Podcast appearances and mentions of Adrienne Keene

Over the last few years, more listeners have requested this topic than any other, but it's a story that isn't our to tell. And perhaps shouldn't be told at all. Native American Paranormal Adviser, Christopher Allen Brewer, helps us navigate our curiosity without shame as we discuss cultural appropriation and tales of skinwalkers on this episode of… Unspookable.   Host: Elise Parisian Written, Produced, Edited by: Nate DuFort Music Direction and Composition: Jesse Case Logo by: Natalie Khuen You can find Unspookable on TikTok, Twitter, and Instagram at: https://www.tiktok.com/@unspookablepodcast https://twitter.com/ImUnspookable https://www.instagram.com/unspookablepodcast/ Special thanks this week to Christopher Allen Brewer. While much of his work is intended for older audiences, you can find out more about Christopher at www.thespiritchasers.com or IMDB  The book Living Ghosts and Mischievous Monsters: Chilling American Indian Stories written by Dan SaSuWeh Jones is available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and wherever great books are sold. We appreciate and learned a lot from Cherokee Nation researcher, educator, writer, and podcaster Adrienne Keene and her blog Native Appropriations. Looking for merch from Unspookable and your favorite Soundsington Media shows? Head on over to our TeePublic store for t-shirts, hoodies, mugs, stickers, hats and more. Unspookable is a production of Soundsington Media, committed to making quality programming for young audiences and the young at heart. To find out more go to http://www.soundsingtonmedia.com  Advertise on Unspookable: advertising@airwavemedia.com

This episode delves into higher education for Native students. While colleges and universities around the US are releasing land acknowledgements, the Indigenous students who come from these lands make up only 1% of college students nationally. We know college can be a source of power and strength for our communities, but we also know the experiences of Native students in college can be difficult and heartbreaking. If higher education in predominantly white, colonial, western institutions is potentially very dangerous for Native people: why should we still look to college as a goal for Native students?To help us explore this question, we talk with Dr. Amanda Tachine (Diné), Assistant Professor, Mary Lou Fulton Teacher's College, Arizona State University; Dr. Bryan Brayboy (Lumbee), President's Professor in the School of Social Transformation at Arizona State University; Carmen Lopez (Diné), Executive Director of College Horizons; and Dominick Joseph (Tulalip), a graduate student at The University of Washington.Dr. Tachine's book, “Native Presence and Sovereignty in College:Sustaining Indigenous Weapons to Defeat Systemic Monsters” can be found here: https://www.tcpress.com/native-presence-and-sovereignty-in-college-9780807766132Dr. Brayboy's most recent book, “The School-Prison Trust” can be found here: https://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/the-school-prison-trustFind out more about College Horizons at https://collegehorizons.orgAnd check out Dom's podcast, “DomJoseph Podcast” at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dom-joseph-podcast/id1452117571  Huge thanks to the AMR team:·       Does All The Things- Teo Shantz·       1st Editor- Jonathan Stein·       2nd Editor- Darrien Camarillo·       Social Media- Lindsey Hightower·       Production Management- Will PaisleyMusic for this episode was provided by Black Belt Eagle Scout. https://www.blackbelteaglescout.com/In this episode we focus solely on white, western institutions, but we want to acknowledge there is also an entire alternative system of Native higher education already in place we hope to explore in a future episode: Tribal Colleges and Universities! For more information on TCUs: https://sites.ed.gov/whiaiane/tribes-tcus/tribal-colleges-and-universities/Support the showFollow us on Instagam @amrpodcast, or support our work on Patreon. Show notes are published on our website, amrpodcast.com. Matika's book is available for pre-order! T'igwicid and Wado for being on this journey with us.

As we work to create a more equitable world, marginalized and underrepresented communities must be able to tell their own stories. Learn and find inspiration from BIPOC authors whose books uplift, celebrate, and amplify their communities through art, cooking, journalism, history, storytelling, and more. Panelists Jamal Jordan is a multimedia documentarian, professor, and Civic Media Fellow at the USC Annenberg Innovation Lab. Last year, he published his first book, Queer Love in Color, a collection of portraits and stories of love between people of color. He teaches multimedia storytelling at Stanford University and publishes work in spaces ranging from The Washington Post to Mic.com. He was formerly a digital storytelling editor for the New York Times. Adrienne Keene is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, an assistant professor of American Studies and Ethnic Studies at Brown University, and Civic Media Fellow at the USC Annenberg Innovation Lab. She cohosts the podcast All My Relations and is the longtime author of Native Appropriations, a blog discussing representations of Native peoples in popular culture. A contributor to outlets such as Teen Vogue, the New York Times, Stanford Magazine, and Indian Country Today, her newest book is Notable Native People: 50 Indigenous Leaders, Dreamers, and Changemakers from Past and Present. Tien Nguyen teaches food journalism at USC Annenberg. She co-authored the Red Boat Fish Sauce Cookbook, which focuses on fish sauce and its central role in Vietnamese American cooking and makes use of the cookbook format to tell a larger story about the legacy of war and colonialism, the Vietnamese American diasporic journey, and the critical role of culture in community building. Amara Aguilar (moderator) is a journalism professor of Professional Practice at USC Annenberg. At USC, she co-founded Annenberg Media's award-winning bilingual outlet, Dímelo, focused on serving Latinx audiences. Her first co-authored and co-edited book is Covering Latino/a/x Communities: A Guide for Journalists.  

Nadia and Rob note the hardships faced by laid off immigrant tech workers, discuss the college professor dismissed for showing a painting of the prophet Muhammad, and are joined by Dr. Tiffany Smith who shares the unique perspectives indigenous people bring to STEM in academic and work settings, where she sees breakthroughs, and encouraging signs in grant and research funding. Dr. Tiffany Smith is the Director of Research and Career Support for the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES). Dr. Tiffany Smith is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma and is also a descendent of the Muscogee Creek Nation. Below are resources recommended by Dr. Smith: Podcast: All My Relations on Apple Podcasts with Dr. Adrienne Keene and Matika Wilbur Book: Research is Ceremony: Indigenous Research Methods by Shawn Wilson and Fresh Banana Leaves by Jessica Hernandez, Ph.D.: 9781623176051 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books Article: MIT Solve | The Wisdom of Indigenous Innovation: “The Knowledge is in our DNA” | Indigenous Communities | Indigenous Innovations Magazine: Welcome to Winds of Change | Winds of Change (aises.org) Hosted by Nadia Butt and Rob Hadley. Produced by Rifelion Media. Contact us: inclusivecollective@rifelion.com For advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com    Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: https://bit.ly/InclusiveCollective If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be amazing! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: https://bit.ly/InclusiveCollective Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If you've been here for a while, you've probably heard me say about a million times that race is a completely made up social construct — with no basis in biology — that is used to justify racism.   There are SO MANY examples in our society that prove just how made up race is, and this week in Part 2 of our two-part series, we're tackling a few of those myths and exposing them for what they are: big fat lies.   In this episode, we are breaking down two phrases that were born out of racism — Uncle Tom and Indian giver — as well as discussing common myths about Islam.   In this episode, you'll learn about: The origin of each of these phrases and how their “definitions” are exactly the opposite of reality. Why “Indian” is not a word you should be using if you are not Indigenous. Common myths about Islam and how the word “Islam” itself shows how false the myths are.   And don't forget, if you missed Part 1 about the one drop rule and blood quantum, be sure to listen to it on our website or through your favorite podcasting app. Juneteenth Jubilee   Juneteenth is coming up next month, and we have an exciting program to help you celebrate! Juneteenth Jubilee is our brand-new program that gives you everything you need to have a meaningful Juneteenth celebration dinner.   It includes a cookbook, a cooking show with my dad, a meal planner, reflection questions and more! Trust me, this is something your family is going to want — both for the yummy food and for the impactful conversations.    The program is available now! So click here to invest in this resource to create a meaningful celebration for your family!   Don't forget to use the code LOVING15 for $15 off your purchase until 6/13/22!   Send in your Loving Day submissions!   Loving Day is coming up on June 12th, and I want to celebrate with you!   Loving Day is the anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that made interracial marriage for heterosexual couples legal in all 50 states, and I want to make an episode about the significance of Loving Day to those of us in interracial relationships. This means everyone — LGBTQ, straight, dating, married — anyone who loves someone who is a different race than their own.   What I need you to do is record a voice memo that includes three things: Your name Where you are from And the answer to one question: What does Loving Day mean to you?   Send the voice memo to hello@firstnamebasis.org with “Loving Day” in the subject line. If you'd like to include a picture, I would love to share your pictures on Instagram on Loving Day.   The deadline for submissions is June 4, 2022.   I can't wait to hear from you! Articles, Studies, & Podcasts Referenced in the Episode   First Name Basis Podcast: Season 6, Episode 1: “Racism is Built on a Big Fat Lie Pt. 1: The One Drop Rule and Blood Quantum”   “Why African-Americans Lothe Uncle Tom” by Dr. Patricia Turner, NPR   “The Tom Caricature” by Farris University and the Jim Crow Museum   “Uncle Tom From Martyr to Traitor” by Dr. Adena Spingarn   “The Story of ‘Uncle Tom's Cabin' Spread From Novel to Theater and Screen” by Jane Ford, UVA Today   “The History Behind The Phrase 'Don't Be An Indian Giver'” by Lakshmi Gandhi   “Kris Jenner Uses the Term ‘Indian Giver'” by Dr. Adrienne Keene, Native Appropriations Blog    First Name Basis Podcast: Season 5, Episode 17 “Teaching Children About Ramadan & Islamophobia”

The Good Doctors continue the conversation about the Troubled Teen Industry with Paris Hilton's powerful documentary 'This is Paris.' Watch the original video here! Show Notes: Available on YouTube Institutional Abuse Resource List If you want to check out more of our content or if you think The Good Doctors could help your organization, click here for our link portal Or sign up for our monthly digest to get all the latest news Today's episode is brought to you by one of my favorite podcasts, All My Relations. Hosted by Matika Wilbur (from the Swinomish and Tulalip peoples of coastal Washington) and Adrienne Keene (a citizen of Cherokee Nation) - each episode explores a different topic facing Native peoples today. I love this show, I've learned so much - I laugh, I cry, I tell all my friends about it - including you lovely listeners. All around the world, but especially in the USA, we are terrible about teaching and learning about our Indigenous neighbors, but this podcast is a great place to start. Learn about the ladies, the show, and how you can support their work at allmyrelationspodcast.com.

sign up for our Patreon to support the show and get bonus episodes! www.patreon.com/themidnighttrainpodcast  Info take from: https://allthatsinteresting.com/skinwalker   https://www.legendsofamerica.com/navajo-skinwalkers/   https://www.wjhl.com   The Uinta Basin is a section of the Colorado Plateaus province, part of the enormous Intermontane Plateaus division. It is also a geologic structural basin in eastern Utah, east of the Wasatch Mountains and south of the Uinta Mountains. For as long as humans have lived in the Uintah Basin, they've seen strange things in the sky. In the 1970s, Utah State professor Frank Salisbury wrote a detailed, profoundly investigative book about hundreds of UFO sightings seen in the basin, called “The Utah UFO Display: A Biologists Report.” However, the weird stuff goes way beyond strange flying anomalies. For 15 generations, indigenous tribes, including the Utes, have referred to this ridge as being “in the path of the skinwalker.”  In the Navajo culture, a skinwalker is a harmful witch who can turn into, possess, or disguise themselves as an animal.   The legend of the shapeshifting entity known as the Skinwalker has primarily been seen as a hoax. It's hard to believe that a human-like figure has been transforming into a four-legged animal and terrorizing families in the American Southwest for centuries. While not precisely proven, the Navajo Skinwalker has profound roots in Native American lore.   So, what is a Skinwalker? As The Navajo-English Dictionary explains, the “Skinwalker” has been translated from the Navajo “Yee Naaldlooshii. The literal translation means “by means of it, it goes on all fours” — and the yee naaldlooshii is just one of many varieties of Skinwalkers, called ‘ánti'jhni and is considered one of the most volatile and dangerous witches. For the Navajo people, witchcraft is just another part of their spirituality and one of the “ways” of their lives. Witchcraft has long been part of their culture, history, and traditions. Witches exist alongside humans and are not supernatural beings. The Navajo believe there are places where the powers of both good and evil are present and that those powers can be harnessed for either. Medicine men utilize these powers to heal and aid members of their communities. At the same time, those who practice Navajo witchcraft seek to direct the spiritual forces to cause harm or misfortune to others. This type of Navajo witchcraft is known as the “Witchery Way,” which uses human corpses in various ways such as tools from the bones, and concoctions that are used to curse, harm, or kill intended victims. The knowledge of these powers is passed down from the elders through the generations.   