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Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate is a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation. Impichchaachaaha’ is a Chicksaw
name and it translates to “High Corn Crib” in English, it describes an elevated crib used to house the
family’s corn. Tate is very proud of his Chickasaw heritage and includes the family name in his works.
An award-winning composer, Jerod recently won an Emmy^® for The Science in Composing, a documentary about Jerod teaching composition to seven world-renowned research scientists. Their compositions culminated in a public performance at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art by members of the Oklahoma City Philharmonic.

Native Sounds: Ras K'Dee

Musician Ras K'dee (Pomo Tribe of California) is from the San Francisco Bay area. He is also co-founder of S.N.A.G. Magazine--Seventh Native American Generation--a non-profit organization that aims to work with Native youth and their struggles. K'dee creates opportunities for Native youth to demonstrate their creative skills through various forms of art, music and New Media. S.N.A.G. Magazine also hosts cultural events to promote Native American awareness and culture. K'dee and S.N.A.G. Magazine publish an annual issue featuring all of the past year's events and all proceeds are saved to fund the next project.

Producer Profile: Cathleen O'Connell

Marching bands may not be synonymous with Native American music, but in Sousa on the Rez: Marching to the Beat of a Different Drum, filmmaker Cathleen O’Connell uncovers the tradition of Native American marching bands that dates back over a century. In the film, O’Connell explores the history of Native American marching bands that began in the 1880s and peaked in the early 1900s. She profiles two of the four remaining bands, the Iroquois Indian Band and Fort Mojave Tribal Band.

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Native Word: Julie Cajune

Julie Cajune is a member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of Montana. She holds a bachelor's in elementary education and a master's in bilingual education. Julie was the first to teach the Salish language in the school system on the Flathead Reservation in Montana. She is also the executive director of the Center for American Indian Policy and Applied Research of the Heartlines Project. She was profiled in UTNE Reader as one of “50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Your World.”

Julie says, “In all of this, I’m hoping to get young people to think about music in a different way, and maybe think about other traditions and learn about them. And for Indian kids, my hope is that they might get curious or involved in the music traditions of their own community.”

Recently, Production Assistant Tobias Grant (Omaha) talked with Julie about her background, her experience as an educator, as well as, her video and music projects.

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National Endowment for the Arts Podcast: Art Works: Shirley Sneve

Recently, NAPT's Executive Director Shirley Kay Sneve was interviewed by Josephine Reed for the National Endowment for the Arts podcast series Art Works. In the interview, Shirley talks about sharing Native stories from a Native perspective, the importance of Native languages and more.