7/6/2025 - Final Episode of First Voices Radio with Tiokasin Ghosthorse, FVR Producer Liz Hill (Red Lake Ojibwe) and Co-Host Anne Kelly

SPECIAL NOTE: Please note that this is the final episode of "First Voices Radio." After 33 years, we are going off the air. This episode is available for the week starting Monday, July 7 through Sunday, July 13. Thank you all for your support of the show! We appreciate you so much and have valued you as a member of the First Voices Radio family! If you want to reach out to Tiokasin, he can be reached at [email protected]. Liz can be reached at [email protected]:Tiokasin is joined by Producer Liz Hill (Red Lake Ojibwe) and Co-Host Anne Kelly (Kanaka Maoli) during this final episode of "First Voices Radio."Production Credits:Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), Host and Executive ProducerAnne Keala Kelly (Kanaka Maoli), Co-HostLiz Hill (Red Lake Ojibwe), ProducerOrlando DuPont, Studio Engineer, Radio KingstonTiokasin Ghosthorse, Audio EditorMusic Selections:1. Song Title: Tahi Roots Mix (First Voices Radio Theme Song)Artist: Moana and the Moa HuntersAlbum: Tahi (1993)Label: Southside Records (Australia and New Zealand)2. Song Title: Dear Ko (To Ko the Regt.)Artist: Nacho Maldonado (feat. Jim Doney)Album: Point Zero (2021)Label: Nacho Maldonado3. Song Title: Tom's Diner (cover)Artist: AnnenMayKantereit x Giant RooksAlbum: Tom's Diner (2019)Label: VertigoAbout First Voices Radio:"First Voices Radio," which is going off the air after 33 years, is a nationally/internationally syndicated one-hour radio program originating from and heard weekly on Radio Kingston WKNY 1490 AM and 107.9 FM in Kingston, New York. Hosted by Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), who is the show's Founder and Executive Producer, "First Voices Radio" explores global topics and issues of critical importance to the preservation and protection of Mother Earth presented in the voices and from the perspective of the original peoples of the world.Akantu Intelligence:Visit Akantu Intelligence, an institute that Tiokasin founded with a mission of contextualizing original wisdom for troubled times. Go to https://akantuintelligence.org to find out more and consider joining his Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/Ghosthorse

This is the second-to-last broadcast of "First Voices Radio." Although the show is leaving the airwaves (the last episode will be Sunday, July 6), Tiokasin wants listeners and supporters to know that he isn't "retiring." Rather, as he says, he's "transitioning, moving into these dimensions that are still offered in life." If listeners want to keep up with him, they can join his Facebook page, Instagram (although he's not very active on that platform), his Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Ghosthorse and, of course, "First Voices Radio's" website at https://firstvoicesindigenousradio.org/, where past shows on many topics can be found. Tiokasin can be emailed at [email protected] guest, longtime supporter and friend of "First Voices Radio" Steven Newcomb (Shawnee/Lenape) has been researching the history of U.S. federal Indian law and policy for four decades. Steve is recognized as one of the world's leading authorities on the Doctrine of Christian Discovery and the influence of the Vatican papal decrees of the fifteenth century on U.S. law and has published several law review articles on the subject. His book "Pagans in the Promised Land: Decoding the Doctrine of Christian Discovery" (Fulcrum, 2008), is the basis for "The Doctrine of Discovery: Unmasking the Domination Code," a documentary movie directed by Sheldon Wolfchild (Dakota). Originalfreenations.com and Indigenous Law Institute are two websites where some of his work can found. He can be contacted at [email protected] or [email protected]. Steve also publishes on Substack at The Domination Chronicles.Tiokasin talks about the upcoming book, "Earth Mind" which he is co-authoring with Robert Toth and Dr. John Briggs. Tiokasin says: "In writing this book we have made every effort to respect our readers by not telling them what actions to take if they agree with us on the importance of holocentric consciousness to life on Earth. Here, we propose no new ideology, philosophy or religion - no "to do" list of steps in order to establish a new Earth Mind-centered culture and fix the problems created by modern humans' aggressively anthropocentric approach to pretty much everything. We think that proposing "solutions" will only lead people back into more anthropocentric thinking, falling into the trap of trying to fix the harm created by that thinking by applying more of it. Proposing solutions is comforting but it hasn't worked very well. We need to go deeper."Production Credits:Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), Host and Executive ProducerLiz Hill (Red Lake Ojibwe), ProducerOrlando DuPont, Studio Engineer, Radio KingstonTiokasin Ghosthorse, Audio EditorMusic Selections:1. Song Title: Tahi Roots Mix (First Voices Radio Theme Song)Artist: Moana and the Moa HuntersAlbum: Tahi (1993)Label: Southside Records (Australia and New Zealand)2. Song Title: Me More Cowboy Than YouArtist: The Brudi BrothersAlbum: Me More Cowboy Than You (Demo, 2025)Label: Fat and Sassy Records3. Song Title: EnoughArtist: KingfishaAlbum: Kingfisha (2012)Label: 886788 Records DK4. Song Title: World SpiritArtist: Gregg Kofi Brown, NovecentoAlbum: Together as One (2006)Label: Nicolosi Productions5. Song Title: Ball and ChainArtist: J-Milla and Xavier RuddAlbum: Jan Juc Moon (2022)Label: Virgin MusicAbout First Voices Radio:"First Voices Radio," now in its 33rd year on the air, is a nationally/internationally syndicated one-hour radio program originating from and heard weekly on Radio Kingston WKNY 1490 AM and 107.9 FM in Kingston, New York. Hosted by Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), who is the show's Founder and Executive Producer, "First Voices Radio" explores global topics and issues of critical importance to the preservation and protection of Mother Earth presented in the voices and from the perspective of the original peoples of the world.Akantu Intelligence:Visit Akantu Intelligence, an institute that Tiokasin founded with a mission of contextualizing original wisdom for troubled times. Go to https://akantuintelligence.org to find out more and consider joining his Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/Ghosthorse

Ukumbwa Sauti, M.Ed. is a Consultant, Facilitator, Educator and Program Developer on issues of Anti-Racism, Anti-Patriarchy, Men's Work, Consent and Culture. He has worked with religious organizations, cultural groups and regional organizations and has taught in higher education for 16 years engaging issues of Race, Gender, Environmental issues, Media and Culture. Ukumbwa has been a member and supportive of numerous local, national and international organizations and movements advocating for Pan-Africanism, Anti-Racism, Relationship, Sexual and Intimacy safety and education and Men's Development. Ukumbwa has presented across New England, USAmerica, California, Toronto and Barbados. He has worked as Social Media Director for Voice Male Magazine and an organizer for the Greater Boston Men's Network and is currently the moderator for the Men's Work Initiative. More about Ukumbwa is at https://linktr.ee/UkumbwaSautiConsultantEducatorProduction Credits:Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), Host and Executive ProducerLiz Hill (Red Lake Ojibwe), ProducerOrlando DuPont, Studio Engineer, Radio KingstonTiokasin Ghosthorse, Audio EditorMusic Selections:1. Song Title: Tahi Roots Mix (First Voices Radio Theme Song)Artist: Moana and the Moa HuntersAlbum: Tahi (1993)Label: Southside Records (Australia and New Zealand)2. Song Title: Jah SpiritArtist: Billy CobhamAlbum: Drum 'n' Voice (2015)Label: Just Groove3. Song Title: Theo's DreamArtist: Robert MirabelAlbum: Indians Indians (2003)Label: Silver Wave Records4. Song Title: Lonely Dirt RoadArtist: DaxAlbum: From a Man's Perspective (2024)Label: Columbia Records5. Song Title: EnoughArtist: KingfishaAlbum: Kingfisha (2012)Label: 886788 Records DK6. Song Title: I Can't Give Everything AwayArtist: SpoonAlbum: I Can't Give Everything Away (2022)Label: Columbia RecordsAbout First Voices Radio:"First Voices Radio," now in its 33rd year on the air, is an internationally syndicated one-hour radio program originating from and heard weekly on Radio Kingston WKNY 1490 AM and 107.9 FM in Kingston, New York. Hosted by Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), who is the show's Founder and Executive Producer, "First Voices Radio" explores global topics and issues of critical importance to the preservation and protection of Mother Earth presented in the voices and from the perspective of the original peoples of the world.Akantu Intelligence:Visit Akantu Intelligence, an institute that Tiokasin founded with a mission of contextualizing original wisdom for troubled times. Go to https://akantuintelligence.org to find out more and consider joining his Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/Ghosthorse

The problem of syphilis infections and congenital syphilis cases in the U.S. is extremely alarming and has hit Indian Country very hard. Co-Host Anne Keala Kelly (Kanaka Maoli) talked with Amanda Singer (Diné), Executive Director of the Navajo Breastfeeding Coalition/Diné Doula Collective in Window Rock, Arizona about this serious issue. Amanda is a Certified Lactation Counselor and Indigenous Doula.The organization's mission is to improve the health of Navajo families by providing compassionate unbiased, and accessible care to improving all birthing families and Infant health through holistic traditional practices and to promote healing.Production Credits:Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), Host and Executive ProducerAnne Keala Kelly (Kanaka Maoli), Co-HostLiz Hill (Red Lake Ojibwe), ProducerOrlando DuPont, Studio Engineer, Radio KingstonAnne Keala Kelly, Audio EditorMusic Selections:1. Song Title: Tahi Roots Mix (First Voices Radio Theme Song)Artist: Moana and the Moa HuntersAlbum: Tahi (1993)Label: Southside Records (Australia and New Zealand)2. Song Title: Little OneArtist: Sharon BurchAlbum: Yazzie Girl (1989)Label: Canyon Records3. Song Title: Grandmother's WaysArtist: Sharon BurchAlbum: Touch the Sweet Earth (1995)Label: Canyon Records4. Song Title: The Peacemaker is BornArtist: Joanne ShenandoahAlbum: Peacemaker's Journey (2000)Label: Silver Wave RecordsAbout First Voices Radio:"First Voices Radio," now in its 32nd year on the air, is an internationally syndicated one-hour radio program originating from and heard weekly on Radio Kingston WKNY 1490 AM and 107.9 FM in Kingston, New York. Hosted by Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), who is the show's Founder and Executive Producer, "First Voices Radio" explores global topics and issues of critical importance to the preservation and protection of Mother Earth presented in the voices and from the perspective of the original peoples of the world.Akantu Intelligence:Visit Akantu Intelligence, an institute that Tiokasin founded with a mission of contextualizing original wisdom for troubled times. Go to https://akantuintelligence.org to find out more and consider joining his Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/Ghosthorse

Guest Maxine Hammond Dashu, known professionally as Max Dashu, is an American feminist historian, author, and artist. Her areas of expertise include female iconography, mother-right cultures and the origins of patriarchy. Max founded the Suppressed Histories Archives (global women's history) and is the author of "Witches and Pagans: Women in European Folk Culture." https://www.suppressedhistories.net/Production Credits:Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), Host and Executive ProducerLiz Hill (Red Lake Ojibwe), ProducerOrlando DuPont, Studio Engineer, Radio Kingston, WKNY 1490 AM and 107.9 FM, Kingston, NYTiokasin Ghosthorse, Audio EditorMusic Selections:1. Song Title: Tahi Roots Mix (First Voices Radio Theme Song)Artist: Moana and the Moa HuntersAlbum: Tahi (1993)Label: Southside Records (Australia and New Zealand)2. Song Title: The DreamArtist: Robert MirabalAlbum: N/ALabel: N/A3. Song Title: HurricaneArtist: Bob DylanAlbum: Desire (1976)Label: ColumbiaAbout First Voices Radio:"First Voices Radio," now in its 32nd year on the air, is an internationally syndicated one-hour radio program originating from and heard weekly on Radio Kingston WKNY 1490 AM and 107.9 FM in Kingston, New York. Hosted by Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), who is the show's Founder and Executive Producer, "First Voices Radio" explores global topics and issues of critical importance to the preservation and protection of Mother Earth presented in the voices and from the perspective of the original peoples of the world.Akantu Intelligence:Visit Akantu Intelligence, an institute that Tiokasin founded with a mission of contextualizing original wisdom for troubled times. Go to https://akantuintelligence.org to find out more and consider joining his Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/Ghosthorse

Host Tiokasin Ghosthorse's thoughts on "sustainability" with a mix of music that fits the theme. "How is your heart? How is your mind? How is your body and how is your body treating you? How is life treating you? Or are you treating your life? I wonder about this word "sustainability." To me it's "sustain-ability" to live with earth. Our mind is, of course, gathering information from all points and not one linear beginning and ending." - Tiokasin GhosthorseProduction Credits:Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), Host and Executive ProducerLiz Hill (Red Lake Ojibwe), ProducerOrlando DuPont, Radio Kingston Studio EngineerMusic Selections:1. Song Title: Tahi Roots Mix (First Voices Radio Theme Song)Artist: Moana and the Moa HuntersAlbum: Tahi (1993)Label: Southside Records (Australia and New Zealand)2. Song Title: Wander This WorldArtist: Jonny LangAlbum: Wander This World (1998)Label: A&M Records3. Song Title: Strength to SurviveArtist: Toronzo CannonAlbum: The Chicago Way (2016)Label: Alligator Records4. Song Title: Blue CollarArtist: Bachman-Turner OverdriveAlbum: Bachman-Turner Overdrive (1973)Labels: Mercury Records, MCA Records, Curb Records5. Song Title: What About MeArtist: Quicksilver Messenger ServiceAlbum: What About Me (1970)Label: Capitol Records6. Song Title: SuavecitoArtist: Malo with Jorge Santana (and this version feat.Tiokasin Ghosthorse)Album: Malo (1972)Label: Warner Bros. Records7. Song Title: Butterfly (Beaivelottáš)Artist: Mari BoineAlbum: Eight Seasons (Gávcci Jahkejuogu) (2002)Label: NorthsideAbout First Voices Radio:"First Voices Radio," now in its 32nd year on the air, is an internationally syndicated one-hour radio program originating from and heard weekly on Radio Kingston WKNY 1490 AM and 107.9 FM in Kingston, New York. Hosted by Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), who is the show's Founder and Executive Producer, "First Voices Radio" explores global topics and issues of critical importance to the preservation and protection of Mother Earth presented in the voices and from the perspective of the original peoples of the world.Akantu Intelligence:Visit Akantu Intelligence, an institute that Tiokasin founded with a mission of contextualizing original wisdom for troubled times. Go to https://akantuintelligence.org to find out more and consider joining his Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/Ghosthorse

A monologue by Host Tiokasin Ghosthorse in the first half-hour followed by music in the second half-hour.Music Selections:1. Song Title: Tahi Roots Mix (First Voices Radio Theme Song)Artist: Moana and the Moa HuntersAlbum: Tahi (1993)Label: Southside Records (Australia and New Zealand)2. Song Title: Mind ControlArtist: Stephen MarleyAlbum: Mind Control (2007)Label: Tuff Gong3. Song Title: Feels Like SummerArtist: Donald Glover - Childish GambinoAlbum: Summer Pack (2018)Label: Wolf + Rothstein/RCA Records4. Song Title: Some of Us are BraveArtist: Danielle PonderAlbum: Some of Us are BraveLabel: Future Classic5. Song Title:Peyote HealingArtist: Robbie RobertsonAlbum: Contact from the Underworld of RedboyLabel: Capitol Records6. Song Title: All Human BeingsArtists: Max Richter, KiKi Layne, Mari SamuelsonAlbum: All HumanBeingsLabel: Decca Records7. Song Title: CarnivalArtist: Natalie MerchantAlbum: Tigerlily (1995)Label: ElektraProduction Credits:Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), Host and Executive ProducerLiz Hill (Red Lake Ojibwe), ProducerMalcolm Burn, Audio EditorOrlando DuPont, Radio Kingston Studio EngineerAbout First Voices Radio:"First Voices Radio," now in its 32nd year on the air, is an internationally syndicated one-hour radio program originating from and heard weekly on Radio Kingston WKNY 1490 AM and 107.9 FM in Kingston, New York. Hosted by Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), who is the show's Founder and Executive Producer, "First Voices Radio" explores global topics and issues of critical importance to the preservation and protection of Mother Earth presented in the voices and from the perspective of the original peoples of the world.Akantu Intelligence:Visit Akantu Intelligence, an institute that Tiokasin founded with a mission of contextualizing original wisdom for troubled times. Go to https://akantuintelligence.org to find out more and consider joining his Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/Ghosthorse

