Interviews
Shana Yellow Calf of the Arapaho Nation is a contemporary artist whose vibrant and stunning art leaps off the canvas and brings joy to those who are lucky enough to experience it. DJ Ev sits down with her to discuss exactly what art means to her. In terms of mediums that Shana prefers, acrylics are […]
Author and Lawyer B.L. (Brooke) Blanchard sat down with Daybreak Star Radio’s RONN!E and Sherry to talk about her books, her process, and where she believes we could have gone in an uncolonized America. Growing up, Blanchard always wanted to be a writer. Having been a veracious reader most of her life, that quickly turned […]
Surrounded by drums and strings, RONN!E from Daybreak Star Radio sits down with a man who plays a different instrument altogether. Delbert Anderson is a Diné musician specializing in jazz trumpet music. Having started at a young age, Delbert originally tried out the trombone but found he couldn’t make the instrument sing. However, when he […]
Daybreak Star Radio had the opportunity to sit down with Filmmaker and Theatre Artist Kendra Potter to discuss her upcoming projects and how her path to reconnection has inspired her work. RONN!E effortlessly guides the interview, allowing Kendra to share her expertise in a range of subjects. Having been adopted by a white family, Kendra […]
Daybreak Star Radio has been a longtime fan of Lou Lou Duchesse, whose signed poster was the first framed piece to go up on the walls of the station. Sherry Steele had the opportunity to sit down with Lou Lou Duchesse AKA Lauren Ashley Jiles to discuss her career as a burlesque dancer. Lauren is […]
With the walls decorated in her signed albums, RONN!E from Daybreak Star Radio interviews singer, songwriter, and actor Melody Mcarthur. Originally from the Treaty 8 territory, Melody is a proud member of the Woodland Cree nation. Melody’s musical talent and versatile voice lends itself to exploration within several genres. Being an independent artist allows for […]
RONN!E from Daybreak Star Radio got the opportunity to sit down with musical artist and actor Damien Castellane aka LUVSMOKEYY about his role in Netflix’s new movie Rez Ball. Already familiar with one another, the two banter back and forth about music, acting, and the experience of growing up on the rez. Damien Castellane plays […]
In a wonderful full circle moment, Daybreak Star Radio’s RONN!E and Sherry Steele interview Devin Sampson Craig about his role in Netflix’s new movie Rez Ball. Devin is no stranger to the Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center, having once worked here before his big break as Bryson in Rez Ball. Devin is from the Yakima […]
DJ Ev of Daybreak Star Radio, the only radio station that Indigenizes the airwaves, interviews artist Heather Johnston. Heather’s art was displayed at the Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center; her mix of aquatic influenced paintings and ledger-based art transformed the walls of the center into a vibrant feast for the senses. Heather Johnston is a […]
In this first Daybreak Star Radio book club interview, Nat Thorton eloquently leads the authors of What Side Are You On through questions concerning the military, the Church, migrants, and the myth of sovereignty. Michael “Mike” Wilson of the Tohono O’odham Nation is an activist in the Tucson area and has been involved in social […]
