http://archive.wbai.org/files/mp3/100204_100001fvoices.MP3 FIRST VOICES INDIGENOUS RADIO en-us Tue, 09 February 2010 14:43:05 GMT 5 http://archive.wbai.org/files/mp3/100204_100001fvoices.MP3 http://archive.wbai.org/files/mp3/100204_100001fvoices.MP3 Thu, 04 February 2010 15:00:01 GMT FIRST VOICES INDIGENOUS RADIO Public Affairs First hour of many - this was an expanded show. We offered <strong>Max Dashu's </strong> "Suppressed Histories Archives: Women's Power DVD" For nearly 40 years, Dashu has presented hundreds of slide talks at universities, community centers, bookstores, schools, libraries, prisons, galleries, festivals and conferences around North America. Her work bridges the gap between academia and grassroots education. It foregrounds Indigenous women passed over by standard histories and highlights female spheres of power retained even in patriarchal societies. http://archive.wbai.org/files/mp3/100128_100001fvoices.MP3 http://archive.wbai.org/files/mp3/100128_100001fvoices.MP3 Thu, 28 January 2010 15:00:01 GMT FIRST VOICES INDIGENOUS RADIO Public Affairs <strong>Host: Tiokasin Ghosthorse</strong><br/><strong>Dahoud Andre</strong> and <strong>Miriam Neptune</strong> <a href="http://haitianwomen. wordpress.com">Haitian Women for Haitian Refugees </a>- speak regarding the relief efforts being denied by the U.S militarization in Haiti. <br/><strong>Joseph Brings Plenty</strong>- <a href="http://www. sioux.org ">Cheyenne River (Lakota) Sioux Tribe</a>- Chairman on the declared "disaster area" by the Governor Rounds of South Dakota - during the third of major ice and snowstorms that has devasted the CRSTs since early Dec. 2009. The noticeable effect of an "emergency" would be relief efforts by the Red Cross or Federal Emergency Management Agency, until this date 1-28-10 "FEMA has not shown up on Cheyenne River and what Red Cross aid there is for Natives on this reservation is sparse at best". The National Guard is assisting with restoring power and water resources but with 10-21 days. Meanwhile, subzero temperatures, no water, no gasoline, no stores or businesses, no schools and no power keep services inadequate for most of the members on and near the Cheyenne River and Standing Rock Sioux Reservations. CRST Emergency Coordination Center <strong>(605) 964-7711 (7712)</strong> http://archive.wbai.org/files/mp3/100121_100001fvoices.MP3 http://archive.wbai.org/files/mp3/100121_100001fvoices.MP3 Thu, 21 January 2010 15:00:01 GMT FIRST VOICES INDIGENOUS RADIO Public Affairs <strong>Host: Tiokasin Ghosthorse</strong><br/>Commentary on the devastation of the earthquake in Haiti and the militarization of the country by the U.S. A magnitude 5.9 aftershock, since the 12 ­January cataclysm, caused no serious reported damage or casualties.<br/><strong>Basem Khader</strong> Gaza Blockade <a href="http://electronicintifada. net">Electronicintifada.net</a><br/> Continues to Suffocate Daily Life more than 1.4 million Palestinians cut off from the outside world and struggling with desperate poverty. The blockade does not target armed groups but rather punishes Gaza’s entire population by restricting the entry of food, medical supplies, educational equipment and building materials. An estimated 280 of the 641 schools in Gaza were damaged and 18 were destroyed. More than half of Gaza’s population is under the age of 18 and the disruption to their education is having a devastating impact. Hospitals have also been badly affected by the military offensive and the blockade. Trucks of medical aid provided by the World Health Organization have been repeatedly refused entry to Gaza without explanation by Israeli officials.<br/><strong>Soli “Papakihei” Niheu</strong> A Kanaka Maoli Elder from the Kingdom of Hawai'i has been at the forefront of Hawai'ian struggles for over 45 years. Soli talks about how he has to protect land rights and stop military test bombing, and in the ongoing sovereignty movement. <a href="http://www.alstonbannerman. org/2001fellows.html">Alstonbannerman. org</a> http://archive.wbai.org/files/mp3/100114_100001fvoices.MP3 http://archive.wbai.org/files/mp3/100114_100001fvoices.MP3 Thu, 14 January 2010 15:00:01 GMT First Voices Indigenous Radio Public Affairs <strong>Host: Tiokasin Ghosthorse</strong><br/><strong>Basem Khader</strong> - former economist with the United Nations updates us on the situation at the Egypt/Gaza border. Website: <a href="http://electronicintifada. net">electronicintifada.net</a><br/><strong> Phillip Whiteman Jr.</strong> and <strong>Lynette Two Bulls</strong> have organized the Northern Cheyenne's Fort Robinson Outbreak Spiritual Run - about 100 tribal members - most of them grade-schoolers - run 400 miles every year since 1996 from Fort Robinson, Neb., to Busby, Montana. Website:<a href="http://yellowbirdinc. org">YellowBirdinc.org</a><br /><strong>Silvia Burley</strong> is the Chairperson of the California Valley Miwok Tribe at <a href="http://californiavalleymiwoktribe. us">californiavalleymiwoktribe. us</a> or contact <strong>209.931. 4567</strong> prepare to lock themselves inside their Tribal Headquarters in Stockton, CA. on Jan. 15th, when the Sheriff is coming to forcibly evict them from their land because of foreclosure. <br/>The Miwok called for a 2- day protest and speak-out gathering at the Bureau of Indian Affairs recently on January 6th and 7th. The BIA was targeted because they have been withholding funds that the Miwok need in order to pay for their land. In question is 1 1/2 acres, purchased after US Congress passed the "Termination Act of 1953" - terminating 0.92 Percent of an acre. http://archive.wbai.org/files/mp3/100107_100001fvoices.MP3 http://archive.wbai.org/files/mp3/100107_100001fvoices.MP3 Thu, 07 January 2010 15:00:01 GMT FIRST VOICES INDIGENOUS RADIO Public Affairs <strong>HOST: Tiokasin Ghosthorse</strong><br/><strong>CHRISTINE ROSE</strong> of <a href="http://changingwinds. org">Changing Winds</a> gives up an update with the "2010 Winter Warmth Drive".<br/><strong>VICTOR TORO</strong> Víctor Toro was a leftist political activist in the late sixties and early seventies in Chile. When the U.S backed coup that took place in Chile on September 11th, 1973, Víctor along with his wife Nieves, and many other thousands were persecuted, kidnapped, tortured, killed and the ones that survived, eventually forced into exile. Víctor has been residing in the United States for more than 25 years. Presently, a small community organization in the South Bronx called La Peña del Bronx. La Peña del Bronx, feeds the homeless and educates people about their constitutional, and immigration rights. At the present time, Víctor is fighting deportation.<br/><strong>ROSA LOZANO</strong> of <a href="http://cispes. org">CISPES</a>, the Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador joins <strong>JASON WALLACH</strong> a veteran media worker and a contributor to <a href="http://upsidownworld.org">Upside Down World</a>. The multi-national "gold" mining corporation PACIFIC RIM recently denied their involvement with the deaths of two prominent anti-mining activists in El Salvador. We talk about their role and the role of Indigenous peoples being affected by the mining, pollution, health, CAFTA and policies of profit between the government and Pacific Rim.