First Voices Radio

Host Tiokasin Ghosthorse begins the hour talking with Debra Utacia Krol.

Debra Utacia Krol, a citizen of the Xolon Salinan Tribe, is an Indigenous affairs reporter at the Arizona Republic. Tiokasin and Debra will discuss her article,“‘Living with fire’ may lead to less destructive wildfires, say Indigenous land stewards,” published in the Arizona Republic on August 24, 2020. https://bit.ly/33yFazL

“First Voices Radio” Co-Host Anne Keala Kelly (Kanaka Maoli) talks with StrongHearts Native Helpline Director Lori Jump (Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians). October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. https://www.strongheartshelpline.org/

To close out this week’s show, Tiokasin talks with multi-award nominated and award-winning hip-hop/electronic artist Cody Coyote about his new music video for his award-winning song, “Manidoo Dewe’igan.” The song hit #1 on the Indigenous Music Countdown in January 2020. Cody is of Ojibwe and Irish descent with ancestry from Matachewan First Nation in Ontario. Look for “Manidoo Dewe’igan”on all platforms including YouTube, Spotify, iTunes, Google Play, TikTok and more. Cody can be found on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. His website is https://www.codycoyotemusic.com/

 Music Selections:
 
 1. Song Title: Tahi Roots Mix (First Voices Radio Theme Song) 
 Artist: Moana and the Moa Hunters 
 CD: Tahi (1993) 
 Label: Southside Records (Australia and New Zealand) 
 (00:00:44) 
 
 2. Song Title: Mind Control 
 Artist: Stephen Marley 
 CD: Mind Control (2007) 
 Label: Universal / Tuff Gong 
 (00:27:25) 
 
 3. Song Title: Manidoo Dewe’igan 
 Artist: Cody Coyote 
 CD: Ma’iinganag 
 Label: Cody Coyote 
 (00:56:02) 

What is First Voices Radio?

“First Voices Radio,” now in its 32nd year on the air, is an internationally syndicated one-hour radio program originating from and heard weekly on Radio Kingston WKNY 1490 AM and 107.9 FM in Kingston, New York. Hosted by Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), who is the show's Founder and Executive Producer, "First Voices Radio" explores global topics and issues of critical importance to the preservation and protection of Mother Earth presented in the voices and from the perspective of the original peoples of the world.