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Tiokasin is back with us this week and doing much better!
Rakel is 40 years old and was born and raised in Ittoqqortoormiit in northeastern Greenland. When she was 4 years old, she told her mother that she would become a shaman. Growing up she always heard the stories about how they came from a shamanic family, and she always asked deep questions to what it meant for their descendants. In 2012, she started her journey to actually learn about how her ancestors lived and saw the universe as a whole. She left society and went into nature and learned what nature, Silap aappaa (the other worlds) had to teach us. In 2019, she received her healer name, which is Rakel, and was accepted into the ancient lineage as an angakoq. Ever since, she has learned how to bring the spirits to the modern human and together figure out how to apply the ancient knowledge into a modern world. These profound methods of healing that are more relevant than ever, is what Rakel uses to help people to find themselves as souls, which has been so forbidden and hidden in many ways. "A soul, that is whole, is in balance with the world and in balance with themselves." Rakel is featured in a new film that will be out soon titled "The Eternal Song." More information here: https://theeternalsong.org/movie/the-eternal-song/Production Credits:
Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), Host and Executive Producer
Liz Hill (Red Lake Ojibwe), Producer
Orlando DuPont, Studio Engineer, Radio Kingston, WKNY 1490 AM
and 107.9 FM, Kingston, NY
Tiokasin Ghosthorse, Audio 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: Enough
Artist: Kingfisha
Album: Kingfisha (2012)
Label: 886788 Records DK3. Song: Dear Ko (To Ko the Regt.) (feat. Jim Doney)
Artist: Nacho Moldanado
Album: Point Zero (feat. Jim Doney), 2021
Label: Nacho Moldanado4. Song Title: Creancient
Artist: Xavier Rudd & The United Nations
Album: Nanna (2015)
Label: Virgin MusicAbout First Voices Radio:
"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.Akantu Intelligence:
Visit Akantu Intelligence, an institute that Tiokasin founded with a mission of contextualizing original wisdom for troubled times. Go to https://akantuintelligence.org to find out more and consider joining his Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/Ghosthorse -
Tiokasin is out unexpectedly this week.
We are rebroadcasting the interview with Geraldine Patrick Encina from February 23 of this year:
"The 13 year cycle between 2012 to 2025 is marked on stone. It is marked on this stone that has been called the Aztec Calendar, and it is neither Aztec nor a calendar," says Geraldine Patrick Encina. Geraldine is a scholar focused on Mesoamerican calendars, Original Peoples' cosmologies, and the ethical principles embedded in earth-based traditions. Holding a Post-Doctoral degree from Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México, her research has recovered Indigenous timekeeping systems and is providing pathways for Native colleagues to re-signify their connection to ecological cycles, offering refreshed insights into living in harmony with the natural world. She is a Member of the Grand Council of the Eagle and the Condor, a distinguished member of the Otomi Council of the High Lerma River Basin, and a member of the Academic and Technical Committee of the Biocultural Heritage Network of CONACYT. She is also a member of the Interamerican Society for Astronomy in Culture (SIAC), and a Board Member of the Pre-Columbian Society at the University of Pennsylvania Museum. Beyond her research, Geraldine is involved in projects that connect ancient wisdom to modern environmental challenges. As an Executive Member of Earth Timekeepers and coordinator of a collective research program to revitalize the original Maya calendar since 2011, she is helping shape the future of biocultural heritage in Quintana Roo State.Production Credits:
Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), Host and Executive Producer
Liz Hill (Red Lake Ojibwe), Producer
Orlando DuPont, Radio Kingston Studio Engineer
Tiokasin Ghosthorse, Audio EditorMusic 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: Ready
Artist: Liv Wade
Album: Know Your Medicine (2022)
Label: LIV WADE3. Song Title: Sugar Man
Artist: Sixto Rodriguez
Album: Searching for Sugar Man (soundtrack album for documentary, 2012)
Label: Light in the Attic / LegacyAbout First Voices Radio:
"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.Akantu Intelligence:
Visit Akantu Intelligence, an institute that Tiokasin founded with a mission of contextualizing original wisdom for troubled times. Go to https://akantuintelligence.org to find out more and consider joining his Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/Ghosthorse -
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Guest Cindy Rosin is an artist and activist from New York City. Cindy teaches children in the summers and works odd jobs throughout the year to enable her to spend time volunteering for the earth and her inhabitants. She lives on a houseboat in Rockaway, Queens, and spends her time there in the company of the fish, seabirds, turtles, jellyfish and other creatures of the Jamaica Bay estuary. Cindy has had the honor of standing with the buffalo for 19 seasons in the field and is dedicated to fighting for a future where they take back their lands on their own terms. Cindy joins us for an update from Roam Free Nation, which is based in St. Ignatius, Montana. Roam Free Nation's Mission is to inspire responsibility and action for the Earth, highlighting the last wild, migratory buffalo of Yellowstone Country, to serve their perspective, and work to end their killing so they may recover, and naturally restore themselves on the lands that are their birthright. For more information, visit https://roamfreenation.org/. (Special thanks to Stephany Seay, Co-Founder and Board President, Roam Free Nation, for helping make this show possible.)
