Indigenous Peoples Music

IPM Show Number 4 !

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IPM SHOW NOTES

09/23/2005

Open the show….

1^st Katrina, now Rita?!?!?

Introduction to situation with

Houma

:

"United Houma Nation Chief Brenda Robidaux

told the national "RadioLeft" on Wednesday, Sept. 21,

that tribal members can not get throughto either FEMA

or the Red Cross and are not receiving any federal aid."

"Robidaux said a grassroots effort of volunteers have set

up tents in her yard to help tribal members, but no national

or federal aid is coming in."

"One

Houma

village was blown away by Hurricane Katrina and another is
underwater south of

New Orleans

. Thousands of

Houma

are homeless. They
are still searching for tribal members in shelters, some of the elders
may not speak English. The mainstream media continues to ignore the tribes and their losses on the

Louisiana

coast."

"The

houma

villages were located near Terrebonne and Lafourche Parishes southwest of

New Orleans

, in the vicinity of Montagne, Golden Meadow, and Dulac-Grand Caillou."

A Boat displaced

from a county outside

of the Houma reservation

A houma tribal home

Introduction to “ARISE”

AWARENESS

RELIEF
INDIGENOUS

SOLIDARITY
EFFORTS

Play involved artists:

Star Nayea: WWW.STARNAYEA.NET

Darren Geffre: WWW.NATIVESINGER.COM

Howard Lyons: WWW.Howardlyons.skydomerecords

Arvel Bird: WWW.ARVELBIRD.COM

Joseph Firecrow: WWW.JOSEPHFIRECROW.COM

ARISE

Mission

statement:

Here is the complete mission statement from our director, Star Nayea:

Recently, a concert that was planned to raise money for the people of the

Houma

tribal nation, as well as other victims of Hurricane Katrina in

Louisiana

, now seems impossible to pull off. This was due to lack of monetary support & interest from Casino's, as well as indigenous organizations.
Star Nayea, a native artist and the organizer of the concert, which was to be called “ARISE” was heart broken over this. But within 24hrs of her realizing its impossibility, she was blessed with an alternate plan.

Singer/song writer Howard Lyons, along with his wife Nancy,

came up with an Idea of a benefit CD, while in keeping, with the same name & spirit of ARISE.

With renewed vigor, Star is reaching out to Native American and aboriginal

artists who may be interested in donating songs for this CD.
We would prefer donated songs that you as the artist fully own including Copyrights & publishing. If you appear on a label, we would ask that your label simply state that you
appear courtesy of themselves for this project.

If you own your songs & it's publishing,
you will still retain all your rights by way of
artist contract with ARISE LLC, & its founders.
now, you won't make any publishing money from this venture,
just a really great feeling that you are helping others!

The art work, mastering, and pressing for ARISE ,
will all be done by the Design team of  “Foxwoods Creative Arts” , a production
house owned and operated by The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation.

They are donating all of thier production design services to this project.

In addition to song donations, Star is looking into partnering with a

label with world wide distribution. A well respected label, that will enable us to increase the visibility of this project, and help make our efforts of bringing relief to those in need

a reality.

We are just asking for your generous donation of ONE song.
It's so much more than a song; it's a sacred message & gift.
From the First citizens of this Nation to our battered & bewildered
brothers & sisters of every race!

By lending our Native voices & visions to those who have been swept away,
devastated, by the total destruction of their everyday day lives, that
we all are so blessed to have.

CALL TO ACTION:

If you are a northern or southern native American Indian artist, or a Canadian aboriginal artist, and would like to submit your work, please contact me, Michael Kickingbear, by e-mail at:  nativemusic@gmail.com,  that e-mail once again,  nativemusic@gmail.com

Or call me at: (860) 237-8400   that number again, (860) 237-8400

Star, Howard & Nancy Lyons, and I wish you all the best & we Pray for your donation to our efforts.
Thank You, Love & Prayers…

Star Nayea

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-Michael Kickingbear

Tough, But Honest Words...

Hello Everyone!

The aftermath of hurricane Katrina has really tested this country's resolve with regards to recovery and survival.

From my own personal perspective, here is my report card on this country's ability to handle this situation:

Federal Government, you get below a F....please close so that the rest of the country can stop paying taxes to you which has now proved to be for nothing!

State Governments, you get a "C" as you are trying to help people in general down there, but most likely more could be done.

The American People in general, you get an A+++++++++++++++++++++   for your deep generosity which knows no bounds.

Now....on to the major media....

For once, I guess I am split on my opinion of the general media. Generally, you guys piss me off. Let me be more specific...the news editors, program directors, or anyone else responsible for who we see on our screens, and how they position their stories. YOU STILL PISS ME OFF.

Why? Because you are all  opportunists. You lack the ability to feel compassion about any subject with out feeling the need to turn it into a story opportunity. You have completely forgotten the older days of responsible news journalism. You typically only see an opportunity to position your stories to drive up speculation. You never try to bring two parties together to solve anything!

Want an example? Over one week of jumping on the comments of a frustrated black mayor and re-invigorating an age old issue of Black people vs White people. You then sprinkle a little additional controversy by bringing George W. Bush and his administration into the mix. By basic problem with this is your inability to focus on other peoples needs...

Like entire missing Native American Tribal Nations.  Let me say that again...

ENTIRE TRIBAL NATIONS ARE MISSING IN MISSISSIPPI AND LOUISIANA...

OK, do you think that would catch any-ones attention? You would think it would, but there is nothing on ANY major news outlet. I would think you major news people could spare an occasional 30 second piece about a tribal nation such as the Houma's who are for the most part...missing. 

And please... don't sit there and tell me that "Gosh...we didn't know...THANK YOU FOR TELLING US...when I myself have done just that! I guess I will send this rant to someone who appreciates comments like this...filmmaker Michael Moore.

On the one hand, I have appreciated seeing attempts by the different news organizations try to connect families to loved ones,  but  can you do it without combining it with a story? With out deliberately instructing your reporters or corespondents to play on the race card?

CNN, thank you for running the pictures of missing children continuously on your broadcasts, with contact information. That stand alone effort needs to be commended. You can still work on some other issues that I have already stated, but thank you for at least posting their images and posting the toll free number (800-843-5678) for the national center for missing children, as well as their website (http://www.missingkids.com)

So (sadly) since the news media, the federal government, and other organizations have forgotten our Native people, it is up to us, independent native news media, to try to help our people. Maybe we can not only raise awareness, but get a fund raiser together that can be long term.

We are going to be introducing a payroll deduction plan at our own casino that employees can utilize to make donations over time. The organizations that receive the donations must demonstrate that they are utilizing the money to benefit the people.

Under consideration are:

American Red Cross

Salvation Army

United Way

However, the needs of the Houma people are as important as others affected by the storm. Again, I just want to be sure that the donations go to help our people as well as others.

I would love to hear others opinions, please feel free to e-mail me at:

nativemusic@gmail.com

Thanks for taking the time to read all of this.

Sincerely,

Michael Kickingbear

Indigenous Peoples Music

Indigenous Peoples Music show # 3

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Show notes for 09/14/2005

[PLAY] General Open

[PLAY] 2 songs from new CD "Touch of Love" produced and composed by Kenny Merrick jr. Additional vocals provided by Delia Waskowitch

WEBSITE: WWW.REDBEARPRODUCTIONS.COM

Kenny Merrick

kenny@redbearproductions.com

860.857.7776

[PLAY] 2 songs from JANA Mashonee's new CD "Flash of a Fire Fly"

WEBSITE: WWW.JANANATION.COM

JANA MASHONEE

[PLAY] American Red Cross promo

Short Intermission, played "medicine power" by oliver shanti and Joseph Firecrow

Announced winners of the 2005 "Indian Summer Music Festival"

winners and catagories are as follows:

2005 Indian Summer Music Awards Winners

Awards were presented Saturday, September 10th at 7:00 PM

at Indian Summer Festivals in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Join us as we honor these Performers and Groups

Alternative Rock Category: “The Red” by Eagle & Hawk

Blues Category: “Time For A Woman” by Mitch Walking Elk

Classic Rock Category: “Maya” by Jimmy Lee Young

Contemporary Instrumental Category: “Spirit of the Nations” by Spirit of the Nations

Country Category: “Maya” by Jimmy Lee Young

Flute Category: “Togo” by Andrew Vasquez

Folk Category: “Nawi” by Yarina

Native Spirit Category: “Shapeshifter” by Elysium Calling

Pop Category: “Skintalk” by Martha Redbone

Rap/Hip Hop Category: “Redvolution” by Litefoot

Spiritual Category: “Aloha Ke Akua” by Na Kahu

Spoken Word Category: “Spirit Seeker” by Phillip Whiteman Jr.

Traditional Drum Category: “Under The Same Sky” by Delia & The Waskewitch Boys

Traditional Vocal Category: “There Are No Goodbyes” by Randy Wood

[PLAY] Andrew Vasquez, traditional flute, song: "Down the river"

Andrew Vasquez

[PLAY] Martha Redbone, R&B vocalist, song: "Skin Walker"

website: WWW.MARTHAREDBONE.COM

Martha Redbone

[PLAY] Yarina, Equadorian, Song: "NAWI"

website: WWW.YARINAMUSIC.COM

Yarina

Close of show....

Please e-mail us at: nativemusic@gmail.com

Call the show! 860.237.8400

please donate to the american red cross to help the victems of hurricane KATRINA:  WWW.REDCROSS.ORG

NEW ALBUM SPOTLIGHT..."Touch of Love"

NEW ALBUM SPOTLIGHT

Direct Download: CLICK HERE

I'd like to announce the 5th album by Singer/songwriter / traditional flute Player, Kenny Merrick jr. This award winning composer has just released his 5th album in conjunction with vocal  contributions made by Delia and Irving Washawitch.

This album is very special in that Kenny is donating a portion of the proceeds from each CD sale to go towards the purchase of much needed  dialysis machines for the Spirit Lake Sioux tribal nation of North Dakota.

Some quick facts about diabetes….

An estimated 16 million people, or 6% of the

U.S.

population have diabetes. Of these, over 5 million do not know they have the disease.

Close to 800,000 individuals are diagnosed each year More than 107,000 Native Americans and Alaska Natives, or 14.5% of the population, receiving care from Indian Health Services have diabetes.

Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness. Roughly 12,000-24,000 people lose their eyesight each year because of complications related to diabetes.

What can be done?

Educating patients is critical. Their risk for complications can be reduced if educated properly. We need to encourage diabetics to learn and practice the skills necessary to better control their blood glucose, blood pressure and cholesterol levels.

Regular checkups from healthcare professionals are a necessity. Lifestyle changes must occur, such as stopping smoking, and proper dieting for weight loss and control.

In ideal circumstances, Native Americans with diabetes will have their disease under good control and be monitored frequently by a health care team knowledgeable in the care of diabetes. Better health care providers and facilities are desperately needed on

United States

reservations as well as Canadian reserves.

ABOUT THE ARTIST:

Born in

Devils Lake

,

North Dakota

; Kenny is part of the Spirit Lake Sioux Tribe.  Originally from the Fort Berthold Reservation in New Town,

North Dakota

, Kenny now resides in

Preston

,

Connecticut

.

Kenny has extensive life-long knowledge and experience in leading and teaching Native American drum music, dance and culture. From 1989 to 1996 he was the Drum and Dance Coordinator for the American Indian Dance Theater.   Maintaining the lead position in the nationally traveled show he took part in choosing and writing songs, choreographing dances, leading rehearsals, fund raising and promotion.

His latest album, “Touch of Love” is the 5^th in a series of outstanding Native American recordings. To order your copy of “Touch of Love”, please call: (860) 857-7776 

Or to order by E-mail, write:

kenny@redbearproductions.com

WEBSITE: RED BEAR PRODUCTIONS

Indigenous Peoples Music...Show # 2

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INDIGENOUS PEOPLES MUSIC

SHOW # 2

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Please replace any previously downloaded copies of show # 2 with this current version. I have corrected some audio distortion that was detected shortly after this show was origionally posted.

SHOW NOTES FROM: 09-07-2005

[PLAY] "Today on Indigenous Peoples Music"

* Discusson on Katrina Aftermath....a plea to give generously to the American Red Cross

[PLAY] "Katrina PSA"

* Discussion of my experiance with the Salvation Army. Another worthy organization.

[PLAY] 1st Feature: Martha Redbone, Visit Website: WWW.MARTHAREDBONE.COM

*Discussion on what Northern Traditional Drum sounds like. [PLAY] "Bear Creek"

*Discussion on the "Do's and Dont's" as an observer at a North American Powwow.

[PLAY] 2nd Feature, Mary Youngblood, Visit Website: WWW.MARYYOUNGBLOOD.COM

*We wait until next week to start our new feature "NAME THAT FAMOUS NATIVE"

[PLAY] 3rd Feature, Yarina, Visit Website: WWW.YARINAMUSIC.COM

[PLAY] Show Close...SPIRIT NATION

Please give generously to the AMERICAN RED CROSS to help the victems of hurricane katrina!

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To provide  feedback, suggest artists or to submit mp3 files, or just to simply say hi... please e-mail me at:  nativemusic@gmail.com or call me and leave a message at: 860.237.8400

Thanks for listening !

-Michael 

Indigenous Peoples Music...Our First Show !

For a direct download of our show, please use this link:   Direct Show Download

You have reached the blog site for Indigenous Peoples Music, and our podcast. Our show is dedicated to the promotion of North American indigenous music talent. You will hear from many outstanding artists, from both the traditional as well as contemporary styles of music.

Our blog will carry the show notes including links to the artists websites that we feature. We will also advertise tour dates, and also links to videos that can be downloaded for personal use. our podcast launched on August 31st 2005. We can also be heard on live 365, where you will find other music as well as our weekly podcast.

Show Notes for August 31st 2005:

Show Open: SPIRIT NATION

Feature:  Joseph Firecrow traditional flute player (intro)

[PLAY] Song: "Legend of The Warrior" Joseph Firecrow + Joseph Marshal (poetry vocals)

[PLAY] Song: "Red Beads" Joseph Firecrow

Feature: Derek Miller

[PLAY] Song: "Music is the medicine" title track from current CD

[PLAY] Song: "Someone Call an angel down"

Close Show: Spirit Nation

To Contact our show:

E-mail: nativemusic@gmail.com

By Phone: 860.237.8400 (messages can be left...may use on show)

Websites:

JOSEPH FIRECROW

Native Label: MAKOCHE'

Record Label: EARTH BEAT RECORDS

DEREK MILLER

We thank you for your interest in our show, and to the artists! Please visit often! Please visit the artists websites and see them on tour!

Thank you.

-Michael Kickingbear

Indigenous Peoples Music Host.