Jay Winter Nightwolf: American Indian & Indigenous Peoples Truths

Barry Lenoir is the President of the United Black Fund of Washington, DC. Mark Charles is a Navajo activist, public speaker, consultant, and author on Native American issues. He was an independent candidate for President of the United States in the 2020 United States presidential election. In this episode: The new Administration- Better but not ideal Confronting evil and the movement of power in a better direction What Biden and Harris did to set people of color back Will the next 4 years encourage us to forget the country is racist   Host:  Jay Winter NightwolfPrayer:  Verona IriarteProduction Engineer:  Moe Thomas Executive Producer:  Sandra Hope

Dr. Carmen Johnson spent 44 months of a 10-year sentence in a West Virginia prison work camp as a result of her work and advocacy to prevent and stop mortgage loan abuses aimed at people of color in Maryland. She was charged and falsely convicted with what was labeled as "24 counts of mortgage, bank, and wire fraud". During the years leading up to that sentence, she was bullied, harassed, followed, and called vile names by those who chose to support the lies that had been promoted about her.  While in prison, she was verbally and physically abused and must now manage the resulting PTSD while she fights to clear her name. Read Carmen's Story.   Music:  "Keep My Memory" by Alexis Raeana feat. Charly Lowry. Host:  Jay Winter Nightwolf Prayer:  Verona Iriarte Executive Producer:  Sandra Hope Production Editor:  Moe Thomas

Ben Jealous and Jay Winter Nightwolf discuss the flawed condition of the United States and what it's going to take to resolve many of the problems that continue to exist. Ben Jealous is the president of People For the American Way and People For the American Way Foundation.  He worked to pass key legislative accomplishments during President Obama’s first term, most notably the Affordable Care Act. His experience spans Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, and Police Accountability. He was nominated by the Democratic party and ran for Governor of Maryland in the 2018 election. He was chosen as the youngest-ever president and CEO of the NAACP and served from 2008 to 2012.  He was also a front line Journalist in the line of fire for police accountability. See the current PFAW campaigns. Host:  Jay Winter Nightwolf Prayer: Verona Iriarte Production Editor:  Moe Thomas

Jay Winter Nightwolf and Peter Brooks discuss intersections between Indigenous and Black ancestry during the Harlem Renaissance.  The phenomenal Cab Calloway (Peter's grandfather), Marcus Garvey, Count Basie, The Ink Spots (Jay's father), Duke Ellington, and Nanice Lund (Pura Fe's mother) are mentioned in this nostalgic discussion that shows our common humanity.  Peter lives his life with the embedded influence of blended culture and history with a devotion to bringing peace and serenity to the world using guided meditation and Indigenous spirituality. Supplemental Music:  Everybody eats when they come to my house (Cab Calloway) The Hi-De-Ho-Man (Cab Calloway) Host:  Jay Winter Nightwolf Prayer:  Verona Iriarte Production Editor:  Moe Thomas

In this episode, Nightwolf talks with long-time friend Karen Collins (Eastern Shawnee of Oklahoma). They reminisce about days of old before Covid-19 and the need for humanity to come together so we can survive this evolution to the norm. Karen fondly remembers 1966 when the American Indian Society (now AISDC) was formed and how it has been affected over the years. Karen is Secretary for AISDC and holds Elder status for 54 years of dedication, for promoting unity of Indigenous people, and for staying aware of current Indigenous reality. Music:  Keep My Memory (Alexis Raeana feat. Charly Lowry) Host: Jay Winter Nightwolf Prayer: Verona Iriarte Production:  Moe Thomas  

Nightwolf talks with Suzette Brewer (Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma) about the Indian Child Welfare Act / ICWA and its impact on Federal Indian Law. Suzette is a free-lance writer specializing in federal Indian law and violence against Native women and children; is the 2015 recipient of the Richard LaCourse-Gannett Foundation Al Neuharth Investigative Journalism Award for her work on ICWA, and is also a 2018 John Jay/Tow Juvenile Justice Reporting Fellow. 

