Thana Redhawk
As an influential eloquent speaker, published poet and award winning spoken word artist, Thana Redhawk is a heaARTivist for the evolution in human consciousness. Through her poetry, music, activism and honoring sacred purpose in each being, she prays to empower others by decolonizing hearts through rEmbering what it means to be a human being. Thana currently hosts the radio show’s called Native Voices Radio on KPFN in Mendocino County, Ca and Native Nations Radio / Apache Radio. Thana is currently working on creating a new television channel “Indigenous Entertainment Television”, to bring indigenous content to the people, for the people, from the people. Thana is also a Board member of Native American Entertainment Coalition of California, Sacred World Peace Alliance (Protection of White Bison herd) both non profit organizations. As the Youngest Grandmother on the Grandmother’s Circle the Earth Council she feels we are here not to impress others, but to leave an inspired impression by keeping prayer strong, remembering everything is sacred and everything is related.
POEM
who Am I ?
Poetry… in movement
breathed into…
bone
flesh
blood
in material demensions
bone
flesh
blood
in material demensions
made of star dust
and Earth
made of dark
and light
and Earth
made of dark
and light
swirling
through
galaxies
of frequencies
through
galaxies
of frequencies
Backward
And
Forward
And
Forward
some where
in the river
of time
in the river
of time
just like a
HUMMINGBIRD
HUMMINGBIRD
It is through my artistic endeavor, combined with my passion for poetry that I am able to express fearlessness of spirit on behalf of my family, people, community, commitment to social justice awareness, and most importantly my love of earth. Incorporating the visuals with the power of words, it is my goal to create work with a poetic sense of thought and action to produce art that encourages dialogue and strengthens community.
Make No Bones About It 