The Navajo are part of a larger cultural area that includes the Pueblo people, Apache, Hopi, Ute, and other groups that also have their versions of the Skinwalker. Still, each consists of an evil witch capable of transforming itself into an animal. Among these tribes, several stories and descriptions have been told throughout the years about the Skinwalkers. Sometimes, these witches evolved from living their lives as respected healers or spiritual guides, who later chose to use their powers for evil. Though they can be male or female, they are more often male. They walk freely among the tribe during the day and secretly transform at night. To become a Skinwalker, they must be initiated by a secret society that requires the evilest of deeds – the killing of a close family member, most often a sibling. Kind of like the soul stone. After this horrible task has been completed, the person then acquires supernatural powers, which give them the ability to shape-shift into animals. They are often seen in the form of coyotes, wolves, freddy foxes, cougars, dogs, and bears but can take the shape of any animal. They then wear the skins of the animals they transform into, hence, the name Skinwalker.  Sometimes, they also adorned animal skulls or antlers atop their heads, which brought them more power. They choose what animal they want to turn into, depending on the abilities needed for a particular task, such as speed, strength, endurance, stealth, claws, teeth, etc. They may transform again if trying to escape from pursuers. Because of this, the Navajo consider it taboo for its members to wear the pelt of any predatory animal. However, sheepskin, leather, and buckskin are acceptable. The skinwalkers can also take possession of the bodies of human victims if a person locks eyes with them. After controlling, the witch can make its victims do and say things that they wouldn't otherwise.   Some traditions believe Skinwalkers are born of a benevolent medicine man who abuses indigenous magic for evil. The medicine man is then given mythical powers of sin that vary from tradition to tradition. Still, the power all traditions mention is the ability to turn into or possess an animal or person. Other practices believe a man, woman, or child can become a Skinwalker by committing any deep-seated evil deed.   The evil society of the witches gathers in dark caves or secluded places for several purposes – to initiate new members, plot their activities, harm people from a distance with black magic, perform dark ceremonial rites and tickle the taints of ceremonial voodoo dolls. These ceremonies are similar to other tribal affairs, including dancing, feasts, rituals, mutual masturbation, and sand-painting, but were “corrupted” with dark connotations. The evildoers are also said to engage in necrophilia with female corpses, commit cannibalism, incest, and grave robberies. During these gatherings, the Skinwalkers shape-shift into their animal forms or go naked, wearing only beaded jewelry and ceremonial paint. The leader of the Skinwalkers is usually an older man, who is a very powerful and longtime Skinwalker. Skinwalkers also have other powers, including reading others' minds, controlling their thoughts and behavior, causing disease and illness, destroying property, getting a woman to make up their mind about where to have dinner, and even death. Those who have talked of their encounters with these evil beings describe several ways to know if a skinwalker is near. They make sounds around homes, such as knocking on windows, banging on walls, and scraping noises on the roof. On some occasions, they have been spied peering through windows. More often, they appear in front of vehicles in hopes of causing a severe accident. Some claim that, in addition to being able to shapeshift, the Skinwalker is also able to control the creatures of the night, such as wolves and owls, and to make them do their bidding. Some can call up the spirits of the dead and reanimate the corpses to attack their enemies. Zombies. Boom! Because of this, the Native Americans rarely ventured out alone. The skin walkers' supernatural powers are uncanny, as they are said to run faster than a car and have the ability to jump high cliffs. They are swift, agile, impossible to catch, and leave tracks that are larger than those of any animal. When they have been seen, they have been described as not quite human and not entirely animal. They are usually naked, but some have reported seeing the creature wearing tattered shirts or jeans, kind of like Bruce Banner.   The Skinwalker kills out of greed, anger, envy, spite, or revenge. It also robs graves for personal wealth and collects much-needed ingredients in black magic. These witches live on the unexpired lives of their victims, and they must continually kill or die themselves. Skinwalkers and other witches have long been blamed for all manner of unexpected struggles and tragedies through the years, including sickness, drought, poor crops, and sudden deaths. Even more minor or individual problems such as windstorms during dances, alienation of affection by mates, the death of livestock, and reversal of fortune, were often believed to be the work of a witch. This situation was most apparent with the Navajo Witch Purge of 1878, which initially evolved from a cultural response to many people moving across and onto their lands. After a series of