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Learning Lushootseed in an Environment of Intergenerational Trauma (aired August 2023)

91.3 KBCS · 91.3KBCS 20230808 Learning Lushootseed In A Household With Intergenerational Trauma According to the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation), indigenous language learning is increasing in Canada. Tribes in our region have established multiple language programs to teach Lushootseed, the language of the Coast Salish in the Greater Seattle Area, north to Skagit River

Tribal Canoe Journey 2023 Protocol (aired August 2023)

91.3 KBCS · 91.3KBCS 20230808 2023 Tribal Canoe Journey Protocol At Muckleshoot The InterTribal Canoe Journey, otherwise referred to as “canoe journey” or “tribal journey” are a Coast Salish tribal event to bring back the ancestral cultural ways of using cedars canoes on the Salish Sea as a means to live in relation. Canoe journeys

Black Belt Eagle Scout

91.3 KBCS · 91.3KBCS 20231219 Black Belt Eagle Scout Katherine Paul or KP is the music artist behind Black Belt Eagle Scout. Her music has influences of alternative rock and traditional indigenous singing and drumming. Paul is enrolled in the Swinomish tribe and is from Colville and Inupiaq lines. She grew up in a family

The Houston family property in Renton

91.3 KBCS · 91.3 KBCS 20231213 Houston Family Property In Renton This is a story about the Houston family who is seeking reparations from Renton School District in what they say was an unfair acquisition of their family’s former land in Renton. They were part of a vibrant Black community there in the 1950s. Producers:

A Sephardic Hanukkah

91.3 KBCS · 91.3KBCS 20231208 Sephardic Jewish Hanukkah Today is the first day of Hanukkah. KBCS spoke with Dr. Devin Naar, University of Washington Sephardic Studies Program Chair and Associate Professor of History and Jewish Studies about Hanukkah celebration rituals in Sephardic Jewish culture. Listen to an interview about Sephardic Hanukkah delicacies like bunuelos, a

Conditions in Gaza

91.3 KBCS · 91.3KBCS 20231114 Conditions In Gaza As of yesterday, Day 36 of the Israel Palestine conflict, Jewish Voice for Peace health committee reported over 11,000 killed. (67% of this number are women and children) Over 27,000 are injured. 270 health facilities have been attacked, 60% of hospitals and 71% of primary health centers

Families in Solidarity with Palestine

91.3 KBCS · Families Ceasefire event In Gaza, Israeli attacks have killed 8,000 women and children (70% of fatalities). Today, the two largest hospitals in Gaza have stopped functioning as they’ve run out of fuel and are surrounded by Israeli forces. Meanwhile, yesterday, 300-400 hundred people gathered in Seattle’s Columbia Park for a Ceasefire march

Microaggressions and Mental Health

91.3 KBCS · 91.3KBCS 202231008 Kevin Henry NAACP Snohomish Microaggressions And Mental Health KBCS contributor and Health Chair of the NAACP Snohomish Chapter, Kevin Henry hosts a discussion on the effects of microaggressions on people of diverse backgrounds. They also offer approaches on how to best support the community in recognizing and calling out microaggressions

The Dia de los Muertos Observance

91.3 KBCS · 91.3KBCS 20231102 Dia De Muertos Barbara Rodriguez And Matt Hooks Dia de Muertos/Dia de los Muertos or Day of the Dead is a two day festival celebrated November 1st and 2nd in Mexico and parts of Latin America to honor our loved ones who passed away. KBCS spoke with Barbara Rodriguez, Producer

Non Profit Aid Organizations in Palestine

91.3 KBCS · 91.3 KBCS 20231027 Aid Organizations In Palestine While negotiations for a ceasefire between Israeli and Hamas officials are announced, 7,028 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza during this war according to Al Jazeera news from today. 2,913 of the dead are children. More than 1,709 of the fatalities, women. Over 1,405 Israelis