Production Credits:
Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), Host and Executive Producer
Liz Hill (Red Lake Ojibwe), Producer
Orlando DuPont, Studio Engineer, Radio Kingston, WKNY 1490 AM and 107.9 FM, Kingston, NY
Tiokasin Ghosthorse, Audio 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: Exodus
Artist: Bob Marley and the Wailers
Album: Exodus (1977)
Label: Island Records
3. Song: Wicked System
Artist: Fundamental Sound
Album: Mirror of Time (2007)
Label: Weaving Libra Records
4. Song Title: Garden of Love
Artist: Winston McAnuff and Fixi
Album: A New Day (2013)
Label: Chapter Two Records
5. Song Title: Sunshine Day
Artist: OSIBISA
Album: Welcome Home (1975)
Label: Bronze Records
About First Voices Radio:
"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.
Akantu Intelligence:
Visit Akantu Intelligence, an institute that Tiokasin founded with a mission of contextualizing original wisdom for troubled times. Go to https://akantuintelligence.org to find out more and consider joining his Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/Ghosthorse -
This week's program was inspired by "Flagstaff 'NO!' to Radioactive Trucks", an article by our friend Brenda Norrell in Censored News on February 10, 2025: https://bit.ly/3F8Tzb5. Our guest Leona Morgan (Diné) is an Indigenous organizer who has been fighting nuclear colonialism since 2007. She is a cofounder of Haul No!, a campaign to stop a uranium mine near the Grand Canyon and transport thru Navajo Nation. Recently, Leona helped to halt Holtec in New Mexico. Leona is also pursuing a Master of Community and Regional Planning at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, New Mexico. For more information, visit these websites: https://haulno.com/; https://www.genderandradiation.org/ and https://radioactivewastecoalition.org.
Production Credits:
Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), Host and Executive Producer
Liz Hill (Red Lake Ojibwe), Producer
Orlando DuPont, Radio Kingston Studio Engineer
Tiokasin Ghosthorse, Audio 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: Peace of Mind
Artist: Smokey D Palmtree
Album: Peace of Mind (2021)
Label: Gila River Records
3. Song: After the Gold Rush (written by Neil Young)
Artist: Katie Pruitt
Album: Ohio / After the Gold Rush (2020)
Label: Rounder Records
4. Song Title: Cold Little Heart
Artist: Michael Kiwanuka
Album: Love & Hate (2016)
Label: Polydor Records
5. Song Title: Conquer
Artist: RIVVRS
Album: Unfamiliar Skin (2016)
Label: Rogue Fire
6. Song Title: Fallin' Rain
Artist: The Neville Brothers
Album: Brother's Keeper (1990)
Label: A&M Records
About First Voices Radio:
"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.
Akantu Intelligence:
Visit Akantu Intelligence, an institute that Tiokasin founded with a mission of contextualizing original wisdom for troubled times. Go to https://akantuintelligence.org to find out more and consider joining his Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/Ghosthorse -
From the "First Voices Radio" archive.
Host Tiokasin Ghosthorse catches up with Ross Hamilton in the first half-hour. Ross is the author of several books on Native American prehistory including: "The Mystery of the Serpent Mound," "A Tradition of Giants," and "Star Mounds: Legacy of a Native American Mystery." His research specialty is the lost and forgotten history of North America and her ancient legends that seem to revolve around a profoundly mysterious country that once dominated the landscape known from oral tradition as Turtle Island.
