August 2006 Show Archives
Week 1 Show 0632
National Congress of American Indians
Native American Tribes impact Oklahoma's economy in many ways. Recently, the National Congress of the American Indians (NCAI) held their national convention in Tulsa. Since 1944 NCAI has been working to inform the public and Congress on governmental rights of American Indians.
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Santa Fe Indian Art Market
Every august Indian artist from the four corners of the U.S. head to Santa Fe, New Mexico to participate in the largest art market in the country. We talk to several Oklahoma Indian artist about the economics of selling Indian art.
For more information visit this link:www.swaia.org/market.php Back to top
Buffalo Sun Designers
Miami entrepreneur Ardina Moore retains her American Indian heritage through tribal inspired designs of her fashion company, Buffalo Sun. She specializes in fashions in Indian tradition with a western flare.
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Native Film--Trail of Tears
Native art is also on the silver screen. We visit Tahlequah for the world premier of the new film about the forced removal of the Cherokee people called, The Trail of Tears.
For more information visit this link:richheape.com/the-trail-of-tears.htm Back to top
Interview with Tim Tingle--Story Teller
Telling Oklahoma's Native past is an oral tradition for many tribes, and no one does it any better than Choctaw author Tim Tingle.
For more information visit this link:http://www.choctawstoryteller.com Back to top
Week 2 Show 0633
Diabetes Epidemic
What used to be thought of as a disease in senior adults, is now showing up among those aged forty and below. It's an epidemic that's affecting lives across our state.
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Dr. Crutcher Interview
Oklahoma's commissioner of health, Dr. Crutcher, talks about the risk factors for diabetes in our state, especially for our children.
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Alisa's Story
Diabetes is more that just a story. Earlier this year, after a routine doctors visit, OK Horizon reporter Alisa Hines came back with the diagnosis.
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Healthy Cooking
Neva Harjochee and Sara Miracle from the Chickasaw Nation's Get Fresh Cooking program, share recipes and tips from healthy cooking to portion control.
Download Zesty Chicken and Pasta recipe here.For more information visit these links:
www.diabetes.org
www.mypyramid.gov
www.eatright.org Back to top
Diabetes Camp
Diabetes is very high among Native American people. So the Chickasaw Nation created a Diabetes camp that's not just for those with the disease, but for the entire family.
For more information visit this link:Chickasaw Nation's Diabetes Camp Back to top
Week 3 Show 0634
Classroom Technology
Technology is changing the way Oklahoma children learn. And nowhere was that more evident that at the state convention of Oklahoma's Career and Technology educators.
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Interview with Governor Henry
Conversation with Governor Henry about his vision for Oklahoma's technological future.
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Cyber Security
A recent report warned that America's computers are always open for attack from hackers. That's one reason Meridian Technology center is offering a new course called Cyber Security.
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Interview with Corey Croci--Protecting Yourself
Corey Croci, network security officer for the Oklahoma Department of CareerTech talks about what we can do at home to protect our computers.
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Ethanol Plant
A group of Oklahomans are hoping to make the high price of gasoline and investment opportunity into ethanol.
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Week 4 Show 0635
Global Warming
It's hot in Oklahoma, in fact 2006 could be one of the hottest on record. Is it global warming or just a natural occurring event? We look at the implications to Oklahoma's farmers.
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Interview with Senator Jim Inhofe
Conversation with Senator Jim Inhofe, chairman of the environment and public works committee, as he weighs in on the global warming debate, and why he considers it an orchestrated hoax.
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Climate Change
Scientists who study our climate say, Oklahoma is part of an area that has returned to weather patterns similar to those of the 1930s and 1950s, two decades known for scorching temperatures and parched earth.
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Interview with Professor Richard Alley
Conversation with Dr. Richard Alley, Professor of Geosciences, Penn State University, chaired a recent U.S. National Research Council study Abrupt Climate Change. He has received many awards including the 2001 Phi Beta Kappa Science Award for his book, The Two-Mile Time Machine, and his research combines field, laboratory, and modeling studies to help understand the role of ice in the Earth's climate system. Dr. Alley has spent three field seasons in Antarctica, six in Greenland, and three in Alaska, and has found widely cited evidence of abrupt climate changes in ice cores.
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