Talking Circle: J-Sav of Savage Family

J-Sav is an Omaha tribal member and a founding member of the Native Hip Hop group Savage Family. The group formed while members where attending Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, KS. J-Sav earned a bachelors degree and continues to create music. J-Sav started to build an interest in Hip Hop in high school and free-styling. While attending Haskell J-Sav began to understand the struggle of the Assimilation of Indians into the mainstream.

Savage Family promotes a faceless movement because they represent a message of unity instead of individuality. J-Sav’s involvement with Savage Family encouraged him to follow the Red Road and promote a substance free lifestyle. J-Sav has an ability to create lyrics that is parallel to poetry as well as carrying a message in the song. Tobias (Omaha, Dakota, Dineh, Cherokee) and Jessica (Paiute, Bannock, Washo) co-hosts of The Drum interviewed J-Sav in the studio, they talk about Savage Family, Haskell and his transformation. Check out the live broadcast of The Drum every Sunday from 630-8pm CT on the web at www.kzum.org and follow them on facebook at www.FaceBook.com/TheDrum402 and at www.MySpace.com/TheDrum402.

Interview with J-Sav Part One | Part Two | Savage Family Reverb Nation Page | FaceBook Page | MySpace Page