Let's Talk Native with John Kane

Can we hold faith, religion and churches responsible for the atrocities committed against our people? How do religious Native people reconcile the atrocities of the past with their current indoctrination and complicity in our oppression while simultaneously declaring themselves to be followers of the Christian faith? Like what you hear? Support the show on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/letstalk...

With all legal remedies exhausted, the Seneca Nation is preparing to cut a check to New York state for over four hundred million dollars. Only one option remains but will they press the new leadership at the Interior Department for a solution? John breaks down the three questions the Senecas should demand answers to. Check out John's in-depth explanation of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act here! h...

As John's fight to end the use of a race based mascot at his old high school heats up some are trying to call out criminal charges from 30 years ago in an attempt to discredited John and his message. It's time for John to tell his story. Like what you hear? Support the show on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/letstalknative

We cannot be silent because silence is complicity but we need to proceed in a way that discourages some on the edge from digging in further and entrenching themselves in racist beliefs. Like what you hear? Support the show on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/letstalknative

Who are "Native Americans?" Are they distinct and autonomous? Have they become part of the American subculture? Are they slowly losing their culture and identity as the systems of oppression and assimilation grind them into dust? Like what you hear? Support the show on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/letstalknative

The U.S. launched its assimilation program in 1819. Residential schools would follow from Lincoln all the way to Kennedy and throughout the civil rights movement. Like what you hear? Support the show on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/letstalknative

We cannot view the events of history in a vacuum. We have to put the tragic events of our history in to context. Who was the sitting president? What else was happening in the US and the rest of the world while massacres and land left was occurring? Like what you hear? Support the show on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/letstalknative

There is always a lot of talk about the need for unity and building support for change but a small group of strong, like-minded activists can accomplish far more than a group of performative activists and media pundits. Like what you hear? Support the show on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/letstalknative

The NFL tried to push a message of social justice in this year's Super Bowl but couldn't bring themselves to mention Colin Kaepernick or the Washington team dropping its racial slur of a name. How could they when the sole remaining NFL Team with a native based name and logo were playing in their big game? Like what you hear? Support the show on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/letstalknative

Millions have been spent on these people to help us navigate the systems of power in Washington D.C. and in state capitals and where has it gotten us? Support the show on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/letstalknative

When did Native people decide to keep their identity and resist dropping into the melting pot? The answer may not be so obvious. Certainly, the United States did NOT expect Native people resisting what Jefferson called the "final consolidation." Support the show on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/letstalknative

Today's episode is a bit of a reintroduction. We introduce a new format, explain our mission and goals, and let you know what you can expect from Let's Talk Native moving forward in to 2021. Support the show on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/letstalknative

Native people live today a across a spectrum of "Land Back" and pipeline activists to those almost completely assimilated to the colonial systems of oppression. We are still here... but as what? Support the show on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/letstalknative

The Biden administration appears to be picking up where the Obama administration left off by trying to make Native Hawaiians into a "Federally Recognized Tribe." Support the show on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/letstalknative

Let Americans celebrate their leader. Leave us out of it! Support the show on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/letstalknative

Dr. King's message has been co-opted by many moderates today primarily because his more radical positions on the three evils of America have been intentionally left out of the history books. Dr. King advocated for a radical change in American society to combat militarism, capitalism and racism but the history books tend to focus on his early activism and largely ignores his radical stance on the t...

"The great stumbling block in the stride toward freedom is not the white citizen's councilor or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate, who is more devoted to "order" than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice; who constantly says: "I agree with you in the goal you seek, but I cannot agree with your method...

Capitalism preys on the poor to feed the rich and democracy in the United States promotes racism. This inequality is built into the foundation of democracy when 60% of the U.S. population identifies as "non-hispanic white." Support the show on Patreon for exclusive content! - https://www.patreon.com/letstalknative

Desiree Kane joins John to discuss "new agers" appropriating "Native spirituality" and the slippery slope of new age spirituality being co-opted by far right political ideologies. The insurrection at the U.S. Capitol building is also discussed. Support the show on Patreon for exclusive content! - https://www.patreon.com/letstalknative

We have to revisit this from time to time because many people simply don't know the basic meaning or difference between prejudice, discrimination, racial bias and racism. Support the show on Patreon for exclusive content! - https://www.patreon.com/letstalknative

Skyler Williams joins the show again to give all of us an update on the current situation at 1492 Landback Lane after 169 days of resistance. Support the show on Patreon for exclusive content! - https://www.patreon.com/letstalknative

Today is the 130th anniversary of the Wounded Knee Massacre. A monument stands today at Niagara Falls honoring local veterans who participated in this heinous act. Paul Winnie Returns to the show to talk about the effort to have the monument altered or removed. Support the show on Patreon for exclusive content! - https://www.patreon.com/letstalknative

Special guest Chaz Kader joins John to have a tough conversation about our people joining the system of oppression. Breaking glass ceilings or skating on thin ice? Support the show on Patreon for exclusive content! - https://www.patreon.com/letstalknative

Philip Yenyo, Executive Director of AIM Ohio, joins the program to break down the 60 year battle to change the Cleveland baseball team's name. Support the show on Patreon for exclusive content! - https://www.patreon.com/letstalknative

The Cleveland baseball team has finally dropped its problematic name. That makes two major sports franchises to remove their offensive names and imagery this year. Will there be more to follow in 2021? Closing song is "Freedom" by Dakota Bear. Support the show on Patreon for exclusive content! - https://www.patreon.com/letstalknative