Close Up of Arlie Kendal

Arlie Kendall (Anishinaabe) produces and hosts Hand Of Grandfather, Music Of The First Nations which has been on the air in Colorado on KYGT (K-Goat) in Idaho Springs since October 2000 and on the national airwaves on XM Satellite Radio since May of 2002.

Arlie is a Native music vendor at powwows in the Rocky Mountain area and continues a career, started in 1992, doing voice-over work. The marriage of these professions seemed destined to spawn her radio baby, Hand Of Grandfather. Blending her knowledge of Native music and her passion for it, Arlie’s smooth voice and warm style offer a perfect forum for presenting indigenous music to the listening public.

On the personal side, Arlie is involved in the Denver Native community doing volunteer work with native inmates, participates with Transform Columbus Day activities, helps to promote several Native organizations and, at one time, was an ICWA (Indian Child Welfare Act) foster mom. She enjoys doing beadwork, reading and listening to music. Dislikes include okra and mean people.

Hand of Grandfather, a weekly one hour radio program, offers an eclectic mix of American Indian and Canadian First Nations music including historical, peyote, powwow (Southern & Northern drums), flutes, traditional and contemporary music (including jazz, rock, blues, country and techno) as well as children's music, humor, soundtracks and legends told by traditional storytellers. All artists are tribally affiliated.