Native America Calling

The Navajo Nation is marking the treaty signing 150 years ago by telling their side of the story. It’s a celebration of resiliency, but it’s also a bitter reminder of suffering. Navajo leaders signed the Treaty of 1868 to release the Navajo people from Fort Sumner, a prison camp 400 miles from their homelands. The forced march back is referred to as The Long Walk. We’ll discuss the importance of the treaty and how it shaped the largest reservation in the country.

The Navajo Nation is marking the treaty signing 150 years ago by telling their side of the story. It’s a celebration of resiliency, but it’s also a bitter reminder of suffering. Navajo leaders signed the Treaty of 1868 to release the Navajo people from Fort Sumner, a prison camp 400 miles from their homelands. The forced march back is referred to as The Long Walk. We’ll discuss the importance of the treaty and how it shaped the largest reservation in the country.

Tiffany Ayalik and Greyson Gritt are Quantum Tangle. Their debut album “Shelter as we go…” uses their Inuit, Anishinaabe and Métis backgrounds to help their sound spiral out. When you jump into their tracks you are introduced to traditional throat singing mixed with blues, folk and electronic dance samplings. The group prides themselves in being able to educate through music against the colonial slashes of the past that still create challenges today. Join us as we visit with these artists about their latest creation.

Tiffany Ayalik and Greyson Gritt are Quantum Tangle. Their debut album “Shelter as we go…” uses their Inuit, Anishinaabe and Métis backgrounds to help their sound spiral out. When you jump into their tracks you are introduced to traditional throat singing mixed with blues, folk and electronic dance samplings. The group prides themselves in being able to educate through music against the colonial slashes of the past that still create challenges today. Join us as we visit with these artists about their latest creation.

Tiffany Ayalik and Greyson Gritt are Quantum Tangle. Their debut album “Shelter as we go…” uses their Inuit, Anishinaabe and Métis backgrounds to help their sound spiral out. When you jump into their tracks you are introduced to traditional throat singing mixed with blues, folk and electronic dance samplings. The group prides themselves in being able to educate through music against the colonial slashes of the past that still create challenges today. Join us as we visit with these artists about their latest creation.

The ash plume, flowing lava and what the U.S. Geological Survey calls “ballistic rocks” from the volcano, Kilauea, are all causing disruptions for people and property on Hawaii’s Big Island. At the same time many Native Hawaiians are taking in the volcanic activity as a time to recognize and honor the presence of the fire goddess Pele. We’ll talk to Native Hawaiians, including cultural practitioners, about traditional ways of understanding volcanic activity.

The ash plume, flowing lava and what the U.S. Geological Survey calls “ballistic rocks” from the volcano, Kilauea, are all causing disruptions for people and property on Hawaii’s Big Island. At the same time many Native Hawaiians are taking in the volcanic activity as a time to recognize and honor the presence of the fire goddess Pele. We’ll talk to Native Hawaiians, including cultural practitioners, about traditional ways of understanding volcanic activity.

The ash plume, flowing lava and what the U.S. Geological Survey calls “ballistic rocks” from the volcano, Kilauea, are all causing disruptions for people and property on Hawaii’s Big Island. At the same time many Native Hawaiians are taking in the volcanic activity as a time to recognize and honor the presence of the fire goddess Pele. We’ll talk to Native Hawaiians, including cultural practitioners, about traditional ways of understanding volcanic activity.

The members of the all-Indigenous burlesque group, Virago Nation, say they’re on “a mission to reclaim Indigenous sexuality from the toxic effects of colonization.” They recently performed at Vancouver's all Indigenous art and performance event, Talking Stick Festival and they are part of the upcoming Dancing Into the Light - a Women’s Weekend. They’re among a number of artists incorporating Indigenous touches to express sexuality in creative ways.

The members of the all-Indigenous burlesque group, Virago Nation, say they’re on “a mission to reclaim Indigenous sexuality from the toxic effects of colonization.” They recently performed at Vancouver's all Indigenous art and performance event, Talking Stick Festival and they are part of the upcoming Dancing Into the Light - a Women’s Weekend. They’re among a number of artists incorporating Indigenous touches to express sexuality in creative ways.