This episode of #REDHOOPTALK features Talia Boyd, Diné Nation, who serves as the Cultural Landscapes Manager for the Grand Canyon Trust. She stays #CloseToCulture by using her work to focus on bolstering Native-led co-management within #Ancestrallands and working closely on environmental justice issues, including uranium mining and milling within and […]
This episode of #REDHOOPTALK discusses protecting the Indian Child Welfare Act with Dan Lewerenz, citizen of the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska. ICWA is legislation passed in 1978, developed by advocates fighting state judges, child welfare agencies, religious entities & boarding schools to return children taken because of historic […]
This episode of #REDHOOPTALK features KLEE BENALLY, Diné Nation. Klee is a talented musician, traditional dancer, writer, artist, filmmaker, & Indigenous anarchist. Klee is originally from Black Mesa and has worked nearly all of his life at the front lines in struggles to protect Indigenous sacred lands. Klee provides strategic […]
The American Indian Religious Freedom Act as amended, protects citizens of federally-recognized Native Nations and members of the Native American Church in the use, possession, and transportation of Peyote for ceremonial purposes. Peyote use is the only legally secured religious practice for Native Americans, though the Native American Church is […]
Join us Friday, March 4 at 5pm ET for #REDHOOPTALK LIVE as we chat with special guest MARISSA J. MERCULIEFF, a citizen of the Aleut Community of St. Paul Island. What is it like growing up on an isolated island in Alaska? What was law school like? What are the […]
On May 14, 2022, Shannon O’Loughlin (Choctaw), CEO & Attorney for the Association on American Indian Affairs, delivered the commencement speech for the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law to inspire community service and the graduates of the programs, including the Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Program, […]
Here it is! The review of the 1995 film, The Indian in the Cupboard. With a name like the Indian in the Cupboard, what could go wrong?! Starring Litefoot as Little Bear, in his acting debut! He falls into the ownership of a boy Omri, for his 9th birthday. Omri […]
This 2017 film based on the book written by Richard Wagamese tells the story of Saul Indian Horse. The story follows his life through residential school in Canada, his journey playing hockey, the racism associated with the game, and reconciling with the pain of his past. TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02cyFlnvA4s Overall, this […]
I love Parasite and I’ve enjoyed re-watching this movie to prep for the episode. But if you were like me when seeing it for the first time, at one point in the movie you thought, “Wait is that a teepee?!” This thriller is ripe with twists and turns, including native […]
Can you believe it, episode 23! (Shoutout to Michael Jordan) I had to do the number justice and I feel like I did with this guest. Acee Agoyo is a co-founding member of Indianz.com and has been a journalist for the past 21 years. He is a Native man that […]
