Challenging Colonialism

This is a draft.11/9/24 "We will protect Juristac" event at UC Santa Cruz, hosted by the American Indian Resource Center (AIRC). SPEAKERS:• Valentin Lopez - Chairman of the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band• Athena Hernandez, Esq. - Tribal Member & Attorney for the Amah Mutsun Land Trust• Alexii Sigona - Tribal Member & Chair of the Lands Committee of the Amah Mutsun Land Trust, PhD Candidate @ UC Berkeley• Julisa Lopez, PhD - Tribal Member & UC Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellow @ UCSCLinks & Resources: https://www.protectjuristac.org/https://www.protectjuristac.org/petition/https://www.protectjuristac.org/resources/

The final episode of our 3 part special series explores a variety of ways to show solidarity with Palestine, with a focus on the Indigenous People's Sunrise Gathering at Alcatraz last Fall. We are publishing during escalating police and institutional repression against Palestine solidarity encampments which are spreading rapidly on college and university campuses.Audio editing: Daniel StonebloomInterviews: Martin Rizzo-MartinezMusic: G. GonzalesSounds recorded at Alcatraz Sunrise Ceremony, Nov 2023, by Lloyd Molina IVSpeakers:Dr. Lila SharifCorrina GouldMorning Star GaliDr. Randa May WahbeDr. Stephanie LumsdenDr. Mark Minch-de LeonDr. Nour JoudahRana SharifDr. Brittani OronaDr. Vanessa EsquividoDr. Jennifer MogannamLinks:Indigenous Sunrise Gathering on Alcatraz, 2024Indigenous People for a Free PalestineAnti-Zionism as DecolonisationNational Students for Justice in PalestineTo Palestine with Love - A Message of Peace from Turtle IslandThe Red Lake Nation & Its Solidarity with PalestinePalestinian Feminist CollectivePalestinian Youth Movement“All Out For Palestine“American Muslims for PalestinePalestinian American Cultural CenterArab Resource and Organizing CenterUS Palestinian Community NetworkUS Campaign for Palestinian RightsBDS siteThe Palestine ProjectSWANA Region Radio Podcast

Part 2 of 3 part series. As a podcast focused on illuminating ongoing colonialism and genocide, we recognize the need to address genocide happening right now in occupied Palestine and to stand in solidarity. Our podcast is dedicated to amplifying the voices of Indigenous communities who are left out of official discourse. As such, it is important to amplify the voices of Palestinians right now, as the mainstream media fails to do so. Part 2 explores LandBack and Right of Return as well as the ways in which alternative media is helping illuminate what is happening right now. We are grateful for the time and knowledge shared by our interviewees, and hope that this series can contribute to greater understanding, solidarity, and activism in the movement towards a free Palestine.Audio editing: Daniel StonebloomInterviews: Martin Rizzo-MartinezMusic: G. GonzalesSounds recorded at Alcatraz Sunrise Ceremony, Nov 2023, by Lloyd Molina IVInterviewees:Dr. Lila SharifCorrina GouldDr. Stephanie LumsdenDr. Mark Minch-de LeonDr. Nour JoudahRana SharifDr. Brittani OronaDr. Vanessa EsquividoDr. Jennifer MogannamLinks:The Right of Return is LandbackThe Right of Return is Land Back: A Statement of Solidarity with PalestineDecolonize PalestineBrownwashing and Indigenous Normalization of ZionismThe Liberation of Palestine Represents an Alternative Path for Native Nations‘This Is a Colonial War': Historian Rashid Khalidi on Israel, Gaza & the Future of Palestine“More than Genocide: The law occludes the abhorrent violence routinely perpetrated by states in the name of self-defense"Palestinian Support for Indigenous Peoples' Day Commemorations and Historical Justice from Palestine to Turtle IslandIndigenous and Arab organizers stand in solidarity with Water Protectors Resisting Line 3 PipelineLand Back from Turtle Island to PalestineWhen Settler Becomes Native Examining the claim of Jewish indigeneity in the land of IsraelLeaked NYT Memo Tells Journalists to Avoid Words “Genocide,” Ethnic Cleansing,” and “Occupied Territory.”

This three part series was inspired by the outpouring of solidarity statements and gatherings by Indigenous Californian communities. As a podcast focused on illuminating ongoing colonialism and genocide, we recognize that it is crucial to address the genocide happening right now in occupied Palestine and to stand in solidarity. Our podcast is dedicated to amplifying the voices of Indigenous communities who are frequently left out of official discourse. As such, it is important to amplify the voices of Palestinians right now, as the mainstream media fails to do so. This 3 part series is intended to amplify the voices of Palestinians and Indigenous Californians as they identify parallels between experiences of settler colonialism in both Palestine and California. We are grateful for the time and knowledge shared by our interviewees, and hope that this series can contribute to greater understanding, solidarity, and activism in the movement towards a free Palestine.Audio editing: Daniel StonebloomInterviews: Martin Rizzo-MartinezMusic: G. GonzalesSounds recorded at Alcatraz Sunrise Ceremony, Nov 2023, by Lloyd Molina IVInterviewees:Dr. Lila SharifCorrina GouldDr. Stephanie LumsdenDr. Mark Minch-de LeonMorning Star GaliDr. Nour JoudahRana SharifDr. Brittani OronaDr. Randa May WahbeDr. Vanessa EsquividoDr. Jennifer MogannamLinks:CISSA's Statement on PalestineRed Nation: Indigenous Solidarity with PalestineIndigenous Solidarity with Palestine Letter (to sign)Palestinian olive farmers hold tight to their roots amid surge in settler attacks, by VidalThe Destruction of Palestine Is the Destruction of the Earth, Malm“Ethnic cleansing and the formation of settler colonial geographies,” Gordon & RamVanishing Palestine, Lila SharifSavory Politics: Land, Memory, and the Ecological Occupation of Palestine, SharifFrom the US to Palestine: Indigenous resistance to transnational settler colonialism, KoutteinehSettler Moves to Indigeneity: From Canada to Israel, ScribeFalse Messiahs: How Zionism's dreams of liberation became entangled with colonialism, Rubin

