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Send us a textThis week I’m joined by Loren Waters and Tafv Sampson. Loren is an award winning Filmmaker who was recently in New York City for a screening of her short documentary Tiger, A captivating 13 minute film about the legacy of the Tiger family in Oklahoma. The film is Oscar-qualified, and Loren took home a directing award at Sundance earlier this year. She keeps receiving well deserved recognition for her work, but what means the most to her is the support of her community.Joining her, is Tafv Sampson, a set designer and one of Loren’s closest collaborators. The two met on the set of Reservation Dogs and have been creating together ever since. We talk about how special it is to work alongside other Indigenous creatives, what it means to take the leap from one career to the next, and how we carry our ancestors with us every step of the way.Thank you Tafv and loren. Tiger is now streaming on the Criterion Collection and FNXtv. Opening song by SKELLZ and Outro song by Wotko Long from the Tiger Documentary. This show was created and produced by Yours Truly. Thanks for listening!Follow Loren  @lorenkwatersFollow the Tiger Short Doc @TigerteefilmFollow Tafv @tafvsampsonSupport the show Follow the pod @letshaveapowwowpod Created and Hosted by Amy z. Farid Follow me @therealamyfarid The LHAP Song "Wakon" was created by Jason Guitano/Skellz @jay_anton_ Logo Design by my homegirl @DanielaHritcu God Bless Community!

Send us a textHawe, cousins! Welcome to the Music Episode!There is so much incredible music coming out of Indian Country right now, and today I’m joined by two of my favorite Native artists to celebrate it.First up, Lucaa calls in to talk about her new single “Feast,” intentionally released this November during Native American Heritage Month and the Thanksgiving holiday. The track is a cinematic clapback to the oppression our ancestors endured and a powerful reminder that colonization did not destroy us.Next, Mato Wayuhi joins the show to dive into his new album Bygoner. He opens up about what inspired the project and drops some serious gems about the importance of staying true to yourself as an artist and a human being. I’m joined by my good friend Stephen, our resident Rosalia stan, to discuss and dissect LUX. Naturally, we couldn’t leave Florence Welch out of the conversation, her new album Everybody Scream is a raw and vulnerable collection of songs that highlight  the unfair realities women continue to face.   I hope this episode inspires you to create a new playlist or helps you discover your new favorite song. All songs are streaming Now! Thank you to Lucaa and Mato for taking the time to call in to the Powwow hotline! Y’all go listen to Bygoner and indulge in Lucaa’s Feast! Both streaming now! Follow Lucaa @Lucaaband   Stream Feast!  https://music.apple.com/us/album/feast/1849363202?i=1849363208Follow Mato Wayuhi @matowayuhi Stream Bygoner! https://music.apple.com/us/album/bygoner/1847834543Follow Stephen @ppmansion_stephanoStream Prima Primo https://tidal.com/browse/album/67041991?uSupport the show Follow the pod @letshaveapowwowpod Created and Hosted by Amy z. Farid Follow me @therealamyfarid The LHAP Song "Wakon" was created by Jason Guitano/Skellz @jay_anton_ Logo Design by my homegirl @DanielaHritcu God Bless Community!

Send us a textWe share a candid, funny, and deeply rooted conversation with Oscar-nominated composer and bassist Mali Obomsawin, tracing a path from Western Maine to Indigenous jazz lineages, archival repatriation, and a pedalboard moment with Yo-Yo Ma. Music, memory, and sovereignty braid into songs that carry both grief and lift.• identity as Abenaki Wabanaki and citizen of Odanak First Nation• Indigenous jazz history from Mildred Bailey to Oscar Pettiford and Don Cherry• fiddle camps, Berklee year, Dartmouth scholarship and culture shock• research on colonization, captive diplomacy, and Dartmouth archives• repatriation of Abenaki recordings to the Odanak museum• Sweet Tooth as ancestral storytelling with modern ensemble• Deer Lady origins, Reservation Dogs placement, and shoegaze textures• mentors, community learning, and critiques of institutional jazz• collaborations, Yo-Yo Ma set experiment, and future wishes• writing process for the next Dear Lady album and upcoming showsFind me on Instagram: @maliobomsawinSupport the show Follow the pod @letshaveapowwowpod Created and Hosted by Amy z. Farid Follow me @therealamyfarid The LHAP Song "Wakon" was created by Jason Guitano/Skellz @jay_anton_ Logo Design by my homegirl @DanielaHritcu God Bless Community!

Send us a textHa.we and welcome back, this week I speak with NYC urban indigenous royalty, Murielle Borst-Tarrant. She was born in New York City and was raised in a mafia run Italian neighborhood in Brooklyn. Murielle’s one woman show Tipi Tales from the Stoop, showcases the woes of Being the only indigenous family living on the block. Yes, there was racism, prejudice, and all the ignorance you can imagine, but murielle also informs her audience the importance of laughter in Native families. Murielle comes from a long lineage of performers and activists. She is carrying on her families legacy as a playwright, and  director who intertwines activism within indigenous storytelling. Murielle is the  The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Playwright in Residence at LaMama Experimental Theatre club. Her current show Feast of Ghosts: Wailing will be showing at LaMama November 6th-8th Murielle has this infectious energy that made our time together really special. And without further ado… Here she is Relatives...Follow Murielle on Instagram: @murieltarrant  @safeharborsnychttps://www.murielletarrant.com/Support the show Follow the pod @letshaveapowwowpod Created and Hosted by Amy z. Farid Follow me @therealamyfarid The LHAP Song "Wakon" was created by Jason Guitano/Skellz @jay_anton_ Logo Design by my homegirl @DanielaHritcu God Bless Community!

Send us a textThis week I speak to one of my favorite humans, Kalyn Fay. If you are lucky enough to know them, you know what I mean. Kalyn is an oklahoma born and bred indie folk  songwriter and musician who writes songs about their homelands.  When I listen to their music it's like a loveletter to Oklahoma.                                                  We discuss the family trip to Branson that inspired young Kalyn to take up the Dulcimer, The doctor conference that convinced them to NOT become a doctor, and why Oklahoma is special. Kalyn is also a gifted artist and curator. They use their art and music to weave their relationship to the land, longing to connect the people who share it. You can currently hear Kalyn’s music in Sterlin Harjo’s show The Lowdown and in Resident Alien all streaming now.   Kalyn is your favorites, favorite. But they will tell you that their music is “for you, for me, for us, for We” Thank you Kalyn! I'm so glad you didn't become a doctor. All Music in this episode is by Kalyn Fay.                                                                                  The show opens with Kalyn's song "Tulsa"  I share a story about listening to "Oklahoma Hills" walking through a casino (highly recommend) and I close out the show with "Baby Don't You Worry" Follow Kalyn's MUSIC Instagram @kalynfay                                                                          Follow Kalyn's ART Instagram @kalynbarnoskiSupport the show Follow the pod @letshaveapowwowpod Created and Hosted by Amy z. Farid Follow me @therealamyfarid The LHAP Song "Wakon" was created by Jason Guitano/Skellz @jay_anton_ Logo Design by my homegirl @DanielaHritcu God Bless Community!