Bay Native Circle

Bay Native Circle – March 2, 2005

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After opening with Annie Humprey’s "See Her," host Janeen Antoine interviews Lakota Harden on her role in the upcoming Vagina Monologues production. Gregg McVicarr is engaging with entertaining Choctaw painter and singer Gary Whitedeer about the Choctaw-Irish connection, his artwork, the Native American church, and Choctaw music and dance. After the Calendar, Antoine talks with … Continued


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Bay Native Circle – February 16, 2005

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This week on Bay Native Circle we interview an icon of resistance to missionaries, the BIA and the distortions of American history — Dakota Sioux activist, actor and folksinger Floyd Red Crow Westerman. We’re also fundraising for KPFA and are offering Floyd’s excellent double CD Custer Died for Your Sins/The Land is Your Mother as … Continued


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Bay Native Circle – February 9, 2005

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Today on a special 1-hour edition of Bay Native Circle starting at 1 pm, we visit with Navajo-Ute composer and multi-instrumentalist R. Carlos Nakai. We’ll also be asking you to call or log-on to KPFA with your support for listener-sponsored radio.


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Bay Native Circle – February 2, 2005

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Smoke Johnson grew up in Livermore, having to deal with racism and ignorance. She did something about it by organizing an annual powwow. Today we talk with this young woman about the upcoming Livermore powwow. We will also talk to the Chief of the Red Nation Motorcycle club and their Red Heart Run this weekend, … Continued


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Bay Native Circle – January 12, 2005

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With the winter rains we look at ways that our ancestors used this time (based on our ‘star knowledge’) to take care of home and our personal self reflection, and prepare for the upcoming months. Lakota Harden speaks with Adam Villagomez of the Sonoma County Indian Health Project about healing substance abuse with traditional methods. … Continued


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Bay Native Circle – December 29, 2004

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December 29 marks the historical 1890 Journey of Big Foot, Lakota Leader, and the Massacre at Wounded Knee. Hosts Janeen Antoine and Lakota Harden take a look at that historical account, the 1973 Resistance Takeover, and the Present Big Foot Memorial Ride. Poetry by Muriel Antoine, music by Robert Cultee and Robbie Robertson and the … Continued