First Voices Radio

During this special repeat episode of "First Voices Radio," Anne Keala Kelly sits in for Host Tiokasin Ghosthorse. Her guest for the full hour is Academy Award-winning singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie (Cree). Since her groundbreaking debut, It's My Way! (1964), Buffy has been a trailblazer and a tireless advocate, an innovative artist, and a disrupter of the status quo. Buffy has spent her whole life creating, and her artistry, humanitarian efforts, and Indigenous leadership have made her a unique force in the music industry. In 1969, she made one of the world's first electronic vocal albums; in 1982 she became the only Indigenous person to win an Oscar; she spent five years on Sesame Street where she became the first woman to breastfeed on national television. She's been blacklisted and silenced. She's written pop standards sung and recorded by the likes of Janis Joplin, Elvis Presley, Donovan, Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes. She penned "Universal Soldier," the definitive anti-war anthem of the 20th century. Buffy Sainte-Marie is an icon who keeps one foot firmly planted on either side of the North American border, in the unsurrendered territories that comprise Canada and the USA.Production Credits:Tiokasin Ghosthorse, Founder, Executive Producer and Host, First Voices RadioAnne Keala Kelly (Kanaka 'Oiwi), Guest Host and Audio EditorLiz Hill (Red Lake Ojibwe), ProducerMusic Selections:1. Song Title: Tahi Roots Mix (First Voices Radio Theme Song)Artist: Moana and the Moa HuntersCD: Tahi (1993)Label: Southside Records (Australia and New Zealand)(00:00:44)2. Medley of Buffy Sainte-Marie Songs (featuring the following songs and artists):Indigo Girls: Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee from Live at The Roxy (Vanguard Records, 1996)Janis Joplin: Cod'ine, recorded in 1965 but was released in 1995 on This is Janis (James Gurley, Producer)Eva Cassidy's: Tall Trees in Georgia is from Nightbird, an album posthumously released in 2015 (Blix Street). The song was recorded live at the Blues Alley, Washington, DC, Jan. 3, 1996Jennifer Warnes and Joe Cocker: Up Where We Belong, Soundtrack to An Officer and a Gentleman (Island Records, 1982)Elvis Presley, Willie Nelson Neil Diamond and Johnny Mathis: Until It's Time For You To Go (song from Many a Mile,1965)Donovan: What's Bin Did and What's Bin Hid, title track of Donovan's debut album Universal Soldier (Pye Records, 1965)Buffy Sainte-Marie, Universal Soldier, It's My Way, It's My Way (Vanguard Records,1964)3. Song Title: Now that the Buffalo's GoneArtist: Buffy Sainte-MarieCD: It's My Way (1964)Label: Vanguard(00:14:35)4. Song Title: No No KeshageshArtist: Buffy Sainte-MarieCD: Running for the Drum (2008)Label: Appleseed(00:26:58)5. Song Title: It's My WayArtist: Buffy Sainte-MarieCD: It's My Way (1964)Label: Vanguard Records(00:33:00)6. Song Title: Cripple CreekArtist: Buffy Sainte-MarieCD: The Best of Buffy Sainte-Marie (1987)Label: Vanguard RecordsYouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvyzbZttFBE(00:38:00)7. Song Title: Little Rockabye, a Lullaby for Pet AdoptionArtist: Buffy Sainte-MarieBook: From her children's book of the same title (2020)Publisher: Greystone Books*The song is available on digital platforms: Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music and others.(00:51:00)8. Song Title: Carry It On"Artist: Buffy Sainte-MarieCD: Power in the Blood (2015)Label: True North Records(00:54:47)

In the first segment is Frances G. Charles, Tribal Chairwoman of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe in Port Angeles, Washington. She graduated in 1977 from the Port Angeles High School and she then went on to work with the Olympic National Forest Service devoting 12 years of service working with the fire crews and earning her way to one of the top crew leaders for the area. She has served as Chairwoman for 16 years. Chairwoman Charles played a vital role in the recovery of Tse-whit-zen, one of the largest archaeological recoveries in the Northwest; she took a lead role in the negotiation process for the Ancient Klallam Village on behalf of her people and their ancestors, and as a leader for her community she did a great job in upholding Klallam Cultural Values. Chairwoman Charles has been involved in the culture of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe most of her life, she is an active supporter of the annual Tribal Canoe Journey as well as the language program, Indian Education and honoring Tribal veterans, the youth and the elders of the Tribe. Tiokasin and Chairwoman Charles discuss the article, “Tribes are leading the way to remove dams and restore ecosystems,” published in YES! Magazine on July 14, 2021. Read the article here: https://bit.ly/3xhMnjuIn the second segment is Vince Fontaine. Vince has deep roots from his Ojibwe heritage and the community of Sagkeeng First Nation in Manitoba.For more than 25 years, Vince has been at the forefront of Indigenous music making in Canada. Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the multifaceted, award-winning and visionary Fontaine literally has done it all. He is a guitarist, songwriter, music builder/producer, festival curator/organizer/artistic director, film director and entertainment business owner. He also is one of Canada’s most highly celebrated Indigenous composers. Among his most significant and well-known ventures, Vince is the founder and lead guitarist of the legendary, award-winning roots-rock band Eagle & Hawk, one of the longest-running success stories in Canadian music history. Vince’s music collective, the award-winning Indian City, which he formed in 2012, has released three albums to date with the fourth, “Code Red,” scheduled for release this coming October. More information at: http://www.risingsunproductions.ca/, http://www.eagleandhawk.com/ and http://indiancity.ca/ and on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Tiokasin and Vince discuss the July 1 toppling of the Queens Victoria and Elizabeth II statues in Winnipeg and the discussions that are taking place and have accelerated across Turtle Island since the discovery in May of 215 Indigenous children’s remains on the grounds of Kamloops Residential School in British Columbia — and subsequent findings at other residential schools.Production Credits:Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), Host and Executive ProducerLiz Hill (Red Lake Ojibwe), ProducerTiokasin Ghosthorse, Studio Engineer and Audio Editor, WIOX 91.3 FM, Roxbury, NYMusic Selections:1. Song Title: Tahi Roots Mix (First Voices Radio Theme Song)Artist: Moana and the Moa HuntersCD: Tahi (1993)Label: Southside Records (Australia and New Zealand)(00:00:44)2. Song Title: SmileArtist: Indian CitySingle: Released on July 29, 2021 (the single will be included on “Code Red,” an album to be released in October 2021)Label: Rising Sun Productions, Inc., Winnipeg, Manitoba(00:27:35)3. Song Title: Fire Won’t DieArtist: Indian CityCD: Here & Now (2017)Label: Rising Sun Productions, Inc., Winnipeg, Manitoba(00:50:50)4. Song Title: American DreamArtist: OndaraCD: Tales of America (2018)Label: Verve Forecast Records(00:54:05)

In the first segment, Steve DeAngelo is a prominent, life-long cannabis entrepreneur, activist, author, and on-screen personality. He co-founded several iconic cannabis businesses and organizations: Harborside, Steep Hill Laboratory, the Arc-View Group, and the National Cannabis Industry Association. Steve’s creative projects include a book, “The Cannabis Manifesto”; and a Discovery Channel mini-series, “Weed Wars.” He was a lead organizer and fundraiser for I-59, Washington DC’s medical cannabis initiative; and is famed for his successful litigation against the Department of Justice, which halted DOJ’s last-ditch 2011 campaign to shut down California’s medical cannabis dispensaries. Steve lives in California with three dogs, three cats, and his lovely wife Yolanda.In the second segment, Jennifer Robin (Choctaw) AKA “Miss Jiff,” is the four-time, award-winning Producer and Host of “Resilience Radio” on KVMR 89.5 FM in Nevada City, California — three stations serving the Sierra foothills in northern California. “Resilience Radio,” Jennifer’s 3-hour weekly, live radio show is a mix of interviews and music, and can be heard on Thursdays from 10 am to 1 pm Pacific Time / 1 to 4 pm Eastern Time, streaming at kvmr.org and any time in the KVMR Archives. Resilience Radio’s website is: https://www.kvmr.org/show/resilience-radio/. Jennifer can be found on Facebook at “Jennifer Robin” and “Miss Jiffer” on Instagram. She also has a Resilience Radio YouTube page where she has shared many of her guest interviews.Production Credits:Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), Host and Executive ProducerLiz Hill (Red Lake Ojibwe), ProducerTiokasin Ghosthorse, Studio Engineer and Audio Editor, WIOX 91.3 FM, Roxbury, NYMusic Selections:1. Song Title: Tahi Roots Mix (First Voices Radio Theme Song)Artist: Moana and the Moa HuntersCD: Tahi (1993)Label: Southside Records (Australia and New Zealand)(00:00:44)2. Song Title: Feels like SummerArtist: Donald Glover (Childish Gambino)CD: Summer Pack (2018)Label: Wolf+Rothstein/Liberator Music(00:56:43)

Doug George-Kanentiio joins Host Tiokasin Ghosthorse for the full hour. A few weeks ago, the remains of 215 children were found at the Kamloops Indian School in British Columbia, Canada.The Kamloops Indian Residential school was one of the largest in Canada and operated from the late 19th century to the late 1970s. The school was opened and run by the Catholic Church until the federal government took it over in the late 1960s. Indigenous children, some as young as 3 years old, we were forcibly taken from their families and put into residential schools in Canada. Same as what happened in Native boarding schools in the United States, their hair was cut off, they were forbidden to speak their Indigenous languages, and to see their families — some didn’t return home for many years. Countless children suffered terrible indignities, mistreatment, and horrors, including beatings, rape and other forms of sexual violence, disease, and even death. Residential school experiences continue to affect many survivors today. Doug George Kanentiio was one of those students. Doug attended the Mohawk Institute in Branford, Ontario, and wrote about it in a recent column, “Our Mohawk Councils Failed to Protect the Residential School Children,” published by indianz.com on June 14.Doug George-Kanentiio was born and raised at the Mohawk Territory of Akwesasne. He attended school on and near the reservation before enrolling at Syracuse University and then the Antioch School of Law. Doug was a co-founder of the Native American Journalists Association before serving the Mohawk Nation as editor of the journals Akwesasne Notes and Indian Time. He worked with the late Vine Deloria, Jr. on the Traditional Knowledge conferences before joining the Board of Trustees for the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian. Doug is currently vice-president for the Hiawatha Institute for Indigenous Knowledge, a non-profit higher learning facility that is based on Iroquois principles. He resides on Oneida Iroquois Territory with his wife, the renowned Grammy-award winning artist Joanne Shenandoah.Production Credits:Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), Host and Executive ProducerLiz Hill (Red Lake Ojibwe), ProducerTiokasin Ghosthorse, Studio Engineer and Audio Editor, WIOX 91.3 FM, Roxbury, NYMusic Selections:1. Song Title: Tahi Roots Mix (First Voices Radio Theme Song)Artist: Moana and the Moa HuntersCD: Tahi (1993)Label: Southside Records (Australia and New Zealand)(00:00:44)2. Song Title: Take Me HomeArtist: Indian CityCD: Here and Now (2017)Label: Rising Sun Productions, Inc.(00:52:05)3. Song Title: It’s OKArtist: NightbirdeCD: It’s OK (2020)Label: Next Level Recording(00:56:15)

Martín Prechtel is a leading thinker, writer and teacher in the search for the Indigenous soul in all people. He is a dedicated student of eloquence, history, language and an ongoing fresh approach. In his native New Mexico, Martín teaches at his international school Bolad’s Kitchen, a hands-on historical and spiritual immersion into language, music, ritual, farming, cooking, smithing, natural colors, architecture, animal raising, clothing, tools, grief and humor to help people from many lands, cultures and backgrounds to remember and retain the majesty of their diverse origins while cultivating the flowering of integral culture in the present to grow a time of hope beyond our own. Martín’s books include: “Secrets of the Talking Jaguar”; “Long Life, Honey in the Heart”: “The Disobedience of the Daughter of the Sun”; “Stealing Benefacio’s Roses”; “The Unlikely Peace of Cuchumaquic” and “The Smell of Rain on Dust: Grief and Praise.” His latest book, “Rescuing the Light: Quotes from the Oral Teachings of Martín Prechtel” was published on June 8, 2021. More about Martín can be found at https://www.martinprechtel.com/Production Credits:Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), Host and Executive ProducerLiz Hill (Red Lake Ojibwe), ProducerTiokasin Ghosthorse, Studio Engineer and Audio Editor, WIOX 91.3 FM, Roxbury, NYMusic Selections:1. Song Title: Tahi Roots Mix (First Voices Radio Theme Song)Artist: Moana and the Moa HuntersCD: Tahi (1993)Label: Southside Records (Australia and New Zealand)(00:00:44)2. Song Title: Above the BonesArtist: MishkaCD: Above the Bones (2009)Label: Mishka Music(00:53:10)

In the first segment, Host Tiokasin Ghosthorse speaks with Charmaine White Face. Charmaine is Oglala Tituwan Oceti Sakowin. She is a great-grandmother, scientist and writer. Tiokasin and Charmaine discuss her column, “Fighting for Religious Freedom,” which was published in Native Sun News Today in Rapid City, South Dakota on May 20, 2021. “Only 43 years ago, in 1978, the American Indian Religious Freedom Act (AIRFA) was passed in the United States Congress. That’s not that long ago,” writes Charmaine. "Many of us were adults who remember this. The fact that such a Bill had to be written in the first place, and then ultimately passed was astonishing because it exposed the hypocrisy of the United States. The establishment of the United States and the U.S. Constitution were based on Religious Freedom, as long as it was Christianity. That is not Freedom."In the second segment, Tiokasin talks with Hildá Länsman (Sámi) and Erkki Feodoroff (Sámi), two of the four musicians from the band Gàjanas, hailing from Inari-Utsjoki in Finland’s far north. Hildá is the band’s lead vocalist and joiker and Erkki plays bass (the other two band members are Nicholas Francett, guitar and Kevin Francett, drums). Gájanas, or “echo,” performs northern Sámi ethno-progressive music. Echoes of Sámi tradition encounter the present moment and form a colorful combination in their music, a dialogue between traditional and modern Sámi music. In addition, their music emphasizes the strong nature connection of the Sámi people. Hildá Länsman and Viivi Maria Saarenkylä make up the duo VILDÁ. Hildá and Viivi bring things together via joik and accordion in a dynamic and refreshing way, combining mystical yoiks, swinging rhythms and improvisation. Influenced by contemporary pop music and Finnish folk music, VILDÁ takes listener to the northern fells where the winds of the Sámiland blow. Gàjanas and VILDÁ have been nominated this year for a Summer Solstice Indigenous Music Award in the category of “International Indigenous Artist-Group Recording of the Year.” The Summer Solstice Indigenous Music Awards will take place on June 12 at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, Ontario. For more information: https://bafesfactory.fi/gajanas/ and https://bafesfactory.fi/vilda/. Both bands can also be found on social media. For information about the Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival and Music Awards: https://summersolsticefestivals.ca/Production Credits:Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), Host and Executive ProducerLiz Hill (Red Lake Ojibwe), ProducerTiokasin Ghosthorse, Studio Engineer and Audio Editor, WIOX 91.3 FM, Roxbury, NYMusic Selections:1. Song Title: Tahi Roots Mix (First Voices Radio Theme Song)Artist: Moana and the Moa HuntersCD: Tahi (1993)Label: Southside Records (Australia and New Zealand)(00:00:44)2. Song Title: Bieggagaikkohat / Snow-BlowArtist: GàjanasCD: Čihkkojuvvon / Hidden (Released on Sámi National Day, February 6, 2021)Label: Bafe’s Factory, Helsinki, Finland(00:26:15)3. Song Title: Utsjoki - DiskoArtist: VILDÁCD: VILDALUODDA - WILDPRINT (released April 4, 2019Label: Bafe’s Factory, Helsinki, Finland(00:43:00)4. Song Title: GoaskinvielljaArtist: VILDÁCD: VILDALUODDA - WILDPRINT (released April 4, 2019Label: Bafe’s Factory, Helsinki, Finland(00:49:20)5. Song Title:Artist: GàjanasCD: Čihkkojuvvon / Hidden (Released on Sámi National Day, February 6, 2021)Label: Bafe’s Factory, Helsinki, Finland(00:54:45)

In this episode of “First Voices Radio,” Host Tiokasin Ghosthorse spends the whole hour talking with George Nuku. George is an artist from Aotearoa. He is of Scottish, German and Maori descent and has been a full-time practitioner of arts for 35 years. George’s works range from delicate pearl shell, bone and jade amulets to life-size plexiglass sculptures and multi-story high polystyrene depictions of Polynesian demi-gods and Maori culture heroes. The last 20 years of art practice has been spent globally, ranging from the world's prestigious art institutions and treasure houses through to communities of all ethnicities and socio-economic status. George has created more than 100 projects to date, including: the British Museum, National Museum of Scotland, Museum of Geneva, Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver, British Columbia, Museum of Contemporary Art in Taiwan, United Nations Forum for Indigenous People, Tijibao Cultural Centre in Nouméa, New Caledonia and many more. George carries the thousands’ year-old art traditions of his ancestors that promise to both expand life and enhance survival.In this interview George discusses his life’s journey ranging from children to the elders to the ancestors — the concepts of time, practicality with Earth, throughout his art carvings to his art carvings to the political aspects of working at the United Nations in the early 2000s. Tiokasin and George discuss the importance of Indigenous Peoples who were largely ignored by the dominant societies; and if it weren’t for previous generations who didn’t need the dominant societies and being noticed by Mother Earth let alone modern day society. The Maori Nation’s culture is vibrant, up-to-date and never archaic — same as many Indigenous peoples thoughts and ways of living with the Earth. Listen to George as he shared his many gifts!Production Credits:Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), Host and Executive ProducerLiz Hill (Red Lake Ojibwe), ProducerTiokasin Ghosthorse, Studio Engineer and Audio Editor, WIOX 91.3 FM, Roxbury, NYMusic Selections:1. Song Title: Tahi Roots Mix (First Voices Radio Theme Song)Artist: Moana and the Moa HuntersCD: Tahi (1993)Label: Southside Records (Australia and New Zealand)(00:00:44)2. Song Title: KothbiroArtist: Ayub OgadaCD: The Constant Gardener (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Label: Higher Octave Music(00:52:50)

In the first segment, Host Tiokasin Ghosthorse welcomes back Eda Zavala Lopez. Eda is 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 segment, Tiokasin talks with returning guest and friend of “First Voices Radio,” Ed Kabotie. Ed is a multifaceted creative from the Tewa village of Khap'o Owinge and the Hopi village of Shungopavi. His creative expressions take the forms of paintings, drawings, silvercraft, and multi-lingual musical compositions. Ed considers himself an “Edu-tainer,” using the arts and music to educate people about social justice issues related to the Indigenous people and lands of the Colorado Plateau. His reggae rock band, Tha 'Yoties, are known for their catchy melodies, lively performances and conscious message. Tiokasin catches up with Ed about his recent activities and shares a few songs.Production Credits:Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), Host and Executive ProducerLiz Hill (Red Lake Ojibwe), ProducerTiokasin Ghosthorse, Studio Engineer and Audio Editor, WIOX 91.3 FM, Roxbury, NYMusic Selections:1. Song Title: Tahi Roots Mix (First Voices Radio Theme Song)Artist: Moana and the Moa HuntersCD: Tahi (1993)Label: Southside Records (Australia and New Zealand)(00:00:44)2. Song Title: American DreamArtist: OndaraCD: Tales of America (2019)Label: Verve Forecast Records(00:26:10)3. Song Title: Xoyote SoldierArtist: Tha ‘YotiesCD: N/A. Song and Music Video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/UFszAQrKHck (April 23, 2021)Label: N/A(00:30:33)4. Song Title: Hopiland (A tribute to the enduring legacy of the Hopi Nation)Artist: Ed KabotieCD: N/A. Song and Music Video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/BpIj157GCMY (April 20, 2020)Label: N/A(00:55:00)

In the first segment, Tiokasin talks with Michaeleen Doucleff. A correspondent for National Public Radio’s Science Desk, Michaeleen was part of the 2015 team that earned a George Foster Peabody award for its coverage of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. Prior to joining NPR, Michaeleen was an editor at the journal Cell, where she wrote about the science behind pop culture. Michaeleen has a doctorate in chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley, and a master’s degree in viticulture and enology from the University of California, Davis. She lives with her husband, daughter, and German shepherd, Mango, in San Francisco. Tiokasin will be talking with Michaeleen about her first book, Hunt, Gather, Parent, which was an instant New York Times bestseller.In the second segment, we hear from regular guest Manuel Rozental, who was interviewed on Friday, April 30 by Mario A. Murillo. This is an international story where the Covid-19 pandemic seems to be once again on the rise. In Colombia as of last Friday, over 500 people died in one day, as a result of Covid-19. It was the worst daily total since the pandemic began last year, and is the equivalent of 5,000 people dying in one day here in the U.S. And while the crisis continues, Colombia is witnessing massive protests in large cities and small towns throughout the country, protesting the government’s proposal for a comprehensive tax reform bill that will adversely impact working people. This past Sunday, Colombia President Iván Duque withdrew the controversial tax reform bill following four days of huge protests across the country. In a televised statement, he said his government would work to produce new proposals and seek consensus with other parties and organizations. He had previously insisted tax hikes were needed to respond to the economic crisis generated by the pandemic. But tens of thousands of people took to the streets in anger at the bill. Unions, who organized the protests, said it would disproportionately impact on the poorest people who were already struggling with the economic impact of Covid-19. This comes as Indigenous communities in Colombia continue to face ongoing threats to their way of life. A number of Indigenous leaders were killed in recent months, which has concerned activists in Colombia and around the world. One of them is Colombian physician and veteran human rights activist Manuel Rozental. During this interview Manuel first explained what the general strike was calling for and how it was tied to the Indigenous movement in Colombia. Mario A. Murillo — a regular guest, commentator and contributor to First Voices Radio — is a journalist, author and Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Radio, Television and Film in the School of Communication at Hofstra University.Production Credits:Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), Host and Executive ProducerLiz Hill (Red Lake Ojibwe), ProducerTiokasin Ghosthorse, Studio Engineer and Audio Editor, WIOX 91.3 FM, Roxbury, NYMusic Selections:1. Song Title: Tahi Roots Mix (First Voices Radio Theme Song)Artist: Moana and the Moa HuntersCD: Tahi (1993)Label: Southside Records (Australia and New Zealand)(00:00:44)2. Song Title: Amassakoul ’N’TénéréArtist: TinariwenCD: Amassakoul (2004)Label: World Village(00:33:18)3. Song Title: Riders on the StormArtist: DoorsCD: The Very Best of the Doors (2007)Label: Electra Records / Rhino(00:55:30)

In the first segment, Tiokasin talks with returning guest Max Wilbert about the new book that he co-authored with Derrick Jensen and Lierre Keith titled, “Bright Green Lies: How the Environmental Movement Lost Its Way and What We Can Do About It” (Monkfish Press Publishing Company, 2021). Max is a writer, organizer and wilderness guide, and has been part of grassroots political work for nearly 20 years. He’s an author and his essays have been published many places, including CounterPunch and Dissident Voice. Max has been involved in fighting both Canadian and Utah tar sands, in resisting industrial-scale water extraction and deforestation in Nevada, in advocating for the last remaining wild buffalo in Yellowstone, in solidarity work with Indigenous communities in British Columbia, and in campaigns against sexual violence. Order the book at: https://bit.ly/3sZgYQqTiokasin welcomes back Peter Buffett in the second segment. Peter, a long-time friend of “First Voices Radio,” is a well established musician, composer and producer as well as Co-Chairman of the NoVo Foundation. Highlights of his music, film and television work include the Fire Dance scene in the Oscar winning film Dances With Wolves, the entire score for 500 Nations the 8 hour miniseries for CBS produced by Kevin Costner, and winning an Emmy for his album, Ojibwe. As Co-Chair of the NoVo Foundation, Peter helps guide the strategic plan and serves as a member of the NoVo Grants Committee. Peter and Tiokasin will discuss Peter’s song, “Land of the Free.” Listen here: https://youtu.be/pHNQ9ixx5XEMusic Selections:1. Song Title: Tahi Roots Mix (First Voices Radio Theme Song)Artist: Moana and the Moa HuntersCD: Tahi (1993)Label: Southside Records (Australia and New Zealand)(00:00:44)2. Song Title: Land of the Free (released as a single on April 6, 2021)Artist: Peter BuffettLabel: N/AYouTube Link: https://youtu.be/VLfU-NjC0mw(00:54:48)3. Song Title: Oh, What a WorldArtist: Kacey MusgravesCD: Golden Hour (2018)Label: MCA Nashville Records(00:57:33)