Let's Talk Native with John Kane

Words matter and the words we choose to use matter even more. We use words to identify ourselves, to communicate, to teach, to write and to read. We add words to our own vocabularies sometimes not knowing their true meanings or origins. Support the show on Patreon for exclusive content! - https://www.patreon.com/letstalknative

Donna Fann-Boyle joins John to look at the high school mascot battles after the Washington NFL franchise abandoned the racial slur for their team name. We'll look at Donna's fight with Neshaminy (PA) High School and the fight John is just beginning with his high school in Cambridge, NY. Support the show on Patreon for exclusive content! - https://www.patreon.com/letstalknative

We are defined by our past. What we take forward from our past will define our future. Melissa Montour-Lazare joins John for the program to talk about putting the clan system to work, resisting imposed governments and pushing back against patriarchy. Support the show on Patreon for exclusive content! - https://www.patreon.com/letstalknative

When we hear "occupied settlements," we immediately think of Israel building settlements in occupied Palestinian lands but this has been going on in the US and Canada to Native lands for centuries. It continues today with settlements being built at the doorstep of the Six Nations Territory within the Canadian province of Ontario. Myka and Skyler from Six Nations join John to explain the continuing...

We cannot learn FROM history if we don't ACTUALLY learn history! We cannot teach our children to one day serve our people if we don't teach them OUR history! SUPPORT THE SHOW DIRECTLY ON PATREON! https://www.patreon.com/letstalknative

The Trump flags are up and the Biden campaign is in full swing! The calls to get out and vote are just beginning. It's indoctrination/assimilation versus decolonization. Where do you stand? In a voting line or for sovereignty and distinction? SUPPORT THE SHOW DIRECTLY ON PATREON! https://www.patreon.com/letstalknative

With all the warnings of impending doom, this is the time for survival training. SUPPORT THE SHOW DIRECTLY ON PATREON! https://www.patreon.com/letstalknative

Janene Yazzie from Navajo Territory joins John for the program. The news coverage has faded but the spread of COVID-19 across Dine' persists. Janene and John discuss the impact of COVID-19 on the Navajo people as well as the Black Lives Matter movement and the solidarity between black and native activists. SUPPORT THE SHOW DIRECTLY ON PATREON! https://www.patreon.com/letstalknative

We don't mean that your chiefs, presidents, chairmen or councilors have law degrees. We mean THEY aren't the decision makers -- the lawyers are! SUPPORT THE SHOW DIRECTLY ON PATREON! https://www.patreon.com/letstalknative

Federal police are arresting, assaulting and harassing people in Portland. Native people have experienced this for years all in the name of DHS and US Customs and Border Protection. John discusses what the people of Portland are currently experiencing and how it to relates to the experiences of Native People when dealing with federal law enforcement agencies. SUPPORT THE SHOW DIRECTLY ON PATREON!...

A special council session is being called by the Seneca Nation to approve revenue payments to New York State. That's over half a billion dollars now and at least that much again going forward. Why pay? The cost of doing business? Fear? More bad legal advice? SUPPORT THE SHOW DIRECTLY ON PATREON! https://www.patreon.com/letstalknative

The Washington NFL franchise announced it is retiring the racial slur they have used for its team name for over 80 years. They did it so hastily that they haven't secured a new name yet. This change was not out of a sudden development of a conscience but because sponsors, retailers and shareholders no longer wished to defend their support for a racist name with a public now moving more and more to...

So a group of Italian Americans in Buffalo, NY removed their precious statue before activists toppled it. The move, while a positive thing, was still steeped in racism and a failure to acknowledge the atrocities of the man in bronze. Liz Mariani joins me to offer an Italian American woman's perspective. The 30th anniversary of the attack on Kanesatake is today! SUPPORT THE SHOW DIRECTLY ON PATREON...

Decades of appeals to decency and morality couldn't shake the owners of the NFL franchise in the US capital city. But a handful corporate sponsors has the Washington NFL franchise scrambling for a new name. Money talks in a world where capitalism reigns supreme and the rich are morally bankrupt.

It wasn't just a Declaration of Independence; it was a declaration of war against the "Merciless Indian Savages." SUPPORT THE SHOW DIRECTLY ON PATREON! https://www.patreon.com/letstalknative

White Supremacy carved in stone, that is! These statues, monuments and mascots are all propaganda and revisionist history. None accurately depict history or truth! SUPPORT THE SHOW DIRECTLY ON PATREON! https://www.patreon.com/letstalknative

The daily new cases numbers are spiking globally and across the US and turns out the Seneca death rate numbers are as bad as the Navajo.

There is too much at stake and too much still unfolding to hold back now. SUPPORT THE SHOW DIRECTLY ON PATREON! https://www.patreon.com/letstalknative

John supports the celebration of Juneteenth but he rejects the heroizing of Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln's execution order for 38 Dakota occurred one week before his Emancipation Proclamation.

Prominent Black and Native figures need to stop trying to calm protesters down. Raise Hell! Don't Stop! I support those on the street fighting to make a difference! I won't say don't riot. I won't say don't burn or bust up property. And I damn sure won't tell anyone not to topple a racist statue!

The debate over removing Columbus statues demonstrates the racism that the left shares with the right. What is the difference between "Italian Pride" and "Southern Pride" if it's connected to racist monuments?

COVID-19 and police violence from killer cops to riot squads assaulting protesters; What lessons can we take from these unprecedented times? Check out our latest video "THIS IS CANADA" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILsTDJJ6s2k Check out our website - https://www.letstalknative.com/ Follow John on Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/letstalknative

Many Native people wrestle with their identities. The conflict is driven by Church, citizenship, patriotism, party affiliation, military enlistment and where Native people fit in with racial conflicts. Check out our latest video "THIS IS CANADA" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILsTDJJ6s2k Check out our website - https://www.letstalknative.com/ Follow John on Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/let...

Police departments all over the U.S. prove abuse of force is systemic with their attacks on protesters. Check out our latest video "THIS IS CANADA" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILsTDJJ6s2k Check out our website - https://www.letstalknative.com/ Follow John on Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/letstalknative

Riots across America! Even in Buffalo! Peaceful protests haven't worked so the unheard are demanding to be heard! George Floyd's death has broken the restraints. Check out our latest video "THIS IS CANADA" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILsTDJJ6s2k Check out our website - https://www.letstalknative.com/ Follow John on Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/letstalknative