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In Spring of 2008, reporter, Amy Hadden Marsh, caught up with both routes of the Longest Walk II as they traveled through the US Southwest on their way to Washington DC. Marsh brings the listener out on the road and into Native America by weaving current issues facing Native nations in the Western United States with traditional songs, and interviews with walkers and a member of the Yavapai Apache community. Walk organizers, Dennis Banks and Jimbo Simmons, weigh in on Leonard Peltier and the February, 2008 US Senate apology to Native Americans.
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Piece Description
In Spring of 2008, reporter, Amy Hadden Marsh, caught up with both routes of the Longest Walk II as they traveled through the US Southwest on their way to Washington DC. Marsh brings the listener out on the road and into Native America by weaving current issues facing Native nations in the Western United States with traditional songs, and interviews with walkers and a member of the Yavapai Apache community. Walk organizers, Dennis Banks and Jimbo Simmons, weigh in on Leonard Peltier and the February, 2008 US Senate apology to Native Americans.
Broadcast History
Debut 6/20/2008 KDNK Community Radio, Carbondale, CO, www.kdnk.org; simulcast at www.earthcycles.net
Timing and Cues
Running time: 29:38
Ends with tag: For KDNK news, I'm Amy Hadden Marsh.
