The Chipco Preserve Podcast

Explore the Research The Cost of Leaving the Tower: Bungie, Destiny 2, and the Strategic Miscalculation of Social Capital This episode features an AI-assisted audio discussion of Dr. Eric Hannel's white paper, The Cost of Leaving the Tower . Using synthetic voices, the conversation explores the paper's major themes, arguments, and cultural implications in an accessible podcast format. The...

The Policy Compilation for May 16–26, 2026, reviews key federal developments affecting Tribal sovereignty, Veterans, education, and environmental stewardship. This report tracks recent legislation, court decisions, new legal challenges, agency rules, and federal policy actions, with attention to how decisions made in Congress, the courts, and federal agencies affect communities on the ground. The...

Native and Veteran Policy Insights.

In this episode, we unpack what the President’s FY 2027 budget could mean for Indian Country. While the administration says it is honoring trust responsibilities and continuing support for tribal communities, the budget also proposes a significant reduction in overall Interior funding, raising serious questions about the future of programs tied to tribal law enforcement, education, and core servic...

In this episode, we examine the Supreme Court’s latest birthright citizenship argument through a Native American lens. What happens when the justices revisit the Fourteenth Amendment’s phrase “subject to the jurisdiction,” and how does that language connect to the long history of tribal sovereignty, Native citizenship, and federal power? We break down the April 1, 2026, argument in Trump v. Barbar...

This is our first kinship tale in a storytime series.

Three big themes this week: tax parity for Tribal governments, infrastructure access tied to defense communities, and a VA benefits rule that whiplashed, then rescinded.

Gulf War Illness now has a diagnostic code, which may improve medical treatment and VA disability claims approval rates.

A brief description of legislative activity covering Native American, Veteran, Environmental, and Education issues.

This is a brief legislative update on the current continuing resolution and potential shutdown at the end of January 2026.

Does a boat landing equate to land ownership? Join us for a discussion on the Doctrine of Discovery, a recent comment by President Trump, the indigenous ownership of North America for millennia, and the Supreme Court Case Johnson v. McIntosh, 21 U.S. 543.

We outline major ecological achievements and scientific breakthroughs reported throughout 2025. This podcast highlights a significant reduction in Amazonian deforestation driven by stricter enforcement and Indigenous advocacy, alongside the continued recovery of the Giant Panda population. Technological and biological advancements are also showcased, specifically the creation of a CRISPR-developed...