A little #NativeAwesome to get your day started

Anyone who knows me knows how much I love and represent for Aboriginal DJ group, A Tribe Called Red.  Here’s a video that might give you a glimpse into why that is.

As an urban Indian with what is best described as a “pan-Indian” identity, these talented artists produce music that bridges the gap between traditional and modern; Native and mainstream.  I connect with their musical movement so deeply, that each piece feels like another song in the soundtrack of my life.

I hope you enjoy this video as much as I do and it cures any lingering Monday blues.  Have a great week, y’all!

And, remember:  It’s [always] a great day to be Indigenous!

-NativeJournalist

Your Native Valentine

Here’s a little Native Love for you from Dallas Goldtooth of the 1491s.

I hope you watch this video and know that someone is thinking of you and loves you very much!

“This is a short video showing love and recognition to all Native women in our lives. They are the carriers of our culture, the keepers of the flame. We love them beyond all possibility. We cherish them Indian girls.

They [are] our buddies. our loves. our morning. our moon. our past. We love you ladies.”

xoxo
-NativeJournalist

Wab Kinew’s “Surviving the Survivor” for CBC News

I just stumbled upon another great piece of journalistic work by Wab Kinew for CBC News. I’m a huge fan of Kinew’s work and I hope to collaborate with him one day (soon). I’m sure I could learn a great deal from him.

Take a look at this video. Though our experiences in the US aren’t identical to what Canadian Aboriginals faced, there still are many similarities. Can you or your family relate to anything you saw here? Please feel free to share your story.

-NativeJournalist

SOAP BOX: Wab Kinew

I just came across this awesome video produced by the CBC featuring the very talented, Wab Kinew.  Check it out!

 

-NativeJournalist

 

Wab Kinew (twitter.com/WABKINEW) talks about First Nations stereotypes and why people need to stop using them.