The Red Nation Podcast

Latest Episodes:

The international struggle against Bolsonaro w/ Jacobin and Progressive International Sep 02, 2021

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Nathália Urban (@UrbanNathalia) interviews David Adler (@davidrkadler) and Nick Estes (@nickwestes) about the Indigenous resistance against the Brazilian right wing to protect the Amazon rainforest.

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We Didn't Start the Fire - Part II Aug 30, 2021

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Red Power Hour is back! RPH host Melanie Yazzie is joined by TRN Podcast co-host Jennifer Marley (JenMarley1680) for part two of our two-part series on this summer of climate catastrophe and why Indigenous movements for decolonization are our best hope for immediate action to curb extinction.

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Dr. Kim TallBear - "Making Love and Relations: Beyond Settler Sexualities" (2016) Aug 23, 2021

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In this talk, Dr. Kim TallBear (@KimTallBear) discusses the politics of Indigenous kinship in relation to settler constructs of marriage and monogamy. Dr. TallBear is a citizen of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate in South Dakota and an Associate Professor of Native Studies at the University of Alberta.

Link to the talk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEPy6UAp2U0

#ParoPlurinacional: National Strike in Guatemala Aug 17, 2021

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Mayan activist Andrea Ixchiu (@Andreakomio) provides an overview of what is taking place in Guatemala, the demands of Indigenous communities such as calls for a plurinational government, among other topics.

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#ParoPlurinacional en Guatemala Aug 17, 2021

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Andrea Ixchiu, una activista maya, brinda un panorama de lo que está sucediendo en Guatemala, las demandas de las comunidades indígenas como los llamados a un gobierno plurinacional, entre otros temas.

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We Didn't Start the Fire Aug 16, 2021

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Red Power Hour is back! The Red Nation podcast co-host Nick Estes (@nickwestes) joins RPH co-hosts Elena Ortiz (@spiritofpopay) and Melanie Yazzie to discuss this long hot summer of climate catastrophe and political backlash against last year's uprising.

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Pueblo Revolt Day w/ Beata Tsosi-Peña Aug 11, 2021

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Tewa organizer, poet, and doula Beata Tsosi-Peña (@BeataTsosiePena) talks about becoming aware of nuclear colonialism in her homelands, food and seed sovereignty, land remediation, and pueblo solidarity with Land grant communities.

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What do I write about? w/ Joseph Marshall III Aug 10, 2021

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In this keynote address to the Oak Lake Writers' Society, Joseph Marshall III explores the issues and concerns of tribal writers, regarding subject matter, genre, and the ever-present "who gets to speak for whom."

Link to video

For more information, visit https://www.oaklakewriterssociety.com/

Do rivers have rights? w/ Faith Spotted Eagle Aug 09, 2021

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Ihanktonwan Dakota elder Faith Spotted Eagle talks about the history of Mnisose, the Missouri River, and what it means to be a Water Protector of the Missouri River bio-region.

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Boarding school stories w/ Mary Annette Pember Aug 02, 2021

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Ojibwe journalist Mary Annette Pember (@mapember) talks about deep family histories of Native boarding schools.

Resources on boarding school trauma and healing:

https://secureservercdn.net/198.71.233.187/ee8.a33.myftpupload.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Trauma-Resources-Doc_2021.pdf

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