Joy Harjo's I Pray For My Enemies
11/14/22 • 57 min
Joy Harjo, the 23rd Poet Laureate of the United States, is a member of the Mvskoke Nation and belongs to Oce Vpofv (Hickory Ground). She is only the second poet to be appointed a third term as U.S. Poet Laureate.
In addition to serving as a three-term U.S. Poet Laureate, Harjo is a chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, holds a Tulsa Artist Fellowship, directs For Girls Becoming, an arts mentorship program for young Mvskoke women, and is a founding board member and Chair of the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation. She has recently been inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the American Philosophical Society, the National Native American Hall of Fame, and the National Woman’s Hall of Fame. Enjoy!
Harjo is the author of 13 books of poetry, two children’s books and countless awards.
Harjo performs with her saxophone and flutes, solo and with her band, the Arrow Dynamics Band, and previously with Joy Harjo and Poetic Justice. Harjo has produced seven award-winning music albums including Winding Through the Milky Way, for which she was awarded a NAMMY for Best Female Artist of the year, and today she joins me to discuss her latest album, I Pray for My Enemies. Enjoy!
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Playlist
01 Joy Harjo- One Day There Will Be Horses
02 Joy Harjo- An American Sunrise
03 DDAT- Roadrunner
04 Julia Keefe- Nobody Else But Me
05 Joy Harjo- Calling the Spirit Back
06 Cosmically Shonna- Gratitude
07 Khu.éex- Captain Cook Gets It
08 Joy Harjo- Mankiller Honor Song
09 Pamyua- Drum I Carry (Version B)
10 Cheri Maracle- 100 Cigarettes
Joy Harjo, the 23rd Poet Laureate of the United States, is a member of the Mvskoke Nation and belongs to Oce Vpofv (Hickory Ground). She is only the second poet to be appointed a third term as U.S. Poet Laureate.
In addition to serving as a three-term U.S. Poet Laureate, Harjo is a chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, holds a Tulsa Artist Fellowship, directs For Girls Becoming, an arts mentorship program for young Mvskoke women, and is a founding board member and Chair of the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation. She has recently been inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the American Philosophical Society, the National Native American Hall of Fame, and the National Woman’s Hall of Fame. Enjoy!
Harjo is the author of 13 books of poetry, two children’s books and countless awards.
Harjo performs with her saxophone and flutes, solo and with her band, the Arrow Dynamics Band, and previously with Joy Harjo and Poetic Justice. Harjo has produced seven award-winning music albums including Winding Through the Milky Way, for which she was awarded a NAMMY for Best Female Artist of the year, and today she joins me to discuss her latest album, I Pray for My Enemies. Enjoy!
https://nativeartistdirectory.com
Playlist
01 Joy Harjo- One Day There Will Be Horses
02 Joy Harjo- An American Sunrise
03 DDAT- Roadrunner
04 Julia Keefe- Nobody Else But Me
05 Joy Harjo- Calling the Spirit Back
06 Cosmically Shonna- Gratitude
07 Khu.éex- Captain Cook Gets It
08 Joy Harjo- Mankiller Honor Song
09 Pamyua- Drum I Carry (Version B)
10 Cheri Maracle- 100 Cigarettes
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2022 Native American Music Award Nominees
The Native American Music Awards are back and ready to celebrate and honor their most powerful voices on Saturday, November 19, 2022 at the Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino in Niagara Falls, New York. This will be the organization’s 20th Awards event following the Covid-19 pandemic's devastating impact on Indigenous communities across America. Commemorating National Native American Heritage month, the host of the 20th Awards ceremony will be actor Robert Mesa (Navajo/ Soboba) who most recently played the character James Chee, the first Indigenous doctor onGrey's Anatomy.
The Awards will proudly recognize and honor Oren Lyons as a Living Legend. Oren, who is 92, is the Faithkeeper of the Turtle Clan, Onondaga Nation. He is an artist, speaker, author and environmental activist for Indigenous peoples worldwide and holds the title of Wisdom Keeper. He has advocated at the United Nations to recognize Indigenous rights and has addressed the United Nations General Assembly. He is also an All-American Lacrosse Hall of Famer and Honorary Chairman of the Haudenosaunee Nationals Lacrosse program.
