Bill Miller is a member of the Mohican tribe, he grew up in Wisconsin on the 
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.
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 got to interview Chase Manhattan and Joey Stylez. 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. 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, he 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 and Native Pride. Listen to the live broadcast every Thursday morning from 8 a.m – 10 a.m. C.T. and on the web at KZUM.org and AIROS.org. The interviews can also be found on the 
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.
Tobias (Omaha, Dakota, Navajo and Cherokee) and Aden (Rosebud Sioux) put together a great playlist promoting Native civil rights and included Native artists like Buffy Sainte-Marie, Redbone and Litefoot. We felt that we would share songs that make us feel proud to be Native American. Movements like the Alcatraz takeover, occupation of Wounded Knee and the BIA building in Washington D.C., made great folk songs for Native musicians. Without these protests Native people could have lost their voice. NS-NV is about sharing Native American stories and contemporary music with the world. So, in the spirit of Native civil rights we put together a playlist with contemporary Native artists and their songs about “Wounded Knee", "Leonard Peltier", and other Native movements. Listen to the live broadcast of Native Sounds-Native Voices every Thursday from 8 - 10 a.m. NS-NV is also on the web at KZUM.org and AIROS.org.
The hosts of Native Sounds-Native Voices (NS-NV) Tobias (Omaha, Dakota, Cherkoee, Navajo) and Aden (Rosebud Sioux) put together a compilation of awesome Hawaiian artists. They also recognized King Kamahameha Day which is a public holiday celebrated in the state of Hawaii. King Kamehameha was born 1758 and is credited with unifying the islands of Hawaii. In 2010, President Obama, proclaimed nationally that June 11 was King Kamehameha day.
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