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A group of young Native artists received VIP treatment leading up to what became the storied event starting on August 15, 1969. They were excited to offer their work to a new East Coast audience and take in the impressive line-up of musical acts. But they were in for a big surprise as the adventure on Max Yasgur’s farm in New York took on a life of its own and became a historic gathering. We’ll get remembrances from those who were there and what the experience means to them now. This is an encore show so we will not be taking callers live on the air.

Guests:

Sandy Fife Wilson (Muskogee Creek) – artist, retired art teacher and graduate of IAIA
Sharon Mouss (Muskogee Creek) – Sandy’s sister, Woodstock attendee and retired college instructor
Charlie Bird (Laguna and Santo Domingo Pueblo) – Woodstock guest

Break 1 Music: Fire (song) Jimi Hendrix (artist) Live at Woodstock (album)

Break 2 Music: Electric Pow Wow Drum (song) The Halluci Nation (artist) A Tribe Called Red (album)

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The documentary film, “Pure Grit,” follows a young champion as she competes in the exhilarating and dangerous sport of horse relay racing. It’s more than a movie about competition; With visuals of both breakneck action and quiet, kitchen table confessions, it delves into the personal successes and setbacks of rider Sharmaine Weed and her family on the Wind River Reservation. This is an encore show so we will not be taking callers live on the air.

Guests:

Sharmaine Weed (Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone nations) – bareback horse relay rider; subject of the film “Pure Grit”
Kim Bartley – film maker and director for the documentary ‘Pure Grit”
Daryl R. Begay (Diné) – executive producer for ‘Pure Grit’

Break 1 music: Biioo pahna (Healing Song) (song) Judy Trejo (artist) Circle Dance Songs of the Paiute and Shoshone (song)

Break 2 music: Victory Song (song) All Lead Singers Home Of The Champions (artist) Home of the Champions (album)

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For the longest time, history books and local festivals celebrated California’s missions with pride. But the missions have another legacy when it comes to that state’s Indigenous people that includes slavery, abuse, disease and massacres that cut the Native population to a fifth of what it was. We’ll find out how California is coming to grips with its past treatment of Native people.

 

 

Guests:

David Bolton – executive director of the California Missions Foundation

Leah Mata-Fragua (Chumash) – tribal councilwoman for the yak tityu tityu yak tiłhini Northern Chumash

Dr. Jonathan Cordero (Ramaytush Ohlone) – visiting professor in the Indigenous Law Center at the UC Hastings Law

Break 1 music: Get Down on It (single) Neon Nativez (artist)

Break 2 music: Victory Song (song) All Lead Singers Home of The Champions (artist) Home of The Champions (album)

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The documentary film ‘Alaska Nets’ follows the quest by a pair of athletes from Alaska’s only reservation. It premiered at the Santa Barbara Film Festival and focuses on the two main concerns in these young men’s lives: basketball and salmon fishing. We’ll hear about the film and get a glimpse of life on the remote island of Metlakatla. This is an encore show so we will not be taking live phone calls.

 

 

Guests:

Melody Leask (Tsimshian) – team grandma

Jeff Harasimowicz – director and producer of “Alaskan Nets”

TJ Scott – high school math, health and PE teacher and coach for the Metlakatla High School Chiefs boys’ basketball team

Chelsea Martinez – secondary school counselor at Annette Island School District

Naomi Leask (Ts’msyen) – Annette Island School District’s cultural education and Ts’msyen studies teacher

Break 1 Music: Stick Game Jam F. BIG Phil (Beat By Magic Touch, Mixed By EV Of A-Slam.Com) (song) Inez (artist) Inez – Singsoulgirl (album)

Break 2 music: Dat One (song) The Delbert Anderson Trio (artist) MANITOU (album)

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A year ago, at the height of the pandemic, your resolution for the coming year might have included getting out more, maybe seeing a live band with a crowd of other vaccinated fans. The expectation that we’d see the end of the pandemic never materialized. But that doesn’t mean you aren’t looking forward to a healthier, more social 2022.

 

 

Break 1 music: Night of the Northern Lights (song) Jay Begaye (artist) Night of the Northern Lights (album)

Break 2 music: Totah (song) The Delbert Anderson Trio (artist) MANITOU (album)

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“Solar warriors” are touting the benefits to tribes of solar power, both as economic development and as a sustainable energy solution. For some rural tribal areas, solar power is the best alternative compared to getting connected to the grid.

 

 

 

Guests:

Cody Two Bears (Standing Rock Sioux) – co-founder of Indigenized Energy Initiative

Chéri Smith (Mi’Kmaq) – CEO and founder of Indigenized Energy Initiative

Chief Henry Red Cloud (Oglala Lakota) – executive director of Red Cloud Renewable and a chief of the Oglala Lakota Nation

Break 1 Music: Winter Solstice (song) Robert Mirabal (artist) Pueblo Christmas (song)

Break 2 music: Totah (song) The Delbert Anderson Trio (artist) MANITOU (album)

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Many tribes believe people enter the world whole and leave the world in the same way. But, because of injuries or disease, limb amputations are part of healing. Prosthetics offer better mobility and a way to manage daily tasks. We’ll discuss the high-tech advancements for prosthetics and the benefits they provide for the people who need them.

 

 

Guests:

Mike Kayser – certified prosthetist orthotist and owner and clinician of Next Step Prosthetics

Alicia Guererro (Tolowa, Dee-ni’ Nation) – student athlete at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Break 1 Music: Heart Sing (song) James Bilagody (artist) Near Midnight (album)

Break 2 music: Totah (song) The Delbert Anderson Trio (artist) MANITOU (album)

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From seafood to information technology to staffing consultation, tribes are finding additional markets in foreign countries. Businesses are always working to expand their customer base and tribes are uniquely positioned to capitalize on international expansion. We’ll find out what goods and services are in demand outside the U.S.

 

 

Break 1 music: Happy Sundance (song) Dallas Arcand (artist) Modern Day Warrior (album)

Break 2 music: Totah (song) The Delbert Anderson Trio (artist) MANITOU (album)

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“The Diné Reader: An Anthology of Navajo Literature” brings together many voices to speak about the life and culture of the Diné Nation. From creatives to academics, the contributors to this collection of nonfiction prose, fiction and poetry offer a deeper understanding of Diné history and culture. The anthology includes interviews with the authors and is a resource for teachers and students.

Break 1 music: Morning Song (song) The Martin Sisters (artist) Epiphany – Diné Nishłi (album)

Break 2 music: Astronomar (song) Astronomar (artist)