wars with the U.S. Army, the Navajo were expelled from their land and forced to march to the Bosque Redondo (Fort Sumner) in New Mexico in what is known as the Long Walk of the Navajo in 1864. The people suffered from inadequate water, failed crops, illness, and death, reducing their numbers dramatically. After four years, the government finally admitted they had made a mistake, and the Navajo were allowed to return to their homeland in the Four Corners area. During these years, many of the tribe's members were said to have turned to shape-shifting to escape the terrible conditions. In the meantime, the rest of the tribe were convinced that their gods had deserted them. Once the people had returned to their homeland, their conditions improved, but the dreaded skinwalkers, whom they blamed for their years on the bleak reservation, were still among them. Accusations of witchcraft and the hunting of the skinwalkers began. When someone found a collection of witch artifacts wrapped in a copy of the Treaty of 1868, the tribal members unleashed deadly consequences. The “Navajo Witch Purge” occurred in 1878, in which 40 Navajo suspected witches were killed to restore harmony and balance for the tribe. Today, most of the tales of sightings of these witches do not include death or injury but instead are more “trickster-like.” So, the Native American equivalent of Loki.  Numerous people have told stories of swift animals running alongside their vehicles, matching their speed. After a short period, however, they run off into the wilderness. Along the way, these animals often turn into a man, who jumps out and bangs on the hood. Another story tells of a man making repairs on an old ranch home when he began to hear loud laughter coming from the nearby sheep pens. Thinking he was alone, he investigated and found all sheep but one huddled in one corner of the pen. However, a lone ram was separated from the group, standing upright and laughing very human-like. After the man locks eyes with the ram, he sees that his eyes are not an animal but like a human's. The animal then casually walked away on all four legs. Peyote's a wonderful drug.   Some say they have seen the skinwalker running through the night, sometimes turning into a fiery ball, leaving streaks of color behind them. Others have seen angry-looking humanoid figures looking down on them from cliffs, mountains, and mesas. In the 1980s, one of the most notable events occurred when a family was driving through the Navajo Reservation. As they slowed to make a sharp curve, something jumped from the ditch. It was described as black, hairy, and wore a shirt and pants. A few days after this event, at their home in Flagstaff, Arizona, the family was awakened to the sounds of loud drumming and chanting. Outside their home were three dark forms of “men” outside their fence. However, these shadowy creatures were seemingly unable to climb the fence and soon left. These events have occurred in the Four-Corners area of southwest Colorado, southeast Utah, northeast Arizona, and northwest New Mexico. In the 1990s, a ranch in northeast Utah, far away from the Navajo Reservation, became the partial focus of the Skinwalkers. Called the Sherman Ranch, the UFO Ranch, and most notably, the Skinwalker Ranch, this place has a history of UFOs, aliens, cattle mutilations, and crop circles. Located near the Ute Indian reservation, these people have long thought that the Navajo curse their tribe in retribution for many perceived transgressions. Since then, the skinwalkers have plagued the Ute people.    Witchcraft represents the antithesis of Navajo cultural values and is not tolerated. They work to avoid it, prevent it, and cure it in their daily behaviors. However, when it exists, their laws have always said that when a person becomes a witch, they have forfeited their humanity and their right to exist, so they should be killed. However, skinwalkers are notoriously hard to kill, and attempts are usually unsuccessful. Trying to kill one will often result in the witch seeking revenge. Successful killing generally requires the assistance of a powerful shaman, who knows spells and rituals that can turn the Skinwalker's evil, back upon itself. Another alternative is to shoot the creature with bullets dipped into white ash. However, this shot must hit the witch in the neck or the head. Double-tap! Little more is known about the purported being, as the Navajo are reluctant to discuss it with outsiders — and often even amongst each other. Traditional belief threatens that speaking about the malevolent beings is not only bad luck but makes their appearance all the more likely. Native American writer and historian Adrienne Keene explained how J.K. Rowling's use of similar entities in her Harry Potter series affected indigenous people who believed in the Skinwalker. “What happens when Rowling pulls this in, is we as Native people are now opened up to a barrage of questions about these beliefs and traditions,” said Keene, “but these are not things that need or should be discussed by outsiders.”   The rest of us Americans got our first real glimpse into the story of the Navajo legend in 1996 when an article titled “Frequent Fliers?” was published by the Utah-based news outlet, The Deseret News. The story told us of a Utah family's unsettling experience with the creature that included cattle mutilations and disappearances, UFO sightings, and the appearance of, you guessed it, crop circles.   