Tiokasin's guest this week is our friend Ofelia Rivas. Ofelia is an elder and activist from the Tohono Oodham Nation and the Founder of O'odham Voice Against the Wall. Ofelia says this on her website (oodhamrights.org): "The O'odham way of life is based on the land that has held the remains of our ancestors since the creation of this world. The O'odham did not migrate from anywhere according to our oral history. Our creation tellings record our history and teach the O'odham the principles of life. The survival of O'odham today is our him'dag. Ofelia can be reached at her email address: 4oodhamrights@gmail.com 

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Music selection

1. Song Title: Tahi Roots Mix (First Voices Radio Theme Song)
Artist: Moana and the Moa Hunters
Album: Tahi (1993)
Label: Southside Records (Australia and New Zealand)

2. Song Title: Praises
Artist: Bill Miller
Album: The Red Road (1993)
Label: Warner Western

3. Song Title: Rescue Me
Artist: Dougie Maclean
Album: Whitewash (1990)
Label: Dunkeld

4. Song Title: The Mother
Artist: Xavier Rudd
Album: Food in the Belly (2005)
Label: Universal Music Australia

5. Song Title: Mercy Mercy Me
Artist: Marvin Gaye
Album: Whats Going On (1971)
Label: Tamia