12 Annual Wacipi Powwow

The 12th annual Wacipi Powwow will be held at the PCC Sylvania Campus on Saturday, January 21st in the Health Technologies Building. Doors open at noon.

Haven't Been Here in a While

I haven't written on this thing in a long time. I've been creating posts for our show, Tillicum Wawa: Voices of the People, and that has been about it. The intention there had been to get photos on posts to e-mail out. Interesting stuff, huh.

We live in our own house now.

I have quit smoking and am on day four of that. Lungs hurt bad yesterday. Jones kinda strong but my will is much stronger.

Shusli has cut back on her hours which is good for her.

I'm learning algebra from "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Algebra."

That's enough for now. Just trying to get restarted in writing.

Human Trafficking

Is there human trafficking here in Portland? Yes! And if we ignore this problem, it will not go away.

Please listen to Tillicum Wawa: Voices of the People, for an interview with Jeri Williams, a Native American activist against human trafficking. Jeri will tell us her inspiring story of survival and talk about her involvement with the Northwest Coalition Against Trafficking Conference being held in Portland.

So tune in to Tillicum Wawa on Thursday, Jan 12, from 6-7pm, to KBOO, 90.7fm or kboo.fm to hear about this important issue.

Hip-Hop music is one of many styles that Indians are creating their own styles in.

Quese IMC has taken up to creating Indigenous hip-hop creating Native culture within this art form sending a message to all people about life for the Indigenous in this nation.

Tune in to "Tillicum Wawa: Voices of the People," on September 1, for an interview with Hopi/Dine Reggae Artist, Casper Lomayesva. Casper has a new CD out called "Brothers Keeper." Casper has been playing Reggae for 15 years and recently played at the Northwest World Reggae Festival in Eugene.

Tune into "Tillicum Wawa: Voices of the People," on Thursday, August 25th from 6-7pm for an interview with Phillip John Aarnaquq Charette

about his new (and first) Yupik/Inuit Hip-Hop collaboration CD titled TENGAURTUKUT. We will have Phillip on the phone and his CD collaborator, Alex Ellison, in the studio. TILLICUM WAWA WILL BE THE FIRST PROGRAM TO AIR THIS NEW MUSIC! Phillip is also a well known mask maker, as you can see from the photograph.

This Thursday, July 21st, Joy Harjo will be joining "Tillicum Wawa: Voices of the People." Joy Harjo won a NAMMY (Native American Music Award) for Best Female Artist in 2009. Joy is a talented saxaphone player, poet, author and so much more. She has a new CD out titled "Red Dreams: a Trail Beyond Tears."

So tune in to Tillicum Wawa this Thursday from 6-7pm for an interview with Joy Harjo, an amazing musician, poet, author, and an all round fine example of a human being.