

First Voices Radio
Tiokasin Ghosthorse
“First Voices Radio,” now in its 32nd year on the air, is an internationally syndicated one-hour radio program originating from and heard weekly on Radio Kingston WKNY 1490 AM and 107.9 FM in Kingston, New York. Hosted by Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), who is the show's Founder and Executive Producer, "First Voices Radio" explores global topics and issues of critical importance to the preservation and protection of Mother Earth presented in the voices and from the perspective of the original peoples of the world.
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Dec 2, 2020 • 57min
12/02/20 - Max Wilbert, Christine Diindiisi McCleave
In the first segment, Host Tiokasin Ghosthorse welcomes Max Wilbert. Max is a writer, organizer and wilderness guide. A third-generation dissident, Max grew up on Duwamish land in post–WTO Seattle. Max is the author of two books, most recently “Bright Green Lies: How the Environmental Movement Lost Its Way and What We Can Do About It” (Monkfish, 2021. Max’s essays have been published in Earth Island Journal, Counterpunch and Dissident Voice, and have been translated into several languages. Max has been part of grassroots political work for nearly 20 years. He 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.In the second segment, Tiokasin speaks with returning guest Christine Diindiisi McCleave (Turtle Mountain Ojibwe). Christine is the CEO of the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition. A descendant of boarding school survivors, Christine completed her master’s thesis at Augsburg University on traditional Native American spirituality and Christianity, and the impact of boarding schools on Indigenous communities today. Christine is a graduate of the mini–MBA program at the University of St. Thomas and holds a bachelor’s degree in communication studies from Northwestern College. The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition is sending 1,000 care packages to Native elders who are boarding school survivors or their direct descendants. The We Love You! Elder Care Packages, which are being carefully arranged by volunteers from the Tulalip community in Washington State, are filled with items that were created or produced by Indigenous artists, healers, entrepreneurs, companies, and friends from across Turtle Island. More information at https://boardingschoolhealing.org/elder-care-packages/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)3. Song Title: Chosen RoadArtist: Cary MorinCD: Dockside Saints (2020)Label: Cary Morin(00:21:27)3. Song Title: Rule the WorldArtist: Michael KiwanukaCD: Love and Hate (2016)Label: Polydor Records(00:45:25)4. Song Title: ColdArtist: Chris StapletonCD: Cold (2020)Label: Mercury Records Nashville(00:51:22)

Nov 25, 2020 • 60min
11/25/20 - Adele Vrana, Anasuya Sengupta, Tash Terry
In the first segment, Host Tiokasin Ghosthorse welcomes Adele Vrana and Anasuya Sengupta, Co-Directors and Co-Founders of Whose Knowledge? Adele Vrana has led business development and partnerships initiatives to help build a more plural and diverse communities in her native country of Brazil and globally. She is the former Director of Strategic Partnerships at the Wikimedia Foundation and a 2015 Erasmus Prize laureate on behalf of her work to expand access to Wikipedia in the Global South. Adele holds a B.A. in International Relations and a Master’s Degree in Political Science from the University of Sao Paulo.Anasuya Sengupta has led initiatives in India and the USA, across the global South, and internationally for more than 20 years, to amplify marginalized voices in virtual and physical worlds. Anasuya is the former Chief Grant-making Officer at the Wikimedia Foundation, former Regional Program Director at the Global Fund for Women, and a 2017 Shuttleworth Foundation Fellow. Anasuya received a 2018 Internet and Society award from the Oxford Internet Institute, and is on the Scholars’ Council for UCLA’s Center for Critical Internet Inquiry. Anasuya holds a Masters of Philosophy in Development Studies from the University of Oxford, where she studied as a Rhodes Scholar. She also has a B.A. in Economics (Honors) from Delhi University. In this segment, Host Tiokasin Ghosthorse talks with Tash Terry of IndigenousWays and Indigie Femme.The birth of IndigenousWays came in 2007. Co-founders, Tash Terry, Diné (Navajo) Nation and Elena Higgins, Maori/Samoan, began performing that year as Indigie Femme, an Indigenous woman empowered musical duo.Based on the overwhelming feedback they received, they were inspired to start Indigenous Ways.Through travels they discovered that globally, Indigenous communities identified a need for survival through deeper integration of their culture, their spirituality and their community.They determined that music, story-telling and the arts provided opportunities to raise awareness and global support for Indigenous communities.IndigenousWays is an Indigenous women-led nonprofit based in Northern New Mexico, where Native Americans represent 10.6 percent of the population.For the past 14 years, the organization has been providing all-inclusive Indigenous educational programs that encompass artistic and musical performances, along with programs developed to acknowledge cultural awareness, values and practices.IndigenousWays is on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Soundcloud.More at https://www.indigenousways.org/Indigie Femme has won many awards along the way, including 2016, 2014 and 2012 New Mexico Music Award and 2013 Aboriginal Peoples Choice as Best International Duo.Indigie Femme’s music can be sampled, and they can be reached, through a variety of platforms including:ReverbNation, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, MySpace and Instagram.More at https://www.indigiefemme.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. Audio from 6-minute documentary film: IndigenousWays and the Relief Runs to Black Mountain on the Navajo NationProducer: IndigenousWays, Santa Fe, NM, https://www.indigenousways.orgYouTube Link Only: https://youtu.be/Ht4oFsb5y7o(00:38:35)3. Song Title: Nga Iwi EArtist: Indigie FemmeCD: Hau Waiata (2012)Label: Indigie Femme(0

