This hour of Native Sounds-Native voices (NS-NV) Tobias (Omaha, Dakota, Navajo and Cherokee) and Aden (Rosebud Sioux) dedicated a playlist to Cherokee Principal Chief John Ross. He crossed over into the spirit world in 1866. He was known for disputing the removal of the Cherokee to Oklahoma otherwise known as “The Trail of Tears”. Also involved in the Cherokees remaining in North Carolina was a farmer by the name of Tsali. As the story goes he was involved in a scuffle with U.S. soldiers, one soldier was accidentally shot and killed. Tsali was to blame and the government was out to get the last of the Cherokee who were hiding out in the Smokey Mountains. The government was going to make a deal with the remaining Cherokees. If Tsali would stand trial for murder the rest of the tribe could stay in North Carolina. This is how the Eastern Band of Cherokee came to remain in the Native land of North Carolina.
And to commemorate John Ross the Principal Chief of the Cherokee we put together a list of contemporary Cherokee artists like Rita Coolidge, Michael Bucher and Litefoot. I am of Cherokee descent and visited Cherokee, North Carolina during the summer of 2010. It was there that I got to observe a drama that reenacted the events that led up to the “Trail of Tears”. For more information about the Eastern Band of Cherokee log onto their website at www.cherokee-nc.com. Listen to the live broadcast of Native Sounds-Native Voices every Thursday morning from 8 – 10 a.m. CT on the web at KZUM.org or at AIROS.org.
- Tobias Grant, NS-NV Co-Host
“Reservation Blues” (Reservation Blues) Jim Boyd
“Long Ago An Indian” (Indian Boy) Edmund Bull
“Eagles in the Sky” (Lady) Jackie Bird
“Dakota Skies” (Dakota Skies) David Lohnes Jr.
“Born Under a Bad Sign” (Greatest Hits) Rita Coolidge
“Play that Deadly Jam” (Black Wokf’s Blues) Wade Fernandez
“Cherokee Rose” (Seven) Michael Bucher
“Still” (To all the wild horses) Cherokee Rose
“Muddy road” (Walela) Walela
“Cherokee Stomp & For my people” (Good Day to Die) Litefoot
“Another Bad Deal” (Fortune Teller) Robert Richmond
Bill Miller is a member of the Mohican tribe, he grew up in Wisconsin on the 
We play a variety of music on NS-NV and the music genre that gets the least amount of air time is Native Hip Hop. So, we asked our friends and searched the web to explore some Native Hip Hop artists and put them on our Hip Hop playlist. We thought it would be fun and give something our younger listeners can appreciate. We enjoyed putting this playlist together because I (Tobias –Omaha, Dakota, Navajo & Cherokee) got to interview two of the artists. It was in May that I interviewed Chase Manhattan. He is from Minnesota and travels to Pow-Wows promoting his album. He also recorded a few songs that expresses his Native Pride. Also included in the playlist are two Native artist from Rapid City, SD. Buddaz n Stephen, for those who don't know about them we included them on this list. S.A.V.A.G.E. F.A.M. is an acronym for Standing Against Violent Adversaries and Genocidal Environments Forever Always Movement. Their track titled "Prayer Song" features a kids drum group from Thunder Valley, SD. Also we got to mention Casper Loma-Da-Wa, his is a reggea artitst from Hopiland, AZ. This is just a few examples of the artists from our Hip Hop playlist. The songs in this playlist also make reference to their Native culture, Native Pride and just fun to play on the program. Listen to the live broadcast every Thursday morning from 8 a.m – 10 a.m. C.D.T. and on the web at KZUM.org and AIROS.org. The interviews can also be found on the Native Sounds podcast page at AIROS.org and also at the bottom of this blog.
For this show, Native Sounds-Native Voices co-hosts Tobias and Aden featured blues and folk music from Native artists. Included in the playlist are contemporary artists like Amber Adair, folk artist A. Paul Ortega, blues artist Clinton J. Miller and Micki Free who also played with Prince. Micki Free is also mentioned on the "Dave Chapelle Show" during one of the skits. Micki states on his web site that being mentioned on the show made him infamous overnight. To see the video log onto YouTube and search Prince vs Charlie Murphy [warning explicit content]. Another YouTube artist that made this playlist is Joey Stylez. To see music videos from Joey Stylez log onto YouTube and search Joey Stylez. He is Cree Métis from Canada and released his first album February 2010. He is also nominated for an aboriginal peoples choice award and users can log onto 
Jana Mashonee is Lumbee and Tuscarora. She's been singing since high school and it was her choir teacher who encouraged her to enter singing competitions. She also was the lead singer in a local band and was able to sign a record contract. Later She was told that her singing talent could be turned into a professional career. Since then Jana has accomplished many things and continues to develop her talents. Tobias Grant (Omaha, Dakota, Navajo, and Cherokee) production assistant recently had a conversation with Jana. She speaks of how she began her singing career, her music and her new book titled “American Indian Story, The Adventures of Sha’Kona”. Included in this blog are the top 5 songs from Jana.