Richard Cyr at the St Pete Native American Powwow 1994

Poet and artist Darrel Barking Dog hosts a powwow that includes traditional dances and modern-day speeches at this gathering that was open to all.

Richard Cyr sings protest songs and was interviewed by Nano Riley, a prominent St Pete writer.

This video was aired as part of "videotropic No. 16" community access television show in May 1994.

Bright House Community Access was channel 96 out of Clearwater Florida and reached about 250,000 homes. Cable Access was killed by the Pinellas County Commissioners in 2007 supposedly to satisfy budget cuts.

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[thirdshore]

He seems like a class act.

[truthseekeroh]

He played for us on our trip to OKA in 1990..Good to see him on here..Wonder if he has any CD's?

[lordofthemystic]

About 23 years ago Richard Cyr played a song for me in Michigan at the Gibralter Trade Center in Taylor. I liked his song "Land of the Free". They used to play it as an intro to a Native America radio show that came on at night. I traveled to the trade center to see Richard do it live but I got there late and he was done when I got there. I was really disappointed and he was about to leave but he took his guitar out of the case and played me a song within arms reach. I'll

never forget it.

[swainrich]

Thank you so much for sharing this! Good memories and good friends :)