This year’s Hall of Fame inductee is Micki Free, a Grammy Award winner & multiple Native American Music Award winner of Comanche and Cherokee descent. Originally discovered and managed by Gene Simmons of KISS, Micki was the guitarist in the R&B sensation, Shalamar who boasted mega platinum hit songs like "Dancing In The Sheets" from the movie soundtrack "Footloose", and won a Grammy for "Don't Get Stopped In Beverly Hills" from the Beverly Hills Cop soundtrack. Micki is currently on tour supporting his latest album, Turquoise Blue, which features members of The Santana Band, Steve Stevens of Billy Idol and Gary Clark Jr.
Lifetime Achievement Award recipients are: Paul LaRoche of Brule/AIRO and Robert Tree Cody. Paul LaRoche is the founding member of Brulé, the epic Native American rock show. Brule’ has won eight Native American Music awards, released 20 CDs and sold over one million CDs worldwide. Robert Tree Cody is a five-time Native American Music Award winner, and a multi-talented flutist, singer, dancer, actor and educator. He has released 13 albums and is the son of Bertha Parker Pallan Cody (Seneca/Abenaki), who is largely considered to be the first female Indigenous archaeologist.
Tune in to enjoy a preview of some of the amazing artists nominated at this years Native American Music Awards!
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Playlist
00 R Carlos Nakai-(Dine/Ute) Nocturne (Intro Bed) (nominated for Artist of the Year)
BEST DEBUT ARTIST
01 Charles Wood III (Saddle Lake Cree/Confederated Tribes of Umatilla)- Honest to You (clip)
02 Elexa Dawson (Citizen Potawatomi Nation)- I See Me (Full Song)
03 Matthew Hawk (Navajo)- Overcome (clip)
04 Melody McArthur (Cree)- Bon Vivant (clip)
05 Mike Bern (Tobique First Nation)- Waponahkew (clip)
06 Zachariah Julian (Jicarilla Apache)- It’s Alright (clip)
07 Julian Taylor (Mohawk)- The Ridge (Full Song)
BEST DEBUT GROUP OR DUO
08 Alton Tsosie with Lincoln Josley (Navajo)- Spiritual Blessings (clip)
09 Ancient Voices (Choctaw/Cherokee)- Honey Bee (clip)
10 Bear Fox (Mohawk)- Water Song (Full Song)
11 Blue Flamez & YL (Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs)- Warrior (clip)
12 Jason Lee Wilson (Cherokee)- Tennessee (clip)
13 The Breakwater Band (Alutiiq)- Let It Rain (clip)
14 The Buffalo Weavers (Dakota)- The Dark is Getting Light (clip)
BEST GROUP/DUO OF THE YEAR
15 Blackbird (Cherokee/Dakota) Two For Three (Clip)
16 Black Lodge Singers (Blackfoot)- Across the Plains (clip)
17 Crazy Flute (Cherokee)- Rise (clip)
18 Eagle and Hawk (Ojibway) Liberty (clip)
19 The Groovalottos (Mashpee Wampanoag)- The Storm (clip)
20 The Ripcords (Onondaga)- Sweet Road Stomp (clip)
21 Twin Flames (Inuit, Mohawk/Metis)- Battlefields (Full Song)
22 Young Spirit (Cree)- Angel Eagle (Clip)
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
23 Aaron White (Navajo/Ute)- Moonlight Love Songs (clip)
24 Connor Chee (Navajo)- Passage 4 (clip)
25 Fawn Wood (Cree, Salish)- Kakike (clip)
26 Irv Lyons Jr (Oneida)- Private Invitation (clip)
27 J...
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Julian Taylors Beyond the Reservoir
Julian Taylor (Mohawk, West Indies) has been at it a long time. He learned some hard Industry lessons with his band Staggered Crossing, regrouped with the excellent and funky Julian Taylor Band and is now wowing listeners with his folk stylings on his most recent releases. His 2020 album, The Ridge, was nominated for two Junos and most recently won a Native American Music Award in the Best Country Video Recording category at the event held November 21 at the Seneca Niagara Resort and Casino. This week, Julian joins me to discuss his latest release, Beyond the Reservoir. Enjoy!
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Playlist
01 Julian Taylor- Moonlight
02 Julian Taylor- Seeds
03 K Bang & Raye Zaragoza- The Coast
04 Crown Lands- Inner Light
05 Julian Taylor- Murder 13
06 Ya Tseen & Samantha Crain- Look at What the Light Did Now
07 Brenda Thomas Diablo- Cry Cry Cry
08 Julian Taylor- The Ridge
09 Willie Dunn- Son of the Sun
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