First Voices Indigenous Radio

First
Voices Indigenous Radio
brings
to the airwaves the experiences, perspectives and struggles of
Indigenous people who have been almost totally excluded from both
mainstream and progressive, alternative media. Our purpose is to help
ensure the continuance and survival of Indigenous cultures and
Nations by letting the People tell their own story, in their own
words, and often in their own languages and ways of speaking. And
with as little outside interference and interruption as possible.

As
we open up the airwaves week after week to the voices seldom heard in
the last 518 years, it is our hope that the newcomers to this Land -
that is, every immigrant group - will begin to question their
assumptions about Indigenous people here. We hope they become
educated and informed, get activated, break down their
romanticization, break free of their stereotypes, and begin to form
real relationships with Indigenous communities based, finally, on
respect and real understanding.

This
one hour is devoted to bringing the voices of the Indigenous Peoples
of Turtle Island (i.e., North America) and connecting their struggles
with those of other Indigenous Peoples around the world. And while
never forgetting that standing upon Mother Earth is a great
responsibility.