A Conversation with Doug Harris and Anne Marie Garti: Ceremonial Stone Landscapes

Music Credits Black Hawk Singers, Greeting Song with NH Land Acknowledgement Tracy Lee Nelson, CCBlues Indigenous Peoples Day Song Remix  with Radmilla Cody and Fyutch Randy Wood from Family CD we hear Wings of Love Sandra Sutter, Indian In The Child, Cluster Stars CD Buffy Sainte Marie, Carry It On from Power In The Blood CD Sky World Song by Bear Fox from Rich Girl CD In this clip from the Live broadcast of Moccasin Tracks, we feature an interview with Kerry Wood, Abenaki basketmaker.  Kerry tells us the story of how Corn Husk Doll With No Face was inspired and created with the help of her Abenaki community.  She updates us on the condition of the Black Ash Trees and  talks about her Indigenous Worldview since she began her language journey.  Many thanks to Kerry for sharing her story. "Kerry Wood/Kalli Abazi is a member of the Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk Abenaki Nation.  In 2016 she completed a 3-year apprenticeship program with Jeanne Brink through the Vermont Folklife Center Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program for making traditional Black Ash and Sweetgrass baskets.  Elvine Obomsawin, Kerry’s Great-Grandmother, and her family made and sold baskets to tourists in Vermont in the early to mid-1900’s.  Jeanne is also Kerry’s cousin.  Hearing the stories from their Obomsawin family heritage while learning basket making connected Kerry to her Abenaki heritage.  Kerry continues to make traditional baskets and has also been learning Alnôbaôdwawôgan, the Abenaki language.   Language is culture! Alnôbaôdwawôgan is an endangered language with few fluent speakers remaining.  Kerry serves as Associate Director for the Middlebury College School of Abenaki, an immersion language program at Middlebury College.  She is also a Physical Therapist caring for people at the inpatient hospital of the University of Vermont Medical Center." Moccasin Tracks is broadcasting Live with co-hosts: Deb Reger, Rick Hunt (Abenaki) and Carolyn Hunt (Abenaki)  at local North Country Community Radio, WZNP-LP, Bethlehem a Pacifica affiliate with air studio in Littleton, New Hampshire,  Tuesdays noon-2PM  Tune in at 99.9FM locally and www.nococommunityradio.org   https://www.orcamedia.net/series/moccasin-tracks   www.facebook.com/MoccasinTracks  moccasintracksradio@gmail.com

MoccasinIn this podcast we feature an interview with Grandmother Carole who talks to us by way of internet telephone.  She speaks on the subject of "Healing The Human To Water Connection" and "Community" and tells about a dream she had making a water wheel, a vehicle for prayer.  Praying for the water creates world peace, she says. Music Credits: Black Hawk Singers with Abenaki Greeting Song with Land Acknowledgement: PSA on Indigenous Peoples Day; Songs by Geogie Jessup and American Holocaust CD (30 years old in 2024) Hoka Hey, Tracy Lee nelson, CCBlues, Rez Dogs; Rita Coolidge played on Turn Table; Your Love Is Lifting Me Higher, Let The Good Tmes Roll; Rick Hunt reads about Rita Coolidge and her Native Roots group, Walela; John Trudell and Bad Dog, Across My Heart. Grandmother Carole also shares stories from her experience at Standing Rock and walking the Cheyenne River in So Dakota. Moccasin Tracks is broadcasting Live with co-hosts: Deb Reger, Rick Hunt (Abenaki) and Carolyn Hunt (Abenaki)  at local North Country Community Radio, WZNP-LP, Bethlehem a Pacifica affiliate with air studio in Littleton, New Hampshire,  Tuesdays noon-2PM  Tune in at 99.9FM locally and www.nococommunityradio.org   https://www.orcamedia.net/series/moccasin-tracks   www.facebook.com/MoccasinTracks  moccasintracksradio@gmail.com