Our 10th and final episode of Season 2 extends our critique on the history of colonial acquisitions and collections with a focus on the colonial legacies of the institutions of Museums. We focus on the California Indian Museum and Cultural Center, recent movements to 'decolonize' museums as with the Museum of Us in San Diego, and discuss whether it is possible to ultimately decolonize these institutions. Speakers:Dr. Amy Lonetree (enrolled citizen of the Ho-Chunk Nation), Dr. Alírio Karina, Dr. Samuel Redman, Gregg Castro (t'rowt'raahl Salinan / Rumsien & Ramaytush Ohlone), Dr. Cutcha Risling-Baldy (Hupa, Yurok, Karuk), Nicole Lim (Pomo), Dr. Micah Parson, Dr. Chris GreenAudio editing: Daniel StonebloomInterviews: Martin Rizzo-MartinezMusic: G. GonzalesLinks & Further Reading:California Indian Museum & Cultural CenterAcorn BitesDecolonizing Museums: Representing Native America in National and Tribal Museums, Amy LonetreeThe National Museum of the American Indian: Critical Conversations, Edited by Amy Lonetree and Amanda J. Cobb“Decolonizing Museums, Memorials, and Monuments,” The Public Historian, Vol. 43, No. 4, pp. 21–27 (November 2021), Amy LonetreeMuseum of Us“Race: Are we so different?” ExhibitMuseum of Us: Colonial Pathways PolicyAgainst and Beyond the Museum, Alírio Karina

Episode 9 explores the ways in which colonialism and colonial collections have impacted the development of archives, and the restrictions of these spaces. We follow the stories of Indigenous scholars who have worked to reclaim Indigenous knowledge, songs, and documents from archival collections. We also explore questions of data sovereignty, digital sovereignty, and intellectual property rights.As discussed throughout Season 2, colonial extraction and collections have resulted in the theft of Indigenous knowledge, Indigenous bodies, and so much more. Previous episodes have explored issues of 'salvage anthropology' and repatriation. This episode shifts the focus to efforts to reclaim Indigenous knowledge, whether that be in the form of songs, wax cylinders, documents, letters, or other forms stored in colonial archives.The speakers in this episode include:Dr. Robin R. R. Gray (Ts'msyen/Cree)Weshoyot Alvitre (Tongva)Carolyn Rodriguez (Amah Mutsun)Sedonna Goeman-Shulsky (Tonawanda Band of Seneca)Links for further reading:"Cahuilla Basket Returns Home," by Emily Clarke, August 12, 2022, in News from Native California.CARE Principles for Indigenous Data GovernanceGIDA, Global Indigenous Data Alliance: Promoting Indigenous Control of Indigenous DataCollaboratory for Indigenous Data Governance: Research, Policy, and Practice for Indigenous Data Sovereignty"Indigenous Digital Sovereignty: From the Digital Divide to Digital Equity," by Davida Delmar, Jul 19, 2023"Ts'msyen Revolution: The Poetics and Politics of Reclaiming," Robin R.R. Gray Dissertation.Dr. Robin Gray: “Embodied Heritage: Enactments of Indigenous Sovereignty” (video)"Toypurina: Our Lady of Sorrows," Weshoyot Alvitre, KickstarterTheft Is Property! Dispossession and Critical Theory, Robert NicholsChallenging Colonialism is produced by Daniel Stonebloom & Martin Rizzo-Martinez. All interviews by Martin, all audio engineering and editing by Daniel. All music by G. Gonzales. The title of this episode comes from Dr. Robin Gray.

Episode 8 features an interview with Marion Martinez and her daughter, Veronica, both of whom are members of the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band. They will be speaking about Marion's great grandmother, Ascencion Solorsano de Cervantes, and mother, Martha Herrerra. Ascencion, who passed away in 1930, was the last fluent Mutsun speaker and one of the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band's beloved ancestors. In 1929, Ascencion spent three months with Ethnographer and linguist John Peabody Harrington, who recorded thousands of pages of notes on Mutsun language, culture and history. Today, Marion, Veronica, and many other Amah Mutsun Tribal members draw on these important notes to learn about their ancestors. This season we have featured a series of stories about 'salvage anthropology' and the damage done by scholars and activists towards Indigenous communities. This story helps show the complexity of this history, and ways in which contemporary Indigenous community members can sometimes draw on these records in important ways. The speakers in this episode are: Veronica Martinez & Marion Martinez, both Amah Mutsun, interviewed by Martin Rizzo-Martinez.Links for further reading:Maria Ascención Solórsano (de Garcia y de Cervantes), Ed Ketchum, Amah Mutsun Tribal Historian (and descendant of Ascención)The Long Journey to Revitalize a Native Language, University of Arizona News, Feb. 16, 2016Reviving deep-rooted knowledge, Lisa Renner, UCSC NewsCenter, November 23, 2021The Amah Mutsun's Battle to Preserve, Mark R. Day, ICT News, Sept 13, 2018The Saint of Gilroy who helped save her culture and language, Robert Eliason, Benito Link, January 23, 2021A Native American's Last Testament: Opera, Sasha Khokha, NPR Music, March 29, 2008Ohlone/Costanoan Indians of the San Francisco Peninsula and their Neighbors, Yesterday and Today, Randall Milliken, Laurence H. Shoup, and Beverly R. Ortiz, 2009Chasing Voices: The Story of John Peabody Harrington (documentary), PBSChallenging Colonialism is produced by Daniel Stonebloom & Martin Rizzo-Martinez. All interviews by Martin, all audio engineering and editing by Daniel. All music by G. Gonzales.

