Native Edge
Episodes
Ep.48 | Taboo of the Black Eyed Peas
28 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Any questions or comments please send here!We have a very special guest for episode 48 of The Native Edge podcast - Taboo of the Black Eyed Peas! Tabo...
Ep.47 | ICIA's Mary Jane Oatman
21 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Any questions or comments please send here!The first episode from our RES conversations features Mary Jane Oatman, Executive Director of the Indigenou...
Ep.46 | aLocal's Dr. Eric Trevan
14 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Any questions or comments please send here!We're back! Over the coming weeks we'll be sharing some fantastic interviews from RES, ranging fr...
Ep.45 | 40 Under 40 with Erin Abrahamson & Skye Byrd
10 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Any questions or comments please send here!One of the best parts of the Reservation Economic Summit is recognizing the latest class of the Native Amer...
Ep.44 | Western Spirit Museum CEO Todd Bankofier
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Any questions or comments please send here!In the latest episode, Chris and Yvette visit the Western Spirit Museum in Scottsdale for a conversation wi...
Ep.43 | National Center Board Chairman Derrick Watchman
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Any questions or comments please send here!Episode 43 features a very special guest - National Center Board Chairman Derrick Watchman. Chairman Watchm...
Ep.42 | OXDX Founder Jared Yazzie
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Any questions or comments please send here!For Episode, 46 Chris and Yvette welcome OXDX founder Jared Yazzie to the Mesa studios. Jared shares his jo...
Ep.41 | aaniin's Chelsee Pettit
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Any questions or comments please send here!Happy New Year and welcome back to the Native Edge! We're kicking off 2026 with a very special guest -...
Ep.40 | Season Wrap and Holiday Traditions with The National Center Team
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Any questions or comments please send here!As we wrap season 2 of the The Native Edge during the holiday season, The National Center team reflects on ...
Ep.39 | Holiday Episode at the Native Art Market
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Any questions or comments please send here!We're bringing you a special episode of the Native Edge, recorded at the Native Art Market in Scottsda...
Ep.38 | Banana Baller Jordan Brewer
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Any questions or comments please send here!For episode 38, we welcome baseball player Jordan Brewer, who will soon suit up for the inaugural season of...
Ep.37 | Hip Hop Artist Nataanii Means
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Any questions or comments please send here!For episode 37, co-hosts Nicole Watson and Yvette Fielder welcome hip hop artist Nataanii Means (Oglala Lak...
Ep.36 | Aambé CEO Ron "Hawk" Spoerl
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Any questions or comments please send here!For the third installment of our Native American Heritage Month series, we welcomed Ron "Hawk" Sp...
Ep.35 | Inter Tribal Council of Arizona's Maria Dadgar
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Any questions or comments please send here!In our second episode of Native American Heritage Month, Chris and Yvette welcome Maria Dadgar, Executive D...
Ep.34 | Cahokia's Eunique Yazzie
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Any questions or comments please send here!In episode 34, guest hosts Nicole Watson and Mikaela Garcia welcome Eunique Yazzie to the studio. Eunique (...
Ep.33 | Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity's Sebastian Aleman
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Any questions or comments please send here!We head back to the State of Arizona for episode 33 of The Native Edge podcast, where Chris and Yvette welc...
Ep.32 | UNITY's Mary Kim Titla
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Any questions or comments please send here!For Episode 32 of the Native Edge Podcast, Chris is joined by guest co-host Nicole Watson for a conversatio...
Ep.31 | Director of Tribal Affairs for AZ Governor Katie Hobbs, Jason Chavez
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Any questions or comments please send here!We're back in our Mesa studio for Episode 31 of The Native Edge podcast, and Chris and Yvette welcome ...
Ep.30 | National Center Policy Consultants Kate Boyce and Ryan Seelau
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Any questions or comments please send here!Congress is back from its August recess, so we thought it would be a great time to introduce our policy tea...
Ep.29 | Cooking Demonstration with Chef Denella Belin
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Any questions or comments please send here!For episode 29, we welcome back Chef Denella Belin of Nella's Innovative Kreations for a first on The ...
Ep.28 | National Center Board Vice Chair Lillian Sparks Robinson
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Any questions or comments please send here!We're back in DC for Episode 28, where Chris chats with National Center Board Vice Chair Lillian Spark...
Ep.27 | ANCSA Regional Association's Nicole Borromeo
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Any questions or comments please send here!We're continuing our series of interviews with leaders of Native organizations with an episode featuri...
Ep.26 | NACA's Quinton Carroll
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Any questions or comments please send here!We are joined by Quinton Carroll, Executive Director of the Native American Contractors Association. Quinto...
