Rez Solutions

Call in tonight to "Tillicum Wawa: Voices of the People," and tell us your New Years Rez Solutions. Indian or not, call in and tell us what your new years rez solutions are and what you are going to do to help your communities on and off the rez, whether or not you are part of a rez. The number to call is 503-231-8187.

"Tillicum Wawa" airs from 6-7pm every Thursday on KBOO, 90.7fm and can be reached on the web at kboo.fm.

"Tillicum Wawa" is Shusli, Redwillow, and Eugene. Our mission statement is:

Tillicum Wawa connects tribal communities and those who support those communities via the KBOO airwaves with the intent to empower indigious peoples, to bridge cultures and broaden understanding in an environment of learning and collaboration.

Banana Phone

Ed Edmo to Join Us on Tillicum Wawa, 12-23-10

On Thursday, December 23, "Tillicum Wawa: Voices of the People," will be interviewing local story teller Ed Edmo. We will discuss Ed's life, story telling, and maybe even get him to tell a story or two. Ed is also a poet, so I plan on requesting him to read a poem on the air.

"Tillicum Wawa: Voices of the People," is Vicki "Redwillow" Creel, Rhonda "Shusli" Baseler, and Eugene Johnson. Tillicum Wawa is a weekly Native American program that plans on bringing you the voices of the indigenous peoples to create connection between indigenous communities and to help non-indigenous communities to understand and connect with us as well. We air every Thursday from 6-7pm on KBOO, 90.7fm in Portland, Oregon. KBOO can also be heard at kboo.fm by clicking "listen now" in the upper right hand corner. Tillicum Wawa also podcasts and blogs on KBOO's website. Our latest program, a discussion of Wounded Knee, Yontocket, the Cherokee Trail of Tears, and a bit of getting to know the producers who tell their stories, can be heard by clicking here.

Thank you!

Eugene Johnson
on behalf of the Tillicum Wawa crew!

NARA's New Years Eve Pow Wow

The NARA New Years Even Pow Wow will be on Friday, Decmeber 31st, from 1pm to midnight with Grand Entry's at 1pm and 6pm. Yes, there will be frybread and frybread lines, as well as some fun dancing and vendors and the drummers and singers and much more! Call Cathy Reynolds for more information at (503)245-4175.

Oxymoron

My favorite response to the dirty dealing the U.S. does behind everybody's back and that were leaked by wikileaks:

"President Obama supports responsible, accountable, and open government at home and around the world, but this reckless and dangerous action runs counter to that goal. By releasing stolen and classified documents, Wikileaks has put at risk not only the cause of human rights but also the lives and work of these individuals. We condemn in the strongest terms the unauthorized disclosure of classified documents and sensitive national security information."

Obama wants open governtment?...

...ahahahahahahahah... You're FUNNY! Obama wants open government like he wants peace in Afghanistan. C'MON!

Hillary Clinton had this to say:

"… we are taking aggressive steps to hold responsible those who stole this information."

Has any U.S. official said..."Hey, sorry about that spying on you and using information to get what we want out of you. We won't do it again. We will correct our bad behavior."

F**K NO! U.S. ACCOUNTABILITY? F**K YOU! NO WAY! THE U.S. DIPLOMATIC A-HOLES WILL CONTINUE TO BEHAVE IN WHATEVER MANNER THEY SEE FIT IN ORDER TO CREATE WEALTH FOR THE FEW AT THE EXPENSE OF THE MASSES OF HUMANS AT THE BOTTOM!

It would be nice to see the U.S. take responsibility for their actions, but c'mon, get real. That will never happen. Well, it might. Probably around the time that Obama actually creates a real open government.

U.S. Diplomatic Crisis

Julian Assange is at it again!

