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The Red Nation Podcast

The Red Nationwww.therednation.org
The Red Nation Podcast features discussions on Indigenous history, politics, and culture from a left perspective. Hosted by Nick Estes and Jen Marley with help from our friend and comrade Sina. The Red Nation Podcast is also the home of Red Power Hour, hosted by Melanie Yazzie and Elena Ortiz. Our show is entirely supported by our patrons on Patreon, support the show and get access to bonus content and other patron exclusive benefits here: Patreon.com/redmediapr Website: therednation.org Follow the hosts on Twitter @nickwestes and @JenMarley1680 and the Red Nation @The_Red_Nation. ​ Theme song: "Dead Horse" by Weedrat https://weedrat.bandcamp.com/
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Episodes

Dances With Wolves: We Watched it so You Don't Have to

Red Power Hour is back after a two month break! Guests Zitkato (@BandsIsland) and Nick Estes (@nickwestes) join #RedPowerHour co-hosts Elena Ortiz ( @spiritofpopay ) and Melanie Yazzie ( @melanie_yazzie ) to break down and take down Dances With Wolves on the 30-year anniversary of its release. Support https://www.patreon.com/redmediapr Support Wreck Bay water relief...

Mar 29, 20211 hr 31 min

#NativeReads ep. 11: Our History is the Future w/ Nick Estes

Sarah Hernandez interviews Kul Wicasa historian Nick Estes about his book Our History Is The Future: Standing Rock Versus the Dakota Access Pipeline, and the Long Tradition of Indigenous Resistance . More info: https://www.oaklakewriterssociety.com/nativereads-podcast-series Music: Frank Waln - "My Stone (instrumentals)" #NativeReads: https://www.firstnations.org/nativereads/...

Mar 22, 20211 hr 11 min

(Preview) "First and Foremost: Landback" - Prutehi Litekyan/ Save Ritidian

A preview of some of the great bonus content available to patrons of the show. Sign up for as little as $1 and help support the Red Nation's work. Jessica Nangauta, Maria Henandez, and Monaeka Flores from Prutehi Litekyan respond to the question, what does decolonization mean to you? Support: patreon.com/therednation...

Mar 12, 20219 min

All walls must fall w/ Harsha Walia

Harsha Walia discusses her new book, Border and Rule: Global Migration, Capitalism, and the Rise of Racist Nationalism , the Indian farmers' movement, and how she became an organizer. Support: patreon.com/therednation

Feb 15, 20211 hr 2 min

Seven Generations of Red Power

Hosted by the Albuquerque Museum This panel brings together several generations of Red Power activists from its founders to its present day participants, who will comment on its legacy in New Mexico. Panel moderated by Dr. Nick Estes , guest curator for the exhibition , who is joined by Jennifer Denetdale, Simon Ortiz, and Jennifer Marley . Video...

Feb 13, 20211 hr 48 min

(Preview) Anne Spice - "Blood Memory"

A preview of some of the great bonus content available to patrons of the show. Sign up for as little as $1 and help support the Red Nation's work. Support: patreon.com/therednation Anne Spice , a Tlingit member of Kwanlin Dun First Nation, teaches at Ryerson University in Toronto.

Feb 11, 20216 min

Canada is illegal w/ Karla Tait & Anne Spice

Karla Tait, a member of the Unist'ot'en House Group of the Gilseyhu Clan, joins Anne Spice, a Tlingit member of Kwanlin Dun First Nation, for a discussion on the one-year anniversary of RCMP raid on Unist'ot'en Camp. Support: patreon.com/therednation

Feb 08, 20211 hr 5 min

Public land is stolen land w/ Dina Gilio-Whitaker

Dina Gilio-Whitaker joins hosts Jen Marley and Nick Estes to discuss her book As Long as Grass Grows: The Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice, from Colonization to Standing Rock (2019) and what she foresees from Biden's climate policies. Support: patreon.com/redmediapr...

Feb 01, 20211 hr 15 min

Settlers Gone Wild: Inauguration Hangover

Kim Tallbear , Andray Domise, and Melanie Yazzie join co-hosts Nick and Jen for a post-inauguration recap. Support: www.patreon.com/redmediapr

Jan 25, 20211 hr 19 min

Hank Adams: In Memoriam

Hank Adams (1943-2020) was a renowned Red Power activist from the Fort Peck Indian Reservation. In this recording, Adams talks to long time friend Billy Frank Jr. about the Northwest fishing wars and much more. Rest in power. Source Support: patreon.com/therednation

Jan 25, 20211 hr 50 min

The Scam of Reconciliation w/ Eva Jewell

Dr. Eva Jewell (Ma'iingan Dodem)—Anishinaabekwe from Deshkan Ziibiing with Haudenosaunee lineage—explains that Canadian reconciliation with Indigenous peoples won't be fulfilled until 2074. Uahikea Maile talks with Dr. Jewell about the Yellowhead Institute's new report to hold Canada accountable for genocide. They discuss crocodile tears, genocide deniers, and the scam of reconciliation.

Jan 18, 20211 hr 11 min

Settlers Gone Wild: Capitol Hill Edition

The Red Nation comrades Melanie Yazzie and Sina Rahmani join host Nick Estes to introduce new cohost Jen Marley , and to discuss the Jan. 6 MAGA siege of the US Capitol building. Support: patreon.com/therednation...