Shelia Bryant is an attorney and an advocate for criminal justice reform. She became one of only a few African American women to achieve the rank of Colonel (O-6) in the United States Marine Corps Reserve. As an attorney, Ms. Bryant practiced in civil, criminal, and family law in California a before becoming a civil servant for the U.S. Navy in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Her most recent civil service assignment was Inspector General for Naval Forces Europe and Africa while stationed in Naples, Italy. Yohance Maqubela is a civil rights and human rights activist, lecturer and spokesman; and is the son of the late Dick Gregory. Mr. Maqubela is a seasoned professional in the areas of business administration and financial management.   Jay Winter Nightwolf, Host Verona Iriarte, Prayer Moe Thomas, Production Editor

Mary Murdock Meyer is the Chief Executive of the Snake Shoshone Timpanogos Nation. "As Chief Executive of the Timpanogos Nation I [Mary Meyer] have pondered many times how our people were forgotten. We are the living descendents of legendary Chiefs Walkara, Kanosh, Tabby, Arropeen, Washakie, Tintic, Sowiette, Sanpitch and others, who extended their hospitality to Mormon leader Brigham Young and his followers." Phillip B Gottfredson has been researching the Black Hawk War since 1989 and has published "My Journey to Understand... Black Hawks Mission of Peace". "Some 70,000 Timpanogos Indians — the aboriginal people of Utah — died from violence, starvation, and disease after Mormon colonists stole their land and destroyed their culture over a 21-year timeframe according to the detailed account Gottfredson learned from the Native Americans."   Music:  Keep My Memory (Alexis Raeana feat. Charly Lowry) Jay Winter Nightwolf, Host Verona Iriarte, Prayer Moe Thomas, Production Editor

Joel Segal is co-founder and National Director of the “Justice Action Mobilization Network" of the Transformative Justice Coalition, a nationwide multiracial climate justice network. He has a law degree in constitutional law and conflict resolution studies and has been a social justice activist for over 30 years. Joel is also a professional bass player. https://tjcoalition.org/joel-segal/   Jay Winter Nightwolf, Host Moe Thomas, Production Editor Verona Iriarte, Prayer  

Hassan Ali El-Amin received his undergraduate degree from Yale University in 1970 and his J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1983. He was a 5th District Court Judge from 2000 to 2011 and a 7th Circuit Court Judge from 2011 until his retirement in 2018.

From the “Healing Humanity through Music” series, Jay's guests Alexis Raeana Jones & Charly Lowry (both Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina). These musicians (singer/songwriter/drum) talk about the Indigenous influence on their music, which often includes Indigenous language and drum. Session also includes new release "Keep My Memory" (Jones and Lowry) that is dedicated to the memory of our missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. Get your digital copy of "Keep My Memory" on Amazon or from your preferred vendor.

Cynthia McKinney was the 2008 Green Party Candidate for President and is a former US Congresswoman, the first Black woman to hold the position in Georgia. She is the author of Ain’t Nothing Like Freedom and editor of The Illegal War On Libya and How the US Creates “Sh*thole” Countries . She holds a B.A. from the University of Southern California, an M.A.L.D. from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and a Ph.D. from Antioch University. She is an Assistant Professor at North South University, and an international peace and human rights activist, noted for her inconvenient truth-telling about the U.S.war machine. Shonda Buchanan is an award-winning poet and educator born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, a daughter of Mixed Bloods, tri-racial and tri-ethnic African American, American Indian and European-descendant families. Her first book of poetry, Who’s Afraid of Black Indians?, was nominated for the Black Caucus of the American Library Association and the Library of Virginia Book Awards. She is a journalist, culture and literary arts ambassador and lecturer, and has a long list of accomplishments. Vincent BlackHawk Aamodt is a writer, director, and editor with a large portfolio of films, shorts, and commercials; including Ghost Riders, Culture is Prevention, and soon to be released Winter Thunder. He is a graduate of The Art Center of Design and attended American Film Institute in L.A. His company, Blackhawk Content, creates and produces documentary features, commercials, short films and web series content.

Guest: Dr. Isabel Amarante: a Native Dominican, holds degrees from Brown University and a PhD in Latin American Literature specializing in Critical Theory, Deconstruction, Post Colonial, and Post Colonial Theory from Columbia University.  Guest: Shaka Abubaker: born in Guyana, holds degree in English Literature and African American History (attended Lincoln, Howard, and Bowie State Universities) and is a former high school educator and an activist for people of color.

Dr. Isabel Amarante, a Native Dominican, holds degrees from Brown University and a PhD in Latin American Literature specializing in Critical Theory, Deconstruction, Post Colonial, and Post Colonial Theory from Columbia University. 

"We are only a single note lingering in this cosmos, but as one people we make a strong chord in harmony with the universe.” Kelvin Mockingbird. Kelvin Mockingbird has been performing the Native American Flute and telling Medicine Stories of the Dineh’ since he was a young man. He has recorded 8 albums, was nominated in 2003 for Best Native American Album, and received several awards from the Native American Music Awards and the Flagstaff Music Awards. In this episode, Jay and Kelvin discuss the spiritual journey of teachings on the Navajo Nation and how Kelvin embraced the flute as a young boy. They also discuss COVID-19 on the Navajo Reservation and the pastor who infected so many there.

