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FirstPersonRadio-Bellecourt-Zeller-2011-07-27

Audio is up on First Person Radio’s Laura Waterman Wittstock’s and Andy Driscoll’s conversation with AIM Co-founder, Clyde Bellecourt and Photographer Bob Zeller. Clyde Bellecourt’s telling the story of AIM’s founding and its subsequent Wounded Knee confrontation with every federal law enforcement agency, not to mention all four military branches, was a chilling tale of the extent to the government has been[...] Read More »
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FirstPersonRadio-ShirleySneve-2011-07-20

Laura Waterman Wittstock and Andy Driscoll of First Person Radio talk with Shirley K. Sneve, Executive Director of Native American Public Telecommunications, whose mission is to share Native stories with the world through support of the creation, promotion, and distribution of Native public media. Shirley moved to Nebraska from Amherst, MA, where she was director of Arts Extension Service, a[...] Read More »
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First Person Radio (2011-07-13)

They made us many promises, more than I can remember. But they kept but one – They promised to take our land…and they took it. — Chief Red Cloud ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Laura Waterman Wittstock and Richard LaFortune with Andy Driscoll tomorrow on First Person Radio as we talk with Dr. Chris Mato Nunpa on Dakota treaty issues and the stipulations of the Treaty of 1805 which[...] Read More »
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FirstPersonRadio-JimRock-JoelHalvorson-2011-07-06

First Person Radio’s Laura Waterman Wittstock and Richard LaFortune with Andy Driscoll talk with Jim Rock and Joel Halvorson about American Indian astronomy. This will be a very special program, not to be missed! The progress being made in recognition of American Indian views in the often reluctant science of astronomy is spectacular and due in[...] Read More »
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FirstPersonRadio-SarahJames-2011-06-22

HELP US BRING YOU THESE IMPORTANT DISCUSSIONS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST – PLEASE DONATE HERE:  Listen to last week’s program with L. Frank Manriquez HERE. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ First Person Radio hosts Laura Waterman Wittstock and Richard LaFortune talk with Sarah James, a native Gwich’in from Arctic Village, Alaska, USA, and a board member of the International Indian Treaty Council. She was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2002, together with Jonathon Solomon and Norma Kassi.[...] Read More »
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First Person Radio (2011-05-25)

Arvol Looking Horse was born on the Cheyenne River Reservation in South Dakota in 1954.  Raised by his Grandparents Lucy and Thomas Looking Horse, he learned the culture and spiritual ways of the Lakota. He speaks both Lakota and English. At age twelve, he was given the enormous responsibility of becoming the 19th generation Keeper of the[...] Read More »
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