KGLP Podcasts

State of the Navajo Nation Address - 2021 Spring Council Session

State of the Navajo Nation Address from President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer for the 2021 Spring Council Session. Recorded on April 19, 2021. 

A PDF of the full address can be found in the link below. 

https://www.opvp.navajo-nsn.gov/Portals/0/Files/STATE%20OF%20THE%20NAVAJO%20NATION/State%20of%20the%20Navajo%20Nation%20Address%20-%202021%20Spring%20Council%20Session.pdf?ver=5fu-R-_uLgZzSN-QJeakaw%3d%3d×tamp=1618850626724

Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez 4/12/21 PSA on COVID-19 variants and stimulus update

Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez speaks April 12, 2021, in Diné Bizaad, on aspects of the latest COVID-19 variants and the U.S. stimulus package.

Navajo Nation Vaccine Rollout: Addressing the Success of the Vaccine Rollout, Tribal Sovereignty, and Reflecting on a Year of the Pandemic

This episode of 'Tribal Voices from the Pandemic' features a conversation between the moderator and three experts - two physicians involved in the vaccine rollout and the President of the Navajo Nation, all of whom work on Navajo Nation - on being a year into the pandemic and the success of the vaccine rollout. Recorded on Friday, April 9, 2021. 

 

Allie Young, Moderator

• Harness Programs Manager and Protect the Sacred Founder

President Jonathan Nez

• Navajo Nation President

Dr. Chris Percy, M.D.

• Physician, Northern Navajo Medical Center

Dr. Diana Hu, M.D.

• Physician, Tuba City Medical Center

KGLP Speaks with Gastroenterologist Dr. Sabine Hazan

KGLP's General Manager, Rachel Kaub, speaks with Gastroenterologist Dr. Sabine Hazan over ZOOM.

Dr. Hazan is the creator of ProgenaBiome, a state-of-the-art genetic research laboratory. She is also the author of Let's Talk Sh!t, a humorous, easy-to-digest explanation of gastrointestinal disorders and treatments. Her GI treatments have proven to help Covid-19 patients.

Dr. Hazan discusses the role that the gut microbiome plays in aging, as well as her best nutrition tips for a healthy set of microbiomes.

Life after the Vaccine: Addressing Community Concerns as the COVID-19 Vaccine is Rolled Out

Tribal Voices from the Pandemic is a series of panel discussions with Native leaders that is a collaboration between CORE, Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health and Protect the Sacred. This series is designed to amplify Native voices and bring attention to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Native communities. 

This podcast episode, recorded on April 6, 2021 via ZOOM, features a conversation between the moderator and two experts: a family doctor and an epidemiologist, both of whom work on Navajo Nation.

• Leonela Nelson, Moderator
  • CAIH Program Manager at Shiprock site
• Dr. Sophina Calderon
  • Physician, Dept of Family Medicine
  • Deputy Chief of Staff, Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation
• Dominic Clichee, DrPH(c), MPH
  • Epidemiologist, Tsehootsooi Medical Center
  • Candidate, Doctor of Public Health – University of Arizona College of Public Health

"Keeping Hope Alive" with Jimmy Santiago Baca

Critically acclaimed Mexican-American poet, writer and activist Jimmy Santiago Baca gives a virtual presentation to the UNM-Gallup community. This presentation, titled "Keeping Hope Alive," was recorded on March 31, 202 via ZOOM. 

NHCOC COVID-19 March 23, 2021 FORUM

The latest Navajo Health Command Operation Center COVID-19 Forum. Recorded on March 30, 2021.

Fossil Fuels Program Review Virtual Forum

As part of the comprehensive review of the federal oil and gas program called for in Executive Order 14008, the Interior Department hosted a virtual forum on Thursday, March 25th. The forum featured several panels, to highlight perspectives from industry representatives, labor and environmental justice organizations, natural resource advocates, and other experts.  Speakers included U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland.

The full video presentation may be viewed at:  www.doi.gov/events

Improving Children's Lives with the American Rescue Plan

On March 25, 20201, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined former U.S. Secretary of Education John King and child welfare advocates for an "Investing in Children" press conference, to discuss how the American Rescue Plan will slash child poverty and create long-term economic opportunities for children across the country. 

Expanding Eligibility Under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act

This U.S. House Committee hearing, titled “Examining the Need to Expand Eligibility Under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act,” was recorded on March 24, 2021.

The hearing features the following speakers:

• Jonathan Nez, Navajo Nation President
• Ben Ray Luján, NM Senator
• Gregory Stanton, NM Representative
• Lilly Adams, Independent Consultant Specializing in Nuclear Weapons Issues
• Jean Bishop, Supervisor for Dist. 4 with Mohave County, Arizona
• Scott D. Szymendera, Analyst in Disability Policy, Congressional Research Service
• Tina Cordova, Co-Founder of Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium