Hosts: Kay Puttock and Pat Schlarbaum
Latest update from Carolyn Raffensperger, attorney for the Standing Rock, the Dakota peoples and other Native Americans resisting access for the Bakken pipeline (also known as the Dakota Access pipeline) across their traditional homelands. Andrew Drake's business, Drake Custom Bass and Guitar, is building a nation-wide and even an international reputation. Hear how a hand-crafted Drake guitar is built, including choosing and treating the wood. Edna Clinton, President of the Ames branch of the NAACP talks about the Game Changers: ways to address that major areas of inequality facing African Americans. Allyson Walter of the Ames Convention & Visitors Bureau talks about the recreational opportunities coming up this Fall.
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Online Resources:
- Standing Rock
- Drake Custom Bass and Guitar
- Drake Custom Bass and Guitar on FaceBook
- NAACP
- Ames Convention & Visitors Bureau
Originally broadcast 08/29/2016
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