Jan 11, 20211 hr 40 min

Protecting Maunakea in a Time of COVID w/ Shelley Muneoka

Shelley Muneoka , a Kanaka Maoli land defender, talks story with Uahikea Maile . They reflect together on Hawaiian internationalism, community organizing in Hawaiʻi, and protecting Maunakea from the Thirty Meter Telescope in a time of COVID-19. Support: patreon.com/therednation

Jan 04, 20211 hr 7 min

Indigenous Architecture: Building Historical Consciousness

Indigenous scholars Elsa Hoover, Chris Cornelius, and Nick Estes discuss the role that architecture, infrastructure, and land play in building historical consciousness. This discussion was hosted by Anooradha Siddiqi and presented in her course "Building Solidarities" at Barnard College. Support: patreon.com/therednation

Dec 29, 20201 hr 8 min

Venezuela: Sanctions and Democracy

Report-back and observations on the current political situation featuring: Zoe PC , VIjay Prashad , Nick Estes , and T. Sheri Dickerson Moderated by: Lou Cornum Support: https://www.patreon.com/therednation Available on the Red Nation Youtube Channel Recorded on December 21, 2020...

Dec 23, 20201 hr 45 min

John Trudell - "Power, Authority and Tribal Genocide" (1994)

Happy holidays, comrades! Enjoy this special archival episode with noted Dakota poet and revolutionary, John Trudell. Pilamayaye for all the support! Consider giving a Patreon subscription as a holiday present: patreon.com/therednation

Dec 21, 202047 min

(Preview) Nothing new about (Neo)colonialism w/Lou and Nicolás

A preview of some of the great bonus content available to patrons of the show. Sign up for as little as $1 and help support the podcast. Support: patreon.com/therednation Lou and Nicolás discuss neocolonialism: what is it and how does it relate to our current conditions in the US setter state?

Dec 18, 20207 min

(Preview) Anti-imperialism, policing and decolonization after the Trump presidency feat. Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

The first fifteen minutes of a webinar hosted by the Committee of Anti-Imperialists in Solidarity with Iran ( CASI ). Please check out the entire episode by subscribing to The East is a Podcast (created by Sina Rahmani, producer of this show) Speakers: Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz Nick Estes Toussaint Losier Navid Farnia Zhun Xu Moderator: Suzanne Adely Recorded on Dec 14, 2020. For more info, contact CASI...

Dec 15, 202016 min

"Who'z Ya People?": Being Lumbee and Indigenous in the South (Pt. 2)

Second half of the conversation between guest host Jorden Revels and Lumbee scholar Dr. Malinda Maynor Lowery exploring the social, political, and cultural dynamics of Lumbee history in the context of the Southeastern U.S. experience. Support: https://www.patreon.com/therednation

Dec 14, 202057 min

(Preview) YOTED: Are Indian Reservations Socialism?

A preview of some of the great bonus content available to patrons of the show. Sign up for as little as $1 and help support the podcast. Support: patreon.com/therednation Nick talks to Majerle Lister and Zitkato about the uses and abuses of socialism when talking about Indian policy. We also discuss Russel Means' anti-Marxist tract, "For America to Live, Europe Must Die."

Dec 09, 202034 min

"Who'z Ya People?": Being Lumbee and Indigenous in the South (Pt. 1)

Guest host Jorden Revels is joined by Lumbee scholar Dr. Malinda Maynor Lowery in discussing the social, political, and cultural dynamics of Lumbee history in the context of the Southeastern U.S. experience. Support: https://www.patreon.com/therednation

Dec 07, 20201 hr 24 min

Guatemala: #NoNosPela (Español)

(This episode is in Spanish!) En este episodio, los tres invitados incluyen a Andrea Ixchíu (K'iche'), Floridalma Boj Lopez (K'iche') y Alejandro Flores . Los invitados conversan sobre las recientes manifestaciones y levantamientos en Guatemala, que fueron provocados por la reciente aprobación de un presupuesto que reduce el financiamiento para programas de derechos humanos y salud, pero que tienen raíces históricas. Los temas explorados incluyen por qué la gente está manifestando, la represión ...

Dec 01, 20201 hr 5 min

Guatemala: #NoNosPela

Andrea Ixchíu , Floridalma Boj Lopez , and Alejandro Flores join guest host Giovanni Batz to discuss the recent Guatemalan protests and uprising, which were sparked by the recent approval of a budget that reduces funding for human rights and health programs, but which have historical roots. Topics explored include why people are protesting, government repression, the impacts of the pandemic and two hurricanes that have devastated Guatemala, and what a future for Guatemala may look like. Protesto...

Dec 01, 20201 hr 20 min

(Unlocked) I want to be YOTED w/ Lou Cornum (pt.1)

Unlocked from behind the paywall! Lou Cornum talks about government coverups from an Indigenous perspective, covering New Mexico as a site for conspiracy theories as well as the popular TV show, the X-Files. As part of our YOTED special series, we talk about conspiracy theories that have infected the settler mind. Part two of this conversation is only available to Patreon subscribers. Support: Patreon.com/therednation

Nov 30, 202048 min

[ARCHIVE] Alcatraz is not an island w/ LaNada War Jack (2019)

[REPOSTING FROM NOVEMBER 2019] 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: https://www.patreon.com/therednation

Nov 28, 20201 hr 8 min

Sounds from Sovereignty Camp

The Red Nation is proud to stand with the Warriors of the Sunrise in occupying their aboriginal territory Canoe Place, desecrated by the construction of Sunrise Highway. The central demand is that New York state drop it's frivolous and racist lawsuit that a judge already dismissed. This episode features songs and stories live from the camp (please excuse audio quality) Warriorsofthesunrise.wordpress.com

Nov 25, 202034 min
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