07/21/24 - Hataałiinez Wheeler, Albert Haskie (Repeat)

Tiokasin is joined by two guests for the full hour. Hataałiinez Wheeler is a very modern kind of crooner: a pensive, deep-voiced troubadour whose serene surf-country songs tap into the hope and despondency of a new generation. The music he makes as Hataałii — a Navajo term that means “to sing,” a fitting diminutive of his given name — is at turns witty and world-weary, sunny but endearingly solipsistic.

Albert Haskie is a software developer from the Navajo Nation. He is the creator of the app Adoone’é. Serving as the lead developer in the project, Albert has strived to uphold his culture and traditions as a Navajo/Diné. It is his deep-rooted belief that everyone should have access to the resources that preserve and celebrate their Navajo/Diné heritage. Albert finds great joy in tackling Navajo/Diné language and culture preservation in the 21st century. With Adoone’é he aims to contribute to his community and empower others to do the same. Albert says that “Together, we can foster a world where Navajo/Diné individuals can achieve fluency in the Navajo/Diné language.” Read.

More about Hataałiinez Wheeler here: https://bit.ly/44LBdUI. (Photo credit: Trevas Yazzie)

Production Credits:
Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), Host and Executive Producer
Liz Hill (Red Lake Ojibwe), Producer
Karen Martinez (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)

2. Song Title: Laugh Out Loud
Artist: Hataałii
Album: Singing into Darkness (2023)
Label: Dangerbird Records

3. Song Title: Standing Ovation
Artist: Hataałii
Album: Singing into Darkness (2023)
Label: Dangerbird Records

4.Song Title: Midnight Soldier
Artist: Hataałii
Album: Singing into Darkness (2023)
Label: Dangerbird Records

5. Song Title: Story of Francisco
Artist: Hataałii
Album: Singing into Darkness (2023)
Label: Dangerbird Records

6. Song Title: Pain in Popejoy’s Hand
Artist: Hataałii
Album: Singing into Darkness (2023)
Label: Dangerbird Records

7. Song Title: Fusion (Live) (Internal Flight variation)
Artist: Estas Tonne
Album: Fusion (Internal Flight variation) Live in Zurich, 2022
Label: ETMusic

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