“This message is brought to you by Mother Earth.

Love me, respect me and appreciate me.

For I am the giver of air, water and land which all you sustenance derives…”

Those are the opening words from the acceptance speech of WBAI's own Tiokasin Ghosthorse, as he received the Staten Island Peacemakers Award at the Make Food Not War dinner of Peace Action of Staten Island on Saturday night.

Thank you Tiokasin for all you do and for being the bridge between the wisdom of your indigenous culture and today's world.

Listen to Tiokasin Ghosthorse on WBAI onFirst Voices Indigenous Radio every Thursday Morning at 9:00AM Eastern or go to: http://firstvoicesindigenousradio.org for more information.

Host and Producer of First Voices Indigenous Radio