Nov 18, 2020 • 60min
11/18/20 - Robert Jensen, John Trudell
On this week’s episode, “First Voices Radio” digs deep into its 28-year-old Archive and brings listeners other interpretations and observations surrounding the American holiday known as “Thanksgiving.”Part 1:This interview was first aired in 2005. Robert Jensen is an emeritus professor in the School of Journalism at the University of Austin and a founding board member of the Third Coast Activist Resource Center. In his writing and teaching, Dr. Jensen draws on a variety of critical approaches to media and power. He has addressed questions of race through a critique of white privilege and institutionalized racism. Dr. Jensen and Tiokasin discuss the history of Thanksgiving, based on themes in his book, “The Heart of Whiteness: Confronting Race, Racism and White Privilege” (City Lights, 2005).Part 2:This is a special broadcast of the late John Trudell’s “Thanksgiving Day Address.” Although Trudell's remarks are from 1980, listeners will be amazed at how his observations have stood the test of time and still ring very true to today. The names of U.S. politicians that Trudell mentions have changed over the years but the issues that Native people faced then and now remain the same. John Trudell (1946-2015) has been identified as a poet, a fighter for Native American rights, an agitator, and lots of other things. But if you were to have asked him which of these descriptions best suits him he would have refused to be pinned down. “Actually I don’t consider myself to be any of those things. They’re things that I do…but they’re parts of me. They’re not the total.” Indeed, Trudell was the complex sum of all that he saw, endured and accomplished in his 69 years, a time in which he experienced more than most people might in several lifetimes. More information about John Trudell can be found at https://www.johntrudell.com/.Music 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: Don’t Abuse the Medicine (July 2020)Artist: Girls RisingCD: Released as a Single: https://youtu.be/29rIixMxmIQLabel: Produced by On Native Ground(00:26:50)3. Song Title: The CleansingArtist: John TrudellCD: Tribal Voices (1983)Label: Effective

Nov 11, 2020 • 59min
11/11/20 - Pedro Edmunds Paoa, Manuel Rozental
Mayor Pedro Edmunds Paoa is one of the most important Indigenous leaders in Chile. The son of a prominent Rapa Nui politician, he lived in the United States for many years. Since 1990 Mayor Paoa has been a key figure in the life of the Island. His government program was called Plan Amor and given its coincidences with the 20/30 agenda of the United Nations, it was chosen as a mirror territory by the organization. With the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, Mayor Pedro Edmunds Paoa decided to close Rapa Nui to tourism and invoke the TAPU which is an ancestral call to order and unrestricted respect for the orders of the authority. Thanks to that decision he managed to stop the advance of the coronavirus when they had only three cases were detected. Mayor Paoa’s formula for attacking the virus has been applauded around the world. His direct style has placed him as one of the most credible politicians in Chile. With the social explosion, he became part of those who sought the creation of a new constitution. For the first time, he managed to unite Indigenous mayors in an association. Mayor Paoa’s word is respected in Rapa Nui, where he is preparing to go to a new term as Mayor.Manuel Rozental is a long-time Colombian activist, researcher and community organizer. Manuel’s been involved with grassroots political organizing with youth, Indigenous communities, and urban and rural social movements for four decades. He delivers an update and analysis on what’s happening in Chile and other parts of Latin America, as it concerns Indigenous people. Tiokasin also talks with Manuel about Chileans overwhelmingly approving, at the polls, the doing away of the Constitution drafted and approved under the military regime of Augusto Pinochet and gave the green light to the creation of a Constitutional Assembly.According to official data by Chile's official electoral body, with 45.24% of the vote counted, 77.85% percent of the voters checked the Approval box, an overwhelming figure in contrast to the 22.15% percent who chose to legitimize the current Constitution, which was supported by a majority of right-wing parties. Chileans also overwhelmingly chose a constitutional convention as the method to create a new constitution.Also, thousands of Chilean citizens cast their votes in 65 countries. Argentina, the United States, Spain, Canada, and Australia were the nations most represented. More than 80% of voters overseas supported approval for a new constitution. This is the first time in the South American nation’s history that citizens are asked whether or not they want a new Magna Carta. Citizens also voted to create a Constitutional Convention to draft the new fundamental law. Manuel also shows the political relationship Chile has with the U.S. and role of the current president-elect Joe Biden.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: Dark Days (feat. Nina Persson)Artist: Local NativesCD: Sunlit Youth (2016)Label: Loma Vista Recordings(00:25:20)3. Song Title: Change on the RiseArtist: Avi KaplanCD: I’ll Get By (2020)Label: Fantasy Records(00:56:25)

Nov 4, 2020 • 59min
11/4/20 - Max Nesterak, Oqwilowgwa
Host Tiokasin Ghosthorse welcomes Max Nesterak, reporter and producer of "Uprooted: The 1950s Plan to Erase Indian Country" (Nov. 1, 2019, Minnesota Public Radio and APM Reports). Max is a reporter for Minnesota Reformer, a news outlet in Minnesota, which is part of the States Newsroom Network. Previously, he was at Minnesota Public Radio and National Public Radio. Tiokasin talks with 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. Oqwilowgwa is a co-author of "Indigenous song keepers reveal traditional ecological knowledge in music" (The Conversation, Jan. 2, 2020). 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: Lay Laya (Kurdish Lullaby) Artist: Lay Laya (feat. Mina Deris and Mehdi Abbasi) CD: Lay Laya (2019) Label: Hesam Naseri, Mina Deris, Mehdi (00:28:00) 3. Song Title: Single World Artist: Lay Laya (feat. Mina Deris and Mehdi Abbasi) CD: Lay Laya (2019) Label: Hesam Naseri, Mina Deris, Mehdi Abbasi (00:57:44)

Oct 28, 2020 • 60min
10/28/20 - Mark K. Tilsen, Cary Morin
Mark K. Tilsen Mark is an Oglala Lakota poet and educator from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. At Standing Rock, he stepped into the role of a direct action trainer and police liaison. Since then he has led trainings and teach in’s about the lessons learned from Standing Rock. He recently spent six months at L’eau Est La Vie Camp helping fight against the Bayou Bridge Pipeline which is the tail end of the Dakota Access Pipeline ending in Louisiana. Recently Mark has been working with the Mni Luzahan Creek Patrol to provide basic security to our unhoused relatives along Rapid Creek in Rapid City, South Dakota. For more information and ways to help, please visit www.mniluzahan.org. The organization is also on Facebook. Award-winning artist Cary Morin’s new album, “Dockside Saints,” was released in August 2020. Cary has won numerous awards for his work, particularly for his 2017 release, “Cradle to the Grave.” Born in Billings, Montana, Cary is a Crow tribal member and son of an air force officer. He spent the bulk of his youth in Great Falls, Montana, where he cut his teeth picking guitar standards at neighborhood get-togethers, before relocating to northern Colorado. There, his musical career hit the ground running with The Atoll, a band he founded in 1989 and that toured nationally, gaining a devoted following. Later, he achieved international acclaim with The Pura Fé Trio, for whom the single “Ole Midlife Crisis,” which Morin wrote and performed with Pura Fé, placed at number 17 on France’s iTunes blues chart. With The Atoll and The Pura Fé Trio, and as a solo artist, Morin has played celebrated venues across the globe, including Paris Jazz Festival, Winter Park Jazz Festival, Folk Alliance International, River People Festival, Shakori Hill Festival, the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, and most recently Rochefort En Accords festival in France and The Copenhagen Blues Festival. Described as “one of the best acoustic pickers on the scene today,” Cary brings together the great musical traditions of America and beyond like no other. With deft fingerstyle guitar and vocals that alternately convey melodic elation and gritty world-weariness, Cary crafts an inimitable style often characterized as acoustic Native Americana with qualities of blues, bluegrass, jazz, jam, reggae, and dance. More about Cary at https://www.carymorin.com/ 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: Bare Trees Artist: Cary Morin CD: Dockside Saints Label: Independent Label (Cary Morin) (00:21:55) 3. Song Title: Jamie Rae Artist: Cary Morin CD: Dockside Saints Label: Independent Label (Cary Morin) (00:26:12) 4. Song Title: Valley of the Chiefs Artist: Cary Morin CD: Dockside Saints Label: Independent Label (Cary Morin) (00:51:20) 5. Song Title: Prisoner Artist: Cary Morin CD: Dockside Saints Label: Independent Label (Cary Morin) (00:54:53)

Oct 21, 2020 • 58min
10/21/20 - Chief Terrance Paul, Antonia Perre
Host Tiokasin Ghosthorse talks with Chief Terrance Paul, Co-Chair and Fisheries Lead for the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs. Chief Paul and Tiokasin discuss the current situation involving the Mi’kmaw’s treaty rights to fish (in this particular case, gather lobsters) and the violence — imposed by a small and extremely racist minority — that has erupted and escalated since mid-September 2020 causing damage to Mi’kmaw property and endangering Mi’kmaw lives. Chief Paul brings listeners up to date on all of the latest developments and the Mi’kmaw peoples’ efforts to work with the Canadian federal government to put a stop to the harassment and violence. People — not just Native people — all over the world are watching what is happening and lending support to the Mi’kmaw people in their struggle to maintain their treaty rights. Chief Paul has held the position of Chief of Membertou First Nation since 1984. During this time, Chief Paul has guided his community and administration into one of the most open and efficient Native communities in Canada. He has served on numerous boards and task forces, and is one of the original founders of the National Capital Corporation Association (NACCA), which started out as seven Aboriginal corporations and has grown to 50 Aboriginal financial institutions across Canada. Chief Paul started his career with the Boston Indian Council, where he received his background training in Finance and Management. He began as a Job Placement Officer and was quickly promoted to Director of Finance before being named president of the council. Upon returning home to Membertou, Chief Paul worked as the Economic Development Officer and Band Manager before being elected as Chief. Chief Paul has achieved many accomplishments in his role as Chief, including doubling the land base for the Membertou Reserve. He also assisted Donald Marshall, Jr., in his successful Supreme Court defense of the Mi'kmaq Treaty Rights to fish, which resulted in approximately $600 million in the Atlantic for the Mi'kmaq. In 2012, Chief Paul was inducted into Junior Achievement Nova Scotia Business Hall of Fame recognizing his accomplishments and contributions to Nova Scotia. Second Interview: Tiokasin talks with Antonia Perre, a clinical herbalist, gardener and artist who was born and raised in New York City. They have apprenticed with several herbalists around the Northeast, Central and South America, and Thailand. They graduated from Bard College where they studied environmental and urban studies in 2015 and Arborvitae School of Traditional Herbal Medicine in 2019. They are a community organizer, gardener, food and environmental justice educator. They are also the co-founder of collectives: Brujas and Herban Cura. They are passionate to share their knowledge with other folks especially in urban centers, in order to interrupt notions of individualism and separatism from nature and grow towards collaborative and symbiotic communities. For more information, visit: https://herbancura.org/ 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: Ganulu (Great Black Messenger Bird) CD: Music for the Mother (2020) Label: Underwater Panther Coalition (00:25:36) 3. Song Title: Salt and the Sea Artist: The Lumineers <

Oct 14, 2020 • 60min
10/14/20 - Matthew O’Neill, Mario Murillo
Host Tiokasin Ghosthorse begins the hour talking with Matthew O’Neill, a musical artist who lives in Upstate New York. Matthew's latest project is “Music for The Mother,” the debut album featuring the Ancestral Teyuna Music from the Sierra Nevada De Santa Marta in Colombia. The album is produced by Matthew’s record label, “Underwater Panther Coalition," a label committed to supporting Indigenous rights and celebrating ancestral musical traditions by releasing projects based on time-honored traditions of gratitude, appreciation, respect and reverence for Mother Earth. The album is particularly special as it's the first record of its kind and first time a female from Teyuna has ever been recorded. Each track is recorded by the spiritual leaders and promotes healing and cultural integrity through song and ceremony. This release serves as an important defining moment of preservation for these Indigenous peoples of the mountain region. Underwater Panther Coalition shares 50 percent of profits with the Indigenous groups affiliated with each project. For more information: https://www.underwaterpanthercoalition.com/. Underwater Panther Coalition on Facebook. In the second half-hour, we feature an interview conducted by Mario Murillo, Host of “Rumba Therapy” heard on Friday evenings from 6-9 pm on WIOX 91.3 FM in Roxbury, NY. Mario is a Professor and the Vice Dean of the Herbert School of Communication at Hofstra University, and teaches in the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program there. He has covered Latin America for a number of radio outlets and journals. Indigenous resistance throughout the hemisphere has accelerated. Mario helps us make sense of the ongoing massacres — occurring on an ongoing basis — of Indigenous peoples defending their territories in Latin America, and also keeps us updated on what’s happening with Indigenous resistance movements throughout Latin America. Mario interviewed Host Tiokasin Ghosthorse and First Voices Radio Guest Host Anne Keala Kelly (Kanaka Maoli) about their perspectives on Indigenous Peoples’ Day, which was observed on Oct. 12, 2020. Production Credits: Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), Host and Executive Producer Mario Murillo, Guest Host in the Second Half-Hour 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: Ripples of Water CD: Music for the Mother (2020) Label: Underwater Panther Coalition (00:04:04) 3. Song Title: Cigarra & Cicada (Spirit of the Seed Consciousness of the Seeds) CD: Music for the Mother (2020) Label: Underwater Panther Coalition (00:13:35) 4. Song Title: Consciousness, The Song of Thoughts CD: Music for the Mother (2020) Label: Underwater Panther Coalition (00:24:57) 5. Song Title: Who Discovered America? Artist: Ozomatli CD: Street Signs (2004) Label: Real World Records and Concord Records (00:29:05) 4. Song Title: Abu Senulan (Mother Earth) CD: Music for the Mother (2020) Label: Underwater Panther Coalition (00:59:18)

