The Red Nation Podcast

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Behind the buckskin curtain w/ Jana Schmieding (pt. 1) Sep 07, 2020

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Lakota writer, actor, and comedian Jana Schmieding pulls back the buckskin curtain on the politics of Natives in film and entertainment. In the first part of this interview, we review the final episode "Ghost Dance" in the TNT series Into the West (2005). In the second part of the interview, we review the Westworld episode "Kiksuya" (2018).

Ali Nahdee on the "Aila Test": https://www.hcn.org/articles/indigenous-affairs-interview-the-aila-test-evaluates-representation-of-indigenous-women-in-media

Find Jana's work here: http://www.janaschmieding.com

Support: patreon.com/therednation

Fascism, freedom, fiction w/ Arundhati Roy Sep 02, 2020

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Indian writer Arundhati Roy talks about her new book of essays, Azadi: Freedom. Fascism. Fiction.

This talk was organized by Haymarket Books and the Elliott Bay Book Company.

Support: Patreon.com/therednation

The end of US empire? w/ Kim TallBear Aug 31, 2020

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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 Polyamorist.

Support: patreon.com/therednation

Learning & unlearning w/ Noname Aug 25, 2020

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Rapper and activist Noname joins us for wide-ranging discussion on celebrity culture, social media, the Black Radical Tradition, and so much more.

Check out her work: https://nonamebooks.com

Support: patreon.com/redmediapr

A history of the American Indian Movement w/ Nick Estes Aug 23, 2020

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Nick Estes, author of "Our History is the Future" and co-founder of The Red Nation, joins Breht from Rev Left Radio to discuss the history and legacy of the American Indian Movement, including the history of indigenous resistance in America, the origins and ideology of AIM, the Siege of Wounded Knee in 1973, the FBI's COINTELPRO, the Reign of Terror, and so much more.

This is a collaborative project between Rev Left Radio and The Red Nation Podcast

Learn about, join, and/or support the Red Nation: therednation.org

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LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: www.revolutionaryleftradio.com

#AbolishAPD: Operation Legend w/ David, Ernesto, & Selinda Aug 19, 2020

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David Correia, Ernesto Longa, and Selinda Guerrero talk about #AbolishAPD and Albuquerque's participation in Trump's Operation Legend.

More info: www.abolishapd.org

Support: patreon.com/therednation

Uprising in Bolivia w/ Ollie Vargas Aug 17, 2020

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Bolivian journalist Ollie Vargas (@OVargas52) from Kawsashun News (@KawsaschunNews) returns to the show to discuss the recent uprisings and calls to restore restore democracy in Bolivia.

Support Kawsaschun News: https://www.patreon.com/KawsaschunNews

(TEASER) Red Power Hour launch w/ Amanda Blackhorse Aug 10, 2020

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The Red Nation Podcast announces our spinoff series, Red Power Hour hosted by Melanie Yazzie!

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#NativeReads ep. 7: Custer Died for Your Sins w/ Phil Deloria Aug 10, 2020

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Nick Estes interviews historian Phil Deloria about his father's classic book Custer Died for Your Sins: An Indian Manifesto.

Music: Frank Waln - "My Stone (instrumentals)"

More info: https://www.oaklakewriterssociety.com/nativereads-podcast-series

#NativeReads: https://www.firstnations.org/nativereads/

(Unlocked) Not "a nation of immigrants" w/ Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz Aug 03, 2020