Episode description

In this week’s episode, we focus on continuing our focus on anti-racism and the alliances that Black and Indigenous people can make during these momentous times. Up first, Jana Schmieding interviews Black Pamunkey writer, producer, and performer, Azie Dungey, to discuss how Black liberation and Native justice movements are directly linked. Azie breaks down the origins of anti-Blackness in her tribal history and how the insidiousness of anti-Blackness manifests in her life today. Then we listen to a segment of IllumiNative’s recent virtual national town hall and how we focus efforts on building a multiracial movement for justice and equity. And Heather Rae provides an update on efforts focused on the renaming of an offensive street name in Santa Barbara, California, and why this type of narrative change is so important. 

Interviews with: Azie Dungey, Derrick Johnson, Ijeoma Oluo, Judith LeBlanc, Mayra Bangee, Fidel Rodriguez

Produced By: Jana Schmieding (Mniconjou Lakota), Crystal Echo Hawk (Pawnee)
Executive Producer: Heather Rae
Series Producer: Monica Braine (Assiniboine/Hunkpapa Lakota)
Associate Producer: Lincoln Cornshucker (Cherokee)
Title Music: Samantha Crain (Choctaw)