The Red Nation Podcast
The Red Nation
The Red Nation Podcast features discussions on Indigenous history, politics, and culture from a left perspective. Hosted by Nick Estes and Jen Marley with help from our friend and comrade Sina. The Red Nation Podcast is also the home of Red Power Hour, hosted by Melanie Yazzie and Elena Ortiz.
Our show is entirely supported by our patrons on Patreon, support the show and get access to bonus content and other patron exclusive benefits here: Patreon.com/redmediapr
Website: therednation.org
Follow the hosts on Twitter @nickwestes and @JenMarley1680 and the Red Nation @The_Red_Nation.
Theme song: "Dead Horse" by Weedrat https://weedrat.bandcamp.com/
Our show is entirely supported by our patrons on Patreon, support the show and get access to bonus content and other patron exclusive benefits here: Patreon.com/redmediapr
Website: therednation.org
Follow the hosts on Twitter @nickwestes and @JenMarley1680 and the Red Nation @The_Red_Nation.
Theme song: "Dead Horse" by Weedrat https://weedrat.bandcamp.com/
Episodes
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Sep 30, 2021 • 1h 11min
[ARCHIVE] The Scam of Reconciliation w/ Eva Jewell
*Episode originally posted January 2021* Dr. Eva Jewell (Ma'iingan Dodem)—Anishinaabekwe from Deshkan Ziibiing with Haudenosaunee lineage—explains that Canadian reconciliation with Indigenous peoples won't be fulfilled until 2074. Uahikea Maile talks with Dr. Jewell about the Yellowhead Institute's new report to hold Canada accountable for genocide. They discuss crocodile tears, genocide deniers, and the scam of reconciliation. Support https://www.patreon.com/redmediapr
Sep 27, 2021 • 1h 14min
The war on Native children w/ Rebecca Nagle
Cherokee journalist Rebecca Nagle (@rebeccanagle) talks about the new season of This Land podcast, which investigates how and why rightwing corporate lawyers are trying to dismantle the Indian Child Welfare Act. Listen: https://crooked.com/podcast-series/this-land/ Support https://www.patreon.com/redmediapr
Sep 20, 2021 • 1h 5min
Honky Logic and Afghanistan
Red Power Hour is back! RPH host Melanie Yazzie is joined by TRN Podcast co-hosts Jennifer Marley (@JenMarley1680) and Nick Estes (@nickwestes) and Bands of Turtle Island host Sungmanitu Bird (@BandsIsland) to give an Indigenous left breakdown of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan. Support https://www.patreon.com/redmediapr
Sep 13, 2021 • 53min
Line 3 ain't over w/ Tara Houska
Anishnaabe lawyer Tara Houska (@zhaabowekwe) joins us from the frontlines to discuss how the Indigenous-led fight against the Line 3 tar sands pipeline is far from over. Support https://www.patreon.com/redmediapr
Sep 6, 2021 • 1h 20min
US frontiers as forever wars w/ Alex Aviña
Historian Alex Aviña joins us to discuss the origins of the US war on terror in frontier expansion, Indian killing, and anticommunism. Read: https://fx.substack.com/p/the-american-maginot-line Support https://www.patreon.com/redmediapr
Sep 2, 2021 • 58min
The international struggle against Bolsonaro w/ Jacobin and Progressive International
Nathália Urban (@UrbanNathalia) interviews David Adler (@davidrkadler) and Nick Estes (@nickwestes) about the Indigenous resistance against the Brazilian right wing to protect the Amazon rainforest. Check out the video on our YouTube channel Support https://www.patreon.com/redmediapr
Aug 30, 2021 • 1h 9min
We Didn't Start the Fire - Part II
Red Power Hour is back! RPH host Melanie Yazzie is joined by TRN Podcast co-host Jennifer Marley (JenMarley1680) for part two of our two-part series on this summer of climate catastrophe and why Indigenous movements for decolonization are our best hope for immediate action to curb extinction. Support https://www.patreon.com/redmediapr
Aug 23, 2021 • 54min
Dr. Kim TallBear - "Making Love and Relations: Beyond Settler Sexualities" (2016)
In this talk, Dr. Kim TallBear (@KimTallBear) discusses the politics of Indigenous kinship in relation to settler constructs of marriage and monogamy. Dr. TallBear is a citizen of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate in South Dakota and an Associate Professor of Native Studies at the University of Alberta. Link to the talk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEPy6UAp2U0
Aug 17, 2021 • 29min
#ParoPlurinacional: National Strike in Guatemala
Mayan activist Andrea Ixchiu (@Andreakomio) provides an overview of what is taking place in Guatemala, the demands of Indigenous communities such as calls for a plurinational government, among other topics. Support https://www.patreon.com/redmediapr
Aug 17, 2021 • 28min
#ParoPlurinacional en Guatemala
Andrea Ixchiu, una activista maya, brinda un panorama de lo que está sucediendo en Guatemala, las demandas de las comunidades indígenas como los llamados a un gobierno plurinacional, entre otros temas. Support https://www.patreon.com/redmediapr
