Let's Talk Native with John Kane

John recaps a trip he recently took to his old high school to push for an end to their use of a racist mascot. Support the show on Patreon for exclusive content! - https://www.patreon.com/letstalknative

Let's skip the window dressing and lip service. Just make the Interior Department/BIA do its job! States have used the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to extort gaming revenue from Native owned casinos for decades now. The Interior Department is supposed to enforce the regulations that are in place to prevent aggressive states from exploiting Native gaming. These regulations were not enforced during...

Decolonization requires separating ourselves from the circus and learning from their behavior. The Two Row Wampum depicts two paths or two ways of life. It is a symbol of peaceful coexistence, not assimilation and submission. Support the show on Patreon for exclusive content! - https://www.patreon.com/letstalknative

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Tuesday's elections may be the beginning of a long, drawn out and turbulent event. But it's theirs, not ours. We should learn from their behavior and by no means get stuck in the middle of their conflicts over power, policies and politics. Support the show on Patreon for exclusive content! - https://www.patreon.com/letstalknative

Their elections our also not our solutions. We need to bring our minds together and develop our own solutions for the problems we face. Some Native issues do intersect with their issues but our solutions don't have to. Support the show on Patreon for exclusive content! - https://www.patreon.com/letstalknative

Another update on the stand off in Six Nations. Roads, rail lines and lines of communication are all torn up. The people of Six Nations are unified and bracing for a winter of resistance. Also, some COVID-19 updates. Support the show on Patreon for exclusive content! - https://www.patreon.com/letstalknative

Skyler Williams joins John to give us an update on the police actions at 1492 Landback Lane. On October 22, 2020 the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) opened fire with rubber bullets and tasers to enforce an injunction against the land defenders of Landback Lane. Skyler gives us all the details of the raid and the push back from the surrounding Six Nations community. SUPPORT LANDBACK LANE VIA PAYPAL...

On October 13, 2020 an angry mob of about 200 people attacked a lobster storage facility, barricading Mi’kmaq fishers inside, pelting the building with rocks, burning one of their vans and destroying their lobster catches. Three days later, that same storage facility was destroyed in a suspicious fire. No arrests have been made. These attacks on Mi’kmaq fishers in Nova Scotia are racist and unacce...

A discussion about the "God Concept" being forced on to Native people and how it's crept so deeply into our lives. Support the show on Patreon for exclusive content! - https://www.patreon.com/letstalknative

Even though change comes slowly, it is important to realize the progress we've made. Just as John's generation has advanced our cause in ways that those who came before him never thought was possible, the next generation will do the same. There is a lot more left to do but we have come a long way. Support the show on Patreon for exclusive content! - https://www.patreon.com/letstalknative

John discusses how "fed wreck" crushes our autonomy/distinction and how it plays into the on-going assimilation and indoctrination policies. Support the show on Patreon for exclusive content! - https://www.patreon.com/letstalknative

With Indigenous People's Day (formerly known as Columbus Day) fast approaching, Paul Winnie joins the show to talk to John about a rally against development on ancestral Seneca land. John also covers this year's upcoming Indigenous People's Day in the wake of the murder of George Floyd and the protests and uprisings that ensued after. Some of those protests resulted in the toppling of several Colu...

Many think being Native means having special privileges. Few realize the obstacles and challenges Native people face and overcome. Support the show on Patreon for exclusive content! - https://www.patreon.com/letstalknative

Why is it still such a fight to maintain our distinction? Why do the US and Canada consider Native autonomy and sovereignty such a threat? They benefit from our distinction too and they always have. Support the show on Patreon for exclusive content! - https://www.patreon.com/letstalknative

Why is assimilation so destructive? The cultural imposition was so violent and dramatically different from our own that inter-generational trauma and cognitive dissonance persists. Support the show on Patreon for exclusive content! - https://www.patreon.com/letstalknative

With all the hysteria and doom surrounding the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsberg are we forgetting or just ignoring some of her more overtly racist rulings and comments? Conservatives are celebrating another opportunity to stack the Supreme Court while liberals are mourning the loss of this so-called 'feminist icon' but what about the Native perspective on RBG? John discusses all of this and more in...

Tired of governments, politics and politicians? Make them irrelevant by taking back responsibilities they have assumed. Support the show on Patreon for exclusive content! - https://www.patreon.com/letstalknative

Don't say America deserves better. Instead, look at its history because it appears to have achieved exactly what it has always wanted. The system isn't designed to be fair or equitable because it's rigged. The system didn't fail... it did exactly what it was designed to do. Support the show on Patreon for exclusive content! - https://www.patreon.com/letstalknative

The gaining popularity of lacrosse at the international level combined with the political pressure to ignore our autonomy and distinction may force the team permanently out of international competition. The successful promotion of the sport by Native leaders and the push to have it included in the Olympics may sideline the team representing the sport's creators. Support the show on Patreon for exc...

The debate on "America's Original Sins" continues as a few push back on the assertion that Genocide and Land Theft predated Slavery. Plus a look at Buck v Bell, eugenics and the sterilization of Native women. Support the show on Patreon for exclusive content! - https://www.patreon.com/letstalknative

America's original sins were Genocide and Land Theft; then came the African Slave Trade! Get it right, Joe Biden! Plus, John did't wait for the phone to ring this time. He's going after the race-based mascot at his old high school. Support the show on Patreon for exclusive content! - https://www.patreon.com/letstalknative

We are entering the perfect storm: a sure to be contested election, violent clashes of ideology and race on the streets, COVID-19 poised for its big comeback and the major economic fallout from the first wave of the pandemic about to rain down. And NO ONE is prepared! Unprecedented times in the States of Confusion! Support the show on Patreon for exclusive content! - https://www.patreon.com/letsta...

Mike Sahtekaientes joins John for this episode to discuss his history of activism, the true meaning of the unity flag, and preparing the next generation to stand up for what they believe in. Support the show on Patreon for exclusive content! - https://www.patreon.com/letstalknative

Janene Yazzie joins John again, this time to explain Navajo leadership on the wrong side of too many issues. Navajo Vice President Myron Lizer heaped praise on Donald Trump and endorsed him for US President at the RNC Convention. Support the show on Patreon for exclusive content! - https://www.patreon.com/letstalknative