In the second half-hour, Dr. Paulette Steeves, Ph.D. (Cree-Métis) is an Indigenous archaeologist with a focus on the Pleistocene history of the Western Hemisphere. In her research, Dr. Steeves argues that Indigenous peoples were present in the Western Hemisphere as early as 100,000 years ago, and possibly much earlier. She has created a database of hundreds of archaeology sites in both North and South America that date from 250,000 to 12,000 years before present, which challenges the Clovis First dogma of a post 12,000 year before present initial migrations to the Americas. During her doctoral studies, she worked with the Denver Museum of Nature and Science to carry out studies in the Great Plains on mammoth sites which contained evidence of human technology on the mammoth bone, thus showing that humans were present in Nebraska over 18,000 years ago. Dr. Steeves has taught Anthropology courses with a focus on Native American and First Nations histories and studies, and decolonization of academia and knowledge production at Binghamton University, Selkirk College Fort Peck Community College, the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and Mount Allison University. She is an associate professor in Sociology and Anthropology at Algoma University in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, and a Canada Research Chair in Healing and Reconciliation. She is the author of "The Indigenous Paleolithic of the Americas," published in July 2021 by The University of Nebraska Press. Dr. Steeves has said that rewriting and un-erasing Indigenous histories becomes a part of healing and reconciliation, transforming public consciousness, and confronting and challenging racism.
Production Credits:
Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), Host and Executive Producer
Liz Hill (Red Lake Ojibwe), Producer
Orlando DuPont, Radio Kingston Studio Engineer
Tiokasin Ghosthorse, Audio 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: Redemption Song
Artist: Bob Marley
Album: Uprising (1980)
Label: Island / Tuff Gong
3. Song Title: Natural Mystic
Artist: Luka Bloom
Album: Keeper of the Flame (2001)
Label: Bar/None Records
About First Voices Radio:
"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.
Akantu Intelligence:
Visit Akantu Intelligence, an institute that Tiokasin founded with a mission of contextualizing original wisdom for troubled times. Go to https://akantuintelligence.org to find out more and consider joining his Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/Ghosthorse -
Guest for the Full Hour:
“The 130-year cycle between 2012 to 2025 is marked on stone. It is marked on this stone that has been called the Aztec Calendar, and it is neither Aztec nor a calendar,” says Geraldine Patrick Encina. Geraldine is a scholar focused on Mesoamerican calendars, Original Peoples’ cosmologies, and the ethical principles embedded in earth-based traditions. Holding a Post-Doctoral degree from Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México, her research has recovered Indigenous timekeeping systems and is providing pathways for Native colleagues to re-signify their connection to ecological cycles, offering refreshed insights into living in harmony with the natural world. She is a Member of the Grand Council of the Eagle and the Condor, a distinguished member of the Otomi Council of the High Lerma River Basin, and a member of the Academic and Technical Committee of the Biocultural Heritage Network of CONACYT. She is also a member of the Interamerican Society for Astronomy in Culture (SIAC), and a Board Member of the Pre-Columbian Society at the University of Pennsylvania Museum. Beyond her research, Geraldine is involved in projects that connect ancient wisdom to modern environmental challenges. As an Executive Member of Earth Timekeepers and coordinator of a collective research program to revitalize the original Maya calendar since 2011, she is helping shape the future of biocultural heritage in Quintana Roo State.
Production Credits:
Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), Host and Executive Producer
Liz Hill (Red Lake Ojibwe), Producer
Orlando DuPont, Studio Engineer, Radio Kingston, WKNY 1490 AM and 107.9 FM, Kingston, NY
Tiokasin Ghosthorse, Audio 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: Ready
Artist: Liv Wade
Album: Know Your Medicine (2022)
Label: LIV WADE
3. Song Title: Sugar Man
Artist: Sixto Rodriguez
Album: Searching for Sugar Man (soundtrack album for documentary, 2012)
Label: Light in the Attic / Legacy
About First Voices Radio:
“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.
Akantu Intelligence:
Visit Akantu Intelligence, an institute that Tiokasin founded with a mission of contextualizing original wisdom for troubled times. Go to https://akantuintelligence.org to find out more and consider joining his Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/Ghosthorse
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Music for the Full Hour:
During this episode, some of our favorite "music that keeps pace with Earth," as Host Tiokasin Ghosthorse says.
