In this episode I sit down with Michael Galban (Washoe Tribe), Michael is a foremost in the field of Haudenosaunee Material Culture, Historian Conservator and a skilled Craftsman, oh by the way, he does Traditional Tattoos!!

In this Episode I am fortunate enough to sit down and speak with Legendary Potter Peter B. Jones of the Onondaga Nation, Peter grew up on the Cattaraugus Territory of the Seneca Nation and can be credited for revitalizing an ancient tradition of Haudenosaunee Pottery. For as long as I can remember, Peter B. Jones is a person I have known in my life, he's good friends with my father G. Peter Jemison and I have always admired Peter B. Jones's art. Lend me your ear as he shares his story.

I sit down with a person whom I've known for a number of years and finally get him to unpack a little bit about his life and how he grew up and where he is today. He's a musician, an artist and an educator. He's got an interesting story to tell and I think you will find him to be pretty cool.

In this Episode I sit down with Jennifer Dalimonte an artist from the Tuscarora Nation who grew up in Buffalo, New York but was able to keep ties to her community and culture through her art and her grandfather was a pretty legendary carver. Oh and she's a pretty amazing person in her own right. 

In this Episode I sit down with Professor Louann Redeye Allegany Seneca from Allegany Territory, Professor Redeye teaches at SUNY Binghamton and is a Fine Artists working primarily in Oil Colors. She produces amazingly realistic portraits of everyday people and important people in her life. She entered her work in the juried Hodinöhsö:ni’ Art Show at Ganondagan State Historic Site. To see the show follow this link https://ganondagan.org/hodinohsoniart-show-2021

In this episode I sit down with Traditional/ Contemporary Basketmaker after her recent showing of her art at the Ganondagan State Historic Sites' 5th juried Hodinöhsö:ni’ Art Show. Carrie shares with me some of her process and what it is like to be a Basket Maker, but more importantly what it is like to be a Wife and a Mother. How she has grown through motherhood and through her art. She has taken a contemporary approach to basket making and has her own interpretations of Traditional Basketry. 

I sit down with Tyson and Kelly Back Akwesasne Mohawk couple, Tyson is a laborer by trade, Kelly is a homemaker and the two of them collaborate to create beautiful works of art through loom work beading. I am interested in how they come up with their ideas for their work, how do they balance daily lives of being parents and still finding time to be creative Together.

I sit down with Janos Janine Bowen Seneca Nation Faithkeeper and Director of the Allegany Seneca Language Department to discuss language preservation and revitalization of the Onondawaga Gawano (Seneca Language)