Three years ago, NPR published an article on the Black female recording artists who were challenging racism and exclusion, in an industry that has long refused to properly acknowledge the foundational role of Black people in country and Americana music. But if you go even further back you will discover the name Kandia Crazy Horse, an independent recording artist who has also been working to break down such barriers ever since her 2013 debut album, Stampede. Since then she has formed a trio, Cactus Rose NYC, including her (Pamunkey), Lonnie Harrington (Seminole/Shawnee/Cherokee) and Jeff McLaughlin.