‘Assassinated in cold blood’: activist killed protesting Georgia’s ‘Cop City’
elkis Terán spoke with her child, Manuel, nearly every day by WhatsApp from her home in Panama City, Panama. She also had names and numbers for some of Manuel’s friends, in case she didn’t hear from the 26-year-old who was protesting “Cop City”, a planned gigantic training facility being built in a wooded area near Atlanta, Georgia.
Aaron Carapella and his team do some amazing work if you can go here and support them.
Donating Tribal Maps to underfunded schools – 2023, organized by Tribal Nations Maps
Tribal Nations Maps creates the most comprehensive at-contact and reservation Native American and First Nations maps in existence. Our maps use both self-described Tribal names, as well as those that Tribes are commonly know by. Over the past 25 years, we have traveled, researched and visited elders, historians, academics and cultural department personnel to acquire the 4,500 names that we show across the Western Hemisphere.
One of the greats of Indigenous Rock has sadly moved on, co-founder and bassist of XIT, Jomac “Mac” Suazo (Taos Pueblo) passed on at his home on Christmas Eve.
Jomac “Mac” Suazo was the bass player of the bands; Lincoln St. Exit, XIT and later, eXit with The Ox Boyz. Suazo became most legendary for his work with XIT whose music still resonates among Indigenous peoples throughout the country. XIT, which stood for Crossing of Indian Tribes, was originally formed as Lincoln Street Exit in the early 1970s at Valley High School in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Suazo, along with A. Michael Martinez, Lee Herrerra, and R. C. Gariss were then joined by Tom Bee and released several groundbreaking albums. Their debut recording, “Plight of the Redman,” was released in 1972 on Motown Records. It was a concept album chronicling the changes in Native American life since the arrival of Columbus. The recording was the first of its kind to combine traditional and electric instrumentation along with chanting and Native dialogue. Their followup, “Silent Warrior” was their second release on the label in 1973 in which Suazo co-wrote two of the songs. The album came at the height of the Wounded Knee takeover in South Dakota, and XIT quickly became labeled by the media as the musical ambassadors of the American Indian Movement.
In 1999, XIT performed at the Second Annual Native American Music Awards and were honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
If it wasn’t for the music and the research I put into the artists, I’d never find beautiful videos like this one. Thank you Ya Tseen for leading me to this one.
An Indigenous reservation has a novel way to grow food – below the earth’s surface
ear the southern border of the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, a curved translucent roof peeks out a few feet above the dusty plains. It’s a blustery November afternoon and the last remaining greens outside are fading fast.
President Higgins today welcomed a group of First Nations People from Turtle Island including Poet Laureate of the Canadian Parliament Louise Halfe, Cree knowledge keeper, singer & storyteller Joseph Naytowhow and choreographer/dancer of Anishinaabe & Irish heritage Brian Solomon
President receives a group of Canadian First Nations People from Turtle Island on a courtesy call | President of Ireland
On Wednesday 23 November 2022, President Higgins today welcomed a group of First Nations People from Turtle Island including Poet Laureate of the Canadian…
President of Ireland on Twitter: “President Higgins today welcomed a group of First Nations People from Turtle Island including Poet Laureate of the Canadian Parliament Louise Halfe, Cree knowledge keeper, singer & storyteller Joseph Naytowhow and choreographer/dancer of Anishinaabe & Irish heritage Brian Solomon pic.twitter.com/cbXdpLchfg / Twitter”
President Higgins today welcomed a group of First Nations People from Turtle Island including Poet Laureate of the Canadian Parliament Louise Halfe, Cree knowledge keeper, singer & storyteller Joseph Naytowhow and choreographer/dancer of Anishinaabe & Irish heritage Brian Solomon pic.twitter.com/cbXdpLchfg
Great news, another station in Austria is broadcasting the show Radio FRO in Linz. On the 1st, 3rd and 5th Wednesday of each month at 11 PM
Tunes from Turtle Island – Radio FRO
Im a bit of a music collector and nerdIndigenous made music from North America. (Turtle Island is one of the indigenous names for North America.) Hi I’m Andrew GJ I am an artist working with many mediums including, but not exclusive to, found objects, bronze, glass, film and audio.
When I started Tunes From Turtle Island, or the Turtle Island Radio Show as it was called then, I was worried that I might be hard pushed to find new artists and tracks to play on the show!
Now I don’t have the time to play everything I want to. And I have a list of indigenous artists, old and new, That I have played or want to play, it is just over 1000 artists long.
Dakota Water Wars Video Series
In partnership with the Standing Rock Nation and Great Plains Water Alliance on behalf of the Oceti Sakowin, Lakota Law is co-producing a series of videos detailing the ongoing need to stop the Dakota Access pipeline. You can view every episode here.
Another Legend walks on, Rest in Power Kevin Locke
Kevin Locke, Lakota Flute Player, Hoop Dancer, and Cultural Ambassador, Walks On at 68
BLACK HILLS, SD – Native American music fans are mourning the unexpected passing of world-renowned flute player Kevin Locke, who walked on overnight on Friday in a hotel lobby in Custer, South Dakota. In addition to his musical talents, Locke was an accomplished hoop dancer, storyteller, and cultural ambassador from the Standing Rock Indian Reservation.
About F**kin time
Oscars apologises to Littlefeather after 50 years – BBC News
The Academy has apologised to Sacheen Littlefeather, a Native American activist and actress booed off stage at the Oscars nearly 50 years ago. She appeared on live TV in 1973 to refuse an Oscar on behalf of Marlon Brando, who had won the best actor prize for The Godfather.
The good life—what Anishinaabe know as mino bimaadiziiwin—are the practices and traditions that keep them connected with the land and each other in healthy, sustainable, and traditional ways.
The Good Life: A Blanket for Food Rights, Traditional Ways, and Living a Good Life
The Good Life: A Blanket for Food Rights, Traditional Ways, and Living a Good Life Living the Good Life For the Anishinaabe, “the good life” is a phrase steeped in history and importance. Our Good Life Gold Label Throw Blanket shares this story of good life.
LAURA NIQUAY / SOCAN FONDATION TD AWARD
Montreal, July 7, 2022 – Hi, kuei (innu-aimun), kweih (crie), kwei (atikamekw), boozhoo (anishinabé), kwaï (w8banaki), pusu’l (micmaque), kwehkwe (kanien’ke’ha), waachiyaa (naskapi), halu (inuktitut), ndio (wendat), ‘qey (wolastoqey)! We were so excited to tell you the news that Laura Niquay has won the SOCAN Foundation – Fondation SOCAN Indigenous Songwriter of Canada Award, succeeding Anachnid, the last winner.
