1 00:00:01,568 --> 00:00:02,102 You're listening 2 00:00:02,102 --> 00:00:04,104 to the Daybreak Star Radio Network. 3 00:00:05,338 --> 00:00:06,373 Only radio network 4 00:00:06,373 --> 00:00:08,508 officially indigenizing the airwaves. 5 00:00:10,243 --> 00:00:11,511 Literally the voices 6 00:00:11,511 --> 00:00:12,612 and the representation 7 00:00:12,612 --> 00:00:14,080 of Native people in the music 8 00:00:14,080 --> 00:00:15,982 industry is not there. 9 00:00:15,982 --> 00:00:18,051 That's why we did this, is to get 10 00:00:18,852 --> 00:00:20,053 the immense talent 11 00:00:20,053 --> 00:00:22,088 that the Native community has 12 00:00:22,088 --> 00:00:24,391 out to the public and out to one another. 13 00:00:26,626 --> 00:00:27,093 It's an 14 00:00:27,093 --> 00:00:29,462 opportunity to introduce 15 00:00:30,530 --> 00:00:31,931 a native radio network. 16 00:00:31,931 --> 00:00:33,633 To to our people. 17 00:00:33,633 --> 00:00:35,068 There are lots of Native stations. 18 00:00:35,068 --> 00:00:37,103 There's Native stations from Canada 19 00:00:37,103 --> 00:00:38,972 to Chile, like there's lots of them, 20 00:00:38,972 --> 00:00:39,806 but they're local 21 00:00:39,806 --> 00:00:41,841 and they're often only on the rez, 22 00:00:41,841 --> 00:00:44,544 and sometimes they're not very clear 23 00:00:44,544 --> 00:00:45,845 even when you're on the rez. 24 00:00:45,845 --> 00:00:48,014 Indigenizing the airwaves, that's what we're doing. 25 00:00:48,014 --> 00:00:50,617 We're here to lend our voice in a 26 00:00:50,617 --> 00:00:52,852 respectful way to all of the communities, 27 00:00:52,852 --> 00:00:53,887 to all of the lands, 28 00:00:53,887 --> 00:00:56,189 to all of our listeners across the globe. 29 00:00:58,291 --> 00:00:59,492 We're not focused on 30 00:00:59,492 --> 00:01:02,295 you know, a Seattle audience. 31 00:01:02,295 --> 00:01:03,029 We're not focused on 32 00:01:03,029 --> 00:01:04,564 just, you know, Washington State. 33 00:01:04,564 --> 00:01:05,732 You know, we're we're national 34 00:01:05,732 --> 00:01:06,566 or international. 35 00:01:06,566 --> 00:01:08,001 We wanted to have more of a way 36 00:01:08,001 --> 00:01:10,136 to connect with one another. 37 00:01:10,136 --> 00:01:12,906 So social media and Internet radio 38 00:01:12,906 --> 00:01:14,607 is kind of the way to go. 39 00:01:14,607 --> 00:01:16,276 Please introduce yourselves 40 00:01:16,276 --> 00:01:18,344 and state your tribal affiliation. 41 00:01:18,411 --> 00:01:20,113 My name is Yung Trybez. 42 00:01:20,113 --> 00:01:21,781 I'm from The Snotty Nose Rez Kids 43 00:01:21,781 --> 00:01:22,749 People of the Snow. 44 00:01:22,749 --> 00:01:25,051 That's northwest B.C., Canada. 45 00:01:25,051 --> 00:01:27,187 Brenda Atencio, I go by G Precious 46 00:01:27,587 --> 00:01:30,623 My tribal affiliation is Ohkay Owingeh, 47 00:01:31,191 --> 00:01:33,660 formerly San Juan Pueblo. 48 00:01:33,660 --> 00:01:34,861 Village of the Strong. 49 00:01:35,862 --> 00:01:37,263 Here in New Mexico. 50 00:01:37,263 --> 00:01:39,365 We're a, Yaqui 51 00:01:39,732 --> 00:01:41,701 part Yaqui, Mexican, you know, 52 00:01:42,402 --> 00:01:52,078 (speaking in Tlingit language) 53 00:01:53,446 --> 00:01:55,415 My names are Ed Littlefield and 54 00:01:55,415 --> 00:01:57,650 Shaakhudastoo 55 00:01:57,650 --> 00:01:59,486 Born and raised in Sitka, Alaska. 56 00:02:00,086 --> 00:02:06,459 (speaking in Tlingit language) 57 00:02:06,459 --> 00:02:14,634 (speaking in Tlingit language) 58 00:02:15,835 --> 00:02:17,070 My name is Gene Tagaban. 59 00:02:17,070 --> 00:02:18,705 My Tlingit name is Guuy Yaau 60 00:02:18,705 --> 00:02:21,541 Tak’deintaan Raven Freshwater Sockeye Clan 61 00:02:21,541 --> 00:02:23,543 from Hoonah, Alaska 62 00:02:23,576 --> 00:02:24,644 child of the Wooshkeetaan 63 00:02:24,644 --> 00:02:25,612 Eagle Shark Clan 64 00:02:25,612 --> 00:02:27,180 in Juneau 65 00:02:27,180 --> 00:02:29,849 I'm Cherokee, Tlingit, and Filipino. 66 00:02:30,283 --> 00:02:32,919 Being able to have this 67 00:02:32,919 --> 00:02:35,989 amazing wealth of art 68 00:02:36,956 --> 00:02:39,359 from all Indigenous peoples 69 00:02:39,359 --> 00:02:40,960 from every tribe 70 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:43,296 we can get music from, from 71 00:02:43,496 --> 00:02:44,397 from all the people 72 00:02:44,397 --> 00:02:46,533 and have other Indigenous people hear it. 73 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:48,034 There's a connection 74 00:02:48,034 --> 00:02:48,735 there's a connection 75 00:02:48,735 --> 00:02:49,202 we all have 76 00:02:49,202 --> 00:02:51,037 there's a connection to the land and 77 00:02:51,037 --> 00:02:52,372 and from what we come from 78 00:02:52,372 --> 00:02:53,273 there's a connection 79 00:02:53,273 --> 00:02:55,074 to the sky and the stars 80 00:02:55,074 --> 00:02:55,842 and we 81 00:02:55,842 --> 00:02:57,911 we all have that as part of our culture. 82 00:02:57,911 --> 00:02:59,846 It's all in our stories. 83 00:02:59,846 --> 00:03:00,947 And to be able to have 84 00:03:00,947 --> 00:03:02,348 that thread continue, 85 00:03:02,348 --> 00:03:03,983 it just makes us all stronger. 86 00:03:03,983 --> 00:03:05,151 All these like, people, like, 87 00:03:05,151 --> 00:03:06,452 you know, may not be from my same tribe, 88 00:03:06,452 --> 00:03:08,154 but from the same similar background. 89 00:03:08,154 --> 00:03:09,989 I'm like, this is, this is awesome. 90 00:03:09,989 --> 00:03:10,823 I felt inspired. 91 00:03:10,823 --> 00:03:11,791 I felt I felt happy. 92 00:03:11,791 --> 00:03:12,659 I felt home. 93 00:03:12,659 --> 00:03:15,028 Remember who you are. 94 00:03:15,028 --> 00:03:16,529 Remember where we come from 95 00:03:16,529 --> 00:03:19,199 and were able to change this world 96 00:03:19,632 --> 00:03:20,533 and our music. 97 00:03:20,533 --> 00:03:22,101 You know, I love the fact that. 98 00:03:22,101 --> 00:03:23,670 My music's being played 99 00:03:23,670 --> 00:03:24,938 all the way across, 100 00:03:24,938 --> 00:03:26,172 you know, on the other side. 101 00:03:26,172 --> 00:03:27,840 And that's amazing to me. 102 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:30,543 Daybreak Star Radio Network, right on. 103 00:03:35,915 --> 00:03:37,016 Mike, my executive 104 00:03:37,016 --> 00:03:37,717 director here 105 00:03:37,717 --> 00:03:39,452 at United Indians of All Tribes 106 00:03:39,452 --> 00:03:40,787 had a vision. 107 00:03:40,787 --> 00:03:42,021 He wanted a radio network. 108 00:03:42,021 --> 00:03:42,789 What's stopping us 109 00:03:42,789 --> 00:03:43,856 from doing a radio station? 110 00:03:43,856 --> 00:03:45,358 There's very few of them 111 00:03:45,358 --> 00:03:46,826 in the United States 112 00:03:46,826 --> 00:03:49,095 that are Native operated and owned. 113 00:03:49,929 --> 00:03:50,930 And I just thought, 114 00:03:50,930 --> 00:03:52,265 you know, that's a good question. 115 00:03:52,265 --> 00:03:54,133 I was doing an interview 116 00:03:54,133 --> 00:03:56,502 one day at another radio station 117 00:03:56,669 --> 00:03:57,637 and a gentleman 118 00:03:57,637 --> 00:04:00,106 called in to our request line. 119 00:04:00,173 --> 00:04:01,140 He was asking 120 00:04:01,140 --> 00:04:02,575 a bunch of questions about radio. 121 00:04:02,575 --> 00:04:05,011 How do you start a radio station? 122 00:04:05,011 --> 00:04:05,912 What tools do you need 123 00:04:05,912 --> 00:04:07,747 to start a radio station? 124 00:04:07,747 --> 00:04:09,249 Sure enough, it was Mike. 125 00:04:09,249 --> 00:04:10,984 Things just kind of fell into place. 126 00:04:10,984 --> 00:04:12,452 One notch after another. 127 00:04:12,452 --> 00:04:13,353 The radio station 128 00:04:13,353 --> 00:04:14,354 officially launched 129 00:04:14,354 --> 00:04:16,456 in terms of our first broadcast 130 00:04:17,590 --> 00:04:19,259 last July, 2021. 131 00:04:20,860 --> 00:04:22,262 We have podcasts. 132 00:04:22,262 --> 00:04:24,330 We have music shows, we have talk shows, 133 00:04:24,330 --> 00:04:26,199 we have serious topics. 