Linford D. Fisher is an Associate Professor of History at Brown University. His research and teaching relate primarily to the cultural and religious history of colonial America and the Atlantic world, including Native Americans, religion, material culture, and Indian and African slavery and servitude. He is the author of "The Indian Great Awakening: Religion and the Shaping of Native Cultures in Early America" (2012) and the co-author of "Decoding Roger Williams: The Lost Essay of Rhode Island's Founding Father" (2014). Professor Fisher is the author of more than a dozen articles, book chapters, and essays on a diverse array of topics. He is currently finishing a history of Native American enslavement in the English colonies and the United States between Columbus and the American Civil War, tentatively titled "America Enslaved: The Rise and Fall of Indian Slavery in the English Atlantic and the United States." He is also the principal investigator of the "Stolen Relations: Recovering Stories of Indigenous Enslavement in the Americas" project, which seeks to create a public, centralized database of Native slavery throughout the Americas and across time. More information at indigenousslavery.org.Production Credits:Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), Host and Executive ProducerLiz Hill (Red Lake Ojibwe), ProducerOrlando DuPont, Radio Kingston Studio EngineerMusic Selections:1. Song Title: Tahi Roots Mix (First Voices Radio Theme Song)Artist: Moana and the Moa HuntersAlbum: Tahi (1993)Label: Southside Records (Australia and New Zealand)2. Song Title: Rolling ThunderArtist: Leela GildayAlbum: North Star Calling (2019)Label: Diva Sound Records3. Song: States I'm InArtist: Bruce CockburnCD: Bone on Bone (2017)Label: True North4. Song Title: K'eintah Natse JuArtist: Leela GildayAlbum: North Star Calling (2019)Label: Diva Sound Records5. Song Title: From the Beginning (remastered 2015)Artist: Emerson, Lake and PalmerAlbum: Trilogy (1972)Label: Cotillion Records6. Song Title: It's a SignArtist: Smokey D PalmtreeAlbum: Peach of Mind (2021)Label: Produced, mixed, and mastered by Adrian D Thomas (AKA Smokey D Palmtree)About First Voices Radio:"First Voices Radio," now in its 32nd year on the air, is an internationally syndicated one-hour radio program originating from and heard weekly on Radio Kingston WKNY 1490 AM and 107.9 FM in Kingston, New York. Hosted by Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), who is the show's Founder and Executive Producer, "First Voices Radio" explores global topics and issues of critical importance to the preservation and protection of Mother Earth presented in the voices and from the perspective of the original peoples of the world.Akantu Intelligence:Visit Akantu Intelligence, an institute that Tiokasin founded with a mission of contextualizing original wisdom for troubled times. Go to https://akantuintelligence.org to find out more and consider joining his Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/Ghosthorse

Guest Manish Jain - a radical "unlearner" and rethinker of education - is deeply committed to regenerating our diverse local knowledge systems, cultural imaginations and inter-cultural dialogue. Inspired by MK Gandhi, Rabindranath Tagore, Sri Aurobindo, Ivan Illich, his village grandmother, Indigenous communities and Jain spiritual philosophy, Manish is one of the leading planetary voices for de-schooling our lives. He has helped thousands of young people escape from factory schooling and recover their dignity, self-worth and "alivelihoods." Manish, a Harvard alumnus and former investment banker with Morgan Stanley, has also worked for UNESCO and UNICEF among other, came to question the dominant economic model, and not least, the Western-style education model that is perpetuating destructive growth and development, and fomenting a 'West is Best' mindset. He is the co-founder of Shikshantar: The Peoples' Institute for Rethinking Education and Development, Swaraj University, India's first self-designed people's university where each learner (ages 17-28) can join and