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Cocopah Now Podcast
by Cocopah Podcast
Podcast by Cocopah Podcast
Episodes
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Celebrating the Partnership That Made History
The Cocopah Indian Tribe and the City of Somerton celebrated the 25thn Anniversary of the Somerton Cocopah Fire Department. Somerton council made a proclamation that June 19th is the Somerton Cocopah Fire Department Day.
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KAWC: Cocopah Tribe launches habitat restoration project along Colorado River
The Cocopah Indian Tribe’s Environmental Protection Office successfully completed its first ecological restoration project, restoring 40 acres at the Cocopah North Reservation.
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At The Intersection of Culture, Education, and Journalism
KAWC Civic Engagement Reporter Alexandra Rangel joins Miss Cocopah Jocentah Miller and Miss Cocopah Committee member Rosa Santos in a round table discussion about what is means to be to be am ambassador.
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Harvest Time at the Cocopah Head Start Garden
After more than six months planning, preparing, and planting, Cocopah Head Start children reaped the fruits and vegetables of their labor. Cocopah Head Start Director Tabitha Navotny, Elder Paula Koolick, EPO Border Projects Technician Luis Sanchez and EPO Director Jen Alspach talk about this...
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Resiliency and Environmental Restoration
Cocopah Environmental Protection Office Director Jen Alspach talks about resiliency as it pertains to environmental restoration projects. Arizona Conservation Corps crew members Martin Leon, Derrick Lameman and Helen Eifert talk about their experiences from projects on other regions in the state...
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Protecting Paramedics
Mass shootings in the US have forced first responders to change their tactics. Among those changes is to outfit paramedics with the same ballistic helmets and vests as the police have in their inventory. Cocopah Emergency Manager Mike Fila, Cocopah Public Safety Director Paul DeAnda, and Somerton...
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Some of the Most Inspiring Conservation Work
Representatives from the Native American Fish and Wildlife Society visited Cocopah to get a first hand look at a $5 million restoration project encompassing 400 acres of Cocopah land. Cocopah Environmental Protection Office Director Jen Alspach and Museum Manager Joe Rodriquez talk with NAFWS...
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Air Quality and Pesticide Training at Cocopah
Cocopah Environmental Protection Office Director Jen Alspach, Border Projects Technician Luis Sanchez, Air Quality Specialist Emily Matcham, and Tribal member Krista Phillips discuss air quality and pesticide safety training.
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Cocopah Head Start Garden Project Phase 4
Cocopah EPO Border Projects Technician Luis Sanchez, EPO Director Jen Alspach, Councilmember Jennifer Townsend and Cocopah Mom Jessica Serrano talk about the intersection of education, the environment and culture.
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Cocopah Head Start Students Get Ready For Planting a Garden
Cocopah Environmental Protection Office Director Jen Alspach talks with Councilmember Jennifer Townsend and Cocopah Mom Jessica Serrano about the learning process for children as they prepare to plant a garden.
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Making Seedlings for the New Cocopah Head Start Garden
Cocopah EPO Border Projects Technician Luis Sanchez and Cocopah Head Start Director Tabatha Novotny talk about teaching children how to make seedlings.
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Cocopah Earth Day Festival Retrospective Podcast
Cocopah Environmental Protection Office Director Jen Alspach, former Miss Cocopah Santana Salazar, and Parks & Rec Administrative Assistant Kat Gibbs reflect on the first Cocopah Earth Day Festival that was held on Saturday, April 20.
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The Experience of a Lifetime
More than a dozen college students from around the country toured the Cocopah Museum. For some of them, this was their first time in Arizona, but for most of them, it was their first time visiting a Native American tribe.
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Construction of New Cocopah Head Start Garden Phase One
Crews started grading the land and installing the framework for a new garden in the playground portion of Cocopah's Head Start facility on the East Reservation. The project will be completed after five phases. The Cocopah Environmental Protection Office and Head Start won a GroMoreGood Garden...
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The Bridge Between People and the Environment
Cocopah Environmental Office Director Jen Alspach, Museum Director Joe Rodriquez and KAWC Reporter Victor Calderon discuss the intersection of history, culture, environmental restoration and journalism.
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Water Is Life
Cocopah Museum Director Joe Rodriquez talks with Journalist Evan Bourtos about how the Colorado River is central to Cocopah life and culture.
