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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May 4, 2020 • 1h 32min
Red Power Hour ep. 4: Navajo Nation, mutual aid, & bordertowns w/ Cleo & Brandon
We focus on the Navajo Nation and the violent racism of surrounding border towns during the pandemic, what Native mutual aid is doing, and what you can do to support. K'é Infoshop: http://keinfoshop.org/donate/ The Red Nation: https://therednation.org/support/ Subscribe: https://www.patreon.com/therednation Music: Frank Waln - "What makes the red man red? (Instrumentals)" Frank Waln - "My people come from the land"
May 2, 2020 • 1h 33min
Organizing workers w/ Zenei Cortez, Kali Akuno, & Vijay Prashad
This May Day special brings together international perspectives from nurses, workers cooperatives, and socialist movements. Support: www.patreon.com/therednation
Apr 27, 2020 • 55min
Alaskan Natives & the corporation w/ Maria Shaa Tlaa Williams
Tlingit professor Maria Shaa Tlaa Williams breaks down the complex history of Alaska Natives and Alaska Native Corporations. Support the show: patreon.com/therednation
Apr 26, 2020 • 1h 41min
COVID-19 in Indian Country w/ Chief Jerry Daniels, Destiny Morris, & Janene Yazzie
How are Native people responding to COVID-19? The second part of the #FridayNightForums webinar series co-hosted with the Arab Resource & Organizing Center and the Center for Political Education. Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr
Apr 25, 2020 • 1h 18min
#NativeReads ep. 1: The Oak Writers' Society
The Oak Lake Writers Society was the first tribal writers group of its kind. The #NativeReads campaign brings together their members and the work of many tribal writers from the D/N/Lakota literary tradition to the forefront. This episode is a discussion with Sarah Hernandez, Nick Estes, and Mabel Picotte the #NativeReads committee of OLWS members: Lanniko Lee, Gabrielle Tateskanskan, Patti Bordeaux Nelson, Joel Waters, and Tasiyagnunpa Barondeau. Music: Frank Waln - "My Stone (instrumentals)" More info: https://www.oaklakewriterssociety.com/nativereads-podcast-series #NativeReads: https://www.firstnations.org/nativereads/
Apr 20, 2020 • 1h 7min
How universities benefit from stolen Native land w/ Tristan Ahtone & Bobby Lee
Historian Bobby Lee and Kiowa journalist Tristan Ahtone tell the story of how large public universities benefited from the theft and expropriation of Indigenous land. Read their story here: https://www.hcn.org/issues/52.4/indigenous-affairs-education-land-grab-universities Access the database: https://www.landgrabu.org Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr
Apr 18, 2020 • 1h 8min
Venezuela & sanctions w/ Abril Viscaya & Carolina Morales
Two Venezuelan activists talk about US sanctions against their country for the first part of the #FridayNightForums webinar series co-hosted with the Arab Resource & Organizing Center and the Center for Political Education. Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr
Apr 13, 2020 • 1h 44min
#NoDAPL political prisoners w/ Little Feather & Leoyla Cowboy
We sit down with Little Feather and Leoyla Cowboy to talk about an untold story of #NoDAPL political prisoners. Donate: https://www.nodaplpoliticalprisoners.org Find out more: https://waterprotectorlegal.org Support: https://patreon.com/therednation
Apr 7, 2020 • 2h 6min
Coronashock w/ Lou & Nicolás
The COVID-19 pandemic grips the world. Comrades Nicolás Cruz and Lou Cornum join us to talk about Indian Country's response, rising eco-fascism, and how the US has used the crisis to advance intervention against Venezuela. Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr
Apr 6, 2020 • 1h 9min
No shorts, no losses & the morning star of US imperialism pt. 2 w/ Walter Johnson & Tef Poe
This is Part 2 of our conversation from last week. St. Louis, MO once rose as the morning star of US imperialism. It has also been a laboratory of racial capitalism, from Indigenous genocide and the fur trade to the police killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson. We talk with historian Walter Johnson (@abufelix12) and activist-artist Tef Poe (@TefPoe). Check out Walter's new book, The Broken Heart of America: St. Louis and the Violent History of the United States: https://www.basicbooks.com/titles/walter-johnson/the-broken-heart-of-america/9780465064267/ And Tef's music: https://tefpoe.com Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr
