Episodes
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Turtle Island Storyteller André Picard
A Little About André André L Picard, from Lapwai, Idaho, is a Nez Perce Nation member, married and dad of two. Plays Native American flute, singer and drummer. Musical achievements: featured on Smoke Signals, featured on over seven CDs including two which won at the Native American Music Industry...
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Turtle Island Storyteller Angel Sobotta
Cuupnitpel’u (speaks in Nez Perce) Good day, everybody. (ta’c halaxp) ‘iin wen’ikise Angel Sobotta. (‘iinim titooqan wen’iikt wees, ta-lalt-lilpt – Sunset. My name’s Angel Sobotta and my Indian name is Ta-lalt-lilpt – Sunset. (‘iin wees) Nimiipuu. I am Nimiipuu, the Nez Perce. Nimiipuu is our…
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Turtle Island Storyteller Diane Mallickan
We Are in a Heritage Generation Diane Mallickan My grandparents are Shoshone Paiute. So I have a lot of family down in California and Nevada, and my mother was Nez Perce. So we were raised actually in both places. We lived in the Lochsa area up here. That’s all National Forest in there. We spent […]
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Turtle Island Storyteller James Spencer
Look Around I’m James Spencer and I’m from the Nez Perce tribe and I also have blood ties to the Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Ojibwa. I’m a storyteller, flute player and I do a lot of the native crafts. I focus a lot on the stories because they’re very important to our […]
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Turtle Island Storyteller Josiah Pinkham
My Indian name is Tipyelehne Cimuuxcimux My name is Josiah Black Eagle Pinkham. I’m a member of the Nez Perce tribe. I was born on the Yakama Reservation, but shortly after birth raised on the Nez Perce Indian Reservation. That’s the only place that I’ve basically gone to school as far as my…
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Turtle Island Storyteller Nakia Williamson-Cloud
A Way of Seeing The World My name is Nakia Williamson. The focus of my work is basically to perpetuate ideas and thoughts of the Nez Perce people of my own family and the elders that I’ve been able to be around, which is sometimes counter to what the outside culture sees as the function […]
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Turtle Island Storyteller Rosa Yearout
Born and Reborn My name is Rosa Yearout in English and my Nez Perce name is Wi’cesa, which is translated as “Born and Reborn.” This is the name that my mother, Rena Katherine Ramsey, had and she had received that from her grandmother, Wicesa. My maiden name was Spencer. My first marriage was to...
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Turtle Island Storyteller Deborah “Dee” White Eye
Ogitchedaw Ogitchedaw, Ogitchedaw We sing this song to you Strong and brave and loyal- a warrior through and through You lay your life down on the line You know what you must do Ogichedaw, Ogitchedaw We send our prayers to you. Ogitchedaw (Ojibwe for Warrior or one who stands up for the people)…
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About this show
Native American culture, sustainability multimedia education and race reconciliation