Programs

Anchorage Singer-Songwriter Marian Call doesn’t have any trouble writing material. She says the ideas spill out of her and shape into songs quickly. That’s fortunate, since Call has a hectic schedule working to make it as a musician far from the mainstream recording hotspots in the Lower 48.

Research has shown that colonization is one of the single largest factors driving the abnormally high suicide rates within an Indigenous population. Therefore, in order to fully engage in the battle against suicide in Alaska Native communities it is crucial to ask a couple questions: Just what is colonization? And how has the colonization of Alaska impacted Alaska Native populations historically and in the current time? I will attempt to answer parts of these questions through sharing with you part of my story, how I am here before you today. Read more.

The topics up for discussion this week are: the Anchorage Port project; Parnell won’t ask for revival of the coastal management program; Chuitna Coal; Pebble Mine update; gas line project “high centered;” and the battle over reapportionment. KSKA: Friday, 10/28 @ 2:00pm and Saturday, 10/29 @ 6:00pm KAKM: Friday, 10/28 @ 7:30pm and Saturday, 10/29 @ 5:00pm

Here’s the music playlist from Traveling Music with Shonti Elder. All tracks played are listed below in the following format: Song Title Artist / Composer CD Title Label Town...

Here’s the music playlist from Traveling Music with Shonti Elder. All tracks played are listed below in the following format: Song Title Artist / Composer CD Title Label Time...