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In the first half-hour of this episode of First Voic­es Radio, Host Tiokasin Ghosthorse wel­comes back Eda Zavala Lopez. Eda is a direct descen­dant of the Wari peo­ple of Peru. She inher­it­ed ancient tra­di­tions and pro­found knowl­edge relat­ed to plants, spir­its and mag­i­cal sto­ry­telling from her ances­tors. Eda is ded­i­cat­ed to Ama­zon­ian Indige­nous heal­ing prac­tices by lead­ing cer­e­monies with med­i­c­i­nal plants, prac­tic­ing ancient ways of heal­ing knowl­edge and empow­er­ing her peo­ple in pre­serv­ing their sacred ter­ri­to­ries. As a Curan­dera, Eda direct­ly uses the pow­er of med­i­c­i­nal plants to help heal peo­ple emo­tion­al­ly and spir­i­tu­al­i­ty, espe­cial­ly women. As a spir­i­tu­al leader in her vil­lage, she is deeply com­mit­ted to Indige­nous Peru­vian peo­ple in defend­ing their sacred ter­ri­to­ries and pro­tect­ing their lands. Find out more about Eda at http://​www​.edazavalalopez​.com/

In the sec­ond half-hour, Tiokasin talks with return­ing guest and friend of First Voic­es Radio, Ed Kabotie. Ed is a mul­ti­fac­eted cre­ative from the Tewa vil­lage of Khap’o Owinge and the Hopi vil­lage of Shun­gopavi. His cre­ative expres­sions take the forms of paint­ings, draw­ings, sil­ver­craft, and mul­ti-lin­gual musi­cal com­po­si­tions. Ed con­sid­ers him­self an Edu-tain­er, using the arts and music to edu­cate peo­ple about social jus­tice issues relat­ed to the Indige­nous peo­ple and lands of the Col­orado Plateau. His reg­gae rock band, Tha Yoties, are known for their catchy melodies, live­ly per­for­mances and con­scious mes­sage. Tiokasin catch­es up with Ed about his recent activ­i­ties and shares a few of Ed’s songs.