work on their unique path, and the Ecoversities Alliance, a global network of alternative universities.Guest Felipe Viveros is an independent researcher, strategist and consultant specializing in campaigning, program design and fundraising. He has worked with governments and organizations globally pioneering the prototyping and implementation of a new development paradigm, and has served as the European representative of the GNH Centre Bhutan, the board Chair of /TR and at the Sacred Head Waters Initiative. Felipe also is co-writer of "In the Anthropocene" (a favorite FVR song over the years) performed by Nick Mulvey.Production Credits:Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), Host and Executive ProducerLiz Hill (Red Lake Ojibwe), ProducerOrlando DuPont, Radio Kingston Studio EngineerMusic Selections:1. Song Title: Tahi Roots Mix (First Voices Radio Theme Song)Artist: Moana and the Moa HuntersAlbum: Tahi (1993)Label: Southside Records (Australia and New Zealand)2. Song Title: In the AnthropoceneArtist: Nick MulveyAlbum: N/A - released as a single in October 2019Label: N/A; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYnaQIvBRAEAbout First Voices Radio:"First Voices Radio," now in its 32nd year on the air, is an internationally syndicated one-hour radio program originating from and heard weekly on Radio Kingston WKNY 1490 AM and 107.9 FM in Kingston, New York. Hosted by Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), who is the show's Founder and Executive Producer, "First Voices Radio" explores global topics and issues of critical importance to the preservation and protection of Mother Earth presented in the voices and from the perspective of the original peoples of the world.Akantu Intelligence:Visit Akantu Intelligence, an institute that Tiokasin founded with a mission of contextualizing original wisdom for troubled times. Go to https://akantuintelligence.org to find out more and consider joining his Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/Ghosthorse

London and Ibiza based singer and songwriter Nick Mulvey has always been immersed in the world of music. Before launching his solo career in 2012, Nick gathered a treasure trove of musical experiences. He studied music and art in Havana, Cuba, and was an integral part of the Mercury Award-nominated Portico Quartet. Nick's debut album, "First Mind" was a remarkable debut that left a lasting impression on all who listened. Since then, he has continued to create music and tour whenever possible, balancing his roles as a devoted dad and a beloved musician. In Nick's short cinematic film, which expands on the themes of "Begin Again," he says: "We are living through an incredible shift. The old ways are dying, right before our very eyes." View the film: https://youtu.be/wRyIuFRbSQA. More about Nick: https://nickmulvey.com/Production Credits:Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), Host and Executive ProducerLiz Hill (Red Lake Ojibwe), ProducerOrlando DuPont, Studio Engineer, Radio Kingston, WKNY 1490 AM and 107.9 FM, Kingston, NYTiokasin Ghosthorse, Audio EditorMusic Selections:1. Song Title: Tahi Roots Mix (First Voices Radio Theme Song)Artist: Moana and the Moa HuntersAlbum: Tahi (1993)Label: Southside Records (Australia and New Zealand)2. Film: Nick Mulvey - Begin Again (A Short Film) - December 2020Artist: Nick MulveyYouTube: https://youtu.be/wRyIuFRbSQA3. Song Title: In the AnthropoceneArtist: Nick MulveyReleased as a single in 2019Label: N/AAbout First Voices Radio:"First Voices Radio," now in its 32nd year on the air, is an internationally syndicated one-hour radio program originating from and heard weekly on Radio Kingston WKNY 1490 AM and 107.9 FM in Kingston, New York. Hosted by Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), who is the show's Founder and Executive Producer, "First Voices Radio" explores global topics and issues of critical importance to the preservation and protection of Mother Earth presented in the voices and from the perspective of the original peoples of the world.Akantu Intelligence:Visit Akantu Intelligence, an institute that Tiokasin founded with a mission of contextualizing original wisdom for troubled times. Go to https://akantuintelligence.org to find out more and consider joining his Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/Ghosthorse