Music Credits: Public Service Announcement, Indigenous Peoples Day, Reconsider Columbus Mother Ocean Carry Me , Clan Dyken Christopher Columbus Blues, Tracey Lee Nelsen Keith Secola, Fry Bread, stage 49, 2016 live Spirit of Thunderheart, Mountain Flower Tradition, Water Healing Song, Eastern Woodland Ancestor Honor Song, 4-Direction Farewell, Idle No More Black Hawk Singers, Greeting Song This is a podcast from the Live radio show, Moccasin Tracks, September 19, 2023 featuring a conversation with Drum leader, Donna Coane.  Donna formed the group, Spirit of Thunderheart around 2011.  She tells us about  her personal musical experiences experiences and she also shares stories about Donald Black Fox, Spirit Wind Records founder who recently passed to spirit.  Donald gifted the group with a drum and Donna shares that story.  Always an honor to hear about this group.  You can find them on facebook.  and email: spiritofthunderheart@yahoo.com Moccasin Tracks is broadcasting Live with co-hosts: Deb Reger, Rick Hunt (Abenaki) and Carolyn Hunt (Abenaki)  at local North Country Community Radio, WZNP-LP, Bethlehem a Pacifica affiliate with air studio in Littleton, New Hampshire,  Tuesdays noon-2PM  Tune in at 99.9FM locally and www.nococommunityradio.org  https://www.orcamedia.net/series/moccasin-tracks  www.facebook.com/MoccasinTracks

Bringing The Indigenous Voice On The Airwaves With Vince Fontaine  In this edition of Moccasin Tracks we converse with Vince Fontaine, founder of Eagle and Hawk and Indigenous Rock Band Indian City based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He tells us the stories behind the songs and we broadcast with you songs of Eagle and Hawk. Eagle & Hawk is a Canadian roots-rock band based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Bringing energy, spirit, and commitment to the stage, the band delivers catchy and infectious songs that draw in a wide demographic of Indigenous and non-Indigenous music fans and social justice advocates alike. Their signature style of lyrics, hooks and melodies often peeks through the lens of Indigenous stories, voices and imagery earning them recognition across Canada. With multiple music award nominations and wins across North America, Eagle & Hawk has been a part of the country's musical fabric for more than 22 years. Their latest record, Liberty,takes a pointed look societal issues including, liberty, freedom, the rise and presence of women in society, the great divide and other universal questions of the human experience.In 2019, CBC gave Eagle & Hawk the green light to produce a documentary to share the stories of their two decades in music and solidify the band's musical legacy. Seeing Red is slated for release in 2020. Music Credits: Eagle and Hawk and Indian City Bands Songs: Eagle and Hawk Sundancer 21 She's Come Of Age Spirit Life Is A Circle and Through The Flood with Indian City  Moccasin Tracks is a weekly broadcast on Community Radio, WGDR FM. Listen Mondays 10AM (eastern time)and Tuesdays at 4PM at wgdr.org where Moccasin Tracks is archived for 2 weeks. Also Thursday 11AM-Noon on wruv.org, 90.1FM locally Podcasts (interviews) are posted at podomatic.com www.radiowithdeb.wordpress.com www.facebook.com/MoccasinTracks wgdr.moccasintracks@gmail.com www.youtube.com/MoccasinTracks Moccasin Tracks is syndicated on Pacifica Radio Network weekly. www.ORCAmedia.net https://www.orcamedia.net/series/moccasin-tracks Deb Reger is host, producer and engineer for Moccasin Tracks. In Solidarity with Traditional Original Peoples!! We will continue to prioritize the voices of the original peoples and the many issues confronting original peoples today that includes decolonization of our minds, workplaces and institutions. As Abenaki scholar Marge Bruchac said in an interview, we are still living in a colonial state, we are not yet in a post-colonial time Decolonization is still important to talk about and work for. Contemporary and Traditional music from Native artists, news views and interviews. Producing from home since covid!

This podcast of Moccasin Tracks is a slice of the the live show we broadcasted from WRUV FM Burlington at the University of Vermont campus, May 17, 2019 featuring a conversation with amazing Abenaki author, professor, anthropologist, historian, musician and so much more, We talk about her latest publication, Savage Kin Indigenous Informants and American Anthropologists published by University of Arizona Press.(www.uapress.arizona.edu) Music Credits: Honor Songs CD from Dawnland Singers, Warriors of the Twilight and Miga Gwa New Day Ya, Good Mind Records and from the LP Wild Tchoupitoulas, Hey Hey by Cyril Neville https://wampumtrail.wordpress.com from University of Penn: https://www.sas.upenn.edu/anthropology/people/margaret-bruchac Moccasin Tracks is broadcast weekly wruv.moccasintracks@gmail.com radiowithdeb.wordpress.com youtube.com/MoccasinTracks Moccasin Tracks is syndicated with Pacifica Radio Network with host Deb Reger and friends www.facebook.com/MoccasinTracks https://www.orcamedia.net/series/moccasin-tracks

Gali Sanchez from the New Hampshire Abenaki Nation brings us his perspectives on the use of Native American imagery for mascots. He is an educator, public speaker, storyteller, musician and gifts us with this interview today on Moccasin Tracks, Nov 15, 2017. He joins us by phone from his home in Virginia. Continuing to practice a living culture, Gali recently made a wool coat replicating a style from the 1800's that his ancestors might have worn. He describes the beadwork added by Master Beadworker Rhonda Besaw. (rhondabesaw.com) Always an honor to have Gali on air!! Thank-you for listening. Music credit: Dawnland Singers from Honor Songs CD we play the Honor Song for Elders sung in Abenaki from Good Mind Records. Moccasin Tracks is broadcast weekly on WRUV FM Burlington with host and producer Deb Reger at 90.1FM and online at wruv.org (fall 2017 Wed 2-4PM) The program is archived at wruv.org/schedule/ Wed/scroll down to Moccasin Tracks wruv.moccasintracks@gmail.com radiowithdeb.wordpress.com youtube.com/MoccasinTracks Moccasin Tracks is syndicated with Pacifica Radio Network with host Deb Reger and friends facebook.com/MoccasinTracks

Music credits: Rushingwind and Mucklow, Ancient Elements CD, Ceremony of Morning,rushingwindmusic.com and Spirit of Thank-you, Eastern Medicine Singers from the CD Old School Eastern, self-released In this podcast we introduce Moccasin Tracks and interview with Doug Harris(Deputy Officer for Narragansett Indian Tribe Historic Preservation Office)and attorney for the Narragansett Nation and NITHPO in this effort, Anne Marie Garti. Anne Marie tells us a little about the National Historic Preservation Act and the Federal Energy Regulation Commission (FERC) and reads us some of the legal law. It is thru these legal challenges that the Tribal Historic Preservation Offices can protect the "Manitou Has-suk" or spirit stones. Doug tells us how tribes and towns are entering into MOU (memorandum of understanding) to identify religious,cultural ceremonial sites and petition the agencies for protection of these sites. He is working with other Tribes in the East in this effort and invites state recognized tribes to work with them. Doug has submitted definitions of these sites to the National Registry of Historic Places. Doug Harris is a preservationist for ceremonial landscapes. His guidance comes from the Elders of his community and he asks us all to, "let the landscape speak for itself". An honor to talk with Anne and Doug. Thank-you for listening. ** from Moccasin Tracks broadcast on Nov 15 at WRUV FM Burlington. Moccasin Tracks is broadcast weekly on WRUV FM Burlington at 90.1FM and online at wruv.org (Fall 2017 Wed. 2-4PM) The program is archived at wruv.org/schedule/ Wed/scroll down to Moccasin Tracks wruv.moccasintracks@gmail.com radiowithdeb.wordpress.com youtube.com/MoccasinTracks Moccasin Tracks is syndicated with Pacifica Radio Network with host Deb Reger and friends facebook.com/Moccasin Tracks

