First Voices Radio

Tiokasin Ghosthorse's guest in the first segment is Max Wilbert. In January of 2021, Max Wilbert and Will Falk launched an occupation of a proposed lithium mine at Thacker Pass in northern Nevada. Max appears regularly on First Voices Radio to give updates on what is happening at Thacker Pass and what we can do to support the peoples' efforts.

Max is a writer, organizer and wilderness guide, and has been part of grassroots political work for nearly 20 years. He is an author and his essays have been published many places, including CounterPunch and Dissident Voice. His latest book is "Bright Green Lies: How the Environmental Movement Lost Its Way and What We Can Do About It." To keep up with the news about Thacker Pass, check out the website at protectthackerpass.org and Protect Thacker Pass on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Tiokasin's guest in the second segment is Dr. Louellyn White, who is Mohawk from Akwesasne. She is an associate professor of First Peoples Studies at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec. Louellyn is a descendant of Carlisle Indian School survivors and is the founder and spokesperson for the Carlisle Indian School Farmhouse Coalition. Her book, "Free to be Mohawk: Indigenous Education at the Akwesasne Indian School," was published by the University of Oklahoma Press.

Tiokasin and Dr. White discuss a recent article by Mary Annette Pember in Indian Country Today in which she was featured: "Professor answers call to find boarding school children." https://bit.ly/3aLBtcK.

Production Credits:
Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), Host and Executive Producer
Liz Hill (Red Lake Ojibwe), Producer
Malcolm Burn, Studio Engineer, Radio Kingston, WKNY 1490 AM and 107.9 FM, Kingston, NY
Tiokasin Ghosthorse, Audio Editor

Music Selections:
1. Song Title: Tahi Roots Mix (First Voices Radio Theme Song)
Artist: Moana and the Moa Hunters
CD: Tahi (1993)
Label: Southside Records (Australia and New Zealand)
(00:00:44)

Song Title: Mind Control
Artist: Stephen Marley
CD: Mind Control (2007)
Label: Universal Records, Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
(00:27:18)

3. Song Title: In the Blood
Artist: Robbie Robertson
CD: Contact from the Underworld of Redboy (1998)
Label: Capitol Records
(00:58:30)