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I used to actually use ‘Native American’ but as I grew and learned more about the atrocities that the United States committed against ingenious people, I sort of changed the way I started talking about my identity and moved more towards that word ‘indigenous’ and going more into what my indigeneity is. I describe myself as ‘indigenous.’ It’s because I belong to a tribe and we have tribal sovereignty. I don’t really use the word ‘Native American’ in describing myself. That’s especially true (as we’ll see) as the indignities haven’t stopped in 2020, and may not stop in the future, unless we take note of it and take them more seriously.īLACK BELT EAGLE SCOUT (Katherine Paul) Portland, Oregon “I want to protect my tribal sovereignty”! Black Belt Eagle Scout (Photo: Sarah Cass Art: Ron Hart) The answers were surprising- they had understandably mixed feelings about it, with several of them celebrating it themselves in their own way, but also insisting that the true meaning behind it and that the subsequent history can’t be forgotten. We asked them to give their thoughts on their heritage and Thanksgiving, including whether they actually celebrate the holiday and what they’d advise for the rest of us. In this first part, we hear from indie rocker Black Belt Eagle Scout, classic rocker Mark Farner (Grand Funk) and Debora Iyall from new wave legends Romeo Void. It’s not stuff we wanna think about when we stuff our faces, right?īut what if we did give it some thought? With the idea of a really mindful T-giving, we wanted to get some insight from a stellar group of Indigenous musicians in this two part article. That was all good and well and extremely generous of the tribes, but how were the Indigenous people treated after that by the UK/European newcomers subsequently? There was stolen land, broken treaties and the infamous Trail of Tears as the tribes were herded onto reservations and suffered genocide via ‘manifest destiny’ and pox-filled blankets. This got carried over by the Pilgrims when they came over to Virginia and chowed in Plymouth in 1621 with the ‘Indians,’ aka the Native Americans, who helped the Brit immigrants make it through the winter by sharing food with them. Thanksgiving actually traces back to the UK circa the 1500’s, as a time to show the divine gratitude for a good crop. It’s not just an American holiday either–it’s observed in Canada, Australia, the Philippines, the Netherlands and other countries as well. T-giving is usually a day or two off from work for most of us where we get together with the folks and stuff our faces (for us Jews, it’s almost akin to Xmas in that way). So while we’re forced to rethink Thanksgiving this year, we might give some thought to some deadly events in the past which followed the original American Thanksgiving. This Thanksgiving is gonna be different for all of us, with family gatherings being turned on their head and now maybe representing potentially deadly spreader events.

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Hope you guys dig the beats, 38 tracks in all full of funky flavour.Indigenous Musicians Remix Thanksgiving Part One (Art: Ron Hart)Īmong the many things that COVID has managed to destroy along with a quarter-million people in the United States (not to mention millions more sickened) is one of our most cherished holidays. The mix is a studio mix, so made in Ableton.

#Rock and roll breakbeat remix plus#

2 hours worth of my music with official releases from Breakbeat Paradise, Katakana Edits, Big Fat Mama Beats, That’s Not An Edit, Life Support Machine and some exclusive new tunes from a 4 track EP headed your way soon (label and track ID secret at the moment) plus a track from an upcoming Cuttin It Fine release as well as some funky edits and remixes i have put together. It’s Been about 9 months has past since i last made a Monster Mix showcasing some of my music so i thought it was about time to do another one.