134 00:04:26,199 --> 00:04:26,799 We weren't going to 135 00:04:26,799 --> 00:04:27,967 just be a hip hop station. 136 00:04:27,967 --> 00:04:29,902 We weren't going to just be an R&B. 137 00:04:29,902 --> 00:04:31,437 We have listeners that may not be a 138 00:04:31,437 --> 00:04:32,572 hip hop fan. 139 00:04:32,572 --> 00:04:35,775 So if someone is a real rock and roll fan 140 00:04:35,775 --> 00:04:36,542 and a metal fan, 141 00:04:36,542 --> 00:04:38,645 they can go to DaybreakStarRadio.com 142 00:04:38,911 --> 00:04:39,812 and find out 143 00:04:39,812 --> 00:04:41,714 when their favorite genre plays. 144 00:04:41,714 --> 00:04:42,982 Same thing for jazz. 145 00:04:42,982 --> 00:04:43,216 You know, 146 00:04:43,216 --> 00:04:45,051 we have a exciting jazz show 147 00:04:45,051 --> 00:04:47,487 that's launching tomorrow, in fact. 148 00:04:47,487 --> 00:04:49,322 One of the interns, his name is Marcus. 149 00:04:49,322 --> 00:04:51,057 Worldwide debut tomorrow. 150 00:04:51,057 --> 00:04:52,025 Hello, everybody. 151 00:04:52,025 --> 00:04:54,060 Welcome to Indigenous Jazz. 152 00:04:54,060 --> 00:04:55,862 This is Marcus on the Air, 153 00:04:55,862 --> 00:04:58,531 and I am your host 154 00:04:59,132 --> 00:05:00,967 I'm learning a lot about how to 155 00:05:00,967 --> 00:05:01,801 work with media. 156 00:05:01,801 --> 00:05:02,602 How do you work with, like, 157 00:05:02,602 --> 00:05:03,202 my own people, 158 00:05:03,202 --> 00:05:05,004 how you do ethical research 159 00:05:05,004 --> 00:05:05,972 and do stuff that supports 160 00:05:05,972 --> 00:05:06,873 others and builds community. 161 00:05:06,873 --> 00:05:08,241 Because the end of the day, 162 00:05:08,241 --> 00:05:09,842 there's a word in Cherokee 163 00:05:09,842 --> 00:05:10,710 called "Gadugi", 164 00:05:10,710 --> 00:05:12,478 which is about working together 165 00:05:12,478 --> 00:05:13,346 like we're together 166 00:05:13,346 --> 00:05:14,714 for the benefit of all. 167 00:05:14,714 --> 00:05:15,281 And I feel like that's 168 00:05:15,281 --> 00:05:16,015 what we're doing here 169 00:05:16,015 --> 00:05:16,549 at Daybreak Star. 170 00:05:16,549 --> 00:05:18,584 "He is Kaw and Muscogee Creek" 171 00:05:18,584 --> 00:05:19,852 Hopefully we aim to do this 172 00:05:19,852 --> 00:05:21,187 radio show is bring attention 173 00:05:21,187 --> 00:05:22,422 to newer artists 174 00:05:22,422 --> 00:05:23,222 who are out there 175 00:05:23,222 --> 00:05:24,991 trying to get stuff going, 176 00:05:24,991 --> 00:05:26,626 whether they're of Native descent 177 00:05:26,626 --> 00:05:28,628 or whether they're tribal members. 178 00:05:28,961 --> 00:05:30,263 Just want to get them recognized. 179 00:05:30,263 --> 00:05:31,497 You'll see artists that 180 00:05:31,497 --> 00:05:33,499 you wouldn't think necessarily, 181 00:05:33,499 --> 00:05:36,069 you know, have that exact Native connection, 182 00:05:36,069 --> 00:05:37,837 but, you know they do. 183 00:05:37,837 --> 00:05:39,806 You can hear Native beats 184 00:05:39,806 --> 00:05:40,907 in all music. 185 00:05:40,907 --> 00:05:41,941 It's the drum, it's 186 00:05:41,941 --> 00:05:43,276 the sound of the drum, it's 187 00:05:43,276 --> 00:05:44,544 the constant rhythm. 188 00:05:44,544 --> 00:05:47,146 So Native music is a part of everything. 189 00:05:47,146 --> 00:05:48,214 People just don't know it. 190 00:05:48,214 --> 00:05:48,781 They've lost 191 00:05:48,781 --> 00:05:50,383 that little bit of knowledge. 192 00:05:50,383 --> 00:05:52,118 So bringing that, 193 00:05:52,118 --> 00:05:53,219 we're bringing that back. 194 00:05:53,219 --> 00:05:54,587 "We got more music coming up." 195 00:05:54,587 --> 00:05:55,922 There's just so much available 196 00:05:55,922 --> 00:05:57,190 and there's so much 197 00:05:57,190 --> 00:05:58,591 that people just need to hear. 198 00:06:00,193 --> 00:06:01,427 The only radio network 199 00:06:01,427 --> 00:06:03,329 officially indigenizing the airwaves 200 00:06:03,329 --> 00:06:04,731 the Daybreak Star Radio Network.