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At 23, he joined his next band, playing guitar on the biggest of stages behind Rod Stewart.

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As he would soon find out, the answer was no.

It bugged Salas that he was unaware of the indigenous connections in his own time.

I had to get educated and figure out a way to get the information out there.

It doesnt get any more whitewashed than banning the song of a Shawnee Indian for fear of teenage violence.

Worth noting,its an instrumental.

The oppression and attempted termination of Native Americans was systematic and an organized effort.

Cultural representation is hugely important.

Im a surfer, and every year growing up, I would watchTheEndless Summer, a bitchin documentary.

My dream forRumbleis the same thing, kids and musicians watching it again and again long after Im gone.

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