Join #REDHOOPTALK this Friday at 6PM Eastern/3PM Pacific to remember some of our favorite moments on the show! Who were your favorite guests and what were your favorite stories on Red Hoop Talk? You can share your list of favorite shows, guests and stories in our LIVE CHAT during the […]
Is blood quantum slowly erasing Native tribes? Host Levi Rickert sits down with Norbert Hill and Megan Hill to tackle the colonial policy that’s mathematically eliminating Indigenous communities — one generation at a time. Drawing from their new book, Beyond Blood Quantum, the Hills examine how a 150-year-old colonial weapon […]
When the U.S. government built a massive migrant detention center in the heart of the Florida Everglades—land sacred to the Miccosukee and Seminole peoples—Betty Osceola stood up. What she’s fighting for is more than environmental justice. It’s about sovereignty, survival, and protecting the stories of her ancestors. Join Native Bidaské […]
A detention center was built in the Florida Everglades—just 900 feet from sacred Miccosukee ceremonial grounds. There was no environmental review. No tribal consultation. Just fences, floodlights, and federal funding. This week on Native Bidaské, Miccosukee Chairman Talbert Cypress joins us to expose what’s happening at the site dubbed Alligator […]
How does President Biden’s leadership compare to past presidents when it comes to supporting Indian Country? From historic commitments made at the Tribal Nations Summit to policies impacting Native communities, his administration’s actions have sparked strong reactions across Indigenous nations. 📖 Jourdan Bennett-Begaye explores the progress, challenges, and lasting impact […]
Sheldon Spotted Elk is Northern Cheyenne and is a change agent for the child welfare system towards humanity and love. Sheldon has represented children and parents in child dependency proceedings and currently works with Tribal and state courts on child and family issues. Sheldon was recently appointed as a judge […]
Leonard M. Harjo was elected Principal Chief of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma in August, 2009. Through September, 2017 Chief Harjo worked continuously to build a sustainable Seminole Nation capable of enabling its 22,000 members to thrive culturally and economically in the 21st Century and for generations to come. Chief […]
Through the Association on American Indian Affairs, Roy Melendez and Shannon O’Loughlin bring Indian country news, culture, law, policy, controversy, humor and Native people from next door. Shannon and Roy will talk with Walter Ruiz (Gray Wolf), Yoeme/Yaqui, who is the Director of the Southern California Chapter of the American […]
Dr. Sonya Atalay is Anishinaabe-Ojibwe, and is of the Wabizheshi or Pine Martin Clan). She is an Associate Professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Sonya is an archaeologist who does work in partnership with Native Nations, to explore community-designed research projects. She has co-authored a series of research-based comics […]
Gerald “Jay” Harris is a citizen of the Crow Tribe of Indians or Apsaalooke. His traditional name is “Prays on Top of the Mountain”. Jay is a 2009 graduate of the University of Colorado School of Law and a 2005 graduate of Rocky Mountain College (MT). He served in the […]
