During this edition of “First Voices Radio” Host Tiokasin Ghosthorse talks with Linda Black Elk. Linda is an ethnobotanist and science educator at Sitting Bull College in Fort Yates, North Dakota. She actively works towards food and wellness sovereignty. Linda will be talking about the Mní Wičóni Clinic and Farm, a free clinic located on the Standing Rock Reservation. The Mní Wičóni Clinic and Farm is working toward decolonizing healthcare. Follow the Mní Wičóni Clinic and Farm on Facebook.

Production Credits:
Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), Host and Executive Producer
Liz Hill (Red Lake Ojibwe), Producer
Rod Richardson, Studio Engineer and Operations Director, WPKN-FM, Bridgeport, CT

Music Heard During the Show:

1. Song Title: Tahi (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: Smell of Desire
Artist: Enigma
CD: The Screen Behind the Mirror (2000)
Label: Virgin
(00:02:56)

3. Title: Why
Artist: Enigma
CD: Le Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roi! (1996)
Label: Universal Music Group
(00:44:00)

4. Title: Silence Must Be Heard
Artist: Enigma
CD: The Screen Behind the Mirror (2000)
Label: Virgin
(00:48:45)

5. Song Title: Almost Full Moon
Artist: Enigma
CD: Le Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roi! (1996)
Label: Universal Music Group
(00:53:45)

FVR 2018 06 26

"First Voices Radio," on the air for 26 years, is an internationally-syndicated one-hour radio program heard weekly on WPKN 89.5 FM in Bridgeport, Connecticut. 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.

During this edition of “First Voices Radio” Host Tiokasin Ghosthorse welcomes Roberto Dr. Cintli Rodriguez. Roberto Rodriguez is a long-time journalist/columnist who returned after 30 years to the classroom to get his Masters and Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin. His 2008 dissertation was on the 7,000 year history of maiz. It led to his book: “Our Sacred Maiz is our Mother” from the University of Arizona Press. He is currently an associate professor at the University of Arizona in the Department of Mexican American Studies. He is working on Smiling Brown, a project that investigates color and color consciousness. He also has a forthcoming book from the University (UA Press): “Yolqui: A Warrior summonsed from the spirit world,” a memoir and book chronicling the underworld of law enforcement abuse. Dr. Cintli is published regularly at TruthOut.Org. He also blogs at http://drcintli.blogspot.com/. In the second half-hour, Tiokasin speaks with Indigenous rights activist Tina Ngata. On June 19, 2018, Tina was prominently featured in an article that made national news in New Zealand, “Human rights advocate takes [Captain] Cook concerns to U.N.” Tina blogs at The Non-Plastic Maori (https://thenonplasticmaori.wordpress.com)

Credits:
Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), Host and Executive Producer
Liz Hill (Red Lake Ojibwe), Producer
Rod Richardson, Studio Engineer and Operations Director, WPKN-FM, Bridgeport, CT

Music Heard During the Show:

1. Song Title: Tahi (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: Exodus
Artist: Bob Marley
CD: Exodus (1977)
Label: Island Records
(00:30:00)

3. Title: Unbound
Artist: Robbie Robertson
CD: Contact from the Underworld of Redboy (1998)
Label: Capitol Records
(00:56:28)

FVR 2018 07 03

"First Voices Radio," on the air for 26 years, is an internationally-syndicated one-hour radio program heard weekly on WPKN 89.5 FM in Bridgeport, Connecticut. 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.

In this repeat edition of “First Voices Radio,” Host Tiokasin Ghosthorse talks with Sean Sherman. Sean, Oglala Lakota, is Founder and CEO Chef of The Sioux Chef. Sean has been cooking in Minnesota, South Dakota and Montana for the last 27 years. During the last few years, his main culinary focus has been on the revitalizing of Indigenous foods systems in a modern culinary context. Sean has studied on his own extensively to determine the foundations of Indigenous food systems. In 2014, Sean opened his business called "The Sioux Chef" as a caterer and food educator to the Minneapolis/Saint Paul area. The Sioux Chef team continues with their mission to help educate and make indigenous foods more accessible to as many communities as possible. His book, "The Sioux Chef's Indigenous Kitchen" is published by the University of Minnesota Press. More information about Sean can be found at www.sioux-chef.com. Information about Sean’s non-profit organization is at www.natifs.org. In the second half-hour, we present remarks by the late John Trudell, “DNA - Descendant Now Ancestor” (Effective Records, 2000).

Production Credits:
Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), Host and Executive Producer
Liz Hill (Red Lake Ojibwe), Producer
Rod Richardson, Studio Engineer and Operations Director, WPKN-FM, Bridgeport, CT

Music and Audio Selections Heard During the Show;

Song: First Voices Radio Theme Song
Artist: Moana and the Moa Hunters
CD: Tahi Roots Mix, Tahi - 1993
Label: Southside Records (Australia and New Zealand)
(00:00:44)

Song: Marching Mystery
Artist: Dougie MacLean
CD: Marching Mystery (1994)
Label: Dunkeld Records
(00:28:14)

Song: DNA (Descendant Now Ancestor) 
Artist: John Trudell
Audio Recording: DNA (Descendant Now Ancestor) (1997)
Label: N/A
(00:34:12 to 00:52:10)

Song: Rescue Me
Artist: Dougie MacLean
CD: Whitewash (1990)
Label: Dunkeld Records
(00:53:02)

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