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We are finding, coaching and training public media\u2019s next generation. This #nprnextgenradio<\/a> project is created in Utah, where four talented reporters are participating in a week-long state-of-the-art training program.<\/span><\/p>\n In this project we are speaking to people from various walks of life\u2014whether they are Indigenous, native born, a naturalized citizen, a refugee or an immigrant without legal status\u2014to ask what it means to be an American.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_video src=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mWMW6gEpu4o” admin_label=”YouTube Video” _builder_version=”4.9.10″ _module_preset=”default”][\/et_pb_video][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text: Video Teaser” _builder_version=”4.9.10″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#ffffff” text_font_size=”16px”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Blank Space Section” _builder_version=”4.9.10″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”6px||3px|||”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”3px||6px|||”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default”][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”HERO IMAGE OPTION 1: Background image: DELETE IF NOT NEEDED” _builder_version=”4.9.10″ background_enable_color=”off” background_image=”https:\/\/kuer2021.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2021\/08\/Tess_Editorial_Animated_Lauren.gif” background_blend=”multiply” custom_margin=”-2px|||||” custom_padding=”12%||39.4%|||”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.10″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”6px||3px|||”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”3px||6px|||”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default”][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Illustrator credit” _builder_version=”4.9.10″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n Illustration by Lauren Iba\u00f1ez<\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”7px||35px|||”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_post_title date=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” admin_label=”Post Title” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default” title_level=”h3″ title_font=”Oswald||||||||” title_font_size=”42px” title_letter_spacing=”2px” title_line_height=”1.2em” meta_text_color=”#04a3e3″ meta_font_size=”18px”][\/et_pb_post_title][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||12px|||”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text 1″ _builder_version=”4.9.10″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em”]<\/p>\n Bleu Adams, chef, entrepreneur and activist \u201cwalks a path in two different worlds,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n As an indigenous woman of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Din\u00e9 tribes, her ancestors have been on United States land for many generations. But as the United States was developed, she said her people were some of the last to gain rights.<\/span><\/p>\n Adams fundamentally disagrees with the American culture, so her identity with being an American is complicated.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI’m trying to represent my indigenous values and teachings in every aspect of my life and apply them where and when I can,\u201d Adams said. \u201cWhich is sometimes not always the American way.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_audio audio=”https:\/\/kuer2021.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2021\/08\/TessMaster.mp3″ title=”‘I belong to this land'” artist_name=”TESS ROUNDY” album_name=”Next Generation Radio | KUER Newsroom | August 2021″ admin_label=”Story Audio” _builder_version=”4.9.10″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”rgba(0,174,239,0.84)”][\/et_pb_audio][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.10″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.9.10″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/kuer2021.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2021\/08\/tessroundy06.jpg” title_text=”tessroundy06″ admin_label=”Still Here Image” _builder_version=”4.9.10″ _module_preset=”default”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Still Here Caption” _builder_version=”4.9.10″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n Bleu Adams stands next to a mural by artist Steven Paul Judd. \u201cI love his statement of we’re still here and this is how we are now. You know, cultures and culture can evolve and it’s not static. So try to see us now and then,\u201d Adams said. (Photo by Tess Roundy)<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”3px|||||”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/kuer2021.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2021\/08\/tessroundy02.jpg” alt=”\u00d2The American dream is not my Indigenous dream. It’s so different than that,\u00d3 Jolie Varela said. \u00d2As an Indigenous woman, I would like to see our ceremonies restored, our traditions restored, our homelands restored, and our land back. When people come from other places and they come in the name of this American dream or in pursuit of this American dream, I don’t think they realize how that American dream erases Indigenous people, and further infringes upon our rights as Native people.\u00d3 (Photo by Jarrette Werk)” title_text=”tessroundy02″ align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” admin_label=”Restaurant image” _builder_version=”4.9.10″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Restaurant caption” _builder_version=”4.9.10″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n House of Frybread also has a coffee bar called Skoden Iced Coffee. Bleu Adams let her kids develop the recipes and they came up with drinks like Honey Baby Lavender Love and Coldchata. (Photo by Tess Roundy)<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text 2″ _builder_version=”4.9.10″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em”]<\/p>\n When Adams was in business school, she was taught the opposite of her own values. She learned the most important thing was profit margin at all costs.<\/span><\/p>\n Adams rejects this mindset. She sees herself as a relative to the universe. This means being connected to other people, animals and her environment.<\/span><\/p>\n At House of Frybread, Adam\u2019s restaurant in Provo, Utah, she puts careful thought into sourcing her ingredients, supplies and how she treats her employees.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThat is a direct juxtaposition to this culture of individualism that Americans have,\u201d Adams said. \u201cAnd what I mean by that is everything that we do, we consider how that affects our community, how it affects generations beyond us … that filters through everything, even our businesses.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text 3″ _builder_version=”4.9.10″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em”]<\/p>\n House of Frybread is Adams’ most recent endeavor. Previously she owned the restaurant Blacksheep Cafe in Provo. House of Frybread is different because it\u2019s meant to feel like a native powwow food stand, she said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n She got the keys to the place early in 2020, right before the pandemic hit. Instead of converting it into a restaurant right away, she used it as a hub to gather donations of safety supplies like masks and face shields for the Navajo Nation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Early on in the pandemic, Adams was worried about her community on the Navajo Nation. She said many family members share small living spaces and there isn\u2019t easy access to water or grocery stores.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201c<\/span><\/i>It was just a recipe for disaster,\u201d Adams said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n So, she started delivering donations. She\u2019d drive seven hours once a week to the Navajo Nation.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIt was amazing because…oftentimes I would be the first person giving first responders, medical people, police officers PPE,\u201d Adams said.<\/span><\/p>\n Once the pandemic response was more under control, she decided it was time to open House of Frybread. But that didn\u2019t stop her from using the space to give back to her community.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n House of Frybread is closed on Mondays to allow Indigenous and BIPOC groups to gather, support each other and share ideas.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n The walls of Adams\u2019 restaurant are painted with murals. They contribute to the feeling of being outside and ordering food from a Native food stand.<\/p>\n One mural covers the length of an entire wall. It was painted by Adams\u2019 son, Max Adams. His mural represents the Wasatch mountain range and Utah\u2019s five tribes; Ute, Goshute, Piute, Shoshone, and Din\u00e9.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI just wanted to give [people] a space where they could come together, discuss issues, maybe come up [with] possible solutions and just feel safe … practicing their culture and maybe sharing their culture with other people.\u201d Adams said. \u201cSo really, the only goal for me was to provide that place where people felt comfortable enough to be vulnerable.\u201d<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.9.10″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n \n