Tina Orduno Calderon is a Culture Bearer of Gabrielino Tongva, Chumash, Yoeme & Chicana descent. She is wife, mother, grandmother, sister and auntie to many. Tina is a singer who also enjoys creative writing and composing poems and songs. To date she has composed over two dozen songs in her ancestral languages of Tongvé and Chumash. Additionally, Tina is a traditional dancer and storyteller who strongly believes in honoring her ancestors by sharing their history and educating others about Indigenous truths. Tina works with many youth groups, environmental organizations and schools and she serves on several Boards and holds advisory positions in the educational and environmental fields in order to give voice to the lands, waters and sacred elements and to encourage others to be good relatives.

In this episode, recorded in October 2022, Tina reads ‘The River’ by Kathleen Jessie Raine.