Episode 7 [1:37:47] explores the complexities of what is known as Federal Recognition, and the Federal Recognition Process, which relate to Indigenous sovereignty and self-determination. This is an extremely complex topic, especially in relation to Native Californian Tribes. Our guests, Dr. Olivia Chilcote (a member of the San Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians), and Dr. Vanessa Esquivido (an enrolled member of the Nor Rel Muk Wintu Nation, who is also Hupa & Xicana), both have expertise in the process as it relates to their Tribes' attempts to achieve Federal Recognition. And yet, this conversation just scratches the surface of this complex topic.In this episode, we depart from our usual format. This episode features a conversation about Federal Recognition between Dr. Chilcote and Dr. Esquivido, facilitated by our co-producer Dr. Martin Rizzo-Martinez and lightly edited by Daniel Stonebloom. Music by G. Gonzales.For additional information on Federal Recognition, please see the following:The Process and The People: Federal Recognition in California, Native American Identity, and the San Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians, 2017 Dissertation by Olivia Chilcote“Time Out of Mind”: The San Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians and the Historical Origins of a Struggle for Federal Recognition, by Olivia Chilcote, California History Journal 2019."Unsettling evidence: an anticolonial archival approach/reproach to Federal Recognition," by María Montenegro, 2019."The Destruction of Identity: Cultural Genocide and Indigenous Peoples," by Lindsay Kingston, 2015."Creating the Space to Reimagine and Rematriate Beyond a Settler-Colonial Present: The Importance of Land Rematriation and ‘Land Back' for Non-Federally Recognized California Native Nations," 2022 Dissertation by Cheyenne Reynoso."The study of indigenous political economies and colonialism in Native California: Implications for contemporary tribal groups and federal recognition,” by Kent G. Lightfoot, Lee M. Panich, Tsim D. Schneider, Sara L. Gonzalez, Matthew A Russell, Darren Modzelewski, Theresa Molino, and Elliot H. Blair, 2013.In addition, Dr. Olivia Chilcote's book on the Federal Recognition process in California will be published in Spring, 2024, by University of Washington Press.

The final part in this 3-episode series continues our focus on the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), where we focus on CalNAGPRA, California's effort to strengthen NAGPRA, as well as other steps taken to improve and refine this difficult process. But we will also hear about resistance to following through on the promises of NAGPRA as well, and hear a few longer personal narratives than in previous episodes, including all-too-rare success stories of repatriation.As always, thank you to the guests who gave their time and shared their stories:Dr. Brittani OronaSabine TalaugonDesireé MartinezDr. Vanessa EsquividoGregg CastroCindi AlvitreAlexii SigonaFor further reading and more information:The Social Life of Basket Caps: Repatriation Under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, in Hopes of Cultural Revitalization, Vanessa EsquividoHow to Report on the Repatriation of Native American Remains at Museums and Universities Near You, Pro Publica, February 2023.Righting Historic WrongsCeremony memorializes reburial of indigenous people's remains at Cal State Long Beach, Press Telegram, September 2016.Reburying the Past, September 2016.After 70 Years, UC Berkeley Museum Returns Massacre Remains to Wiyot Tribe, February, 2022.U.S. Army Corps, UC Berkeley Repatriate Human Remains to Wiyot Tribe, North Coast Journal of Politics, People & Art, January 2022.UC Berkeley Anthropology Museum Returns 1860 Massacre Remains To Wiyot TribeChallenging Colonialism is produced by Daniel Stonebloom & Martin Rizzo-Martinez. All interviews by Martin, all audio engineering and editing by Daniel. All music by G. Gonzales. The title of this episode comes from Dr. Anthony Burris.This podcast is produced with support from California State Parks Foundation

Part 2 in this 3-episode series continues our broad focus on the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). As always, thank you to the guests who gave their time and shared their stories. This episode includes significant discussion of how ancestral remains, funerary objects, sacred items, and objects of cultural patrimony have been collected in the past, continue to be disturbed in the present, as well as the process of repatriation and reburial. This is an extremely sensitive topic, but a very important one that deals with basic human rights and respect, or the lack thereof, and we want to make this clear up front. This topic understandably may be triggering for some. You will hear people discussing in detail the ways in which their ancestors' bodies have been and continue to be mistreated. Please take care while listening.Speakers: Gregg CastroSabine TalaugonDr. Brittani OronaDr. Anthony BurrisDr. Vanessa EsquividoCindi AlvitreDr. Desireé MartinezAdditional Reading: To share Native American culture and history the right way, artifacts should always be returned to tribes, San Diego Union Tribune, November 2022UCSB out of compliance with state, federal laws for decades; works to return Native remains, Daily Nexus, March 2023How to Report on the Repatriation of Native American Remains at Museums and Universities Near You, Pro Publica, February 2023. UC Riverside slow to return Native American artifacts to tribes auditChallenging Colonialism is produced by Daniel Stonebloom & Martin Rizzo-Martinez. All interviews by Martin, all audio engineering and editing by Daniel. All music by G. Gonzales. The title of this episode comes from Brittani Orona.This podcast is produced with support from California State Parks Foundation.

Part 1 in this 3-episode series focuses on the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). As always, thank you to the guests who gave their time and shared their stories. This episode includes significant discussion of how ancestral remains, funerary objects, sacred items, and objects of cultural patrimony have been collected in the past, continue to be disturbed in the present, as well as the process of repatriation and reburial. This is an extremely sensitive topic, but a very important one that deals with basic human rights and respect, or the lack thereof, and we want to make this clear up front. This topic understandably may be triggering for some. You will hear people discussing in detail the ways in which their ancestors' bodies have been and continue to be mistreated. Please take care while listening.Speakers:Sabine TalaugonDr. Brittani OronaCindi AlvitreDr. Vanessa EsquividoDr. Anthony BurrisDr. Cutcha Risling BaldyDr. Desireé MartinezAlexii SigonaAdditional Reading:"Continued Disembodiment: NAGPRA, CAL NAGPRA, and Recognition” by Brittani Orona and Vanessa EsquividoPropublica database for institutions holding human remains or burial artifactsOur Story Lives Forever [documentary short by Sacred Lands Films]Carrying Our Ancestors Home website: https://www.coah-repat.com/“Returning the tataayiyam honuuka' (Ancestors) to the Correct Home: The Importance of Background Investigations for NAGPRA Claims,” by Desireé R. Martinez, Wendy G. Teeter, Karimah Kennedy-Richardson“The Politics of Archaeology: Diverse Concerns and Interests at the West Bluffs Project, Los Angeles, California,” by John G. Douglass, Cindi Alvitre, and, Jeffrey H. AltschulChallenging Colonialism is produced by Daniel Stonebloom & Martin Rizzo-Martinez. All interviews by Martin, all audio engineering and editing by Daniel. All music by G. Gonzales. The title of this episode comes from Cindi Alvitre.This podcast is produced with support from California State Parks Foundation.

Episode 3 continues and deepens our critique of academia's extractive and complex relationship with Native California by examining the history of one of California's most renowned and celebrated anthropologists, Alfred L. Kroeber. Kroeber helped establish the school of Anthropology at UC Berkeley, and, up until 2021, his name adorned UC Berkeley's Kroeber Hall. This episode examines Kroeber & his legacy, the life of a Native man known as Ishi, and the renaming of Kroeber hall, from the perspectives of Indigenous Californians.Speakers:Dr. Cutcha Risling-Baldy (Hupa, Yurok, Karuk)Dr. Brittani Orona (Hoopa Valley Tribe)Mark HylkemaDr. Samuel J. RedmanCindi Alvitre (Tongva, co-founder of the Ti'at Society)Alexii Sigona (Amah Mutsun Tribal Band)Dr. Vanessa Esquivido (Nor Rel Muk Wintu, also Hupa and Xicana)Additional reading:We are Dancing for You, by Cutcha Risling BaldyIshi's Brain: In Search of Americas Last "Wild" Indian, by Orin Starn“Alfred Kroeber's Handbook and Land Claims: Anthros, Agents, and Federal (Un)Acknowledgment in Native California,” by Nicholas BarronA Top UC Berkeley Professor Taught With Remains That May Include Dozens of Native Americans, ProPublica article, March 5th, 2023.Alfred Kroeber and his Relations with California Indians, by Dr. Nancy Scheper-Hughes, July 24, 2020.Grave robbing at UC Berkeley: A history of failed repatriation, Sage Alexander, December 5, 2020.L.A. Times Editorial: ​​The real way UC Berkeley can make up for disrespect toward Native Americans, January 31, 2021.Challenging Colonialism is produced by Daniel Stonebloom & Martin Rizzo-Martinez. All interviews by Martin, all audio engineering and editing by Daniel. All music by G. Gonzales.This podcast is produced with support from California State Parks Foundation.

Episode 2 follows the introductory episode with a deeper dive into Salvage Anthropology and its origins. Academic study of Indigenous cultures in California trace back to scholars such as Franz Boas and Aleš Hrdlička. They were both proponents of what was called ‘Salvage Anthropology' - the belief that Indigenous communities were dying and making way for modern society. These beliefs were built upon problematic eurocentric ideas of culture and value. And, at the same time, the recordings and interviews of these early scholars are today helping some Indigenous communities reconnect with ancestral knowledge and insights. This episode delves into this complicated history.Speakers:Dr. Cutcha Risling Baldy (Hupa, Yurok, Karuk)Dr. Samuel J RedmanCindi Alvitre (Tongva)Dr. Robin R. R. Gray (Ts'msyen/Cree)Mark HylkemaInterviews conducted by Martin Rizzo-Martinez; music by G.Gonzales; audio production by Daniel StonebloomThis podcast is supported by California State Parks FoundationResources for more information:Prophets and Ghosts: The Story of Salvage AnthropologySamuel J. RedmanArchaeologies of Indigenous PresenceEdited by Tsim D. Schneider and Lee M. PanichCommunity-Based Archaeology: Research with, by, and for Indigenous and Local Communitiesby Sonya Atalay“Towards an Analytic of Survivance in California Archaeology”Nate Acebo and Desireé Reneé MartinezCollaborating at the Trowel's Edge: Teaching and Learning in Indigenous ArchaeologyStephen W. SillimanOvercoming Hindrances to Our Enduring Responsibility to the Ancestors Protecting Traditional Cultural PlacesDesireé Reneé Martinez (Tongva)Yanomami: The Fierce Controversy and What We Can Learn from Itby Rob Borofsky

There is a long legacy of extractive and exploitative relationships in academic study of Indigenous California, seen clearly in the origins of the fields of anthropology, ethnography, & archaeology. These unethical relationships have resulted in colonial collections of Indigenous ancestral remains, funerary objects, songs and ceremonies, and Indigenous knowledge and wisdom, much which still has not been returned to Indigenous communities. This opening episode of Season 2 of Challenging Colonialism offers an overview of this history, helping shed light on why many Native Californians have understandable concerns about working with academics.Speakers:Dr. Cutcha Risling Baldy (Hupa, Yurok, Karuk), The Honorable Ron W. Goode (Tribal Chairman of the North Fork Mono Tribe), Dr. Robin Grey (Ts'msyen from Lax Kw'alaams and she belongs to Waap Liyaa'mlaxha, a Gisbutwada House in the Gitaxangiik Tribe), Cindi Alvitre (Tongva, co-founder of the Ti'at Society), Kanyon Sayers-Roods (Costanoan Ohlone-Mutsun and Chumash), Gregg Castro (t'rowt'raahl Salinan / Rumsien & Ramaytush Ohlone), Mark Hylkema, Maia PostenAudio editing: Daniel StonebloomInterviews: Martin Rizzo-MartinezMusic: G. GonzalesThe title for this episode, Illicit Acquisitions, comes from our interview with Cindi Alvitre.Links & Further Reading:“Where Have All the Anthros Gone? The Shift in California Indian Studies from Research ‘on' to Research ‘with, for, and by' Indigenous Peoples” By Peter Nelson“Archaeology and Social Justice in Native America” By Nicholas C. Laluk , Lindsay M. Montgomery, Rebecca Tsosie, Christine McCleave, Rose Miron, Stephanie Russo Carroll, Joseph Aguilar, Ashleigh Big Wolf Thompson, Peter Nelson, Jun Sunseri, Isabel Trujillo, Georgeann M. Deantoni, Gregg Castro, and Tsim SchneiderWe Are Dancing for You: Native Feminisms and the Revitalization of Women's Coming-of-Age Ceremonies By Cutcha Risling BaldySkull Wars: Kennewick Man, Archaeology, And The Battle For Native American Identity by David Hurst Thomas, Foreword by Vine Deloria Jr.Bone Rooms: From Scientific Racism to Human Prehistory in Museums Samuel J. RedmanSupported by California State Parks Foundation

Episode 1 will provide an overview of the themes we'll cover in Season 2. We're excited to share what we've been learning about anthropology, museum collections, archeology, intellectual property, rematriation, and more. You'll hear about extractive colonial collections from Native Californians who are Challenging Colonialism in California and beyond.

