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‘Stop, and uplift each other’
For the last decade, Christopher Mike-Bidtah (Diné) who goes by the stage name Def-i, has been hosting the annual Gathering of MCs where Native hip-hop artists gather in community to perform and spread encouraging messages for listeners. Def-i has been a vital part of the New Mexican hip-hop community, at one point co-hosting New Mexico’s […]
More than just a powwow
People dance at the Launchpad venue during a performance by the band Midnight Stew. The band performs Thursday at the Native Guitars Tour. The Launchpad is hosting several events showcasing Native American musicians. (Photo by Sharon Chischilly for Source NM)
Analysis: What is sonic sovereignty? And why should Native Nations care?
Songs are historical documents, narrating the histories of our origins, geographies, relationships and more. Songs and language are so intimately tied and their survivance depends on each other. “Kiowa people sing Kiowa more than they speak Kiowa,” said Maxwell Yamane, a Japanese-American Ph.D candidate in Ethnomusicology at the University of Maryland. The sentiment is also […]