March 9, 2015 – Sihasin
Official SXSW 2014 Showcasing Artist "Sihasin" is the new musical project from siblings Clayson and Jeneda Benally of the band Blackfire. Sihasin is a Navajo word for hope and assurance, a meaning …
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Official SXSW 2014 Showcasing Artist "Sihasin" is the new musical project from siblings Clayson and Jeneda Benally of the band Blackfire. Sihasin is a Navajo word for hope and assurance, a meaning …
Tune in to Indigefi this week to hear Victor Martisius of the band Ghost Town Orchestra and their "swaggering indie rock and danceable folk". The album Dead Wait won Best …
Jamie Coon is our guest this week. From Okemah, Oklahoma, Jamie Coon is a soul pop singer of Creek and Seminole heritage. Influenced by artists such as Ronnie Milsap and …
Canadian hip-hop artist Rellik shares some of his latest releases with us. Of Métis descent, Rellik aka Bill LeBlanc is an award-winning and multi award-nominated artist from Edmonton, Canada. His …
Of Lumbee and Oglala heritage, Lakota John and Kin is a family band from Pembroke, North Carolina. Debuting with the self-titled album Lakota John and Kin, their music brings Native …
On the show with us this week is Oneida Iroquois Wolf Clan member Leah Shenandoah. She won Debut Artist of the Year at the 2014 Native American Music Awards for …
Fabian Fontenelle is a Zuni/Omaha artist, traditional dancer, and storyteller born in Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico with family in Nebraska. He is the great-great-grandson of the famed Chief Big Elk …
From Moosonee, Ontario and member of the Moose Cree First Nation, hip-hop artist Shibastik (Chris G. Sutherland) creates positive and empowering native music for listeners of all ages and backgrounds. Shibastik …
Diyet is a First Nations singer-songwriter from Yukon, Canada. Trained in opera, her folk pop sound has traveled the world. Her first album debuted on the stages of the Vancouver …
To join in the holiday spirit, this week we play some of our favorite Native Christmas songs, many sung in a variety of languages including Cree, Navajo, and Ojibwe. Tune in as …
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Alexis Sallee is Iñupiaq and Mexican and grew up in Anchorage, Alaska. Her love of filmmaking and sound found its start in radio. After attending Full Sail University where she earned a Bachelors of Science in Recording Arts, she took her skills to L.A. There she worked in audio post-production on various film and television projects including Oculus, Poltergeist, Birth of the Dragon, NBC’s Allegiance, and Showtime documentary Play It Forward. She served as Co-Director and Producer of the 2018 documentary “Definition of Resilience”, which highlights the dynamic stories of Indigenous hip-hop MCs. In 2019, she wrote and directed her debut short film "Who We Are" a personal project dedicated to her Iñupiaq ancestors. Alexis continues to work on cultural visual projects that honors Indigenous stories and people. She has been host and producer of INDIGEFI, formerly Earthsongs, since 2013.