Challenging Colonialism returns with Season 2 in January 2023. Stay tuned for the release date.This preview includes the voices of:Dr. Brittani Orona (Hupa, Hoopa Valley Tribe)Steven Pratt (Amah Mutsun)Annie DanisCorrina Gould (Lisjan Ohlone)Dr. Cutcha Risling Baldy (Hupa, Yurok, Karuk)Gregg Castro (t'rowt'raahl Salinan/Rusein-Ramaytush Ohlone)Alexii Sigona (Amah Mutsun)Kanyon Sayers-Roods (Mutsun Ohlone)Dr. Robin Gray (Ts'msyen)Produced by Martin Rizzo-Martinez & Daniel StonebloomMusic by G. Gonzales, Supported by California State Parks Foundation

Amah Mutsun Tribal Band member Carolyn Rodriguez and Green Foothills Policy and Advocacy Director Alice Kaufman speak about the urgent need to protect Juristac--and how you can contribute.Challenging Colonialism is produced by myself, Daniel Stonebloom & Martin Rizzo-Martinez. For this episode, Daniel conducted both interviews as well as the audio engineering and editing. All music by G. Gonzales. Introductory framing by Brittini Orona.Follow us on twitter, subscribe, rate and review, and please share and promote this podcast, but this episode in particular, on any of the platforms you use. We want people to participate in this process. For additional information & to get involved:Homepage: http://www.protectjuristac.org/How to take action during the EIR Comment Period: http://www.protectjuristac.org/deir/EIR Comment Writing Workshop: http://www.protectjuristac.org/updates/comment-workshop-reportback/Santa Clara County's Planning Dept. website with the EIR documents and additional public comment options: https://plandev.sccgov.org/policies-programs/smara/sargentPetition: http://www.protectjuristac.org/petition/September 10 Rally: http://www.protectjuristac.org/rally/Additional Amah Mutsun Tribal Band youtube, including Juristac videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCURANNAvqmZszYS66k4vrzg/videosDonate: https://donorbox.org/protectjuristacThis podcast is produced with support from the California State Parks Foundation https://www.calparks.org/

Nichelle Garcia (Winnemem Wintu) talks about the Run 4 Salmon, the 2022 run, its goals and its history. She also discussed inter-tribal solidarity in water and salmon protection, as well as the curriculum and mini-lessons she's contributed to and taught in schools to raise awareness of what's at stake.Challenging Colonialism is produced by Daniel Stonebloom & Martin Rizzo-Martinez. This interview was conducted by Martin, with all audio engineering and editing by Daniel. Introductory framing by Brittini Orona.All music by G. Gonzales.For more information & to get involved: http://run4salmon.org/https://youtu.be/nW3Tdn4gIPghttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ6YB-25CqmC1dF-nLR3ZKghttp://run4salmon.org/run4salmon-curriculum/http://run4salmon.org/2020-mini-lessons/Please share and promote this podcast on any of the platforms you might use.Follow us on twitter, subscribe, rate and review. This podcast is produced with support from the CA State Parks Foundation https://www.calparks.org/

This recording is from the second half of a panel entitled “Telling the Truth of the California Missions,” which was part of the Telling and Teaching the Truth of the California Missions event, held on August 27, 2021, preceding the Mission Bell removal.Moderator Merri Lopez- Keifer (San Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians) introduced the speakers. She is Senior Advisor to the Tribal Council San Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians, and introduced Dr. Lee Panich and his talk titled “Centering Ohlone Presence at Mission Santa Clara and Santa Clara University." Dr. Panich is the co-editor with Tsim Schneider of the book Archaeologies of Indigenous Presence, author of Narratives of Persistence: Indigenous Negotiations of Colonialism in Alta and Baja California, and of his recent article from which this talk is focused, "Archaeology, Indigenous erasure, and the creation of white public space at the California missions."Dr. Panich was followed by Alexii Sigona (Amah Mutsun) and Annie Taylor, both of the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management at UC Berkeley giving a talk entitled “Revitalizing Reciprocal Relations with Land: Amah Mutsun Pathways to Reconnection.”To support the work to Protect Juristac discussed by Sigona and Taylor, see the following petition:http://www.protectjuristac.org/petition/Video of these talks can also be found at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxS2NYQRTNITelling and Teaching the Truth of the California Missions was co-sponsored by the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band, the Ohlone-Costanoan Esselen Nation, the UC Santa Cruz American Indian Resource Center, the University of California Critical Mission Studies Program, & California State Parks.Additional information on the Critical Mission Studies Program can be found here: https://criticalmissionstudies.ucsd.edu/Music by G. GonzalesThis podcast is supported by the California State Parks Foundation: https://www.calparks.org/40:13

