Episode 35: Quese IMC (Pawnee & Seminole Hip-Hop Musician & Artist)

Art Bazaar

Quese IMC is a Pawnee & Seminole Native American artist, musician, dancer, activist & educator from Oklahoma City.

He discusses mixing Indigenous culture & modern day Hip-Hop, artists as a conduit, the importance of knowing where you come from, growing up Indigenous and the problems he faced because of it, the importance of upholding his tribal traditions, starting a Pawnee Camp at Standing Rock during the DAPL protests & so much more.

Quese shares tons of insightful stories of Indigenous Culture & History.

November is Native American Heritage Month.

SHOW NOTES

00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:00 - Quese's music is a mix of Indigenous culture aligned with modern day Hip-Hop
00:05:18 - How Native Americans have helped shaped American music
00:11:24 - Balancing tradition and modern ways of music & art
00:12:41 - Do artists have a responsibility to tap into their gifts?
00:15:56 - Getting started with music & discovering Hip-Hop
00:17:53 - A lot of people don't know where they come from
00:20:09 - Quese's first connections with Spirituality
00:23:17 - Ever experienced people who don't know Native Americans still exist?
00:26:19 - Federally recognized tribes have Sovereignty
00:30:37 - In 2020 US Supreme Court ruled that Eastern half of Oklahoma is Indian land
00:37:21 - How Quese got started with activism
00:42:43 - The 2019 Indigenous Peoples March in DC
00:45:17 - Protesting against the DAPL in Standing Rock in 2016
00:49:49 - The videos Quese did about his time at Standing Rock
00:51:03 - Lakota Sioux & Pawnee, once enemies, became allies during Standing Rock
00:53:42 - The other mediums of art the Quese works in
00:57:24 - What is a Stompdancer?
00:59:58 - Anything people should contemplate for Native American Heritage Month?
01:05:32 - Shoutouts
01:09:33 - Outro
01:10:40 - Quese IMC - Love So Potent (full song)
Quese Links

IG: @Quese_IMC
https://www.instagram.com/quese_imc/
YouTube: @QueseIMC1
https://www.youtube.com/@QueseIMC1/featured
Love So Potent (Song) - https://youtu.be/Gb8sGvAWKSU?si=M2WTfn3ANKKk56UT
QUESE IMC x STANDING ROCK - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwuAMtiEhhY

The Pawnee Camp @ Standing Rock Part 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nu_BEucNXuY
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