{"podcast":{"title":"Natives Follow Jesus","slug":"natives-follow-jesus-7072948","podcast_index_feed_id":7072948,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/natives-following-jesus/","website_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/natives-following-Jesus/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/5889f3d3-7ddf-49da-a82c-2f1c4b75067d/xDxopqK9-m1XUDq8IFBJ46oy.jpeg","author":"Daron Butler","episode_count":103,"summary":"The Natives Follow Jesus podcast recognizes that following Jesus as Native American / First Nation disciples is getting more and more challenging. You don’t have to follow Jesus all alone. Join me every week where you can find positive and encouraging content as you seek to follow Jesus as best as you can. Daron Butler is the host of this weekly show where episodes drop every Monday morning at 6am. Daron is a full-blooded Navajo. His Navajo family are followers of Jesus spanning three generations. He has served as a pastor in the local church and serves as Hospice Chaplain in his community presently. He has over 30 years experience in serving many people groups. Episode segments will highlight native cultural insights, devotions from the Bible, prayer for you as you follow Jesus among your own people and amid the cultures of the world, and spotlighting indigenous followers of Jesus who are seeking to be a mission force. There will be bonus episodes where Daron will interview other Natives who are following Jesus. You will gain perspective from their personal journey and you will find inspiration to keep following Jesus. Daron intends to offer you insight, inspiration, and communit…","last_synced_at":"2026-09-29T00:22:41.411229+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/natives-follow-jesus-7072948"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 84 Memorial Day: Honor, Grief, and the Indigenous Warrior","slug":"episode-84-memorial-day-honor-grief-and-the-indigenous-warrior","published_at":"2026-05-25T23:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/natives-follow-jesus-7072948/episode-84-memorial-day-honor-grief-and-the-indigenous-warrior","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/natives-follow-jesus-7072948","url":"https://natives-following-jesus.captivate.fm/episode/episode-84-memorial-day-honor-grief-and-the-indigenous-warrior","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/b434c375-3c60-4387-a80c-16367618133e.mp3","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 nativefollowsjesus@gmail.com 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.","meta_description":"SHOW NOTES: Memorial Day can feel complicated for Indigenous people. Many Native communities carry both pride in our veterans and pain from the history ou…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1676,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/natives-follow-jesus-7072948/episodes/episode-84-memorial-day-honor-grief-and-the-indigenous-warrior/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/natives-follow-jesus-7072948/episode-84-memorial-day-honor-grief-and-the-indigenous-warrior.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}