Alex White Plume was born on the Pine Ridge Reservation and served as Vice-President and then President of the Oglala Sioux Nation during 2004 to 2006. He has appeared in documentaries and films about Pine Ridge and was referred to by Winona LaDuke as the hemperer for his dedication and passion to using the crop to elevate the status of the Oglala Sioux. From 2000 to 2002, White Plume earned unwanted publicity when United States federal drug agents raided his farm and tried to destroy his crop of industrial hemp before it could be harvested.

Gregory Woods, aka Dawn Wolf, is a Keeper of Stories and a teacher of the Sacred Medicine Wheels. He is Alowan Chanteh Inyan Wichasha, first born of parents: Herbert and Constance Woods and is an African-Native American Indian, husband, Grandfather, mate, son and friend.

Kimberly Knight is a Black Indian woman from Eastern North Carolina. She is the Black Indians NC 2021 Powwow Advisory Council Chair, and a member of the Triangle Native American Society. She holds a Master’s degree in Social Work and, as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW-A), Kimberly works in Eldercare and also has professional experience in HIV Awareness. Shonda Buchanan is an award-winning poet and educator born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, a daughter of Mixed Bloods, tri-racial and tri-ethnic African American, American Indian and European-descendant families. Her first book of poetry, Who’s Afraid of Black Indians?, was nominated for the Black Caucus of the American Library Association and the Library of Virginia Book Awards. She is a journalist, culture and literary arts ambassador and lecturer, and has a long list of accomplishments. Mr. O.A. Adofo is a North Carolina native of Native American & African ancestry. Mr. Adofo is an Educator who received both a Bachelor’s & Master’s degree from North Carolina Central University, and a certificate in Secondary Education from East Carolina University. Among his many passions are history, sociology, & cultural anthropology.

Raymond Two Hawks Watson is an Artivist, Community Activist, Educator, Cultural Practitioner, and Convener with fourteen years of experience in nonprofit executive administration.  

Kerry Hawk Lessard (Shawnee) is the current Executive Director of Native American Lifelines in Baltimore, MD. She is a community activist and applied medical anthropologist who works with American Indian populations. Her work is grounded in decolonization theory with a focus on historical trauma and remediating its effects in community. 

John T. Moss is a nationally recognized business leader, trainer, and author. He is the founder of Cash Community Development, a Native Managed 501c3 that provides free financial literacy information, workshops, and materials to Indian Country. John is a direct descendant of Chief Silvermoon of the CADDO Tribe in Oklahoma.

Tony Duncan (San Carlos Apache and Mandan Hidatsa Arikara) is an internationally recognized World champion hoop dancer, fancy dancer, flutist, and singer. With his wife Violet (Plains Cree of Kehewin Cree Nation & Taino), they raise their 4 children in the cultures of their ancestors. Join Nightwolf as he speaks with Tony and Violet. How and when Tony began his journey as a flutist, hoop and fancy dancer The first flute song Tony learned at the age of 5 What influenced Tony’s latest music release Purify

Nightwolf talks with Eagle Claw Victorio, who is the great-grandson of Victorio (Bidu-ya, Beduiat; 1825 – 1880), Chief of the Chihenne (Chiricahua Apache) in southwestern New Mexico.  Eagle Claw is a Vietnam Army Veteran, an Apache Sun Dancer, and has been an activist in the American Indian Movement (AIM) since it was founded. Eagle Claw and his wife, Messina, live in Colorado. Together they established and taught new methods for healing patients using Indigenous culture at a Bethlehem, PA hospital. They continue activism for Native rights, sacred land, and ceremonies. 

Nightwolf talks with when Eugenia Camas (Shoshone and Paiute) about what led up to, and what occurred when she took her daughter into a potentially hostile environment to teach her that Black and Native lives matter!  Eugenia grew up on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation in Owyhee, Nevada. Flag image courtesy of Capture 11 Photography.

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) is deporting honorably discharged American Veterans- many who served in wars. Nightwolf talks with Jesus Manuel Valenzuela (Marine in Vietnam), Hector Lopez (Army in Grenada), and Robert Vivar (Activist) as they discuss learning about deportation orders received from ICE. They are working to bring all Deported Veterans home and stop the deportation of those who were willing to give their life for the USA.