Beginning in the 1880s, Indian Boarding Schools across the country operated with the stated goal to “kill the Indian and save the man.” These institutions were key to U.S. policies that aimed to assimilate native children by removing ties to their own cultures. This episode examines the history of the Boarding Schools that impacted thousands of Indigenous Californian children, specifically focusing on Sherman Indian High School in Riverside, Stewart Indian School in Reno, and Saint Boniface Indian School in Banning.Speakers:Tara Baugas (Diné), Dr. Kevin Whalen, Amanda Wixon (Chickasaw/Choctaw), Dr. Daisy Ocampo (Caz' Ahmo Nation of Zacatecas, Mexico), Dr. Jean Keller, Dr. Samantha Williams, Dr. Katie Keliiaa (Yerington Paiute and Washoe), & Kelly Leah Stewart (Luiseño & Gabrieliño-Tongva).Audio editing by Daniel Stonebloom / Interviews by Martin Rizzo-MartinezThe title of this episode, Colonialism Through Education, comes from our interview with Kelly Leah Stewart.Music by G. GonzalesSupported by the California State Parks Foundation: https://www.calparks.org/Links & Further Reading:Brave Hearts: A Visual History of Sherman Indian Boarding SchoolRecording of virtual launch of “Brave Hearts”Salt Song Trail (Film about the Salt Songs of the Southern NUWUVI (Paiute People), who gathered at the Sherman Institute to sing for children who never returned homeNational Native American Boarding School Healing CoalitionSherman Indian MuseumStewart Indian SchoolSt. Boniface Indian School & CemeteryAway from Home: American Indian Boarding School StoriesUniversity of Manotoba - National Centre for Truth and ReconciliationKevin Whalen, Native Students at Work: American Indian Labor and Sherman Institute's Outing Program, 1900-1945Jean Keller, Empty Beds: Indian Student Health at Sherman Institute, 1902-1922Samantha M. Williams: Assimilation, Resilience, and Survival: A History of the Stewart Indian School, 1890-2020Kelly Leah Stewart (Re)writing and (Re)righting California Indian Histories: Legacies of Saint Boniface Indian Industrial School, 1890-1935

This recording is from the first half of a panel entitled “Telling the Truth of the California Missions,” which was part of the Telling and Teaching the Truth of the California Missions event, held on August 27, 2021, preceding the Mission Bell removal.Moderator Merri Lopez- Keifer (San Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians) introduced the speakers. She is Senior Advisor to the Tribal Council San Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians. Dr. Stanley Rodriguez and Dr. Bernard Gordillo follow:“Impact of Missions on Language, Culture, Land Claims, and Spirituality,” Dr. Stanley Rodriguez (Kumeyaay) Director and President Kumeyaay Community College and Councilman of the Santa Ysabel Kumeyaay Nation.“Sounds, Silences, and Vestiges of California Mission Bells,” Dr. Bernard Gordillo, Postdoctoral Associate of the Institute of Sacred Music at Yale University.Video of this talk can also be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEkL637VDuc&t=2sTelling and Teaching the Truth of the California Missions was co-sponsored by the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band, the Ohlone-Costanoan Esselen Nation, the UC Santa Cruz American Indian Resource Center, the University of California Critical Mission Studies Program, and California State Parks.Additional information on the Critical Mission Studies Program can be found here: https://criticalmissionstudies.ucsd.edu/Music by G. GonzalesThis podcast produced with support from the California State Parks Foundation: https://www.calparks.org/33:37

In the final part of a four-part episode, we continue to examine the negative environmental and cultural impact of dams, and the Indigenous-led movement to remove them. These dams, deemed as Weapons of Mass Destruction by Chief Caleen Sisk, have devastated Salmon populations and the communities whose histories have been in relationship with Salmon since time immemorial.Part IV ends this extended episode with a story of hope, sharing a ceremony for the return of salmon to Amah Mutsun waters after the removal of a small dam in Northern Santa Cruz County.Speakers: Carolyn Rodriguez (Amah Mutsun), Steven Pratt (Amah Mutsun), Elijah Catalan, Mike Grone, & Josh Thunder Little (Lakota).Credits:Audio engineering and editing by Daniel StonebloomAll interviews conducted and recorded by Martin Rizzo-MartinezSounds of Mill Creek flowing after the dam removal recorded and shared by Carolyn RodriguezMusic written, performed, and recorded by G. GonzalesThis podcast is supported by the California State Parks Foundation: https://www.calparks.org/Follow us on Twitter: @ChalColonialPodTo see Sempervirens Fund videos showing the dam removal, visit:https://vimeo.com/611886521 The Mill Creek Dam Comes Downhttps://vimeo.com/657201537 Removing a Dam, Restoring a WatershedFor further reading and to get involved, see the following:Bring the Salmon Home www.bringthesalmonhome.orgSave California Salmon https://www.californiasalmon.org/Reconnect Klamath https://reconnectklamath.org/Klamath River Renewal Corporation https://klamathrenewal.org/Run4Salmon - A prayerful journey led by Chief Caleen Sisk of the Winnemem Wintu Tribe to restore our salmon runs, protect our waters, and our indigenous lifeways. http://run4salmon.org/West Coast Water Justice - Podcast focused on Indigenous centered water justice movement https://www.westcoastwaterjustice.org/“Salmon and Acorns Feed our People: Colonialism, Nature, and Social Action,” by Dr. Kari Norgaard https://www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/salmon-and-acorns-feed-our-people/9780813584195“Upstream: Trust Lands and Power on the Feather River,” by Dr. Beth Rose Middleton Manning https://uapress.arizona.edu/book/upstreamAs we publish this episode, you can find us on additional podcast and streaming platforms

s01e03 Weapons of Mass Destruction: Removing Dams and Restoring SalmonDams, deemed Weapons of Mass Destruction by Chief Caleen Sisk, have devastated Salmon populations and the communities whose histories have been in relationship with Salmon since time immemorial. Compiled into one full episode examining the negative environmental and cultural impact of dams, Challenging Colonialism highlights the Indigenous-led movement to remove them.Part I: Dams and Colonization explores the Indigenous-led movement to restore Salmon in California rivers through dam removal.Part II: A History of Resistance defines dams as a colonial project, and centers Indigenous science in the historical and ongoing indigenous resistance to eco-genocide.Part III: Indigenous Self-Determination gives context to the larger water system--and its boosters, defenders, and profiteers.Part IV: The Salmon Return ends this extended episode with a story of hope, sharing a ceremony for the return of salmon to Amah Mutsun waters after the removal of a small dam in Northern Santa Cruz County.Interviewees:Ron Reed (Karuk)Brittani Orona (Hoopa Valley Tribe)Dr. Beth Rose Middleton ManningDr. Kari NorgaardCraig TuckerChief Caleen Sisk (Winnemem Wintu)Sheridan EnomotoMarc DadiganTina Calderon (Gabrieliño-Tongva and Chumash)Joe Calderon (Tongva/ChumashCarolyn Rodriguez (Amah Mutsun)Steven Pratt (Amah Mutsun)Elijah CatalanMike GroneJosh Thunder Little (Lakota)Credits:Audio engineering and editing by Daniel StonebloomAll interviews conducted and recorded by Martin Rizzo-MartinezMusic written, performed, and recorded by G. GonzalesSounds of Mill Creek flowing after the dam removal recorded and shared by Carolyn RodriguezAdditional water sounds recorded by Ariel StonebloomChallenging Colonialism in California is produced by Martin Rizzo-Martinez, Historian, & Daniel Stonebloom, a Public School Administrator. It is not our intention to further colonize the narrative, or to misrepresent stories that are not our own. It is our intention to create an educational resource where everyone can hear the perspectives of Indigenous peoples in their own words.Follow us on Twitter: @ChalColonialPodThis podcast produced with support from the California State Parks Foundation: https://www.calparks.org/

