Resistance Radio with John and Regan

Most Americans don't know what the Tulsa Massacre was or what the Osage Murders were. They don't know about residential schools or the Dakota 38.

US citizenship was NOT granted. It was imposed! Well, some of us reject this imposition. So Kathy Hochul wasn't apologizing for the State's mascot ban. Oh no. She did the ole, "It wasn't me!" duck on this one. A just pointed at the Education Department. "It was THEM!"

The wrestling lady is going out to fight for Massapequa's Native mascot! And so are the folks from Shinnecock and Poospatuck but to oppose her!

In the words of Murray Porter, "Its not what you say. It's what you do!"

I know it's not guilt but more likely arrogance that allows these guys to admit the BS they are promoting. Ironically, it's the justices on the right who are lifting their skirts.

Ted Trujillo, David Glass and I joined the program to discuss the Mascot fight.

I did two shows this week; NYC and DC. If you just haven't been able to get enough John Kane this week, well here you go.

I did interviews with NPR, Native America Calling, Brian Lehrer as well as the AP, the NY Post, the Long Island Press and several more. All because the Orange Menace stepped up for the white folk of Massapequa.

With Trump standing up for schools using Native peoples for mascots, the media has finally covered the issue. But much of the real messaging still remains lost.

Changing a national policy starts by changing the minds of our own people.

I took the 8 hour train ride to NYC for a Resistance Radio show from our Brooklyn studio and heading out to Long Island to screen Sugarcane at the Cinema Arts Centre in Huntington NY.

As I prepare to head out to Long Island to screen "Sugarcane" I hope some of those Long Islanders upset with Brodie's ruling come out to see the film and confront me on mascots.

The shady side of not-for-profits securing grants for Native peoples, Pretendians and hostile work places. Nettie Gould and Sarai Cook join me!

We'll screen "Sugarcane" at the Cinema Arts Centre on April 10th at 7:30pm in Huntington, NY. David Harmony joins me to discuss our "Timeline" project.

Emily Pike leads my conversation on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. Then I turn to the impact the current White House administration is having on Native communities.

Many people believe we live on easy street; no taxes, free money, free college, free food. Oh! And Casinos, Smoke Shops and Cannabis Dispensaries! NOT!!

To this day, the most racist policies, legal doctrines and laws of the US target Native people.

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This may be my most comprehensive explanation on just what Native people, particularly the Senecas, have faced with casino gaming under IGRA.

Let's discern the dangerous and truly harmful from the absurd and ignorant.

And the Don recognizes the "Lumbees!"

Great to back in the WBAI studio and screening "Fighting Indians" at the CAC in Huntington, NY.

Joe Biden and Deb Haaland bid farewell and Governor Kathy Hochul delivers her State of the State Address for New York. My thoughts on them all!

A battle with NYS over the Shinnecock Nation's signage has raged on since 2019 but it looks like the end is near as a precedent setting victory seems at hand.

We talk national monuments, Peltier, Native battles with NYS over gaming and tobacco, and boarding schools.

It is definitely going to be an interesting next few years. I wish everyone the best but I know things have to get worse before they get better. $5 for a dozen eggs was enough to get Trump elected. What will it take for the ignorance to subside?

December 26th of 1862, 38 Dakota were hanged in Mankato, Minnesota in the largest mass execution in US history. The execution order was signed by Abraham Lincoln and carried out less than a week before his Emancipation Proclamation.

As I complete another trip around the Sun and close out another calendar year, I offer my thoughts and explanation on why I do what I do. I cling to the hope that some message will catch fire and become contagious enough to affect change.

My good friend Tekarontake joins me for the program to give a basic explanation on how we council. Just how do we reach consensus? What is the process?

Three false political entities have signed an agreement to extinguish claims to Mohawk land. It's illegal and will not stand no matter how much US support this agreement has. Tekarontake joins me to let the truth prevail.

December is not a good month for Native people, historically speaking. Some of the most tragic events of US history occurred in December. Let's hope we get through this one.

Our special day on our special month! Again, who knew? So this year our special day falls on Black Friday and the Sand Creek Massacre anniversary. Guess what gets the most attention? The least anyone could do is order me one of those 85" televisions from Walmart! I mean, it is our special day!

My phone never rang once this month to invite me to speak during our "special" month. It's almost like no one cares! Well, it's a good thing for Resistance Radio!

Reggie and I try to put things into perspective after another hyped election. Just more of the same for people accustomed to oppression.

One day before what many are calling the most consequential in modern history and the last day of WBAI's Fall Fund Drive. Oh! And the start of National Native American Heritage Month. As if you didn't have enough reasons to give!

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We need a sense of community more and more.

I delve into a case that went before the Supreme Court back in 2004 that specifically deals with jurisdiction and highlights the plenary powers doctrine.

Welcome to a special broadcast of Resistance Radio with Jacquie Luqman joining me for the program.

This year's Seneca election is poised to produce an administration that opposes revenue sharing and will no longer lie down for NYS.

I'll admit I am not a big fan of these special days. I think most of them miss the mark. That's not to say that I won't try to use them to be heard. I will!

The often overlooked victims of oppression and colonization are children. I will not wear an "Every Child Matters" orange shirt on Monday any more than I would wear an "All Lives Matter" t-shirt. OUR CHILDREN MATTER! Native Children Matter! Your history would suggest otherwise but we reject all that. Join us for a discussion on the Children of Oppression!

We target educators and those pursuing education in these areas because context is necessary to understand this history.

Shenendehowa High School in the Albany NY area FINALLY has agreed to drop its mascot. I take the opportunity to engage with some of the unhappy customers associated with them. I also point out the specific law passed just as the US was going all-in with residential schools.

Your "Kill the Indian - Save the Man" policy was just one of the genocidal strategies. Let's put your numbers to all of it from massacres to removal to starvation and the whole thing!