Arlene Nofchissey Williams has been played on NTS in shows including WATHÉČA RADIO W/ JUSTIS BROKENROPE, featured first on 24 June 2024. Songs played include Desert Flower, Mountains Cry Out and Who Am I.

Arlene Nofchissey Williams is a Native American singer. She studied music and art at the Sante Fe Institute for American Indian Art, and her first major album was titled “Go My Son”, referring to the admonition of 19th Century Navajo leader, Manuelito, who told the Navajo: “Education is the ladder by which we can defend ourselves on an equal footing with the Whiteman. Go my son; climb that ladder.” In 1978 Arlene Nofchissey Williams was the first Native American female singer to be nominated for a Grammy. Her album, created with the help of Dan George (a prominent NA actor of the time), was nominated for a Grammy in the “Spiritual Music” category. The title of the album was “Proud Earth.”