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This week I’m joined by Sun Roller, a true force in production and community. I first met Sunny during Indigenous New York Fashion Week and immediately knew she had a story that needed to be shared.

In this episode, we talk about the many lives Sun Roller has lived, her journey into film and television production, and her work on Reservation Dogs, Poker Face, and The Lowdown. Beyond the credits, Sunny carries a deeply human and generous spirit. Our conversation took an unexpected turn into emotion, presence, and healing, ending with a powerful two-minute solar break meditation that brings us back to breath and the present moment.

Sun Roller often says she wants to be a conduit for good work, and she lives that truth. Whether she’s on set in Oklahoma and New York or supporting women in Africa to gain access to fresh water for their families. SunRoller is truly inspirational and I can wait to see what you do next! 

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This week I’m joined by Mickela Mallozzi. Host, creator, and executive producer of Bare Feet with Mickela Mallozzi. Bare Feet is a thirty-minute travel series that highlights traditional dance and music cultures from around the world. A professional dancer and trained musician, Mickela seamlessly weaves her two greatest passions travel and dance into a show that is as joyful as it is meaningful. Mickela has been my client for over 20 years, and I still remember the day she first told me about the idea for this show. I knew immediately it was going to be something special. Bare Feet is now a four-time Emmy Award winning series, which comes as no surprise because it truly is that good. The authenticity, joy, and passion Mickela brings to the screen are absolutely contagious. Her newest season shines a powerful light on global voices, Indigenous communities, and the deep human connections that dance creates across cultures. I truly believe dance is inherently Indigenous, which is why I love watching Mickela travel the world while uplifting our Indigenous relatives everywhere she goes.

You can watch Bare Feet with Mickela Mallozzi on PBS.org and at TravelBareFeet.com. 

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This week I’m joined by Loren Waters and Tafv Sampson. Loren is an award winning Filmmaker who was recently in New York City for a screening of her short documentary Tiger, A captivating 13 minute film about the legacy of the Tiger family in Oklahoma. The film is Oscar-qualified, and Loren took home a directing award at Sundance earlier this year. She keeps receiving well deserved recognition for her work, but what means the most to her is the support of her community.

Joining her, is Tafv Sampson, a set designer and one of Loren’s closest collaborators. The two met on the set of Reservation Dogs and have been creating together ever since. We talk about how special it is to work alongside other Indigenous creatives, what it means to take the leap from one career to the next, and how we carry our ancestors with us every step of the way.

Thank you Tafv and loren. Tiger is now streaming on the Criterion Collection and FNXtv. Opening song by SKELLZ and Outro song by Wotko Long from the Tiger Documentary. This show was created and produced by Yours Truly. Thanks for listening!

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Hawe, cousins! Welcome to the Music Episode!

There is so much incredible music coming out of Indian Country right now, and today I’m joined by two of my favorite Native artists to celebrate it.

First up, Lucaa calls in to talk about her new single “Feast,” intentionally released this November during Native American Heritage Month and the Thanksgiving holiday. The track is a cinematic clapback to the oppression our ancestors endured and a powerful reminder that colonization did not destroy us.

Next, Mato Wayuhi joins the show to dive into his new album Bygoner. He opens up about what inspired the project and drops some serious gems about the importance of staying true to yourself as an artist and a human being.

 I’m joined by my good friend Stephen, our resident Rosalia stan, to discuss and dissect LUX. Naturally, we couldn’t leave Florence Welch out of the conversation, her new album Everybody Scream is a raw and vulnerable collection of songs that highlight  the unfair realities women continue to face.  

 I hope this episode inspires you to create a new playlist or helps you discover your new favorite song. All songs are streaming Now! 

Thank you to Lucaa and Mato for taking the time to call in to the Powwow hotline! Y’all go listen to Bygoner and indulge in Lucaa’s Feast! Both streaming now! 

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Stream Feast!  https://music.apple.com/us/album/feast/1849363202?i=1849363208

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Stream Bygoner! https://music.apple.com/us/album/bygoner/1847834543

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Stream Prima Primo https://tidal.com/browse/album/67041991?u

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We share a candid, funny, and deeply rooted conversation with Oscar-nominated composer and bassist Mali Obomsawin, tracing a path from Western Maine to Indigenous jazz lineages, archival repatriation, and a pedalboard moment with Yo-Yo Ma. Music, memory, and sovereignty braid into songs that carry both grief and lift.

