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Thanksgiving Day- First VoicesIndigenous Radio -Thursdays 1Oam-11am »

Thanksgiving November 27th, 2008
FIRST VOICES INDIGENOUS RADIO
WBAI NYC – PACIFICA RADIO 99.5 FM
FROM PLYMOUTH AND BEYOND
A PRIMER INTO THE REALITY OF AMERICA’S CONTINUING DENIAL
The question posed is. The myth of the American “Thanksgiving”?  and the Indigenous perspectives of Turtle Island regarding celebration, denial, rational justifications used by all races, classes, and religions in the United […]

Native Perpective shared on Thanksgiving 11-23-08 on Make No Bones About It. »

Hello Listeners,
It is I  “Raven” your DJ at KAOS radio here in Olympia, WA. Our show is every Sunday night from 5-6 pm - “Make No Bones About It.”.
I am writing to you to ask if you could call in and and talk for a few minutes on “the myth of Thanksgiving”.  America is not […]

Help for Winona LaDuke »

Friends,
This past weekend, Winona’s house had an electrical fire and the house burnt to the ground. No one was hurt. While the house and its contents are gone, the blessing is that all five kids and three grandchildren are safe.
I’m writing to you because I know Winona won’t ask for help, and I also know […]

Indigenous People’s Day instead of Columbus Day 2008 »

Let us replaced Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day . Lets fill our year with ceremonies, and each honor our  Indigenous Peoples.

Rise up Olympia »

Turtle Women Rising is a non profit organization calling for a ceremony to stand for peace. This event will be held in Washington, DC on October 10-13, 2008. Turtle Women Rising is a women’s drum group calling out to the sacred feminine. They are asking for women from all nations who wish to participate in […]

9/28/08 from 5-6 pm- Sunday’s show is about Eli Painted Crow and her story »

Sunday’s show is about Eli Painted Crow and her story. I am hoping that Debbie Guerrero ( Tlingit / Skokomish) , she has been Eli right arm  she will be calling in to talk about the event that is happening in DC on October 10-13 Turtle Woman Rising.  Learn how we can join the woman of […]

Sept 21-The Misuse of Native Sacred Images- “Cultural appropriation.” »

 
September 21, 2008 from 5-6 pm
Next on “Make No Bones about it.”
The Misuse of Native Sacred Images- “Cultural appropriation.”
Discussion with , Robert Guerrero -Poet Warrior, Tina Kuckkahn (Ojibwe)-Longhouse Director,  possibly Delbert Miller, a spiritual leader of the Skokomish people, local artist Erin Genia (Sisseton Wahpeton), and myself Raven Redbone. 
 Cultural appropriation is the adoption of […]

Billy Frank Jr. - Nisqually Tribe member »

A Nisqually Tribe member, Frank draws on the wisdom of the ages to discuss the solutions to our extensive environmental challenges.
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Next on “Make No Bones about it.” September 21, 2008, 5-6 pm »

The Misuse of Native Sacred Images- Cultural appropriation.”
Discussion with , Robert Guerrero -Poet Warrior, Tina Kuckkahn (Ojibwe) Evergreen State College Longhouse Director, and local artist Erin Genia and myself Raven Redbone.
Cultural appropriation is the adoption of some specific elements of one culture by a different cultural group. It denotes acculturation or assimilation, but often connotes […]

Make No Bones about it! »

All eyes are on the Puget Sound Partnership, the new state agency viewed by many as the last chance for saving Puget Sound. (SALISH SEA)
Will be talking about the importance of the Salish Sea, how we can help clean it up an what the tribes have been doing to help this process. Steve Robinson, a […]