InterTribal presents:
Water Women and Ancestors
Good morning and welcome to your weekend!
This week’s audio production was high paced, stressed, while also very exciting. Fund Drive time is always very active and requires many of our volunteers to get involved. The same is true even during a pandemic.
Those of us who preproduce our shows need to curate them with positive and upbeat tempos. This Fun-drive I have a very special guest who, through the magic of technology, will join me prerecorded on the October 23, 2021 show. This special guest is revealed during today’s show.
This Week in Indian Country provides two stories sourced from Indian Country Today. This weeks segment introduces you Ashley Callingbull and Meghan Sullivan. Both are interviewed by Mark Trahant.
- Ashley Callingbull is a Plains Cree model, actress and advocate.
- Meghan Sullivan reports on the ICT’s $20 million dollar trust fund in Alaska.
Be sure to plan for donating during InterTribal. I will have some extra treats for you when you do.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Walk in Peace,
Tall Feathers
InterTribal InterTribal October 16th, 2021
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InterTribal presents:
Celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day
Good morning and welcome to your weekend!
Today is forecast to be rainy. I hope this is not a bad event for any of us.
Today’s show celebrates Indigenous People’s Day, Sunday, October 10, 2021. I hope you enjoy the selection and blend of music presented this morning.
Events this Weekend
This weekend the Richmond Folk Festival returns for live performances down on Browns Island – This year’s indigenous performers are Jasmine Bell & North Bear.
Jasmine is a two-time world champion hoop dancer (traditionally a male dance) and a carrier of the Lakota traditions.
North Bear, is an acclaimed Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone drum group from Wind River reservation in central Wyoming. North Bear is one of the foremost exponents of the Northern Plains “straight” or “traditional” style of singing, This weekend you will experience North Bear driving the dance with their powerful falsetto voices. North Bear was founded in 2003, and is led by Jasmine’s husband, Luke Bell.
Of course, the Richmond Folk Festival is free and open to the public.
The American Indian College Fund Presents: INDIGE-BRATION – a Virtual Concert Celebrating the Indigenous People.
Sunday, October 10th (Indigenous Peoples’ Day Eve) at 6:30 pm MDT. – 8:30 pm EDT.
INDIGE-BRATION is a first-time ever event hosted by the American Indian College Fund. This event is free, however, seating is limited so registration is required. To register and get your ticket follow the link above or click here. I am excited because many of the wonderful musicians listed to perform are musicians I have played right here on InterTribal.
This Week in Indian Country (a radio news segment on InterTribal & WRIR)
Buffy Sainte-Marie interviewed on The National
June 5, 2015-CBS-The National
Musician and activist Buffy Sainte-Marie sits down with Wendy Mesley to talk about the need for a new deal for Canada’s First Nations.
Found in Indian Country Today News:
Thacker Pass – New Evidence proves massacre was at Nevada mine site (Video)
Tribes: New evidence proves massacre was at mine site
Nevada Lithium Corp’s construction is scheduled to begin earlier next year at what would be the largest lithium mine in the nation
Scott Sonner Associated Press
Have a wonderful weekend and keep the music flowing.
Walk in Peace,
Tall Feathers
InterTribal InterTribal October 9th, 2021
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InterTribal presents:
Spirits and Memories
Good morning and welcome to your weekend!
This week we begin a month of spooky and spirit filled music. I am sure I will reach back into some archives to find some mood setting music for this Spirit Filled month of memories.
This Week in Indian Country:
- The first segment shares an article from The Frontier – At one former Native American school in Oklahoma, honoring the dead now falls to alumni – Written by Ari Fife | Published July 21, 2021
- The second segment shares the sad news of Myron Dewey’s death last Sunday. SFGATE article – Indigenous filmmaker’s ‘every breath’ a fight for his people – Written by Sam Metz | Published September 29, 2021
- As a Tribute to Myron, I played an audio segment from the AJ+ video on YouTube – #NoDAPL Drones Monitor North Dakota Police –
This week’s segment runs approximately 16 minutes. I kept it as brief as I could while hoping to show the respect both topics deserve.
Thank you for tuning in and making InterTribal a part of your Saturday morning routine.
Walk in Peace,
Tall Feathers
InterTribal InterTribal October 2nd, 2021
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InterTribal presents:
Before the Night Comes
Good morning and welcome to your weekend.
Today’s show celebrates the last vestiges of longer days. This coming Wednesday is the official arrival of Autumn with the Equinox, so I thought I would celebrate the beginning of the shorter nights.
This Week in Indian Country again shares two articles:
Two articles pulled from Indian Country Today on the web
1 – Miccosukee filmmaker breaks out in Hollywood
By Sandra Hale Schulman – Published 09/16/2021
2 – Man charged in 2012 death of Native student
By Carina Dominquez – Published 09162021
Remember you can reach me at [email protected].
Walk in Peace,
Tall Feathers
InterTribal InterTribal September 18th, 2021
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InterTribal presents:
Memories
Good morning and welcome to your weekend.