Production Credits:
Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), Host and Executive Producer
Liz Hill (Red Lake Ojibwe), Producer
Orlando DuPont, Studio Engineer, Radio Kingston, WKNY 1490 AM and 107.9 FM, Kingston, NY
Tiokasin Ghosthorse, Audio 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: Lakota Flute Song
Artist: Georgia Wettlin-Larson
Album: Heartbeat: Voices of First Nations Women (1995)
Label: Smithsonian Folkways
3. Song Title: Look at Us (Peltier and AIM Song)
Artist: John Trudell
Album: Tribal Voice (1983)
Label: Effective Records
4. Song Title: You've Got Nothing to Lose
Album: This was released as a single
Artist: Michael Kiwanuka
Label: Third Man Records
5. Song Title: On the Beach
Artist: Neil Young
Album: On the Beach (1974)
Label: Reprise Records
6. Song Title: Road to Zen
Artist: Corey Stevens
Album: Road to Zen (1997)
Label: Discovery Records
7. Song Title: Treaty
Artist: Yothu Yindi
Album: Tribal Voice (1991)
Label: Mushroom Records
8. Song Title: The Way I Feel
Artist: Cowboy Junkies
Album: 'Neath Your Covers, Part 2 (2007)
Label: Latent Recordings
9. Song Title: Some Of Us Are Brave
Artist: Danielle Ponder
Album: Some of Us Are Brave (2022)
Label: FUTURE CLASSIC
10. Song Title: When We Were Younger
Artist: SOJA
Album: Strength to Survive (2012)
Label: ATO Records
11. Song Title: Rumours of Glory
Artist: Bruce Cockburn
Album: Waiting for a Miracle (1995)
Label: Gold Mountain Records
12. Song Title: The Cleansing (The Red Earth Song)
Artist: John Trudell
Album: Tribal Voice (1983)
Label: Effective Records
About First Voices Radio:
"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.
Akantu Intelligence:
Visit Akantu Intelligence, an institute that Tiokasin founded with a mission of contextualizing original wisdom for troubled times. Go to https://akantuintelligence.org to find out more and consider joining his Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/Ghosthorse -
Guest for the full hour:
Returning guest Jonathan Gonzales was born in Tuxtepec, Oaxaca, Mexico and grew up in southern California. He has spent the last 12 years learning earth living skills and ancestral ceremonial ways with many teachers and elders, combined with participating in Indigenous, earth-based ceremonies along with a quest to connect more deeply with his ancestral lineage, which is Indigenous Taino from Puerto Rico, Chinanteco from Mexico, and African. "Among other related topics, we discuss cults, culture and civilization and the differences and how different cultures are treated by cults and civilization," Tiokasin says.
Production Credits:
Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), Host and Executive Producer
Liz Hill (Red Lake Ojibwe), Producer
Orlando Bishop, Radio Kingston Studio Engineer
Tiokasin Ghosthorse, Audio EditorMusic 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: Jungle (instrumental)
Artist: Tash Sultana
Album: Triple J's Hottest 100, Vol. 24 (2017)
Label: ABC Music3. Song Title: Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
Artist: Marvin Gaye
Album: What's Going On (1971)
Label: TamiaAbout First Voices Radio:
"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.
Akantu Intelligence:
Visit Akantu Intelligence, an institute that Tiokasin founded with a mission of contextualizing original wisdom for troubled times. Go to https://akantuintelligence.org to find out more and consider joining his Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/Ghosthorse
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Anne Keala Kelly (Kanaka Maoli), co-host, is sitting for Tiokasin Ghosthorse this week. She talks for the entire hour with Michael Holloman (Colville Confederated Tribes) about Japanese photographer Frank S. Matsura (1873-1913), the subject of the exhibition "Frank S. Matsura: Portraits from the Borderland" that opened on Feb. 1 at the High Desert Museum in Bend, Oregon. The exhibition examines Indigenous representation and identity during a period of regional transformation in the early years of the 20th century. Michael is the lead curator of the original exhibition, which premiered at the Northwest Museum of Arts and Cultures in Spokane, Washington. He has guided the High Desert Museum's showing. The exhibition will be on view at the High Desert Museum through Sept. 7, 2025 and is traveling under the auspices of Art Bridges. More information at https://highdesertmuseum.org/
Michael works and lives in the ancestral homelands of the Nimiipuu and Palus peoples. He is an Associate Professor of Art and coordinator of Native Arts, Outreach and Education for the College of Arts and Sciences at Washington State University. Throughout his professional career he has developed extensive relationships with Native communities, artists, and cultural organizations across the region that support art-based programming and partnerships.
Production Credits:
Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), Host and Executive Producer
Anne Keala Kelly (Kanaka Maoli), Co-Host
Liz Hill (Red Lake Ojibwe), Producer
Orlando Bishop, Radio Kingston Studio Engineer
Anne Keala Kelly, Audio EditorMusic 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: Kōjō no Tsuki (Moon Over the Ruined Castle)
Artist: Kurumi Kobato
Album: Kokuro no Uta
Label: JVCKENWOOD Victor Entertainment3. Song Title: Kōjō no Tsuki (Moon Over the Ruined Castle), featuring Charlie Rouse on tenor saxophone
Artist: Thelonious Monk
Album: Straight, No Chaser (1967)
Label: ColumbiaAbout First Voices Radio:
"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.
