The Red Nation Podcast

Last month's Maui wildfires were devastating. While mainstream media covered the story, the deep Indigenous histories were lost in the news cycle. Kanaka Maoli activist and co-founder of Maui Medics Healers Hui, Noelani Ahia , joins the show, offering a grounded perspective from Maui.    Once a cultural center of the Hawaiian Kingdom, Lahaina is at the forefront of combatting the worst kinds of di...

We're joined by Nick Estes of The Red Nation Podcast to talk about Indigenous sovereignty, land back, and how stupid Mount Rushmore is.   https://www.fivefourpod.com/ Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr

The 2022 Podcast Tour is back! This episode fell to the wayside last year but come take a break in the Healing Foods Oasis with us. In this episode, Talavi Cook (Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo, Hopi, and Dine) takes us on a tour telling us all about the plants and herbs growing in the oasis. Talavi Cook is the Environmental Health & Justice Program Manager at Tewa Women United. We hope you have as much fun...

This week, Roqayah and Kumars are joined by returning guest Nick Estes and former guest host Shanti Singh for a deep dive into the past, present and future of extraterrestrial visitation.    Nick is a member of the Oceti Sakowin Oyate nation, Assistant Professor of American Indian Studies at the University of Minnesota, a cofounder of The Red Nation , and cohost of TRN's flagship podcast . He is a...

*We originally intended this as a patron-only episode but after some internal discussion the team decided that this conversation was too important to keep behind a paywall.  We encourage you to consider signing up for the Patreon . For just as little as $2 a month, you get access to great bonus content and help support our work.*   TRN Podcast co-host Jen Marley speaks with Beata Tsosie-Peña  (@Be...

The second half of the extra-long conversation RPH co-hosts Elena Ortiz and Melanie Yazzie had with Diné filmmaker and author Ramona Emerson about her celebrated debut novel Shutter  (2023) Watch  the   video edition   on The Red Nation Podcast   YouTube channel     Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr

Red Power Hour is back! Co-hosts Elena Ortiz and Melanie Yazzie talk with Diné filmmaker and author Ramona Emerson about her celebrated debut novel Shutter (2023) *This is the first half of the conversation; the hosts spoke with Ramona for almost two hours! If you can't wait to listen to the second half, subscribe to Red Media on Patreon or watch  the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTub...

*Warning: discussions of violence and abuse towards children* Since 2015, the Mohawk Mothers are engaged in a legal battle against McGill University's plans for Montreal's Royal Victoria Hospital. The Mohawk Mothers are "committed to searching the grounds for unmarked graves, as well as undiscovered evidence related to the CIA's MKULTRA medical program." For more information https://www.mohawkmoth...

Native community members respond to the report issued by the US Department of Justice on racist policing against Black and Native people in Minneapolis. We discuss the long history of policing the Native community, the formation of the American Indian Movement, and community responses to racist policing. Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel   Support www.patreon.com/re...

Dr. Cornel West is a prolific author, professor, preacher, and activist.  He is running for US President in 2024. We ask Dr. West how his campaign challenges the brutalities of settler colonialism while also lifting the spirits of people in struggle.   Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel.   Learn more about his campaign   cornelwest2024.org   Support www.patreon.com/r...

*Note: We recorded this episode right before the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) launched their strike and published it shortly after. We were not aware that the union has stated that, quote "influencers and content creators should not post on any social media sites regarding a movie, television show or performance that is on strike. This goes for both influencers and content creators whether or not the...

Just in time for the Fourth of You Lie, it's another Ask Me Anything with the hosts of Red Power Hour Melanie Yazzie and Elena Ortiz. Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr    

*This is a preview of the latest bonus episode of The Red Nation Podcast. To listen to the entire conversation (which runs almost 90 mins!)  subscribe on Patreon for as little as $2 a month* A very special roundtable episode featuring RPH co-hosts Melanie Yazzie and Elena Ortiz  (@spiritofpopay)  and TRN Podcast host Nick Estes (@nickwestes) on the three recent rulings issued by the US Supreme Cou...

TRN Podcast co-host Jen Marley hosts a discussion with Janene Yazzie ( @SixthWorldSol ) and Jade Begay of NDN collective , Teran Villa, Executive Director of All Pueblo Council of Governors, and long-time Red Nation member and greater Chaco resident Cheyenne Antonio, to dispel misinformation being spread about Secretary Deb Haaland's 10-mile buffer zone order and how it impacts the residents of th...

In January 2023, TRN sent a delegation to El Salvador for the Indigenous Congress for Decolonization, which seeks to unite leaders, thinkers, Indigenous intellectuals, land defenders, and members of the Central American diaspora in a single voice in search of a new horizon to create a "pact that leads to Indigenous autonomy." This bilingual conversation, hosted by TRN comrade Justine Teba and titl...

US history is a contested academic discipline, especially for Native historians. Yale historian Ned Blackhawk (Western Shoshone) has been at the forefront of challenging US history's biggest myths in his latest book, and he pushes back on the consensus view of US history that either ignores or marginalizes Indigenous histories. In this interview, he talks about his latest book, The Rediscovery of...

RPH co-hosts Elena Ortiz ( @spiritofpopay ) and Melanie Yazzie discuss the award-winning podcast series Stolen from Native journalist Connie Walker and the wider question of producing and consuming Indigenous Peoples' traumas. Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel   Support  www.patreon.com/redmediapr

Red Media is proud to announce the launch of Kuskalla , an Indigenous culture, language, and politics podcast in Quechua, Spanish, and English.  In this episode, Yojana Miraya ( @OsccoMiraya ) and Renzo Aroni ( @renzoaronis )  interview Emily Thompson, a Ph. D. candidate in Social Anthropology at UC Berkeley. Her ethnographic research focuses on wartime photographers and Quechua-speaking victims a...

A selection of lectures from "In Search of a New U.S. Policy for a New Latin America: Burying 200 Years of the Monroe Doctrine," organized by the Latin America & the Caribbean Policy Forum and hosted at American University in Washington, D.C. on April 29, 2023.  Watch the video edition of the entire event on The Black Alliance for Peace YouTube channel Check out part 2 of the mixtape by signing up...

*This is a preview of the latest bonus episode of Red Power Hour. Get access to the entire conversation by subscribing for as little as $2 a month to Red Media on Patreon* RPH co-hosts Melanie Yazzie and Elena Ortiz  (@spiritofpopay) review the third season of The Mandalorian.   Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel    Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr

TRN Podcast co-hosts Nick Estes (@Nickwestes) and Jen Marley are back with another Ask Me Anything. This episode is guest hosted by Red Nation comrade Justine Teba. Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel Support Red Media on Patreon to submit your own questions in the future.  The co-hosts of Red Power Hour are planning their own AMA soon, so make sure you sign up for as...

RPH is back! Co-hosts Melanie Yazzie and Elena Ortiz (@spiritofpopay ) discuss the Native Museum Industrial Complex and more! Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast Youtube channel    Can't get enough RPH? Check out the latest bonus episode available only to Patrons on the third season of The Mandalorian! Preview the episode on our YouTube channel      Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr

*Producer's note: This is a preview of an episode I posted on my show, The East Is a Podcast . You can listen to the entire episode by subscribing to the show on your podcatcher or watching it on YouTube* Professor Hasso (@nassawiya) is Professor in the Program in Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies at Duke University. Check out the open-access edition of Buried in the Red Dirt: Race, Reproduct...

Just before Easter this year, the Pope "repudiated" the Doctrine of Discovery. In 1823, the Supreme Court ruled that the United States inherited the right of "discovery" from fifteenth-century papal bulls. The ruling set a legal justification for conquest and white supremacy.    Chris Peters, who is Puhlik-lah and Karuk and the president of the Seventh Generation Fund (@7GenFun) , says that repudi...

TRN Podcast co-host Nick Estes (@nickwestes) talks to the editors and contributors of a new collection of texts by Louis Karoniaktajeh Hall (1918-1993). Check out The Mohawk Warrior Society: A Handbook on Sovereignty and Survival (2023) from PM Press   Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel .  Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr