Native Voice 1, Indigenous YOUth Nation and Songs of our People: Indigenous Roots of Black Folk Music
1:00pm, 11-17-2022
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Indigenous YOUth Nation highlights Indigenous cultures in a radio show made by
and for tweens and teens with producers Jeneda Benally (Diné) and Gregg McVicar
(Tlingit).. Among the voices in this half-hour episode, you'll hear Deezhi as she shares
a "Day in the Life" audio diary of her Kinaalda (Coming of Age Ceremony). Then,
Dahi travels to the Library of Congress and discovers a deeper connection to her
tribe and ancestors
program hosted by Benjamin Mertz, a song leader in the Black Spiritual
tradition. The program will look at pre-20th Century Black music as a folk
tradition, exploring its connections to its African ancestry and its similarities to
the traditional music of the First Nations in North America. Learn more:
https://www.nv1.org/songs-of-the-people-indigenous-roots-of-black-folk-
music/