Akantu Intelligence:
Visit Akantu Intelligence, an institute that Tiokasin founded with a mission of contextualizing original wisdom for troubled times. Go to https://akantuintelligence.org to find out more and consider joining his Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/Ghosthorse
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Will Falk is a biophilic author, attorney, and activist. He works with the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund and his law practice is focused on helping Native American communities protect their sacred sites. He is the author of two books. "How Dams Fall" describes his relationship with the Colorado River within the context of the first-ever American federal lawsuit seeking rights for a major ecosystem that he helped to file against the Colorado Attorney General. "When I Set the Sweetgrass Down" is a full-length collection of poetry. You can follow Will's work at willfalk.org. Tiokasin and Will dissect a recent essay by Will, titled, "Tribal Sovereignty, White Man's Reservations, and the Need for Tribal-Municipal Solidarity to Protect Our Collective Future." Find it here: https://bit.ly/40O2XJE
Production Credits:
Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), Host and Executive Producer
Liz Hill (Red Lake Ojibwe), Producer
Orlando Bishop, Studio Engineer, Radio Kingston, WKNY 1490 AM and 107.9 FM, Kingston, NY
Tiokasin Ghosthorse, Audio EditorMusic 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: Break the Glass
Artist: Don Amero
Single: Break the Glass (January 2025)
Label: Don AmeroAbout First Voices Radio:
"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.Akantu Intelligence:
Visit Akantu Intelligence, an institute that Tiokasin founded with a mission of contextualizing original wisdom for troubled times. Go to https://akantuintelligence.org to find out more and consider joining his Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/Ghosthorse -
(REPEAT SHOW) Tiokasin Ghosthorse's guest for the full hour is Dr. Emma McNicol. Emma is a feminist philosopher and expert on Simone de Beauvoir. She works at the nexus of race, culture and gender theory, examining themes of exclusion and intersectionality in historical and contemporary feminist theory. Emma is the Senior Project Coordinator of Fire to Flourish's National Indigenous Disaster Resilience program, a project exploring Indigenous leadership in the face of natural hazards intensified by climate crisis. Recommended reading: https://bit.ly/3qW7Q4a
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
Manuel Blas, Engineer, Radio Kingston, WKNY 1490 AM and 107.9 FM, Kingston, NY
Tiokasin Ghosthorse, Audio EditorMusic 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: Feels Like Summer
Artist: Donald Glover - Childish Gambino
Album: Summer Pack (2018)
Label: Wolf + Rothstein/RCA Records3. Song Title: Your Freedom is the End of Me
Artist: Melanie De Biaso
Album: Lilies (2017)
Label: [PIAS] Le Label4. Song Title: Harvest Moon (by Neil Young)
Artist: The Brothers Comatose (feat. AJ Lee and Blue Summit)
Single: 2022
Label: Universal Music AustraliaAbout First Voices Radio:
"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.
Akantu Intelligence:
Visit Akantu Intelligence, an institute that Tiokasin founded with a mission of contextualizing original wisdom for troubled times. Go to https://akantuintelligence.org to find out more and consider joining his Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/Ghosthorse
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(REPEAT SHOW) Tiokasin Ghosthorse’s guest for the full hour is Alnoor Ladha. Alnoor is an activist, journalist, political strategist and community organizer. From 2012 to 2019 he was the co-founder and executive director of the global activist collective The Rules. He is currently the council chair for Culture Hack Labs. Alnoor talks about various possibilities involving the changes it will take for humankind in the Anthropocene. The language and attitude exposé it would take for the recognition of capitalistic societies steeped in warmongering languages, speculative logos and denial of Indigenous cultures sustaining Earth, including harboring ideas to postpone the end of the world. Join Tiokasin and Alnoor as they focus on the broader transition from our current meta-crisis to adjacent possible futures.
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
Manuel Blas, 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)2. Song Title: We Deserve to Dream
Artist: Xavier Rudd
Album: Jan Juc Moon (2022)
Label: Armada Music
(00:24:03)3. Song Title: Vuoi Vui Me
Artist: Mari Boine
Album: In the Hand of the Night Idjagiedas (2006)
Label: Lean ASAKANTU INTELLIGENCE
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Tiokasin’s guest this week is our friend Ofelia Rivas. Ofelia is an elder and activist from the Tohono O’odham Nation and the Founder of O'odham Voice Against the Wall. Ofelia says this on her website (oodhamrights.org): “The O’odham way of life is based on the land that has held the remains of our ancestors since the creation of this world. The O’odham did not migrate from anywhere according to our oral history. Our creation tellings record our history and teach the O’odham the principles of life. The survival of O’odham today is our him’dag.” Ofelia can be reached at her email address: [email protected]
Production Credits:
Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), Host and Executive Producer
Liz Hill (Red Lake Ojibwe), Producer
Orlando DuPont, Studio Engineer, Radio Kingston
Tiokasin Ghosthorse, Audio Editor
Kevin Richardson, Podcast EditorMusic 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: Praises
Artist: Bill Miller
Album: The Red Road (1993)
Label: Warner Western3. Song Title: Rescue Me
Artist: Dougie Maclean
Album: Whitewash (1990)
Label: Dunkeld4. Song Title: The Mother
Artist: Xavier Rudd
Album: Food in the Belly (2005)
Label: Universal Music Australia5. Song Title: Mercy Mercy Me
Artist: Marvin Gaye
Album: What’s Going On (1971)
Label: TamiaAKANTU INTELLIGENCE
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Ending the year… a selection of songs from our 2024 shows - Host Tiokasin Ghosthorse and listener favorites.
Production Credits:
Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), Host and Executive Producer
Liz Hill (Red Lake Ojibwe), Producer
Orlando DuPont, Studio Engineer, Radio Kingston
Tiokasin Ghosthorse, Audio Editor
Kevin Richardson, Podcast EditorMusic 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: Morning in America
Artist: Durand Jones & The Indications
Album: American Love Call (2019)
Label: Dead Oceans3. Song Title: Twist in My Sobriety
Artist: Tanita Tikaram
Album: Ancient Heart (1988)
Label: Reprise Records4. Song: The Seed
Artist: Aurora
Album: A Different Kind of Human (Step 2) (2019)
Label: Decca and Glassnote Records5. Song Title: Rebel Soul
Artist: Raye Zaragoza
Album: Women in Color (2020)
Label: Rebel River Records6. Song Title: The Mother
Artist: Xavier Rudd
Album: Food in the Belly (2005)
Label: Universal Music Australia7. Song Title: Vuoi Vuoi Me
Artist: Mari Boine
Album: Idjagieđas - In the Hand of the Night (2006)
Label: Norse Music8. Song Title: Raglan
Artist: Bruci Jordan
Single: Raglan (2024)
Label: Bruci Jordan9. Song Title: Life of a Native
Artist: Okema
Album: Single (2019)
Label: Mixed, Mastered and Directed by Blu Barry10. Song Title: Ball and Chain
Artist: Xavier Rudd
Album: Jan Juc Moon (2022)
Label: Virgin Music Label and Adult Services Australia (P&D)11. Song Title: Speak to Me of Justice
Artist: Legends & Lyrics
Album: N/A
Label: N/A12. Song Title: Peyote Healing
Artists: Robbie Robertson, Verdell Primeaux and Johnny Mike
Album: Contact From The Underworld Of Redboy (1998)
Label: Capitol/EMI13. Song Title: Sunrise Moon
Artist: Tiokasin Ghosthorse with Joy Askew
Album: Somewhere in There (2016)
Label: Ghosthorse -
Tiokasin Ghosthorse and guest Anne Keala Kelly discuss representation and take the new Disney film "Moana 2" as the jumping off point for their conversation. They talk about the film and what's wrong with it for multiple cultural, spiritual and political reasons, and the way Disney and Hollywood continue to exploit Indigenous peoples and their cultures and profit from it. Keala is a Kānaka Maoli award-winning documentary filmmaker, journalist, podcaster, writer and activist living on Hawai'i Island. Her works address the critical links between cultural, environmental and spiritual survival in the movement for Hawaiian self-determination, and Indigenous peoples' struggles for territorial and political autonomy. She is an outspoken advocate for Indigenous self-representation in mass media. Keala is the author of "Our Rights to Self-Determination: A Hawaiian Manifesto," which was published in 2022. For more information about Keala and her work, visit annekealakelly.com. For background: Keala published this 2016 column, "The Unflattering Cultural Poaching of 'Moana' is a Threat" about the first Moana film and everything she wrote back then still rings true today: https://bit.ly/402Mp0a
Production Credits:
Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), Host and Executive Producer
Liz Hill (Red Lake Ojibwe), Producer
Orlando DuPont, 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: Speak to Me of Justice (2012)
Artist: Legends & Lyrics
Album: N/A
Label: N/A
3. Song Title: Carnival (2005 remaster)
Artist: Natalie Merchant
Album: Retrospective: 1995-2005 (Greatest Hits album, 2005)
Label: Elektra Records and Warner Strategic Marketing
4. Song: Shooting the Statues
Artist: Amine Bouhafa
Album: Timbuktu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, 2014)
Label: EmArcy RecordsAKANTU INTELLIGENCE
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"First Voices Radio" is honored to welcome Paul Crane Tohlakai to the show. Paul was born on the Navajo Nation in Arizona in 1950 near Pinon. His life began not without a struggle. He almost succumbed to life threatening illness but survived to become a one of the last of his generation to experience life that others only dream of. Upon finishing high school and attending one year at a university, he decided that what he had to learn was not indoors and set out what would be a life of roaming free throughout North America and internationally, working as a ranch hand, construction carpenter, steel worker, fire fighter, and other jobs that would eventually play an instrumental role in contributing to his vast knowledge. Paul has a deep affinity for horses, which has been the driving force of his life, derived from his cultural tradition. In addition to growing up on horses' and working ranches, he has been a rodeo bronc rider, trainer, wild horses' gatherer, veterinarian helper and rodeo judge. He is also a reputed Native drum maker, offering his premier native drums through his company, Tohlakai Drums, which received numerous endorsements by top Native singers and drummers throughout Turtle Island. He has also led efforts to mobilize and bring to his community international people to gain intercultural experiences with tourism and sustainable practices. Paul makes his home now in Phoenix, Arizona, and also travels extensively as a lecturer on Native philosophy. As a respected Native elder throughout the world, his life continues to involve all who seek to empower their own spiritual growth through learning about being a human being again.
Production Credits:
Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), Host and Executive Producer
Liz Hill (Red Lake Ojibwe), Producer
Orlando DuPont, Studio Engineer, Radio Kingston
Tiokasin Ghosthorse, Audio Editor
Kevin Richardson, Podcast EditorMusic 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: This Old Cowboy
Artist: The Marshall Tucker Band
Album: Where We All Belong (1974)
Label: Capricorn Records3. Song Title: Everybody Knows
Artist: Leonard Cohen
Album: I'm Your Man (1988)
Label: Columbia RecordsAKANTU INTELLIGENCE
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Host Tiokasin Ghosthorse catches up with returning guest Dr. Tink Tinker. Dr. Tinker is the Clifford Baldridge Emeritus Professor of American Indian Cultures and Religious Traditions at Iliff School of Theology in Denver, Colorado. He is a citizen of the Osage Nation (wazhazhe) and has been an activist in urban American Indian communities for four decades. He joined the faculty at Iliff School of Theology in 1985 and brought an American Indian perspective to this predominantly euro-christian school. Dr. Tinker is committed to a scholarly endeavor that takes seriously both the liberation of Indian peoples from their historic oppression as colonized communities and the liberation of euro-christian (White) Americans, the historic colonizers and oppressors of Indian peoples, whose self-narrative typically avoids naming the violence committed against Indians in favor of a romance narrative that justifies their euro-christian occupancy of Indian lands. Rocky Mountain PBS has produced a fine documentary in which Dr. Tinker is featured. The documentary has won a regional Emmy award (a Heartland Emmy): A new chapter: Coming to terms with a gruesome legacy (rmpbs.org)
Production Credits:
Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), Host and Executive Producer
Liz Hill (Red Lake Ojibwe), Producer
Orlando DuPont, Studio Engineer, Radio Kingston
Tiokasin Ghosthorse, Audio Editor
Kevin Richardson, Podcast EditorMusic Selections:
1. Song Title: Twist in My Sobriety
Artist: Tanita Tikaram
Album: Ancient Heart (1988)
Label: Reprise Records2. 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)3. Song Title: Ambrosia
Artist: A Reminiscent Drive
Album: Ambrosia (2000)
Label: Toy's FactoryAKANTU INTELLIGENCE
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From the "First Voices Radio" archive: The words of the late John Trudell are from 1980 but his observations have stood the test of time and still ring true. John (1946-2015) was a poet, a fighter for Native American rights, an agitator, and many 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 during his 69 years, a time when he experienced more than most people might in several lifetimes.
More information about John Trudell can be found at https://www.johntrudell.com/.
In the second half, Tiokasin featured the audio from a film, "Consciousness: Ultimate Truth, Our Purpose on Earth." Tiokasin is the featured narrator. Firemaker and keeper is Johnathan Gonzales (Tuxtipec-Taino from Mexico is featured in the film). Filming by Michael Raimondo; Editing by Justine du Toit; Sound mix by Tamryn Breakey. This film is part of a series collaboration between three independent filmmakers, "Reflections of Life, Campfire Stories and Happen Films." These films explore how small acts of love and kindness have the potential to ripple out and change the world, touching hearts and minds in ways that we could never begin to imagine. Available on YouTube.
