In EP#7 of Red Man Laughing we say Chi-Miigwetch to our Aboriginal Veterans to commemorate Rememberance Day, we say hello to our old friends The Batshit Crazy Indian Conspiracy Theorest, The Really Really Deep Indian Flute Player, The Powwow Pickup Pimp is back and Clarence Two Toes tells us all about the value of family. We feature music from Old Style, Northern Straight drum group Morningstar River and we hear the ground breaking work of Montreal’s, Madeskimo (Geronimo Inutiq).

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In this episode we talk about “who comedy is for” and why some comedy might not be for you, the Powwow PickUp Pimp is back to help you scoop the woman of your dreams, Clarence Two Toes starts his own small business and we learn what driving across North America can do to the human mind – three words – MOUNTAIN SHEEP SIGNS.

This weeks musical guests are Das Racist. This MC trio (Heems, Dap, Kool A.D) from Brooklyn, NY have been turning true hip hop fans heads since 2008 but in 2010 Rolling Stone Magazine and SPIN started paying attention and the accolades from the mainstream have been pouring in since. Go to their website, visit their bandcamp to purchase their music, and go see them on tour NOW in support of their new album – RELAX. AND. Follow them …

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This week on Red Man Laughing we put stereotypes under the microscope, the Powwow Pickup Pimp is back with his pick up tips and Clarence Two Toes steps out to Indian Country as “The Indian Doctor Phil” to help people get their shit together. It’s ranty, it’s angry, it’s funny and it’s a work in progress – it’s Red Man Laughing!

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I make no secret about my goal of breaking into Indian Country down in the US to spread the good work of my comedy.  I’m doing well in Canada (in relative terms anyway), but, I’ve not yet broken into the market down in the States.  I want to – badly.  I have a decent following in Canada and most of my web traffic comes from Canada.  Over the past few months, after joining twitter, my comedy has become more accessible and I’ve been getting increasing numbers of emails/messages from people in the US that really dig my stuff.

I think the time will come when I’ll break through in Indian Country in the US.  I’ve done some big things here in Canada and I’ve been looking for good ways to get exposure, interviews, etc. to get the ball rolling.  Last night …

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One of the oldest cliche’s in the book – laughter is good medicine.  We as Indian People pride ourselves on not taking ourselves too seriously, about being able to laugh when we’re down, and about how laughter has gotten us through some pretty lean times.  I’d agree with all of those things – but it led me to thinking: WHERE ARE OUR INDIAN COMEDY FESTIVALS?

Week after week in the summer time I see ad’s, facebook invites, tweets about all of the amazing music festivals/gatherings that are taking place across Indian Country.  No doubt, the music scene is “older” and more established than an Indian Comedy scene, but i think that a comedy festival would be a good first step to raising the profile of “our comedy” in Indian Country (not to mention getting it out into the mainstream).

There have been …

I start my day the same way everyday.  Once the kids are fed and well on their way to destroying the house for the day I make a pot of coffee, open up my laptop, and I start reading the news of the day, I empty out my email box, and I “tweet” something incredibly boring about things that don’t really matter.

It was on twitter that I heard about the announcement Hockey Canada was preparing to make – the new jersey design.  It was also on twitter where I read that there was some type of backlash against the new Team Canada Hockey Jersey logo design.   The logo, designed by Musqueam artist Debra Sparrow, with help from Nike, is the standard maple leaf but does feature some iconography (a Thunderbird, an Eagle, among other animals that us Neechies adore) that …

I’ve been lucky enough to have done a bunch of voice work on Darrel Dennis’ CBC Radio Series, “Revision Quest”, this past couple of weeks and I’ve really been impressed by not only the staff working on it, the writing and comedy found therein, but mostly by what the series IS SAYING.  Many of the sketches are political and social in nature – taking strong stands against the system, fighting against stereotypes, and shining a bright light on the positives and the contributions Indian Peoples bring/give to the mainstream on a daily basis.

There is a poignant piece that I voiced on Friday that started with a couple of old friends that “play catch up” as they hadn’t seen each other in a long time.  The sketch opens with a line about the Native character, “becoming a lawyer, NOT a real …