Indigeneity Rising

03/04/2024

I apologize, I’m trying to change the name from Indigeneity Rising to Good Medicine but it’s not working right now. Keep checking back when I get it solved. You do see a new thumbnail photo of me as Roya, the host and a new program description. You can also find me and Good Medicine at KFAI Fresh Air Radio (local MSP TC broadcast 90.3 FM-HD1 and streaming/archive KFAI.org)

10/27/2023

Ahhh, we’re back together again! I’ll be in Studio 4 Directions LIVE tonight at 6:00 P.M. for two whole hours with the “Pilot,” Bobby P. We’ll be reprising together our Minnesota State Fair appearance and broadcast/stream.

Robert Pilot , Host of “NATIVE ROOTS RADIO PRESENTS: I’M AWAKE, THE BEST OF,” and myself will be talkin’ up the airwaves and streamosphere during our regular 6 and 7 o’clock hours on Friday night. Join us for spinning up some Indigenous/Native music classics and new selections from Creative Natives across Turtle Island. And, of course news, personalities, events and opinions, you betcha, about Mni Sota and the rest of Indian Country.

We’re in the middle of the KFAI Annual Fall Membership Pledge Drive. You can show your appreciation for all the “ace” Indigenous/Native hosts and programs at KFAI Fresh Air Radio. We’ll have live operators, standing by in Studio 5, ready to take your call of financial support, ayeee!

The number to reach us at is, 612-375-9030, or you can go to the KFAI website/app at KFAI.org and press “donate,” to make your on-going and one time support. New this Fall is, donate your gently used automobiles and KFAI will benefit financially from that donation. Call 855-CAR-1822 and tell them you’re supporting KFAI the featured October non-profit.

Be sure and listen in beginning just about a half hour!

KFAI Fresh Air Radio
Broadcast LIVE 90.3 FM Minneapolis
Streaming LIVE at KFAI.org

“GOOD MEDICINE;” Fridays, 6:00 P.M. CDT
“NATIVE ROOTS RADIO;” Fridays, 7:00 P.M. CDT

10/27/2023

In case you missed it last night, here’s my interview with Bobby pilot on his show. Our visit begins at around 30:00. It was a lot of fun. We’re talking about me appearing with him on a regular basis in the future. Stay tuned for more on that!

In the meantime, you can hear Robert and myself again LIVE tonight Friday, October 27, beginning at 6:00 P.M. CDT for a full two hours of making GOOD MEDICINE together on KFAI Fresh Air Radio. It’s part of KFAI’s Annual Fall Membership Pledge Drive.

Listen in for how you can support Good Medicine and Native Roots Radio Presents: I’M AWAKE The Best Of and all the other great Indigenous/Native programming on KFAI.

GOOD MEDICINE (Fridays 6:00 P.M. CT)
NRR PRESENTS: I’M AWAKE THE BEST OF (Fridays 7:00 P.M. CT)

KFAI Fresh Air Radio
90.3 FM Minneapolis
MN State-Wide on the AMPERS Radio Network
Streaming Globally at KFAI.org and on the KFAI app.

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09/18/2023

Heyy Fam, Relatives, Allies. Just spent some time downtown this morning at Open Book/Loft Literary/FRGMNT Coffee with Johanna. Sharing with her my recollections and reminisces about Franklin Avenue to be presented in the “playbill” for the upcoming Guthrie Theater/Indigenous Direction production, “FOR THE PEOPLE,” (FastHorse/Defoe) previews begin Saturday, October 7. Here’s a link to where you can share your memories and they might get included as well?

https://tinyurl.com/56e5tmaw
https://tinyurl.com/237br9jf

09/12/2023

Hello all my relatives out there listening across Turtle Island (and beyond). As of this past Sunday, a new page was created for my presence at KFAI, reflecting the name of a weekly talk show about Native Creatives. The name you can look for is, “GOOD MEDICINE,” heard every Friday at 6:00 P.M. Central Time (adjust for your time zone accordingly).

Tune in or stream every week for one hour, to hear stories, profiles and events about the wonderful arts, culture and community of Native Americans and other Indigenous Peoples, here in Minnesota and globally elsewhere. By highlighting and celebrating this wonderful talent and their artistry, we make “good medicine” together and share it for healing, understanding and inspiration.

Be sure and catch it by “friending” the new page (as of Saturday, September 30, this page will become inactive and archived). And, unless made known otherwise to Indigeneity Rising, your name on the IR friends list will be added to the new Good Medicine friends list.

Good medicine, It’s a good thing!” lol . . .

