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	Podcast:		Native America Calling
	Episode:		Wednesday, June 21, 2023 – Summer solstice traditions
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:56:28
	Publish Date:		2023-06-21 13:00:42
	Description:		The longest day of the year is a significant marker of time for many tribes. The summer solstice is a time of traditional celebrations and ceremony. Dozens of tribes throughout history built structures around the sun’s position on June 21. We’ll get an account of some of the tribal stories and traditions as well as some modern acknowledgements of the day. GUESTS Briday Green (Shareholder in the Sitnasuak Alaska Native Corporation and the Bering Strait Alaska Native Corp), organizer of the Nome Midnight Sun Festival Kainoa Horcajo (Kanaka Maoli), cultural consultant with the Mo’olelo Group Adrienne Lalli-Hills (Wyandot Nation citizen), director of learning and community engagement at the First Americans Museum Break Music: O-Ja-Ja (song) Yarina (artist) Sounds Of Indian Summer: Contemporary Native Music From The National Museum Of The American Indian (album)
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