9/22/21 - Remembrance of Andre Vltchek, Zumila Wobaga

In this episode of "First Voices Radio," Host Tiokasin Ghosthorse remembers Andre Vltchek.

September 22 marked one year since First Voices Radio friend Andre's untimely death in Istanbul, Turkey. Tiokasin remembers his immense contributions: many books of non-fiction and fiction; documentary films; hundreds of essays and media appearances.

We got to know Andre on "First Voices Radio" in early 2017 and from that time on, he became a frequent and generous guest, always making time to come on our show and reporting to us on the issues, and the life and death situations of the worlds forgotten, poor and oppressed peoples, including, of course, the worlds Indigenous peoples.

Andre's new book, published today on his first-year remembrance by Badak Merah publishers in Jakarta Indonesia, is titled Defend China 2: Why the West is so Keen to Slander China. It is available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle in English, Russian and Chinese (simplified and traditional).

In the second segment, Tiokasin Ghosthorse speaks with returning guest Zumila Wobaga, or Charmaine White Face. She is Oglala Tituwan Oceti Sakowin. Zumila is a great-grandmother, scientist, and writer. She can be reached at cwhiteface@gmail.com.

Tiokasin and Zumila will talk about her recent essay, "Kimkimila Wi (The Butterfly Sun)," discussing this special time of year, a time that we need to be seeking balance in our lives. Google her to find more of her writings.

Production Credits:
Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), Host and Executive Producer
Liz Hill (Red Lake Ojibwe), Producer
Tiokasin Ghosthorse, Studio Engineer and Audio Editor, WIOX 91.3 FM, Roxbury, NY

Music Selections:
1. Song Title: Tahi Roots Mix (First Voices Radio Theme Song)
Artist: Moana and the Moa Hunters
CD: Tahi (1993)
Label: Southside Records (Australia and New Zealand)
(00:00:44)

2. Song Title: Warrior
Artist: Xavier Rudd and the United Nations
CD: Nanna
Label: Nettwerk
Listen Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xPxbfWta4Q
(00:07:12)

3. Song Title: 4R Ancestors
Artist: Keith Secola
CD: Wild Band of Indians (1996)
Label: Normal
(00:52:20)

4. Song Title: Way Down
Artist: Boozoo Bajou feat. Ben Weaver
CD: Dust My Broom (2005)
Label: !K7 Records
(00:56:30)