Production Credits:
Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), Host and Executive Producer
Liz Hill (Red Lake Ojibwe), Producer
Orlando DuPont, Engineer
Tiokasin Ghosthorse, Audio Editor
Kevin Richardson, Podcast EditorMusic 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. Featured Audio: From the short film, "Consciousness: Ultimate Truth, Our Purpose on Earth"
Narrator: Tiokasin Ghosthorse
About the Film: Firemaker and keeper Jonathan Gonzales (Tuxtipec-Taino from Mexico) is featured in the film. Filming by Michael Raimondo; Editing by Justine du Toit; Sound mix by Tamryn Breakey. This film is part of a series collaboration between three independent filmmakers, "Reflections of Life, Campfire Stories and Happen Films." These films explore how small acts of love and kindness have the potential to ripple out and change the world, touching hearts and minds in ways that we could never begin to imagine. Available on YouTube.3. Song Title: Society
Artist: Eddie Vedder
Album: Into the Wild (2007)
Label: J RecordsAKANTU INTELLIGENCE
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Tiokasin's guest this week is Qacung Blanchett. Qacung is a founding member of Pamyua, the iconic tribal funk & Inuit soul crew. Qacung's been making waves for nearly three decades. With a passion that's pure fire, he's dedicated to amplifying Indigenous voices through music, art, and culture. When he's not rocking the stage or producing music, Qacung's leading the charge as Creative Director of Áak'w Rock and shaping the future of Indigenous performance. With a trophy case full of accolades, including The Kennedy Center's Next 50, United States Artist Fellow, and Native Arts and Culture Foundation's SHIFT award, Qacung's the real deal. Get ready to vibe with this Indigenous innovator!" Find out more about Qacung at his website: https://qacung.com/
Production Credits:
Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), Host and Executive Producer
Liz Hill (Red Lake Ojibwe), Producer
Kevin Richardson, Podcast EditorMusic 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: The Gathering (feat. AirJazz)
Artist: Qacung
Album: Miu (2021)
Label: N/A3. Song Title: Our Stories (feat. Byron Nicholas)
Artist: Qacung
Album: Miu (2021)
Label: N/A4. Song Title: The Seed
Artist: Aurora
Album: A Different Kind of Human (Step 2) (2019)
Label: Decca and Glassnote Records5. Song: Theo's Dream
Artist: Robert Mirabal
Album: Indians Indians (2003)
Label: Silver Wave RecordsAKANTU INTELLIGENCE
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Host Tiokasin Ghosthorse speaks returning guest and longtime friend of “First Voices Radio” Ukumbwa Sauti. Ukumbwa Sauti, M.Ed. is a Consultant, Facilitator, Educator and Program Developer on issues of Anti-Racism, Anti-Patriarchy, Men's Work, Consent and Culture. He has worked with religious organizations, cultural groups and regional organizations and has taught in higher education for 16 years engaging issues of Race, Gender, Environmental issues, Media and Culture. Ukumbwa has been a member and supportive of numerous local, national and international organizations and movements advocating for Pan-Africanism, Anti-Racism, Relationship, Sexual and Intimacy safety and education and Men's Development. Ukumbwa has presented across New England, USAmerica, California, Toronto and Barbados. He has worked as Social Media Director for Voice Male Magazine and an organizer for the Greater Boston Men's Network and is currently the moderator for the Men's Work Initiative. Ukumbwa is an initiated Elder in the Dagara tradition from West Africa. More about Ukumbwa and his work can be found at his linktr.ee: https://bit.ly/4hk075s
Tiokasin and Ukumbwa discuss questions that Ukumbwa recently raised in a 5-minute YouTube video titled “Radical Compassion.” One of these questions: How does European colonialism, racism and patriarchy break down grounded connection between families, friends, communities, nations and ultimately between the internal sum of our own parts, our facets of humanity inside of any of us?” They reflect on the limitations of seeking freedom and liberation within the prescribed frameworks of human rights and civil rights and explore alternative conceptions of freedom. Watch Ukumbwa’s video here: https://bit.ly/3Upfqjx
Production Credits:
Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), Host and Executive Producer
Liz Hill (Red Lake Ojibwe), Producer
Tiokasin Ghosthorse, Audio Editor
Kevin Richardson, Podcast EditorMusic 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: Shooting the Statues
Artist: Amine Bouhafa
Album: Timbuktu, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2014)
Label: Les Films du Worso3. Song Title: Beaiveldttas (Butterfly)
Artist: Mari Boine
Album: Eight Seasons (2023)
Label: Norse Music4. Song Title: Can You Introduce Yourself in The Language?
Artist: Edzi’u
Album: Potlatch in the Box (2023)
Label: Ts’ats’ée SoundsAKANTU INTELLIGENCE
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