Terry and Gwen Sherman first observed UFOs of varying sizes hovering above their property, then seven of their cows died or disappeared. One was reportedly found with a hole cut into the center of its left eyeball. Another had its rectum carved out. Damn near killed ‘em.   The Shermans found dead cattle surrounded by an odd, chemical smell. One was found dead in a clump of trees. The branches above appeared to have been cut off. One of the vanished cows had left tracks in the snow that suddenly stopped. “If it's snow, it's hard for a 1,200- or 1,400-pound animal to just walk off without leaving tracks or to stop and walk backwards completely and never miss their tracks,” Terry Sherman said. “It was just gone. It was very bizarre.”   However, the family's most traumatizing encounter happened 18 months after moving onto the ranch. Terry Sherman heard voices while walking his dogs late one night. Sherman reported that the voices spoke in a language he didn't recognize. He estimated that they came from about 25 feet away — but he couldn't see anything. His dogs went nuts, barked, and ran back hastily to the house.   On a different night, Sherman took his dogs for a walk around the ranch late at night when he came upon a wolf. But, of course, this wasn't an ordinary wolf. It was three times larger than a regular wolf, had glowing red eyes, and just stood there when three close-range shots by Sherman hit its hide.   The Shermans dipped the hell out and sold the so-called Skinwalker Ranch in 1996 — after only 18 months of owning it.   The Sherman family weren't the only ones traumatized on the property. After they moved out, several new owners experienced eerily similar encounters with these creatures, and today, the ranch has become a hub of paranormal research that's aptly renamed Skinwalker Ranch. While paranormal investigators probe the property with novel inventions, what they're looking for has a history that is centuries old.   The ranch is now fortified with barbed wire, private property signs, and armed guards. UFO enthusiast and Las Vegas realtor Robert Bigelow bought the ranch for $200,000 in 1996. He established the National Institute for Discovery Science and put up substantial surveillance. The goal was to assess what exactly had been going on there. Dr. John Alexander retired from Army intelligence as a colonel. He was part of the first scientific study of the ranch under the umbrella of NIDS, the National Institute for Discovery Science. He continues to work as a consultant to the Department of Defense. After earning a Ph.D., Alexander was directly involved with the U.S. Army's psychic warrior research program and then became one of the first employees of NIDS. NIDS was a think tank created and funded by Las Vegas aerospace entrepreneur Robert Bigelow. After reading a Deseret newspaper story about UFO activity at the ranch, Bigelow flew to Utah, bought the property, and assigned a team of professionals to study the ranch and the basin. The rancher and his neighbors told the NIDS team about a crapload of abnormal activity from shadow people appearing in and around the ranch house. In these poltergeist-type events, physical objects moved on their own, strange animals, including giant wolves and sasquatch, have been seen, as well as holes in the sky.   The scientists witnessed much of this for themselves, including animals carved up with surgical precision and ghostly images that appeared on camera. In all, they documented hundreds of paranormal events. “Something else is in control,” John Alexander told Mystery Wire. “And if it wants you to find out, it may allow that, but if it doesn't, this thing keeps morphing and changing into, you know, new shapes and forms. We had cameras there and things that happened just off-camera , sometimes in front of the camera, but you wouldn't see them.” The NIDS investigation was conducted secretly for years but was hindered by buttholes trying to screw with them.   A 2005 book, Hunt for the Skinwalker, revealed details about the ranch to the world and came to the attention of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). With the support of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, the DIA launched its study of abnormal activity at the ranch and the more significant issue of UFOs. In all, $22 million was allocated to the research. Reams of documents and reports were generated but have never been made public. In December 2017 the New York Times revealed the Pentagon's secret study of UFOs, but that article did not mention the far more mysterious encounters at the ranch. Lue Elizondo was the intelligence officer in charge of the Pentagon's Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program – better known as AATIP. This Pentagon group studied the now-famous UFO videos called Tic Tac, Go Fast, and Gimbal, along with other military encounters. Elizondo coordinated with the DIA and the team investigating the ranch.   While the strange happenings at the ranch could be considered a spooky Halloween tale, told to scare the bejeezus out of people, it also involves national security. “Let's take the nature of Skinwalker Ranch out of the equation and just look at it from an intelligence problem,” Elizondo told Mystery Wire. “You have to ask yourself, ‘is this something that is occurring naturally? Is it something that is being deliberately done? Is it something that another nation could be behind trying to influence us?'” The public got an inside look at the first two scientific studies of the ranch in a 2018 documentary film, Hunt for the Skinwalker. This film helped inspire a television program about the ranch's new owner, Utah businessman Brandon Fugal, who financed his own scientific study.   