03/19/23 - María Blanco and Aymar Accopacatty

Mar 20, 2023

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Tiokasin spends the full hour talking about Indigenous resistance and cultural survival in Peru with María Blanco and Aymar Accopacatty.

Aymar, who has been a frequent guest this year, is an intercultural artist and museum textile conservator. He is a lifelong student of his Indigenous Aymara heritage, in honor of his Native community of Qullana Socca, Puno, Perú.

María Blanco is the daughter of Hugo Blanco Galdós, “a living legend, one of a constellation of elders who have left this time of calendars and progress and exploitation to live the life of plenitude and freedom in struggle.” — Manuel Rozental. María was born in Sweden. She speaks Quechua, is the mother of two, and is a member of the board of editors of “Indigenous Struggle.” María usually lives in Cusco, in a small community, working the land and organizing Indigenous resistance. She had to go to Sweden temporarily to make some income for survival as well as to move resources for “Indigenous Struggle,” the Journal (Lucha Indígena). Her father Hugo Blanco Galdós has said many things that need to be remembered. One of these statements: “I used to fight for land when I was young, now I fight for LAND. LLuchaba por la tierra cuando era joven, ahora lucho por LA TIERRA. Don´t teach them Marxism Leninism, organize them to protect water and save mother earth.” (Very special thanks to our friend Manuel Rozental, a frequent and treasured guest, for introducing us to María and making it possible for her to appear on our show.)

Production Credits:
Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), Host and Executive Producer
Liz Hill (Red Lake Ojibwe), Producer
Malcolm Burn, Studio Engineer, Radio Kingston, WKNY 1490 AM and 107.9 FM, Kingston, NY
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: Gala’s Song
Artist: Diane Patterson
Album: Sacred Sound (2010)
Label: Goldenrod Music
(00:28:35)

3. Song Title: Ship of Fools
Artist: World Party
Album: Private Revolution (1986)
Label: Chrysalis Records
(00:50:10)

4. Song Title: Deep Forest
Artist: Deep Forest, Eric Mouquet, Michel Sanchez
Album: Deep Forest (1992)
Label: 550 Records
(00:54:36)

5. Song Title: Feels Like Summer
Artist: Donald Glover - Childish Gambino
Album: Summer Pack (2018)
Label: Wolf + Rothstein/RCA Records
(00:55:27)

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