Joanna Hopson is an Iñupiaq Arctic games coach and athlete who competed in the annual Arctic Winter Games, held this year in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada. In addition to common winter events like curling and figure skating, the games include traditional indigenous competitions including single foot kick, knuckle hop, and stick pull. https://www.facebook.com/share/1D4gJBdzsi/ ••• Keith Secola is an Anishinabe (Ojibwe) artist, garnering awards and accolades as a musician, a singer, a songwriter, a composer and a producer. He is highly skilled with the guitar, flute, mandolin, banjo, harmonica, and piano, and has played in venues from the halls of the Chicago Urban Indian Centre, to the walls of the bottom of the Grand Canyon. Blending Anishinabe roots with blues, rock, and world music into something entirely his own, Keith Secola is known around the world. He has spent a lifetime bringing Native Americana to the people. His song NDN Kars has been the number one requested song on tribal radio since 1992; a contemporary Native anthem that earned him a devoted following and legendary status. In 2011, he was inducted into the Native Music Hall of Fame, joining the ranks of Jimi Hendrix, Hank Williams, and Richie Valens. ••• https://www.secola.com/ https://playingforchange.com/artists/keith-secola ••• Roberta Noell Tom is a Diné (Navajo) artist and children’s book author. She is Áshįįhí born for Nát’oh Dine’é Táchii’nii, and a U.S. Navy veteran and aerospace professional. ‘Bebe Bear and Her Dream Adventures at Masani’s’ is written and illustrated by Roberta Noell Tom. It is her debut children’s book about a Diné girl who dreams of becoming an astronaut, engineer, and more. It encourages children to explore their aspirations and ask questions about their future. ••• https://www.noelltomstudios.com/blurb-from-artist-3 https://navajotimes.com/ae/people/dine-author-roberta-tom-inspires-young-dreamers-with-debut-childrens-book/?fbclid=IwY2xjawJUv75leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHfPlhDm-ELhsnTFf06vVVL9Ghg_B8pGqz04t1fwKwskB1bXIN6YorQBzXg_aem_JVt-4MZH2pnZyuLfOSknBw https://www.instagram.com/noelltomstudios/ https://library.navajo-nsn.gov/author-reading-visit-roberta-noell-tom ••• Interviews conducted by Marco Rixecker https://www.amazon.com/author/marcorixecker ••• Radio Aula Mundi, October 2026 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0J-iNFOJ5e5T_IIUzp5J6Svv1zhXlEEk&si=QF3rILhhYnwDuENO ••• At the moment, Radio Aula Mundi is an evolving podcast station where no language and all languages are spoken… It’s a multilingual mix of music, poetry, lectures, languages, interviews, documentaries, recipes, and a lot more, co-produced with the students of the ‘Aula Mundi International Cultural Center’… ••• Radio Aula Mundi Centro Cultural & Turistico Aula Mundi Aula Mundi Cultural Travel Center https://linktr.ee/radioaulamundi •••