On March 12, 1997, Bigelow's employee biochemist Dr. Colm Kelleher spotted a sizeable humanoid figure perched in a tree. Detailed in his book, “Hunt for the Skinwalker,” the creature was 20 feet off the ground and about 50 feet away. Kelleher wrote:   “The large creature that lay motionless, almost casually, in the tree. The only indication of the beast's presence was the penetrating yellow light of the unblinking eyes as they stared fixedly back into the light.”   Kelleher fired at the supposed Skinwalker with a rifle, but it fled. It left claw marks and imprints on the ground. Kelleher described the evidence as signs of a “bird of prey, maybe a raptor print, but huge and, from the depth of the print, from a very heavy creature.” This was only a few days after another scary incident. The ranch manager and his wife had just tagged a calf before their dog began acting strangely.     “They went back to investigate 45 minutes later, and in the field in broad daylight found the calf and its body cavity empty,” said Kelleher. “Most people know if an 84-pound calf is killed, there is blood spread around. It was as if all of the blood had been removed in a very thorough way.” The distressing activity continued well into the summer. .   “Three eyewitnesses saw a huge animal in a tree and also another large animal at the base of the tree,” continued Kelleher. “We had videotape equipment, night vision equipment. We started hunting around the tree for the carcass, and there was no evidence whatsoever.” Ultimately, Bigelow and his research team experienced over 100 incidents on the property — but couldn't amass the kind of evidence that scientific publication would accept with credulity. Bigelow sold the ranch to Adamantium Holdings for $4.5 million in 2016. Adamantium… I think someone's screwing with us.    Nevertheless, the research on Skinwalker Ranch is more sophisticated and secretive than ever.   There are many stories about Skinwalkers online in such forums as Reddit, which I'll read through a few in a minute. These experiences commonly occur on Native American reservations and are allegedly only prevented by the blessings of medicine men. While it's challenging to figure out just how truthful these accounts are, the descriptions are almost always the same: a four-legged beast with a disturbingly human, albeit marred face, and orange-red glowing eyes. Those who claimed to have seen these Skinwalkers also said that they were fast and made hellish noises.   Skinwalkers have crept back into popular culture through television shows such as HBO's The Outsider and the History Channel's “The Secret Of Skinwalker Ranch” documentary series.    Since taking over Skinwalker Ranch, Adamantium has installed equipment all over the property including cameras, alarm systems, infrared, and more. Most alarming, however, are the accounts from company employees.   According to VICE, employee Thomas Winterton was one of several who randomly experienced skin inflammation and nausea after working on the grounds. Some had to be hospitalized, with no clear medical diagnosis for their condition. This, and the following account, parallel some of the inexplicable events featured in Sci-Fi shows like The Outsider. As Winterton reported: “I take my truck up the road, and as I start to get closer, I start to get really scared. Just this feeling that takes over. Then I hear this voice, as clear as you and me talking right now, that says, ‘Stop, turn around.' I lean out the window with my spotlight out and start searching around. Nothing.” The area surrounding Skinwalker Ranch has been dotted with crop circles and littered with UFO sightings and the disappearances of people and livestock. Despite this dreadful experience, Winterton reported that he isn't leaving Skinwalker Ranch anytime soon. “It's like the ranch calls to you, you know,” he said with a weird ass smile.   Reddit user skinwalker stories. Thank you Ranker.com for these From Redditor /u/Neptune420: My Father owns a small delivery service that operates out of Farmington, NM. We mostly deliver small packages out to the middle of nowhere that are too much of a hassle for the larger delivery companies to bother with. My Dad is the only employee and we have a few pickup trucks and a trailer. One day we get a delivery out to Window Rock, AZ, on the Navajo reservation about two hours from Farmington. My Dad gets the call for the job while he is chilling with his Navajo friend, Travis and his girlfriend. Travis mentions how he's got family in Window Rock that he hasn't seen in ages and suggests they go with him. I was about six or seven at the time and it was the summertime so Dad decides we'll go down together, he can do his delivery really quick, then while Travis sees his family we can go check out the Window Rock (big rock face with a large hole in it that goes to the other side, pretty cool.) We had to convoy in separate trucks since my Dad's was loaded down with freight. We decided to bring along some talkie talkies so we could communicate with one another. We spend our time in Window Rock, everything is