10/08/23 - Eda Zavala Lopez, Oqwilowgwa Kim Recalma-Clutesi (Repeat)

“First Voices Radio” is digging into our archive to share two conversations from last year.

In the first half-hour, Tiokasin talks with Eda Zavala Lopez, a direct descendant of the Wari people of Peru. She inherited ancient traditions and profound knowledge related to plants, spirits and magical storytelling from her ancestors. Eda is dedicated to Amazonian Indigenous healing practices by leading ceremonies with medicinal plants, practicing ancient ways of healing knowledge and empowering her people in preserving their sacred territories.

As a Curandera, Eda directly uses the power of medicinal plants to help heal people emotionally and spirituality, especially women. As a spiritual leader in her village, she is deeply committed to Indigenous Peruvian people in defending their sacred territories and protecting their lands.

Find out about Eda at http://www.edazavalalopez.com/.

In the second half-hour, Tiokasin’s guest is Oqwilowgwa Kim Recalma-Clutesi of the Qualicum First Nation, British Columbia, Canada. Oqwilowgwa is a cross-cultural interpreter, teacher, researcher and writer on topics of ethnobiology and tribal history. She is also a nonprofit director, political organizer, and award-winning videographer and film producer.

Production Credits:
Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), Host and Executive Producer
Liz Hill (Red Lake Ojibwe), Producer
Karen Ramirez (Mayan), Studio Engineer, Radio Kingston
Tiokasin Ghosthorse, Audio Editor
Kevin Richardson, Podcast Editor

Music Selections:
1. Song Title: Tahi Roots Mix (First Voices Radio Theme Song)
Artist: Moana and the Moa Hunters
Album: Tahi (1993)
Label: Southside Records (Australia and New Zealand)
(00:00:22)

2. Song Title: Renegade
Artist: Dylan LeBlanc
Album: Renegade (2019)
Label: ATO Records
(00:24:45)

3. Song Title: *First We Take Manhattan
Artist: Jennifer Warnes (featuring Stevie Ray Vaughan)
Album: Famous Blue Raincoat 20th Anniversary Edition (Digitally Remastered) (1986)
Label: Porch Light LLC
(*Note: "First We Take Manhattan" is a song written by Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen. It was originally recorded by American singer Jennifer Warnes on her 1986 Cohen tribute album Famous Blue Raincoat, which consisted entirely of songs written or co-written by Cohen. Backed up by Stevie Ray Vaughan who was Chickasaw for those of you who didn’t know that.)
(00:53:15)

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