Ep. 25 | NAFOA's Cory Blankenship
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Any questions or comments please send here!For Episode 25, Chris and Yvette interviewed Corey Blankenship, Executive Director of NAFOA. This episode i...
Ep. 24 | IGA Executive Director Jason Giles
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Any questions or comments please send here!Episode 24 is the first of three interviews from The National Center's Washington, DC office, conducte...
Ep. 23 | Denella Belin, Owner & Chef at Nella's Innovative Kreations
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Any questions or comments please send here!In Episode 23 we welcome Chef Denella Belin, Owner of Nella's Innovative Kreations in the Phoenix area...
Ep. 22 | Actor Martin Sensmeier
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Any questions or comments please send here!We have a VERY special guest for Episode 22 - actor Martin Sensmeier! You may know Martin from productions ...
Ep. 21 | Attorney James Meggesto (RES 2025 Live Recording)
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Any questions or comments please send here!We're back! Episode 21 of The Native Edge podcast is a conversation with Holland and Knight attorney J...
Ep. 20 | Tourism with the Navajo Nation Division of Economic Development
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Any questions or comments please send here!For episode 20, we're joined by Bobby Martin, Program Manager for Navajo Nation Tourism and Tony Skrel...
Ep. 19 | Traci Morris
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Any questions or comments please send here!We're just six days from the Reservation Economic Summit, and that means back-to-back episodes of the ...
Ep. 18 | Onawa Haynes
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Any questions or comments please send here!We're back for season 2 of the Native Edge podcast! And we have a great guest to kick off the new seas...
Ep. 17 | Holiday Shopping with Native Art Market
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Any questions or comments please send here!For Episode 17 of The Native Edge podcast, E. Skye Byrd and Kyia Jackson sub in for Chris and Yvette to tal...
Ep. 16 | Journalist Mark Trahant
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Any questions or comments please send here!For episode 16, we welcomed renowned journalist Mark Trahant to the studio for a conversation about his sto...
Ep. 15 | Indigenous Teacher Education Program at U of A
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Any questions or comments please send here!In Episode 15 - and the fourth installment in our Native American Heritage Month series - we welcome Dr. Je...
Ep. 14 | Sherry Black
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Any questions or comments please send here!For episode 14, we welcome Sherry Black, who has a long history in advancing economic development throughou...
Ep. 13 | Fawn Sharp
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Any questions or comments please send here!On Episode 13 of The Native Edge podcast, Chris and Yvette welcomed Fawn Sharp to The National Center'...
Ep. 12 | Hud Oberly
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Any questions or comments please send here!Thank you for listening to The Native Edge, and Happy Native Heritage Month! We will be releasing shows wee...
Ep. 11 | Native Edge Tourism Part 2
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Any questions or comments please send here!Episode 11 is a continuation of episode 10, featuring our amazing tourism team. During our recent Lake Taho...
Ep. 10 | Native Tourism with Ed Hall
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Any questions or comments please send here!Episode 10 of The Native Edge podcast is all about tourism. Yvette solo hosts (with an assist from producer...
Ep. 9 | Maricopa County (AZ) Recorder Stephen Richer
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Any questions or comments please send here!Election Day is just around the corner! To get you ready to cast your ballot and answer some questions abou...
Ep. 8 | John Ambrosino
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Any questions or comments please send here!On Episode 8 of the Native Edge Podcast, Chris and Yvette sat down with actor and producer John Ambrosino. ...
Ep. 7 | Advocacy with Tylynn Gordon
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Any questions or comments please send here!Episode 7 of The Native Edge podcast returns to a familiar subject - advocacy - with an in-person interview...
Ep. 6 | Lance Morgan on Innovation in Indian Country
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Any questions or comments please send here!Welcome back Native Edge Listeners!In this episode, Chris James and Yvette Fielder sit down with Lance Morg...
Ep. 5 | Advocacy with Clara Pratte
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Any questions or comments please send here!Episode 5 of the Native Edge Podcast is all about advocacy!Hosts Chris James and Yvette Fielder welcome gue...
Ep. 4 | United States Department of Agriculture
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Any questions or comments please send here!What's up Native Edge listeners!On Episode 4, we share more of the conversation from Episode 2 between...
Ep. 3 | Native Edge Institutes
21 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Any questions or comments please send here!Thank you for tuning in to the Native Edge!In our latest episode, Program Director Yvette Fielder, Business...
Ep. 2 | Agriculture
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Any questions or comments please send here!Welcome back to the Native Edge podcast! Join us as we explore the world of agriculture through business, p...
Pilot | Introduction
07 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Any questions or comments please send here!Welcome to the very first episode of our new podcast, Native Edge! Native Edge will explore a wide array o...