Every year the Navajo Nation Department of Fish and Wildlife hosts an Annual Youth Hunt for Navajo youth who have never hunted before. It’s a program that pairs youth and elders together to promote the cultural and practical skill of hunting. In Utah, Native youth who attend Camp Yevingkarere are also partnered with tribal elders to learn about the cultural significance of the land by touring Zion National Park. There are many programs like these across Native America because it’s important for tribes to give opportunities to Native youth to learn about the importance of the land, hunting and subsistence.

Guests:

Gloria Benson (member of the Kaibab Paiute Tribe) – Arizona strip district tribal liaison with the Bureau of Land Management

Daniel Bulletts (member Kaibab Band of Paiutes) – special projects director for the Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians

Gene Peltola Jr. (Yupik and Tlingit) – assistance regional director of the office of subsistence management under the U.S. Department of Interior

Kenny Esmailka (Kaltag Tribe) – hunter

Justin Esmailka (Kaltag Tribe) – Kenny’s father

Break 1 Music: Seal Hunt (song) (artist) Side A Side B (Side A) (album)

Break 2 Music: Cree Honor Song (song) (artist) The Gift of Life (album)