“GOOD MEDICINE”
KFAI Fresh Air Radio
90.3 FM Minneapolis
KFAI.org

Fridays(s)
6:00 P.M. -7:00 P.M.
Central Time Zone (Standard/Daylight Savings)

08/20/2023

Skip heading to Santa Fe Indian Market this weekend! Come celebrate today at Minneapolis Open Streets Cedar Riverside with KFAI Fresh Air Community Radio.

Join us at the KFAI/Tamu Grill stage for an afternoon of music, and family oriented entertainment. See the schedule for all the great programming, vocalists, bands and hosts.

Then later, join us as we play some Indigenous Peoples music, Native American movement anthems and some great NDN contemporary tunes including the “classics,” ayee!!

Finally, we have the privilege of introducing, “THE PRETENDIANS,” a popular local Native American band, beginning at 4:00 P.M. They will share some selections from their recent EP drop.

Be sure and stop by the KFAI booth and say han, boozhoo and hikaragi! We look forward to seeing you there.

Spread the GOOD MEDICINE in the community with KFAI Radio, “the community’s true voice!”

Roya 💃🏽⚧❤️

05/12/2023

At 8:00 A.M., we’ll be on-air LIVE with Don Eubanks (Ojibwe) and Robert Pilot (Ho-Chunk), drinking tea, conversing about Indian Country and enjoying each other’s company as we celebrate Minnesota American Indian Month at KFAI Fresh Air Radio, and part of 24 Hours Of Indigenous And Native Programming known as, “TURTLE ISLAND VOICES RISING.”

05/12/2023

In just two hours (12 Midnight), KFAI Fresh Air Radio will begin it’s annual 24 Hours of Indigenous & Native Programming, “TURTLE ISLAND VOICE RISING.” The day will begin with Native American music and artists/performers. We’ll be participating later in the morning, but more on that tomorrow.

“TURTLE ISLAND VOICES RISING”
KFAI Fresh Air Radio
90.3 FM Minneapolis
KFAI.org

03/17/2023

Hello All My Relatives!

KFAI FRESH AIR RADIO and “GOOD MEDICINE” are in the second week of Spring Member Pledge Drive. Be sure to listen and pledge your support.

You can join us tonight at 6:00 P.M. as we welcome to the broadcast the, “WE ARE STILL HERE” 2022-23 cohort of artists/muralists.

We’ll talk with ANGELA TWO STARS (Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota), curator of the effort, and also the cohort mentor to the three artists, THOMASINA TOPBEAR (Oglala Lakota/Santee Dakota). Joining them will be the WASH “Fellows,” RACQUEL BANASZAK (Bad River Lake Superior and Bois Forte Ojibwe), SUMMER SKY COHEN (Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe) and JEARICA FOUNTAIN (Karuk, Nisenan, Pit River & Miwok).

This is an exciting project in it’s second year as a partnership of HENNEPIN THEATRE TRUST and the NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE. It seeks to center the Native American experience to Hennepin Ave. and the American Indian Cultural Corridor.

Don’t miss this program that you won’t hear anywhere else.

“GOOD MEDICINE”
KFAI Fresh Air Radio
90.3 FM Minneapolis-St. Paul
KFAI.org

Friday(s) at 6:00 P.M. Central Daylight Time

03/10/2023

Join us tonight at 6:00 P.M. CST as we welcome to “GOOD MEDICINE,” DELINDA PUSHETONEQUA, “Oogie Push” (Meskwaki-Iowa).

Oogie Pushetonequa is a professional actor, writer and theater maker. We’ll talk about her artistry and an event she’s curated next week at Public Functionary in Minneapolis, a Natives Documentary Film Shorts Night.

“GOOD MEDICINE”
KFAI Fresh Air Community Radio and Media
90.3 FM Minneapolis-St. Paul
KFAI.org

Friday(s)
6:00 P.M Central Time

03/08/2023

Hey Friends and Fam, we’re on at 10:00 A.M. as part of KFAI’s International Women’s Day 2023. “Good Medicine” with Roya Taylor.

03/07/2023

Please join me and all the other great programmers and hosts on this very special ”INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY” at KFAI Fresh Air Radio. We’ll be centering the lives and identity of TransGender Womxn and TransFemme (Female Identifying, Presentng) Individuals for 24 hours on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. Listen in at 10:00 A.M. for Native contributions to the day as we make, “GOOD MEDICINE.”

02/24/2023

Please join us tonight at 6:00 P.M. CST on “GOOD MEDICINE,” heard on KFAI Fresh Air Community Radio and Media.

Our guest(s) will be, PHILLIP “KILIRNGUQ” BLANCHETT (Inuit/Yu’Pik/African American-Alaska), of PAMYUA. Pamyua is a ”tribal sounds” quartet from Alaska and the Arctic. They infuse traditional drum and voice with contemporary rhythm and blues styling to produce what they call, “Inuit Soul and Funk” Music.

Pamyua will be appearing at THE CEDAR Cultural Center this Sunday night, February 26. We’re pleased to visit and talk about that event. Don’t miss it.

“GOOD MEDICINE”
KFAI Fresh Air Community Radio and Media
Broadcast LIVE at 90.3 FM Minneapolis-St. Paul
Streaming LIVE at KFAI.org
Every Friday(s)
6:00 P.M. Central Standard Time

PAMYUA member Phillip Blanchett explains PAMYUA's inception.

02/17/2023

I’m on the air at KFAI Fresh Air Radio, 6:00 P.M. tonight with another episode of “GOOD MEDICINE.” Tonight is an all music show with tracks from DELBERT ANDERSON, JULIA KEEFE and MALI OBAMWASIN. Listen in for some great jazz created by Native Creatives. I’ll also have an announcement you won’t want to miss!

02/03/2023

While INDIGENEITY RISING has now sunset after seven great years, we can now announce our next adventure in partnership with KFAI Fresh Air Community Radio and Media. See the announcement posted on the KFAI website.

This is a soft opening for GOOD MEDICINE, a weekly Native American/Indigenous Peoples arts, culture and lifestyles broadcast and streaming program. We’re still working on so many aspects of this launch like a new on-line and social media presence so that’s why the post here on IR’s FB page.

In the meantime, listen in tonight for the premiere episode LIVE at 6:00 P.M. CST, to hear our conversation with ROSY SIMAS (Seneca-NY) and SAM-SERGIO AROS MITCHELL (Yaqui-TX). We’ll be talking about their artistry in dance and movement. And, the latest installation and performance from Rosy Simas Danse.

Be looking and listening for more great sounds and stories of Native American and Indigenous Peoples’ created and curated healing, wellness and inspiration from and through art and culture.

GOOD MEDICINE … it’s a Good Thing!”

… Continue reading "KFAI schedule changes beginning in February 2023"

01/25/2023

Today at 1:00 P.M. CDT marks the last broadcast of my KFAI hosted show, “INDIGENEITY RISING.” It is a “best of” version of interviews from previous episodes. It’s been a great run these past seven years!

I never thought I’d be able to speak with so many great Indigenous/Native guests and bring their work to my audience. It has been so wonderful to be involved in many KFAI events and to make space for an Indigenous/Native presence on-air and in person. I’ve enjoyed getting to know and work with all the great KFAI staff, hosts and volunteers over the years. Finally, most importantly, to be able to connect with the local Twin Cities Indigenous/Native community and beyond, supporting old friendships and establishing new ones, has been most gratifying.

Last, thank you to my family at home and in the community, and to all my supporters, allies and listeners who have helped me take this passion project and turn it into an important part of my life! Here’s remembering you Laura WW for the opportunity, inspiration and example to present quality news and programming of interest and use to all.

“Remember, Indigenity Rising today, Indigenity Rising tomorrow, Indigeneity Rising forever! I’ll see (all of) you later at the 49!”

01/06/2023

It's something of a tradition for the Inuvik Sunrise Festival in N.W.T. to take place in the midst of a deep freeze, but director Jackie Challis says she's got her fingers crossed the balmy -15 C temperatures hold out until the weekend event.

01/05/2023

Happy National Ribbon Skirt Day! Shout out to all the makers and wearers of these ceremonial and cultural garments.

01/04/2023

Happy New Year (Gregorian)! Happy “Wolf Moon” (January).

Hope you’ve been enjoying these past few weeks, “THE BEST OF INDIGENEITY RISING,” a selection of interviews with Indigenous/Native newsmakers and personalities, from the past seven years.

INDIGENEITY RISING will be preempted today, Wednesday, January 4, 2023. However, you can listen in at 1:00 P.M. for the best of KFAI music playlists from 2023, hosted by several notable programmer/DJs.

TBOIR will return next week with more conversations from the archives.

12/14/2022

Listen today at 1:00 P.M. ”Turtle Island Time” (CST/UTC-06), for my last LIVE broadcast/stream of the year. I’ll have some colonial holiday music (and a special Native Xmas guest), some news from IC, thoughts about the last seven years and musings about my future voice, perspective and interests on-air. Along with the sunset of IR later this year, I’ll be retiring not only the name, but also the format, theme music and tag lines. So here’s your last chance to hear them all and a peek at what’s next??!!