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We Love What We Do
Cocopah Environmental Protection Office Director Jen Alspach and Journalist Evan Bourtis talk about their passion for the environment and educating the public about environmental issues. Jen’s interview will soon be featured on Mongabay.
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A Tale of Two Museums
Cocopah Museum Director Joe Rodriquez and Children's Museum of Yuma County Operations and Education Manager Christine Bryant talk about their shared mission to educate and engage children. The Children's Museum invited Cocopah to set up a display booth on Friday.
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Exploring A Career In Conservation
Cocopah Environmental Protection Office Director Jen Alspach interviews three Arizona Civilian Conservation Corps crew members who partnered with the tribe on a restoration area on the West Cocopah Reservation. Quinn Bujewski, Emely Inzunza, and Megan Gossen talked about how they were inspired to...
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Every Day Can Be Earth Day
Cocopah Environmental Protection Office Director Jen Alspach and Cocopah Head Start Teacher's Assistant Alicia Mills talk about engaging students when it comes to learning about nature and the environment. Alspach taught a dozen Cocopah Head Start children how to plant seeds and grow flowers.
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Restoring the Colorado River
Three Cocopah Council members share their thoughts about restoration work on the Colorado River near the international border with Mexico. Vice-Chairwoman Rosa J. Long and Councilmembers Neil White and Wynnie Ortega participated in a two day tour that was led by two representatives from the…
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Restoring the River To What It Once Was
Cocopah Vice-Chairwoman Rosa J. Long returned from a week long session among Federal, State and Tribal officials to discuss the future of water rights and needs. In this podcast, Long talks about the cooperation among tribes and what Cocopah is doing to restore the Colorado River.
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Everyone Has A Hand In Water Conservation
Every year Cocopah Vice-Chairwoman Rosa J. Long participates in the Colorado River Water Users Association conference in Las Vegas. In this podcast she shares her thoughts on water rights and conservation.
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Reconnecting With The River
A restoration project on the Arizona-California border is underway. In this podcast, Cocopah Environmental Protection Office Director talks about construction of a new park that aims to reconnect the Tribe with the Colorado River.
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We Need To Be Able To Save This Area
Cocopah Environmental Protection Office Director Jen Alspach and former EPO Technician Willadena Thomas talk about its impact on the area and what they are doing to restore the habitat.
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You Have To Be High Intensity
Arizona Conservation Crew Leader Anthony Chesney talks about it's like and what it takes to help save the good earth. Chesney and his roving restoration crew are helping reduce the risk of wild fires on the West Cocopah Reservation and help restore the habitat.
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When Every Second Counts
Somerton Cocopah Fire Department has another life-saving tool in their inventory to extract people from vehicles. SCFD Capt. Steve Clark demonstrates how a reciprocating saw coupled with the Jaws Of Life can get someone out of a wreck in less than two minutes. This is a taped version of a live...
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Following In The Footsteps of My Ancestors
Cocopah Elder Cynthia Villanueva talks about what inspired her to get traditional Cocopah face tattoos.
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You Can Accomplish Anything You Want
Cocopah Tribal Court Presiding Judge Heather Vinci talks about what inspired her to pursue a career in law. Vinci was among 20 up and coming professionals under the age of 40 who were recognized for their accomplishments. In addition to her career in law, she and her husband are co-owners of a...
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The Art and Tradition of Cradle Boards
n this episode, Cocopah tribal member Amanda Twist talks about her memories of the cradle board her family made for her. Cultural Resources Manager Justin Brundin and Museum Curator Ulises Heredia talk about the artistic and material aspects of cradle boards.
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Beadwork, Train rides, and a Steak Dinner
In this episode, Cocopah Tribal member Kamie Phillips reflects upon the time 31 years ago when her late mother and other Cocopah elders sold beadwork to visitors who arrived at the West Cocopah Reservation by train. Those moments, and the Older Workers Program, were featured in a February 1989...
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Cocopah Elder: Learn More and Teach Others
In this podcast, Cocopah Elder Marlowe Barley, his daughter Kiki, and Cocopah tribal member Deanna Thomas talk about their experiences learning and playing the ancient game of peón. The game teaches its players about mental and emotional strength, agility, patience, stamina and resolve.
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Cocopah Elder: Everyone Should Have The Experience Fishing
In this podcast, Cocopah Elder Irene Sharkey talks about her life long love of fishing along the Colorado River and area canals. Museum Curator Ulises Heredia displays some wax models of Mullet Fish, a species that once thrived in the Colorado River.