Recently leaked embassy dispatches between the U.S. and other nations again exposes U.S. global criminal activity in allegiance with many other nations. This is such fun stuff! Actual documentation for all the crimes I simply assumed the U.S. was committing given its historical patterns. I LOVE THIS STUFF! Saudi Arabia leaders have heavily encouraged U.S. imperialism to strike at Iran! Man o Man, the slaughter folks will commit in order to gain more wealth for the few. But here is my favorite "we would like to keep this covered up, Mr. Assange" quote.

"[S]tate department spokesman PJ Crowley said[,] "[i]t will place lives and interests at risk. It is irresponsible.""

Whose lives will be put at risk? The lives of Afghani's at wedding celebrations? The lives of children being poisoned by depleted uranium? Nope! NO U.S. DIPLOMAT LIFE WILL EVER BE ENDANGERED IN THEIR EXPOSED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY! What it means is U.S. diplomatic careers will be placed at risk and the gazillions dollars stolen off of the backs of the masses can no longer be EASILY pocketed by those who truly deserve it...the wealthy. Non-essential lives such as those who don't steal off of the backs of the masses for their own and corporate gain will continue to be slaughtered and oppressed by the millions. That will continue for sure.

"Interests" of course we all know to mean the financial interests of the wealthy. Those folks are smarter than that. They can work around and through those leaks. No wealthy criminal will be going to prison. The wealthy will remain absolutely fine. We don't have to worry about them...honest.

"Irresponsible?" Irresponsible? It doesn't seem irresponsible to do dirty backroom criminal deals in order to create more wealth for the wealthy and the expense and often the lives of those that aren't. NO! That's not irresponsible! Exposing these and so many other wealthy elite crimes is irresponsible. Can't you see, Julian, you are cutting into the most important thing in their world...their overhead costs.

Tillicum Wawa Interview with Iokepa and Inette Now Podcast.

Tillicum Wawa interviewed Iokepa and Inette on Thursday, November 25, alleged Thanksgiving Day is now on podcast. This amazing couple hail out of Hawaii. Iokepa being a Native Hawaiian and a spiritual leader, Inette his Jewish wife, are in the midst of a journey across the U.S. for what they call Return Voyage. Inette's book, "Grandmothers Whisper" is now available. The book is about the early part of her journey with Iokepa. This wonderful couple have lived on the beach in Hawaii for 10 years, and plan to go back soon.

Shusli's son, who played ukele, moved to Hawaii on Friday for a new part of his life. He received a blessing from Iokepa and the whole crew for his journey.

John Talley of the former program "Indian World" dropped by and asked a few questions.

Shusli coordinated the show and the whole thing went really well.

This is the best radio experience I have ever had, and I've been at it for some 15 years now.

Please listen to the podcast, send us any critiques or information at tillicumwawa@gmail.com, and send e-mail to the programming director, Chris Merrick, at program@kboo.org.

Tillicum Wawa was given one pilot program (also on podcast at our website) and we requested the time on Thanksgiving as Iokepa and Inette went out of their way in order to be here to either be interviewed live or have it recorded. We are not scheduled for another program and we don't have a firm slot, so if you e-mail Chris, please suggest that KBOO make room for "Tillicum Wawa: Voices of the People."

I thank Redwillow and Shusli especially for their ideas and work as partners on this show.

Tillicum Wawa Pics 11-25-10 With Iokepa and Inette

I, Eugene Johnson, wish to express that this was the best show I have ever helped out in...EVER! THE BEST!
I have been producing radio for some 15 years, and Shusli and Redwillow are the easiest and best partners I have ever worked with. Iopkepa and Inette make the best guests and we covered everything from spirituality to genocide. The chant and IZ composition Shusli combined for the intro music to the show was so powerful that I cried when I first heard it at home, and Inette cried when she was listening to it in the studio.
I want to thank the Grandmothers, Iokepa and Inette, Shusli and Redwillow, Shusli's son and his Ukele, Emily Young, KBOO, and all the KBOO listeners for the best radio experience of my life.
I especially wish to thank John Talley, who, for 33 years, produced the radio program "Indian World" for KBOO. Thanks John for coming down and being a great presence on this earth.