2025 Tribal Council Candidate Interview: Valeria Atanacio

An episode of the Smoke Signals podcasts podcast, hosted by Dean Rhodes, titled "2025 Tribal Council Candidate Interview: Valeria Atanacio" was published on August 8, 2025 and runs 38 minutes.

August 8, 2025 ·38m · Smoke Signals podcasts

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Summary

This podcast interviews 2025 Tribal Council candidate Valeria Atanacio.As we do every year, Smoke Signals invited the Tribal Council candidates to speak on the Smoke Signals podcast. Looking for an answer to a specific question? Click through the “Chapters” tab on the Spreaker.com platform to find the answer. We ask the candidates about their work-life balance, special interests and their thoughts on the recent constitutional amendment vote.New to this year’s interview, three questions were dedicated to discussing their feelings about the Independent Tribal Press Ordinance (ITPO) and how they would vote if a proposal to repeal the ITPO was presented to the Tribal Council.*Disclaimer: Two candidates chose to direct their campaign efforts elsewhere and did not do an interview with Smoke Signals.

Episode Description

This podcast interviews 2025 Tribal Council candidate Valeria Atanacio.

As we do every year, Smoke Signals invited the Tribal Council candidates to speak on the Smoke Signals podcast. Looking for an answer to a specific question? Click through the “Chapters” tab on the Spreaker.com platform to find the answer. We ask the candidates about their work-life balance, special interests and their thoughts on the recent constitutional amendment vote.

New to this year’s interview, three questions were dedicated to discussing their feelings about the Independent Tribal Press Ordinance (ITPO) and how they would vote if a proposal to repeal the ITPO was presented to the Tribal Council.

*Disclaimer: Two candidates chose to direct their campaign efforts elsewhere and did not do an interview with Smoke Signals.