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In Today's Voices: The Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals agreed with the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska that NAGPRA applies to remains buried at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School. We also talk about the U.S. government and private mining corporations ignoring the rights of tribes to free, prior, and informed consent when it comes to lithium mining in Nevada.
Today's Voices from Native America Calling is a five-minute daily digest of the important and engaging issues from a Native perspective.
Full-hour interview available at nativeamericacalling.com
(Photo credit: Lithium Americas photo via USGS)
In Today's Voices: The U.S. Department of Interior canceled grazing leases for hundreds of bison on federal land in Montana. Many tribes say such actions jeopardize efforts to restore the animal that is intrinsically associated with Native Americans from the Great Plains.
Today's Voices from Native America Calling is a five-minute daily digest of the important and engaging issues from a Native perspective.
Full-hour interview available at nativeamericacalling.com
(Photo credit: Dan Dzurisin via Flickr/CC)
05/29/2026
Taos and Skwah First Nation chef and entrepreneur Caprio "CJ" Bernal opened an expansion of their original coffee bar on Taos Pueblo. Dawn Butterfly Café is the new full-service cafe that grew from their starting concept in 2022. The name and energy that drives the project honors Bernal’s late sister.
Camas, a wild purple flower with an onion-like bulb, has been an important plant for Native people, mainly in the northwest. This is the time of year for harvesting and cooking them. Some culture keepers are reconnecting with traditional teachings and recipes handed down across generations, but environmental and land use changes are setting up more access barriers. The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde is one tribe working to protect this significant plant through a series of projects.
The Cultivating Culture reporting team created imagined an Indigenous version of the USDA’s food pyramid with plants and subsistence animals important to Native diets. It serves as a hub for an Indigenous food reporting project on how food and language fuels tribal sovereignty.
The Menu is a regular feature on Indigenous food news and stories hosted by producer Andi Murphy.
GUESTS
Carpio "CJ" Bernal (Taos Pueblo and Skwah First Nation), owner and chef of Dawn Butterfly Café
Jordan Mercier (Grand Ronde), cultural education coordinator at the Chachalu Museum and Cultural Center
Shaun Griswold (Laguna, Jemez, and Zuni Pueblo), correspondent at High Country News and Native News Online
Friday, May 29, 2026 — The Menu: Dawn Butterfly Café, camas restoration, and the Indigenous food pyramid » Native America Calling Taos and Skwah First Nation chef and entrepreneur Caprio "CJ" Bernal opened an expansion of their original coffee bar on Taos Pueblo. Dawn Butterfly Café is the new full-service cafe that grew from their starting concept in 2022. The name and energy that drives the project honors Bernal’s late si...
In Today's Voices: Raquel Montoya-Lewis built an impressive legal career that led her to become the first Native American to serve on the Washinton State Supreme Court. Montoya-Lewis is the Native in the Spotlight.
Today's Voices from Native America Calling is a five-minute daily digest of the important and engaging issues from a Native perspective.
Full-hour interview available at nativeamericacalling.com
(Photo credit: Courtesy of Washington Courts)
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