Sovereignty Sound

05/17/2026

A leaked report on the deadly violence and mass arson that broke out last year has put the new leader under pressure to ensure accountability.

04/22/2026

Stella Standingbear is charting at No. 37 on Billboard’s Rhythmic Airplay chart with her single “Mmhmm,” marking a rare entry for a solo Indigenous artist on U.S. radio.

The Oglala Lakota and Afro-Indigenous artist has built her rise independently, including her Off The Rez Tour featuring an all-Indigenous women lineup.

Her recent release of the “Mmhmm” remix featuring Paul Wall has further extended the track’s reach as it enters national radio rotation across the United States.

Gaining national attention with performances and appearances at major platforms and events (Trippie Redd, On The Radar, Phoenix Suns), Stella has amassed millions of streams and airplay in recent months.

Her Off The Rez Tour resumes May 12 in Billings, Montana, with a special appearance in Albuquerque on April 25 at the Under the Native Stars festival.

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Source: Billboard

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11/16/2025

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Composer Kino Benally visited Fort Lewis College, inspiring students with a workshop on using natural sounds to create musical compositions. Attendees witnessed a live demonstration at the Center of Southwest Studies, seeing firsthand how Benally transforms soundwaves into music, urging them to "believe in yourself and make the music you want."

KSUT Tribal Radio | By Crystal Ashike

📸: Kino Benally looks at his laptop during a public workshop at the Center of Southwest Studies in Durango, Colorado. KSUT Tribal Radio / Crystal Ashike

🔗: https://tribalradio.org/navajo-composer-kino-benally-transforms-natural-sounds-into-music/

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11/07/2025

ICE protest on N Street in Sacramento getting support from passersby

10/08/2025

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10/07/2025

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I released “Hozho” in January of this year as an Indigenous woman, seeking to highlight the stories of The People. I hope the recording academy takes a look!

09/13/2025

The Supreme Court announced Monday it will hear arguments over Louisiana prison personnel shaving the head of an inmate who had taken a religious vow to wear his hair long.

09/04/2025

If you are in support of Palestine, you can write to your representatives to let them know that you oppose the genocide in Gaza.
If you are in support of Israel, you can write to the Israeli government to let them know that you oppose the genocide in Gaza.

08/13/2025

“News Hound” with DJ YANA is on KDVS 90.3 fm in Davis on Fridays from 9:00-9:30 a.m. also available on

KDVS is an entirely student-run community, alternative, freeform radio station based in Davis, CA. KDVS broadcasts live on the web at 13,000 Watts on 90.3 FM to the greater Sacramento area from our studios at UC Davis.

07/29/2025

What Is a Year, But the Turning Earth,
Where Time Folds Into the Land.

What’s a year? A turning, a tide.
To the Saxons, it was not “nothing”, it was ġēar, the cycle of seasons, the wheel of work and rest. Time moved in loops, not lines. There was Gēola (Yule) in the darkest days, when the sun stood still and kindled hope. Then came Eastermonað, when the earth stirred and Eostre walked the land in blossom and beast.
Līþa brought the long days, and Hærfest the first fruits. Even Winterfylleþ, when the moon marked the start of winter was part of the rhythm.

It wasn’t just dates, it was sowing and reaping, light and shadow, the dead and the living turning in their own time. So yes, it’s all time. But it isn’t nothing. It’s the breath of the land. A year is how we remember to listen.
-Woodlarking