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Episode 84 Memorial Day: Honor, Grief, and the Indigenous Warrior
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- Natives Follow Jesus
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- May 25, 2026
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Summary
SHOW NOTES: Memorial Day can feel complicated for Indigenous people. Many Native communities carry both pride in our veterans and pain from the history our people endured. This week on Natives Follow Jesus, we talk honestly about: • Native warrior traditions • Indigenous military service • historical trauma • faith, lament, and healing through Jesus We honor Native veterans while refusing to erase the truth of history. You can hold grief and gratitude at the same time. Walk in beauty, relatives. LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE: Sign up for monthly newsletter. Click sign up link, scroll down to email form, complete form, respond to email prompt, and get my newsletter. Join the movement on Instagram @nativesfollowjesus Send me an email at [email protected] to connect with me or to ask me a question. Thanks. Read more about Ira Hayes a World War II hero from the Pima Nation in Arizona from the Museum of Native American History here . Scroll down to view song made popular by Johnny Cash about the tragic death of Ira Hayes. Peruse the information about the Navajo Code Talkers here from the Gallup, New Mexico online postings honor the Navajo Code Talkers. You can scroll down to watch an hour long movie talking about the Navajo Code Talkers too. Give a review of this podcast on Podchaser.com Join us for the next episode when you can find out how to count your blessings in your walk with Jesus.