Join us for a second discussion with Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Dr. Kim Tallbear on All My Relations. We'll explore Kim's âlife projectâ of critical polyamory, her journey through feminism, her...Show More
Every two weeks a language dies with its last speaker. That was the fate of Hawaiian, until a group of second-language learners put up a fight and declared, "E Ola Ka 'Olelo Hawai'i" (The Hawaiian Lan...Show More
In 1903 the US Supreme Court refused to say that Isabel GonzĂĄlez was a citizen of the United States. Then again, they said, she wasnât a exactly an immigrant either. And they said that the US territor...Show More
The battle for Mauna Kea â the first of several standoffs between construction crews and Native Hawaiians â took place in April of 2015, just a few dozen yards from where astronomers gathered in 1964 ...Show More
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fantastic and important reporting from hawaii of hawaiians and islanders we donât usually get to hear in mainstream news/media. made long before mauna kea gained for traction in the news but great se...Show More
Can a DNA test make me Native American? As direct-to-consumer ancestry DNA tests gain popularity and narratives of âdiscoveringâ or âprovingâ Native American ancestry through DNA swirl through the med...Show More
Matika and Adrienne discuss their âoriginâ stories as Indigenous women, bloggers, and storytellersâ revealing the intimacies of their friendship, the inception and goals of the All My Relations Podcas...Show More
Blood quantum. The percentage of Native âbloodâ one possesses, the fraction listed on Certificates of Degree of Indian Blood, and a fraught concept that has its defenders and dissenters in our communi...Show More
Hundreds of years ago when colonizers instituted the idea of âblood quantumâ as a means of reducing the Native population, our Native ancestors probably did not envision a modern Indigenous world of T...Show More
Maya Ajchura Chipana and Juan Lazaros Mendolas, Indigenous Quechua from Bolivia, offer an Indigenous perspective on the coup in Bolivia and the significance of Evo Morales. Support www.patreon.com/r...Show More
LaNada War Jack, a Shoshone Bannock elder and activist, explains her role in the 1969 Alcatraz occupation, a watershed moment in the Red Power movement. Nov. 20 marks the 50th anniversary. Support ...Show More
This week we're talking all about Indigenous masculinity - and the lasting impact colonization has had on Indigenous men.
The Supreme Court is about to make a decision that will determine the future of five tribes and nearly half the land in Oklahoma, and it all starts with a murder on the side of the road in 1999. ...Show More
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listen to this in-depth series (made a bit ago) to learn more context about the disputed land in oklahoma which the supreme court ruled yesterday remains native land!!!
On this episode, a three-year-old girl and the highest court in the land. From the Radiolab archives, Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl is the story that inspired More Perfect's creation.
In a surprise twist, the Supreme Court announced that Carpenter v. Murphy will not be decided this term.
Last month APTN reported that 102 Indigenous children died in Ontarioâs child welfare system. Itâs a tragic and infuriating look at how the system fails Indigenous children and puts their lives at ri...Show More
Documentary filmmaker Alethea Arnaquq-Baril joins and talks about how the media continues to misrepresent Indigenous people. The episode is brought to you by Endy, the Public Service Alliance of Can...Show More
Among this yearâs most acclaimed books is Tommy Orangeâs debut novel âThere, Thereâ. The book begins with a poignant prologue describing the devastating history of genocide and violent removal of Nati...Show More
On Monday, Native people from across the West Coast gathered in San Francisco for a ceremonial canoe journey to Alcatraz Island. Each canoe represented a territory, tribe, community or family. They pa...Show More
Uahikeaikaleiʻohu (@uahikea) puts the long history of US imperialism and military occupation of Hawaii into the context of contemporary Native Hawaiian struggles for liberation and sovereignty today a...Show More
On a special episode of Unreserved this week, we share three documentaries â three personal journeys about family, community and the desire for healing.
Adapted from our award-winning multimedia story, âLanguage Keepers,â this six-part podcast series explores the struggle for Indigenous language survival in California. Two centuries ago, as many as ni...Show More
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incredibly important 6-part series (audio & film!!) follows four Indigenous communities in present day CA who are revitalizing their languages and cultures. critical listen about the struggle of langu...Show More
Episode Two of our âLanguage Keepersâ podcast series brings you to the redwood forests of Northern California, home to Loren Bommelyn, the sole remaining fluent speaker of the Tolowa Dee-niâ language....Show More
This episode talks with Wampanoag scholars Paula Peters and Linda Coombs, who tell us the real story of Thanksgiving, from an Indigenous Perspective. Thanksgiving is a time for people to come together...Show More
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must-listen for everyone. it is indigenous peopleâs day everyday. learn from indigenous folks talking about what thanksgiving really means and how not to thanksTAKE. giving thanks is an everyday pract...Show More
Kisha James and Mahtowin Munro from United American Indians of New England talk about the importance of the National Day of Mourning and destroying 400 years of the Pilgrim mythology. More info: http...Show More
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a crucial and informative conversation about the National Day of Mourning and destroying 400 years of the Pilgrim mythology, from the Indigenous, Wampanoag folks
Historian Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz explains how the drafting of the US Constitution aimed to finance endless Indian wars. Next we ask whether or not the US is a democracy. Read: https://scholarship.law.d...Show More
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coping w/ election anxiety by listening and reflecting on the real history of american settler-colonialism, baked into the constitution meant to eradicate native ppl
Dakota scholar Kim TallBear talks about the end of US empire and what that means for Indigenous people. She is a regular panelist for the podcast Media Indigena and writes for the Critical Polyamoris...Show More
We are so excited to talk about the very highly requested topic: reconnection. So many of our relatives grew up with varying levels of kinship systems, and it is so important to not blame oneself for ...Show More
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such a powerful episode of the power of reconnection for indigenous folks who grew up disconnected from tribal home & their relatives
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an incredibly powerful movement of a community dedicated to revitalizing a language against (american) colonialism. so moving it made me cry in public (in the best way) on my way to work.