This week, we'll be talking with Mato Wayuhi, a musician, rapper, and composer from South Dakota, whose forthcoming major label debut is called Stankface Standing Soldier. You may have also heard his music in the film War Pony, and the hit television series on Hulu, Reservation Dogs.

In this conversation, we talk about the tension between being a traditional versus contemporary Native artist, stereotypes about masculinity in Native culture, and rap as reporting. Though Mato’s been around the world, lately, he has been thinking a lot about his relationship to place and his connection to his family's ancestral land back in Pine Ridge. From vegan fry bread to “Land Back,” it’s all here, on Non-toxic.

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Listen to Mato's music on his bandcamp, or however you stream music. The songs in this episode are "Part-time Indian" and "STANKFACE," as well as "Switch Lanes," which is off of the Reservation Dogs season three soundtrack.

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