Oct 7, 2020 • 60min
10/7/20 - Debra Utacia Krol, Lori Jump, Cody Coyote
Host Tiokasin Ghosthorse begins the hour talking with Debra Utacia Krol. Debra Utacia Krol, a citizen of the Xolon Salinan Tribe, is an Indigenous affairs reporter at the Arizona Republic. Tiokasin and Debra will discuss her article,“‘Living with fire’ may lead to less destructive wildfires, say Indigenous land stewards,” published in the Arizona Republic on August 24, 2020. https://bit.ly/33yFazL “First Voices Radio” Co-Host Anne Keala Kelly (Kanaka Maoli) talks with StrongHearts Native Helpline Director Lori Jump (Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians). October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. https://www.strongheartshelpline.org/ To close out this week’s show, Tiokasin talks with multi-award nominated and award-winning hip-hop/electronic artist Cody Coyote about his new music video for his award-winning song, “Manidoo Dewe’igan.” The song hit #1 on the Indigenous Music Countdown in January 2020. Cody is of Ojibwe and Irish descent with ancestry from Matachewan First Nation in Ontario. Look for “Manidoo Dewe’igan”on all platforms including YouTube, Spotify, iTunes, Google Play, TikTok and more. Cody can be found on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. His website is https://www.codycoyotemusic.com/ 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: Mind Control Artist: Stephen Marley CD: Mind Control (2007) Label: Universal / Tuff Gong (00:27:25) 3. Song Title: Manidoo Dewe’igan Artist: Cody Coyote CD: Ma’iinganag Label: Cody Coyote (00:56:02)

Sep 30, 2020 • 59min
9/30/20 - Andre Vltchek, John Michelotti, Charley Buckland - First Voices Radio
Host Tiokasin Ghosthorse begins this week’s broadcast honoring a great friend of “First Voices Radio” — Andre Vltchek. Andre, who was a regular guest for several years, died suddenly on September 22 in Istanbul, Turkey. Andre was a Russian-born author, documentary filmmaker, philosopher, artist and staunch anti-Imperialist investigative journalist. His enormous outpouring of work included 50 books, many documentary films, and hundreds of articles, radio and TV appearances. Andre was a true friend who carried our stories and struggles out to the world. We will miss him. https://andrevltchek.weebly.com/ Tiokasin talks with John Michelotti, Founder of Catskill Fungi in Big Indian, NY, in the Catskill Mountains. The core of Catskill Fungi is about helping people and improving the planet through its work with mushrooms. Catskill Fungi practices sustainable harvesting, leave-no-trace principles, and compassion for the environment. More information at https://www.catskillfungi.com/ To close out this week’s show, Tiokasin talks with Charley Buckland about his new single, “Murder of Crows.” Charley is a multi-instrumentalist composer and songwriter. He has taught as an adjunct music professor at Webster University in Holland. Find Charley on Facebook. https://charleybuckland.hearnow.com/ 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 (2015) Label: Xavier Rudd (00:10:42) 3. Song Title: Murder of Crows Artist: Charley Buckland CD: N/A, released as a single 2020-03-17 Label: N/A; YouTube: https://youtu.be/8EhLHkFD4i0 (00:39:20) 4. Song Title: Sacrireligious feat. John Trudell, Prolific The Rapper Artist: Trenton Casillas-Bakeberg aka Let It Bee CD: N/A, released as a single 2020 Label: N/A (00:51:12) 4. Song Title: Apache Powder Artist: Ferrodyne CD: St. John’s Day (2011) Label: N/A (00:55:10)


