New York City at 6:00 pm eastern time. You can listen live at prn.fm "Idle No More" If you like todays show or any of the Idle No More Indigenous Reports earlier shows You can listen to Idle No more –Indigenous report 24/7 on the archive, At Progress Radio Network and the URL address is PRN.FM- Listeners please rate the Idle No More-Indigenous Report on itunes "The Progressive Radio Network is moving forward, and we hope you are coming with us."

Today on the Idle No More Indigenous Report is a two part program with guest Dr. Alex Wilson from Opaskwayak Cree Nation who is a volunteer and community organizer with Idle No More in Canada. She is a community educator and professor at the University of Saskatchewan. Dr. Wilson teaches Indigenous Education and Social/Ecological Justice. In addition, Dr. Wilson's focus includes Indigenous Land Based Education and GLBT Two/Spirit issues in education.

Idle No More - 07/17/13

Jess Gordon, Idle No More Founder will be the guest today on the Idle No More Indigenous Report. The movement was initiated by activists Nina Wilson, Sheelah Mclean, Sylvia McAdam, and Jessica Gordon in November 2012, during a teach-in at Station 20 West in Saskatoon called "Idle No More", held in response to the Harper government's introduction of Bill C-45.

Today on the Idle No More Indigenous Report is Dr. Lynn Gehl. Dr. Gehl is Algonquin Anishinaabekwe from the Ottawa River Valley, Ontario Canada. Lynn describes herself as a learner-researcher, thinker, writer, Black Face blogger, and she has been an Indigenous human rights advocate for 27 years. Lynn works to eliminate the continued sex discrimination in the Canadian Indian Act, and she is also an outspoken critic of the contemporary land claims and self-government process, what many call the contemporary treaty process. She has a doctorate in Indigenous Studies, a Master of Arts in Canadian and Native Studies, and an undergraduate degree in Anthropology. She also has a diploma in Chemical Technology and worked for the Ontario Ministry of the Environment for 12 years in the area of toxic organic analysis of Ontario’s waterways. While advocating for change is currently part of what she does, she is also interested in traditional knowledge systems that guide the Anishinaabeg forward to a good life.

Kandi Mossett (Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara), Native Energy Climate Campaign Organizer - Kandi was born in North Dakota and grew up in an area known today as the Fort Berthold Reservation. She obtained her undergraduate degree from the University of North Dakota (UND) in Natural Resource and Park Management. After working in the Park Service for 3 years she went on to earn a Masters of Environmental Management Degree within UND’s Earth Systems Science and Policy Program. She began working for the Indigenous Environmental Network as the Tribal Campus Climate Challenge (TCCC) Organizer in February of 2007. Since then, over 30 tribal colleges have been engaged in the TCCC and many have worked on projects ranging from light bulb swaps and community tree plantings to small-scale community solar panel installations and community gardens. The main goals have been to introduce and support initiatives within tribal colleges for students to pursue renewable energy alternatives such as solar and wind power; reduce their carbon footprint and global warming pollution; connect students to environmental justice and climate justice issues in their communities; promote collaboration between students and communities, and to do so in line with Indigenous traditional knowledge and belief systems. Her work has expanded over the years to include work in the international arena in order to create more awareness about international decision-making and its effect at the local level. She took part in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Copenhagen during December of 2009 to speak out against tar sands development and demand that the U.S. sign on to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. She also attended the World Peoples Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth in Cochabamba, Bolivia helping to put forth The People’s Agreement. She attended the UNFCCC in Cancun, Mexico at the end of 2010 where she spoke out against the idea of commodification of the sacred through such carbon trading schemes as REDD. The work against REDD and REDD+ projects as well as the tar sands and associated pipelines continued in Durban, South Africa at the UNFCCC in December of 2011. Kandi continues to work primarily at the grassroots level bridging generational gaps in tribal communities while connecting the local to the national and the national to the international in an effort to raise awareness about sustainability and continue the fight towards just climate and energy solutions for all. Her current major focus is on creating awareness about the true dangers of hydraulic fracturing while working to push for regulations and protections, particularly on Native lands

Today's guest is Robert DesJarlait from Red Lake Nation He has worked on environmental issues and is Executive Director of Protect Our Manoomin (Wild Rice), as well as a writer, father and grandfather.  Robert led the Twin Cities in the First Idle No More Round Dance at the Canadian Embassy with the drum Group Hoka Hey...

Today on the Idle No More Indigenous Report our guest this week is Idle No More Founder Sheelah McLean who is a lifelong resident of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Sheelah is currently teaching anti-racism teach-ins. Sheelah a community organizer and activist within the community, she is currently working on various projects and community events which address racism, patriarchy, heteronormativity, and classism. Her goal is to work on projects that bridge research, policies and praxis in order to address the issues affecting marginalized groups, particularly focusing on the impact of colonialism of Indigenous peoples by white-settler societies.

Idle No More-Indigenous Report's guest today is Carlos Martinez, who is a community organizer and has been involved with Occupy Monsanto and the Occupy Food Movement.  The past several years Carlos has been involved with community organizing and involved  organizing the recent Monsanto Marches through out the United States.  Carlos is working in collaboration with other community based organizations to help raise awareness about the impact of the global food systems

Cherri Foytlin is an indigenous journalist, speaker, mother of six and wife of an oil worker, who lives in south Louisiana. She is the author of "Spill It! The Truth About the Deep Water Horizon Oil Rig Explosion," and regularly contributes to www.BridgetheGulfProject.org, the Huffington Post, and several local newspapers. In the Spring of 2011 she walked to Washington D.C. from New Orleans (1,243 miles) to call for action to stop the BP Drilling Disaster, and has been a constant voice speaking out for the health and ecosystem of Gulf Coast communities, in countless forms of media. As an advocate for climate justice, she has been arrested in front of the White House twice and has spoken to thousands at venues and rally's in the United States and Europe. In addition, she is a founding member of the Gulf Coast Chapter of The Mother's Project - Mother's for Sustainable Energy, Idle No More Gulf Coast, and of "28 Stones" - A Gulf based media project which focuses on national movement building through art, photography, video and written word.

Idle No More - 05/15/13