Meteorological autumn has arrived as of September 1st. With it, the daylight shortens. I don’t know about you, but I now need the light on as I start my morning during the week. 8 pm brings darkness. Thus requiring me to turn on the outdoor lights when I take the dog out.
The temperature has begun to visit the lower portions of the thermostat, and we bid farewell to summer.
Today is 9/11 and most of us probably remember waking up to the horror in New York. Later in DC and next in a field in Pennsylvania.
With everything we are dealing with I selected today’s music to create a meditative environment and help us relax. At least, that was the purpose.
This week in Indian Country focuses on the devastation in Louisiana along the Gulf coast.
You can explore the following websites for more details:
- Louisiana’s Houma Nation Was Devastated by Hurricane Ida
- September 5, 2021 published on NPR (Audio Captured)
- Written & Interviewed by Lulu Garcia-Navarro
- Can visit for more information on the United Houma Nation, visit unitedhoumanation.org.
- Democracy Now! Captured Audio with Amy Goodman Interviews Monique Verdin
- Hurricane Ida Slams Native Communities in Louisiana as New Orleans Loses Electricity & Covid Rages
- Story published August 30, 2021
Thank you for tuning in and I hope you enjoy the show.
Walk in Peace,
Tall Feathers
InterTribal InterTribal September 11th, 2021
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InterTribal presents:
Labored Day Weekend
Good morning and welcome to your weekend.
I want to wish everyone a Happy Labor Day! This coming Monday is the last official holiday of summer. And, one can now say Autumn has arrived. On Wednesday, meteorological Autumn began.
I hope you are enjoying the new segment; “This Week in Indian Country”. Even though it takes me a little longer to produce the show, I believe the segment adds to the program.
This week I focus on events closer to home: Richmond.
On the Pow Wow trail, two pow wows are canceled:
- The Nottoway Indian Tribal Pow Wow – originally scheduled for September 18th & 19th
- Upper Mattaponi Tribal Pow Wow – originally scheduled for October 9th & 10th.
I also share details for the Pocahontas Reframed Film Festival scheduled for November 19th through the 21st. Tickets for the 5th Annual Pocahontas Reframed Film Festival are now on sale. This year’s event takes place
at the VMFA Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, VA. You can check out the complete schedule of events here and purchase tickets here.
Just a reminder this show is pre-recorded for your listening pleasure.
Walk in Peace and stay healthy,
Tall Feathers
InterTribal InterTribal September 4th, 2021
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InterTribal presents:
Always In Indian Country
Good morning and welcome to your weekend.
Today is the final Saturday of August. Are you ready for September? Hopefully the hot humidity will begin to move on.
Todays show has lots of music in it from 2021 and also features a new segment: This week in Indian Country.
This segment contains two articles:
Indian Country Today News
- William Yellow Robe: ‘A pivotal Native playwright’
- Mary Annette Pember
- Published 08/24/2021
- Boarding school review prompts calls for trauma support
- Susan Montoya Bryan
- Published 08/23/2021
Hope you enjoy the selection and blend.
Walk in Peace,
Tall Feathers
InterTribal InterTribal August 28th, 2021
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InterTribal presents:
Lions Gate Awaits
Good morning and welcome to your weekend!
InterTribal, the show that makes the sun rise, is here with another installment for your listening pleasure.
I enjoyed putting this show together because I had news and music to share with you.
First – The news:
After 100 years of having been removed from their lands, The Nez Perce returned to a portion of their original homelands and performed a Blessing Ceremony.
You may review the article on the Statesman Journal Website.
Second – The Music:
I am excited to share the music of Xiuhtezcatl Martinez, also known as “X”. He is a vibrant young Earth Guardian who sings hip hop and rap.
Thank you for tuning in and I hope you enjoy the show.
Walk in Peace,
Tall Feathers
InterTribal InterTribal August 7th, 2021
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InterTribal presents:
What If
Good morning and welcome to your weekend.
Today we celebrate the last day of July. Tomorrow starts the month of August and soon Autumn will become our companion.
Congratulations needs to go out to Carissa Moore for winning the First ever Olympic Gold for Surfing! Carissa is a Hawaiian native and I wanted to mention her this morning. The link above will take you to the article mentioned during my show. The image is also one from both the article and Carissa’s social media.
Please continue to wear your masks and practice social distancing.
Walk in Peace,
Tall Feathers
InterTribal InterTribal July 31st, 2021
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InterTribal presents:
835 Plus 1
Good morning and welcome to your weekend!
As of last week, we have spent 835 Saturdays together. Well, give or take the few times I took off due to parent responsibilities or vacationing. Today is Plus 1. Last week, July 10 marked 16 years of InterTribal on WRIR. Today we start year 17.
Today’s show is episode 836. This show contains music old and new with artists you may or may not have heard of. I do hope you will enjoy the blended mix created for you.
Stay dry and remain safe.
Walk in Peace,
Tall Feathers
InterTribal InterTribal July 17th, 2021
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