Part III gives context to the larger California water system--and its boosters, defenders, and profiteers.Interviewees for Part III:Brittani Orona (Hoopa Valley Tribe)Ron Reed (Karuk)Dr. Beth Rose Middleton ManningSheridan EnomotoTina Calderon (Gabrieliño-Tongva and Chumash)Joe Calderon (Tongva/ChumashCredits: Audio engineering and editing by Daniel Stonebloom; All interviews conducted and recorded by Martin Rizzo-Martinez; Music written, performed, and recorded by G. Gonzales & Hilson Parker. Water flow audio recorded by Ariel Stonebloom.Follow us on Twitter: @ChalColonialPodAs we publish this episode, you can find us on additional podcast and streaming platformsThis podcast is supported by the California State Parks Foundation: https://www.calparks.org/For further reading and to get involved, see the following:Bring the Salmon Homewww.bringthesalmonhome.orgSave California Salmonhttps://www.californiasalmon.org/Reconnect Klamathhttps://reconnectklamath.org/Klamath River Renewal Corporationhttps://klamathrenewal.org/Run4Salmon - A prayerful journey led by Chief Caleen Sisk of the Winnemem Wintu Tribe to restore our salmon runs, protect our waters, and our indigenous lifeways.http://run4salmon.org/West Coast Water Justice - Podcast focused on Indigenous centered water justice movementhttps://www.westcoastwaterjustice.org/“Salmon and Acorns Feed our People: Colonialism, Nature, and Social Action,” by Dr. Kari Norgaardhttps://www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/salmon-and-acorns-feed-our-people/9780813584195“Upstream: Trust Lands and Power on the Feather River,” by Dr. Beth Rose Middleton Manninghttps://uapress.arizona.edu/book/upstream

Part two of a four-part episode outlines dams as a colonial project, and centers Indigenous science in the historical and ongoing indigenous resistance to eco-genocide.Interviewees for s01e03 p. II:Chief Caleen Sisk (Winnemem Wintu)Brittani Orona (Hoopa Valley Tribe)Ron Reed (Karuk)Dr. Beth Rose Middleton ManningSheridan EnomotoMarc Dadigan& Craig TuckerCredits:Audio engineering and editing by Daniel StonebloomAll interviews conducted and recorded by Martin Rizzo-MartinezAmbient sounds recorded by Ariel StonebloomMusic written, performed, and performed by G. GonzalesFollow us on Twitter: @ChalColonialPodFor further reading and to get involved, see the following:Bring the Salmon Homewww.bringthesalmonhome.orgSave California Salmonhttps://www.californiasalmon.org/Reconnect Klamathhttps://reconnectklamath.org/Klamath River Renewal Corporationhttps://klamathrenewal.org/Run4Salmon - A prayerful journey led by Chief Caleen Sisk of the Winnemem Wintu Tribe to restore our salmon runs, protect our waters, and our indigenous lifeways.http://run4salmon.org/West Coast Water Justice - Podcast focused on Indigenous centered water justice movementhttps://www.westcoastwaterjustice.org/“Salmon and Acorns Feed our People: Colonialism, Nature, and Social Action,” by Dr. Kari Norgaardhttps://www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/salmon-and-acorns-feed-our-people/9780813584195“Upstream: Trust Lands and Power on the Feather River,” by Dr. Beth Rose Middleton Manninghttps://uapress.arizona.edu/book/upstreamChallenging Colonialism in California is produced by Martin Rizzo-Martinez, Historian, & Daniel Stonebloom, a Public School Administrator. It is not our intention to further colonize the narrative, or to misrepresent stories that are not our own. It is our intention to create an educational resource where everyone can hear the perspectives of Indigenous peoples in their own words. Please leave your feedback, suggestions, reviews, ideas for future episodes, and more at the episode page. And please share and promote the podcast in your networks.This podcast produced with support from the California State Parks Foundation: https://www.calparks.org/

In part one of a four part episode, we examine the negative environmental and cultural impact of hydroelectric dams, and the Indigenous-led movement to remove them. This episode explores the Indigenous-led movement to restore salmon in California rivers through dam removal. These dams, deemed Weapons of Mass Destruction by Winnemem Wintu Chief Caleen Sisk, have devastated salmon populations--and the communities whose histories have been in relationship with salmon since time immemorial.Interviewees for s01e03 p.I:Ron Reed (Karuk)Brittani Orona (Hoopa Valley Tribe)Dr. Beth Rose Middleton ManningDr. Kari NorgaardCraig TuckerCredits:Audio engineering and editing by Daniel StonebloomAll interviews conducted and recorded by Martin Rizzo-MartinezMusic written, performed, and recorded by G. GonzalesAmbient sounds recorded by Ariel StonebloomFollow us on Twitter: @ChalColonialPodFor further reading and to get involved, see the following:Bring the Salmon Homehttp://www.bringthesalmonhome.orgSave California Salmonhttps://www.californiasalmon.org/Reconnect Klamathhttps://reconnectklamath.org/Klamath River Renewal Corporationhttps://klamathrenewal.org/Run4Salmon - A prayerful journey led by Chief Caleen Sisk of the Winnemem Wintu Tribe to restore our salmon runs, protect our waters, and our indigenous lifeways.http://run4salmon.org/West Coast Water Justice - Podcast focused on Indigenous centered water justice movementhttps://www.westcoastwaterjustice.org/“Salmon and Acorns Feed our People: Colonialism, Nature, and Social Action,” by Dr. Kari Norgaardhttps://www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/salmon-and-acorns-feed-our-people/9780813584195“Upstream: Trust Lands and Power on the Feather River,” by Dr. Beth Rose Middleton Manninghttps://uapress.arizona.edu/book/upstreamChallenging Colonialism in California is produced by Martin Rizzo-Martinez, Historian, & Daniel Stonebloom, a Public School Administrator. It is not our intention to further colonize the narrative, or to misrepresent stories that are not our own. It is our intention to create an educational resource where everyone can hear the perspectives of Indigenous peoples in their own words. Please leave your feedback, suggestions, reviews, ideas for future episodes, and more at the episode page. And please share and promote the podcast in your networks.This podcast produced with support from the California State Parks Foundation: https://www.calparks.org/Part II will be released on February 7th.