• identity as Abenaki Wabanaki and citizen of Odanak First Nation
• Indigenous jazz history from Mildred Bailey to Oscar Pettiford and Don Cherry
• fiddle camps, Berklee year, Dartmouth scholarship and culture shock
• research on colonization, captive diplomacy, and Dartmouth archives
• repatriation of Abenaki recordings to the Odanak museum
• Sweet Tooth as ancestral storytelling with modern ensemble
• Deer Lady origins, Reservation Dogs placement, and shoegaze textures
• mentors, community learning, and critiques of institutional jazz
• collaborations, Yo-Yo Ma set experiment, and future wishes
• writing process for the next Dear Lady album and upcoming shows

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Ha.we and welcome back, this week I speak with NYC urban indigenous royalty, Murielle Borst-Tarrant. She was born in New York City and was raised in a mafia run Italian neighborhood in Brooklyn. Murielle’s one woman show Tipi Tales from the Stoop, showcases the woes of Being the only indigenous family living on the block. Yes, there was racism, prejudice, and all the ignorance you can imagine, but murielle also informs her audience the importance of laughter in Native families. Murielle comes from a long lineage of performers and activists. She is carrying on her families legacy as a playwright, and  director who intertwines activism within indigenous storytelling. Murielle is the  The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Playwright in Residence at LaMama Experimental Theatre club. Her current show Feast of Ghosts: Wailing will be showing at LaMama November 6th-8th Murielle has this infectious energy that made our time together really special. And without further ado… Here she is Relatives...

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This week I speak to one of my favorite humans, Kalyn Fay. If you are lucky enough to know them, you know what I mean. Kalyn is an oklahoma born and bred indie folk  songwriter and musician who writes songs about their homelands.  When I listen to their music it's like a loveletter to Oklahoma.                                                  We discuss the family trip to Branson that inspired young Kalyn to take up the Dulcimer, The doctor conference that convinced them to NOT become a doctor, and why Oklahoma is special. Kalyn is also a gifted artist and curator. They use their art and music to weave their relationship to the land, longing to connect the people who share it. You can currently hear Kalyn’s music in Sterlin Harjo’s show The Lowdown and in Resident Alien all streaming now.   Kalyn is your favorites, favorite. But they will tell you that their music is “for you, for me, for us, for We” 

Thank you Kalyn! I'm so glad you didn't become a doctor. 

All Music in this episode is by Kalyn Fay.                                                                                  The show opens with Kalyn's song "Tulsa"  I share a story about listening to "Oklahoma Hills" walking through a casino (highly recommend) and I close out the show with "Baby Don't You Worry" 

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This week I speak with Chyana Marie Sage, Chyana is an award-winning Cree, Metis, and Salish Poet, Author, and model. She is the first Indigenous graduate from Columbia University’s MFA in Creative/Non Fiction. Chyana was the first person in her cohort to become a published author. Her Debut gift to us all is her memoir Soft as Bones . It is an intricately woven story about her life growing up as a middle sister in an abusive household. She intertwines her story of pain, rage, and the generational trauma that so many of our families share, all While, eloquently braiding in the process of healing through Indigenous teachings and ceremony. Chyana has given us a glimpse of hope and resilience. Proof that we can all make it out of the darkness and Soar. Please enjoy my chat with Chyana.  

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Welcome back, this week I speak with Thomas Lopez Jr. AKA Landback Baddie! Thómas was born and bred to be an activist. Having both parents deeply involved in the Chicano and the American Indian movements, Thómas has activism and community action in his blood. As a young adult, Thómas joined the Standing Rock encampment and like so many who were there answered the calling to carry on the torch for global indigenous rights, climate change awareness, and of course the land back movement. But don’t get it twisted, we are talking about activism with a side of body and gender positivity! When he decided to stand in his truth, Thómas noticed his following starting to grow exponentially.  Today, he uses his public platform to inspire queer, indigenous people, to walk in their authenticity. What a beautiful gift it is to truly be ourselves. Enjoy the show. 

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Welcome Back to Lets have a powwow, I am your host Amy Farid. Happy Pride month and for our relatives up north Happy Indigenous History Month! I had the pleasure of talking to Omar Monroy, A Trans, Indigenous Mexican jewelry designer and artist. Omar’s, Jewelry line El Techichi, features statement pieces Hand crafted out of vintage metals and Gemstones. What drew me to their Jewelry was that Omar’s creations seem to tell us a story about Her indigeneity. The pueblo her family is from, the food their Abuelita makes, and the animalitos who inspire her. We discuss her upbringing as an undocumented immigrant living in the Inland Empire, being a fat femme, and the struggle to find their identity and voice. Omar, take it away!

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