Here Before, Hear Now with Colton Shone is an exciting new endeavor for the Good Morning Arizona anchor. With the perspective of his Navajo background, Colton wants to bring conversations surrounding Indian Country to everyone. From entertainers to journalists and leaders to entrepreneurs, hear from people who bring an indigenous perspective.
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Native Americans still exist and they're kicking butt in the 21st century! Host Colton Shone uses his indigenous background to help dispel stereotypes and myths regarding Native Americans. Colton speaks with other indigenous folks to highlight some of the important issues facing Indian Country with some fun along the way.
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Patty Talahongva is a Hopi journalist whose made her career in the television news industry. She’s currently working on a book focusing on Indian Boarding Schools using her first-hand experience at the Phoenix Indian School.
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Chelsea Curtis is a Navajo journalist currently working for AZ Luminaria. She is currently focusing her reporting on the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-Spirit and Transgender People crisis through a new grant. Chelsea is currently building a database of these cases and profiling victims, their families and advocates. She hopes da…
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Logan Tsinigine details his great-great grandfather Hastin Taadidiin’s life story in the new documentary Bad Indian. It focuses on Taadiiin’s story of survival amid the forced relocation of Navajo people during the “Long Walk” by hiding in Antelope Canyon on the Navajo Nation. Tsinigine details Taadidiin’s story and also shares how his legacy in th…
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Arlyssa is a member of the Navajo Nation. She’s the breaking news editor and indigenous affairs reporter for The Arizona Republic. She has over a decade of experience covering Navajo Nation. She talks to Colton about her journey into journalism and about her reporting process.
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A member of the Navajo Nation, Connor Chee is a classically-trained pianist and composer. He blends his skills on the piano with his cultural heritage. He made his Carnegie Hall debut at 12 years old, and he currently has four studio albums out.
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Dr. Yvette Brown-Shirley is a member of the Navajo Nation who is a sports neurologist at Barrow Neurological Institute. Her passion is building relationships with Native American communities to address neurologic health inequities.
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Natalie Benally is a Native artist who has graced the small and silver screen. She's currently based in Santa Fe, New Mexico with several projects under her belt and more in the works.
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Laney Lupe is from the White Mountain Apache Tribe. She was crowned Miss Indian Arizona in October 2023. Her mission as part of her reign is to visit all 22 tribal nations in Arizona to promote a healthy, active lifestyle.
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Hosava Kretzmann (Navajo/Hopi) has dreams of competing in the Olympics as a marathon runner, as he was the first American to finish at the 2023 LA Marathon. He points to his culture and background as to what inspires him.
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Colton speaks with Albuquerque news anchor Royale Da (San Ildefsono Pubelo). She talks about how her culture and background influences her reporting and community involvement.
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Charley Hogan is a Navajo actress who stars in the movie “Frybread Face and Me”. It’s a coming-of-age movie about a family on the Navajo reservation, and it premieres on Netflix November 24.
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Navajo mechanical engineer Aaron Yazzie talks about his upbringing and how it lead him to a career at NASA and their mission to Mars.
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Michael Alison, former Native American liaison to AZDH, explains tribal health inequities and the policies in place to address them.
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Colton Shone talks to Amy Denet Deal, the founder of 4KINSHIP, an organization helping indigenous communities.
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Four tribal youth leaders from UNITY (United National Indian Tribal Youth) come together to talk about issues that are important to their separate regions of the country.
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Ms. Chavez is the international news anchor for Indian Country Today’s newscast. Broadcast on over 100 public TV station around the world, her reporting focuses on Indigenous issues. She talks about her background being from Santo Domingo Pueblo in New Mexico and how her upbringing is see in her storytelling.…
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The First Lady of the Navajo Nation Jasmine Blackwater-Nygren
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Mrs. Blackwater-Nygren is the First Lady of the Navajo Nation. A lawyer and former state lawmaker, she now advocates for Navajo people. She also sits on the state’s newly created Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women taskforce.
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Mr. Luther is from the Navajo, Hopi and Acoma tribes. Based in California, he’s a filmmaker with several projects under his direction. His latest film, “Frybread Face and Me” is a coming-of-age story of a little boy who spends time on the Navajo reservation.
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Episode 6: Natalie Benally, Performer
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Natalie Benally is a Native American performer who has experience on stage and in film. She has been heard by thousands of Diné families as the Diné-dubbed voice of Dory in Finding Nemo. An up-and-coming filmmaker, Benally is currently working to produce her own short films.By Native America with Colton Shone
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Episode 5: Dr. Shawna Begay, Language Revivalist
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Dr. Shawna Begay is from Window Rock, Ariz. She has always wanted to pioneer a way for Navajo children to learn their native tongue. After receiving her PhD from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Dr. Begay started to make her dream into a reality with a new puppet show called Dine Binaalkid Time.By Native America with Colton Shone
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Episode 4: Road Trippin' with Autumn Shone
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I recently went on a road trip to South Dakota with my mom and sister, Autumn. I talked to her about what it's like to be an indigenous woman working in education on the Rosebud Reservation. Autumn talks about her experience at Yale University, protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline on the Standing Rock Reservation, and culture preservation. This is…
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