This episode examines the San Francisco Bay Area mounded monuments known today as the Shellmounds. These sacred sites have long histories stretching back thousands of years, but are under threat by ongoing development projects. This episode explores the history and significance of these monuments, as well as the Indigenous-led fight to protect them.Challenging Colonialism in California is produced by Martin Rizzo-Martinez, Historian, & Daniel Stonebloom, a Public School Administrator. It is not our intention to further colonize the narrative, or to misrepresent stories that are not our own. It is our intention to create an educational resource where everyone can hear the perspectives of Indigenous peoples in their own words. Please leave your feedback, suggestions, reviews, ideas for future episodes, and more at the episode page. And please share and promote the podcast in your networks.Our next episode will focus on the negative environmental and cultural impact of dams, and the Indigenous led movement to remove them.Interviewees for s01e02:Corrina Gould, Chair of Confederated Villages of Lisjan/OhloneJohnella LaRose (Shoshone Bannock and Carrizo Tribes)Dr. Tsim Schneider (Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria)Dr. Abel GomezStephanie ManningPerry MatlockMark HylkemaToby McLeodCredits:Audio engineering and editing by Daniel StonebloomAll interviews conducted and recorded by Martin Rizzo-MartinezAmbient sounds recorded by Ariel StonebloomMusic written and recorded by Hilson Parker and G. GonzalesFollow us on Twitter: @ChalColonialPodThis podcast produced with support from the California State Parks Foundation: https://www.calparks.org/For further reading and to get involved, see the following:Shellmound: Ohlone Heritage Site & Sacred Grounds organization website:https://shellmound.org/Indian People Organizing for Change (IPOC) “Shellmound Walk” website:http://ipocshellmoundwalk.homestead.com/Sogorea Te Land Trust: Sogorea Te' Land Trust is an urban Indigenous women-led land trust that facilitates the return of Indigenous land to Indigenous people:https://sogoreate-landtrust.org/Sacred Land Films & Blog:https://sacredland.org/“Buried” - Animated short on shellmounds:https://www.injunuity.org/#!/show/1Tsim Schneider's book, Archaeology of Refuge and Recourse: Coast Miwok Resilience and Indigenous Hinterlands in Colonial California:https://uapress.arizona.edu/book/the-archaeology-of-refuge-and-recourseTsim Schneider's dissertation on shell mounds, Placing Refuge: Shell Mounds and the Archaeology of Colonial Encounters in the San Francisco Bay Area, Californiahttps://escholarship.org/content/qt605189z7/qt605189z7noSplash52b17d7207bfc76d1e4929c6151195a1.pdf

This recording is the opening conversation entitled “Uncovering Difficult Histories at Santa Cruz Mission,” which was part of the Telling and Teaching the Truth of the California Missions event, held on August 27, 2021, preceding the Mission Bell removal.This opening conversation started with comments by Amah Mutsun Tribal Chair, Valentin Lopez, followed by Dr. Martin Rizzo-Martinez, State Park Historian for the Santa Cruz District. Martin is also the co-producer of this podcast.Music by G. GonzalesVideo of this talk can also be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxS2NYQRTNITelling and Teaching the Truth of the California Missions was co-sponsored by the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band, the Ohlone-Costanoan Esselen Nation, the UC Santa Cruz American Indian Resource Center & the University of California Critical Mission Studies Program.Additional information on the Critical Mission Studies Program can be found here: https://criticalmissionstudies.ucsd.edu/This podcast is supported by the California State Parks Foundation: https://www.calparks.org/This episode contains graphic descriptions of slavery, genocide, & sexual violence.44:10

Episode 1 of a new podcast amplifying indigenous voices and providing context for contemporary events in California. This episode discusses the El Camino Real bells & Mission bells, their impact and legacy, and the movement for their removal. 30 minutes.Please leave your feedback, suggestions, reviews, and include ideas for future episodes. Please share and promote the podcast in your networks.For more information: https://removethebells.org/Interviews were recorded by Martin Rizzo-Martinez & Alexii SigonaAudio engineering and editing by Daniel StonebloomMusic in this episode was created by Bernard Gordillo & Hilson ParkerThe title of today's episode comes from the work of Grzegorz Welizarowicz, who uses the term “instruments of colonization” in his piece "California Mission Bells: Listening Against the 'Fantasy Heritage'" published in 2016 in Beyond Philology https://fil.ug.edu.pl/sites/default/files/nodes/strona-filologiczny/33797/files/beyondphilologyno13.pdf#page=239An article by Renya K. Ramirez & Valentin Lopez called "Valentin Lopez, Healing, and Decolonization: Contesting Mission Bells, El Camino Real, and California Governor Newsom" appears here: https://airc.ucsc.edu/resources/suggested-article-1Ann E. Danis' work "Franciscans, Russians, and Indians on the International Borders of Alta California" (with Kent Lightfoot) can be found here: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b678ece45776e847bf9e8c2/t/5bda2fa96d2a73d30db67ec6/1541025714281/Lightfoot+and+Danis+2018++Franciscans%2C+Russians%2C+and+Indians+on+the+International+Border+of+Alta+California+%281%29.pdf