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Cocopah Elder: All Of This Has Come Together
In this episode, Cocopah Museum Curator Ulises Heredia talks about a series of photographs that show the development Cocopah housing in the 1960s and 70s. Cocopah Elder Becky Stevens, who had worked for the Cocopah Indian Housing & Development office, shares her insights and memories of that time...
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We've Come Together
Cocopah Elder Neil White and Museum Curator Ulises Heredia talk about a unique set of three modern gourds that are in the Cocopah Museum's collection. All three were made by a Cocopah elder who also served in the U.S. Military during the Vietnam War.
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Something Unique: Ribbon Shirts
In thispodcast, Cocopah artist Paul Barley and Museum Curator Ulises Heredia talk about the art of Native American ribbon shirts. Ribbon shirts date back to the 1800s and are popular to this day. For this podcast, Barley talks about a ribbon shirt he made a few years ago and Heredia talks about...
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The Original Miss Cocopah Crown
In this video podcast, former MIss Cocopah Wendy Ortega (1998-99) talks about the original handmade Miss Cocopah crown that she wore for the entirety of her reign. Museum Curartor Ulises Heredia talks about the intricate bead work and design of the crown which is now in the Museum's collection.
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Bead work: A Mixture of Different Cultures
In this video podcast, Cocopah Museum Curator Ulises Heredia talks about a beaded trucker's cap that was made in the mid-1980s through the Older Workers Program.
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Door-To-Door With Precautions
Census workers are at Cocopah distributing the 2020 Census questionnaire. In this podcast, Cocopah tribal member Taleena Garcia talks about what inspired her to become a Census worker and what precautions these workers are taking because of COVID19.
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The Crux of the Matter
Cocopah Museum Director Joe Rodriquez and Museum Curator Ulises Heredia talk about a beaded cross that dates back to the 1980s and was made by a Cocopah elder.
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Census Workers Coming to Cocopah on June 8
In this podcast, Cocopah Councilwoman Rosa J. Long and Cocopah Indian Housing & Development Executive Director Raymond Robles explain important details about June 8, the first day Census workers will be delivering questionnaires at each household.
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We Leaned On One Another
Wilana Ortega and Elizabeth Garcia with the Cocopah Tribal Health Maintenance Program talk about the importance of self-care during COVID 19.
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Life in Miniature
Cocopah Museum Director Joe Rodriquez and Curator Ulises Heredia talk about the cultural and historical significance of Cocopah dolls.
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We've Seen This Happen Before
Most wildland fires in Arizona are caused by people. In this podcast, Cocopah Cultural Resources Manager Justin Brundin and Chuck Jachens, a fire investigator with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, talk about preventing wildfires and protecting cultural resources.
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Help For Those Who Need It the Most
The Cocopah Indian Tribe and Quechan Indian Tribe donated a combined total of 10 ventilators to the Yuma Regional Medical Center. In this podcast, Cocopah Councilwoman Rosa J. Long and Cocopah Emergency Manager Mike Fila talk about what it took to make this donation possible and what it means for...
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A Love and Respect for the Environment
In this podcast, Interim Cocopah Environmental Protection Office Director Andrea Mitchell and Yuma Audubon Society President Nancy Meister talk about what Earth Day means to them. Here are some online resources: https://www.plt.org/educator-tips/earth-day-activities/...
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Utilizing Our Inherited Knowledge
In this podcast, Cocopah Education Coordinator Wynnie Ortega and Project LAUNCH Community Coordinator Wilana Ortega talk about educational activities for kids and families staying home during the COVID19 pandemic.
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Census Day: Every Tribal Member Counts
Cocopah Councilwoman Rosa J. Long and Housing Director Raymond Robles talk about the importance of completing the 2020 Census. With people staying home during the COVID19 pandemic, now is a good time to take the Census online, by mail, or by phone. For a guide on how to complete the Census online...
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Continuing A Musical Tradition
Cocopah Museum Manager Joe Rodriquez was a guest on Z93's Today in Yuma Show where he talked about what the Cocopah Tribe is doing to promote traditional Native American music.
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Split-Second Decisions
Cocopah Tribal Police officers recently participated in high-tech firearms training on a virtual range. In this podcast, Firearms Instructor Lt. Marty Grosvenor talks about how this state-of-the-art system helps police make split-second decisions.
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