Music Credit: Steven Rushingwind and The Native Groove from the CD FUEGO, from el Cerrito Records and www.stevenrushingwindmusic.com In this segment of Moccasin Tracks broadcast June 14, 2017 from the campus of the University of Vermont, WRUV FM Burlington we talk to Doug Harris(Deputy Narragansett Indian Tribe Historic Preservation Officer)and attorney for the Narragansett Nation in this effort, Anne Marie Garti. We talk about the identified Ceremonial Stone Landscape in the path of the Connecticut Transfer Expansion Pipeline (Gas) and the efforts to protect. Doug reminds us of the language we use and how the language of the ancient ones describe and have more to tell us today. We talk about the NHPA (National Historic Preservation Act) and Doug helps us to understand the perspective of the original peoples. We celebrate the family relationships (cousins) between the peoples and he gifts us with stories relating to place and ceremonies. His responsibility is to avoid adverse effects on the "prayer stones" and continue to teach the youth how to identify these sites so they may continue to protect their sacred sites and spiritual ways. If you would like to make a donation to help fund the legal fight to protect the Ceremonial Stone Landscapes, please make your check payable to “Creative Thought and Action,” and put CSL in the “for” line. Mail it to: Rene Theberge Treasurer, Climate Action Now 250 Shutesbury Road Amherst, MA 01002 Moccasin Tracks is broadcast weekly on WRUV FM Burlington at 90.1FM and online at wruv.org Summer 2017: Wed 9AM-Noon The program is archived at wruv.org/schedule/ Wed/scroll down to Moccasin Tracks wruv.moccasintracks@gmail.com radiowithdeb.wordpress.com youtube.com/MoccasinTracks Moccasin Tracks is syndicated with Pacifica Radio Network with host Deb Reger and friends

Music credit: Joy Harjo; Song For Anna Mae, Fawn Wood Song For Grandmothers When Denise Pictou Maloney worked on vamps for the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women traveling exhibit she began a journey of advocacy work that she continues today. We talk about truth and possibilities. Co-hosting is Jo Hamlin and Deb Reger. In this conversation we titled What Does Justice Look Like For The Families Of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Denise has an honest response, one that she does not want others to have to experience. We read a short story from Beverly Little Thunders book, One Bead At A Time to share our heart-feelings and grief about Anna Mae Aquash, Denise's mother who was murdered. In this difficult/emotional conversation we try to express our appreciation for Denise and her words and work with truth. Moccasin Tracks is broadcast weekly on WRUV FM Burlington at 90.1FM and online at wruv.org 4-6PM (EST) The program is archived at wruv.org/schedule/listen to archives/scroll down to Moccasin Tracks wruv.moccasintracks@gmail.com radiowithdeb.wordpress.com Moccasin Tracks is syndicated with Pacifica Radio Network with host Deb Reger and friends

Music Credit: Medzhawk with Poetic Justice (https://soundcloud.com/medz-hawk-official), and Mary Youngblood on flute with Heart of The World CD from Silver Wave Records We talk to Cody Hall on Moccasin Tracks from the Red Warrior Camp at the Sacred Stone Camp on the Treaty Territory of the Lakota Nation. Cody is part of the media team and has been the MC at some of the Rhyme and Rhythm Events on site giving voice to everyone. He gifts us with story and experiences that are part of this collective resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline. The story is being shared worldwide thru the social media and especially Facebook pages, posts and audio that is collected daily at this peaceful non-violent encampment. find the Red Warrior Camp on facebook.com also info at: www.indigenousresistance.org www.ienearth.org www.honortheearth.org Moccasin Tracks is broadcast weekly on WRUV FM Burlington at 90.1FM and online at wruv.org 4-6PM (EST) The program is archived at wruv.org/schedule/listen to archives/scroll down to Moccasin Tracks wruv.moccasintracks@gmail.com radiowithdeb.wordpress.com Moccasin Tracks is syndicated with Pacifica Radio Network with host Deb Reger and friends