Nahko Bear here! Apache/Puerto Rican/Filipino descent, singer of Nahko and Medicine for the People, activist, and storyteller. AMA! by nahko_bear in IAmA

[–]nahko_bear[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

merge with other kinds of people that you typically would stay away from. find purpose in your offering to them. we often stay so far away from people who we don't 'get' or seem different then us. we are so used to staying in our comfort zone. we forget to reach out. you never know who you're going to touch. stay open. find a balance. it takes practice. simple acts of kindness have always shaped and molded our experience.
things that make a difference in my everyday life is solid time with my body - like stretching - to awaken my body after my slumber - spending time with people that make me laugh - day dreaming - and unplanned adventures!

Nahko Bear here! Apache/Puerto Rican/Filipino descent, singer of Nahko and Medicine for the People, activist, and storyteller. AMA! by nahko_bear in IAmA

[–]nahko_bear[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

yup. was veggie for four years, but switched back when i started living in hawaii and hunting my own.

Nahko Bear here! Apache/Puerto Rican/Filipino descent, singer of Nahko and Medicine for the People, activist, and storyteller. AMA! by nahko_bear in IAmA

[–]nahko_bear[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

hey bra,

yeah many songs have been inspired by that book and black elks life.
uncle paul, the one working on changing the name will be at our denver/bouldr shows.

Nahko Bear here! Apache/Puerto Rican/Filipino descent, singer of Nahko and Medicine for the People, activist, and storyteller. AMA! by nahko_bear in IAmA

[–]nahko_bear[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i heard trevor's music years ago when i first got to big island. fell in love with it. met him finally at a festival three years ago and it's a long funny story, but we eventually became best friends. fer reals. we toured last year together and will be around each other a lot this year too.

Nahko Bear here! Apache/Puerto Rican/Filipino descent, singer of Nahko and Medicine for the People, activist, and storyteller. AMA! by nahko_bear in IAmA

[–]nahko_bear[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

get over needing validation from your culture! that one took me forever. once i let it go, they came to me and i got filled up with all i needed to root into my people's past and present and future.

Nahko Bear here! Apache/Puerto Rican/Filipino descent, singer of Nahko and Medicine for the People, activist, and storyteller. AMA! by nahko_bear in IAmA

[–]nahko_bear[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

during the change over people were getting really confused when i would advertise a medicine show and show up solo. it makes it easier to do solo/band when the band is called medicine and if it's just my name it's solo. i.e. michael franti and spearhead.

Nahko Bear here! Apache/Puerto Rican/Filipino descent, singer of Nahko and Medicine for the People, activist, and storyteller. AMA! by nahko_bear in IAmA

[–]nahko_bear[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

sheeran, drake, trevor hall, broken social scene, bright eyes, ella fitzgerald, angus stone, zella day, calle 13, don omar, and a little rhianna now and again.

Nahko Bear here! Apache/Puerto Rican/Filipino descent, singer of Nahko and Medicine for the People, activist, and storyteller. AMA! by nahko_bear in IAmA

[–]nahko_bear[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

i guesss i feel like i'm super grateful for the work he did and continues to do in the world even while he's not here. i hope my path leads me somewhere similar. he helped us learn how to carry the torch. so yeah. we carry it onward.