The Native Truth

This week's show is a rebroadcast from a First Voices Radio interview I did with singer-songwriter, artist and activist Buffy Sainte-Marie. Her advocacy on behalf of First Nations peoples has been consistent throughout her life as an educator and more...

Our guest this week is Lori Jump, a citizen of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians and the director of Strong Hearts Native Helpline, advocating for Native survivors of domestic violence throughout the country. Now in its fourth year of...

This week on The Native Truth, a conversation with members of Lula Wiles. We talk about culture, colonization, the music industry, and what it's like for a trio of young women in the world of contemporary folk and popular music. This is a rebroadcast of...

This episode of TNT is a rebroadcast of a First Voices Radio show I guest hosted. FVR is a national radio show executive produced and hosted by Tiokasin Ghosthorse and produced by Liz Hill. I share it here with permission from the producers. This...

This week, Hawaiian activist Cookie Akau Gaspar talks about the occupation of Hawaii and the state's woeful response to the Corona Virus.

Activist Robert Thorpe addresses everything from Captain Cook's importation of small pox to the devastating wildfires of Australia.

Mario Murillo speaks about the Indigenous led protests in Ecuador.

Healani Sonoda-Pale speaks about support for Mauna Kea, and we honor Haunani-Kay Trask on her 70th birthday.

We discuss Iran-Contra, Standing Rock, Mauna Kea, book burning, and the sacredness of the Io (Hawaiian hawk).

Tina Ngata, Maori activist and Indigenous Rights Advocate, speaks on the Doctrine of Discovery.