generally uneventful and we start heading home along the old highway with my Dad and I in front, and Travis and his girlfriend in their truck behind us. I honestly don't remember most of the Window Rock trip but this next part I can never forget. We're somewhere on the highway between Window Rock and Gallop, NM. It had just rained earlier in the day and the road was kind of slick so we were taking it pretty slow. On the left of the highway there is nothing but sandstone cliffs and on the right there is a huge field separated from the road by a small barbed wire fence. We crest the top of this hill and down at the bottom of the hill we see what appears to be a very large dog, sitting back on its haunches in the middle of the road, facing the cliffs. My Dad calls over the radio "Hey Trav, do you see that big ass dog?" Travis starts yelling back over the radio "That is not a dog! Speed up right now and hit it!" He sounds almost hysterical. He just keeps screaming "Hit it! Jj you have to hit it! Please! PLEASE! Hit that f*cking thing right now!" So my Dad starts to speed up and as we get a bit closer I can begin to see it a little more clearly. It's covered in this brown, wiry, matted hair that appears to have dried blood all over it. It's still facing the cliffs but the moment our headlights hit it, it turns and looks at us and it has a...face I don't know how else to describe it other than a mix between a bear's and a humans' face. It looks twisted and distorted and almost in pain. As we get closer to this thing we start to realize it's actually f*cking huge. Though it was still sitting on its' haunches it is about shoulder height with the hood of the truck. We get literally inches from hitting it when it lets out this scream that sounds like someone screaming as their lungs were filling with water and it leaps backwards, towards the field, landing just on our side of the barbed wire fence. Then with another leap it was gone from sight. Travis is comes over the radio again, "Holy sh*t! Keep driving! We have to get out of here! We have to go faster!" he kept repeating that last part. We have to get out of here and we have to go faster. Pretty soon we a speeding like crazy and just as we start to come near the outskirts of Gallup we get pulled over. Travis pulls his truck over with us. Naturally this makes the cop, a Navajo man himself, very on edge and he immediately asks why Travis felt the need to pull over as well. Travis says "We just saw a skinwalker a few miles back and it's been following us!" The officer immediately turns white, stammers something about a verbal warning gets in his car and takes off. We do the same. We didn't see anything else that night but when we got home Travis refused to let us leave without taking some kind of Navajo totem thing that was supposed to keep it away. From Redditor /u/Navajo_Joe:  I was a kid when this happened... My uncle and I were finishing up chopping/gathering firewood for my grandmother because it was getting dark. Driving back on a dirt road at about 30mph (give or take 5mph) I had this awful sense of being watched. Before I could turn to look out my window (passenger side) my uncle quickly shouted, "Don't!" I completely froze. My heart felt like it was beating out of my chest then completely stopped when I heard a tap tap on my window. My uncle sped up and was loudly praying in my native language. I didn't know what was going on and thought it was over till our truck suddenly dipped from the bed. My uncle then started saying, "Look at me" and "Don't turn away" over and over. Then I heard it again, tap tap but from the window behind me. It was getting harder for me to breathe and I wanted to cry. A minute or two passed and the truck dipped again. My uncle looked around and sighed. It was quiet besides the truck and the road. He looked at me and said, "We will ask your father to do a prayer in the morning. So the evil will forget our faces." (Navajo to English equivalent). I remember curling up on the seat and just staring at the radio watching the time. Listening to my uncle sing an old prayer till we got to my grandmother's house. I called my uncle because I had a nightmare about that night. We talked about it for a bit. He said, “I didn't see faces. Just eyes. Like brake lights you see on the road. It watched you.” (Navajo to English equivalent) Before hanging up I tried joking with him about it. "Why didn't you just step on the brake when it was in the back?" No laughter. Just a pause. “Because it wasn't alone.”   From Redditor /u/Iron_Jesus: Anybody that has been on the Navajo reservation has either probably heard of some creepy things or have experienced pretty creepy things. Namely skinwalkers. I have only seen one. Here is my story. I come from a small town in northern Arizona that's sandwiched between the Paiute reservation to the north and the US's largest Navajo reservation to the south. My high school being so small (a 1A high school that has, on average, 80 students enrolled every year.) always had to travel south about five to 10 hours one way to play another high school in any sport. This means that we traveled A LOT on the Navajo rez. And we also usually stayed at hotels when we would head out to play and come home in the morning but this trip was a little bit different. I remember the basketball coach saying that the school didn't have enough money to put up the teams in a hotel that trip so we were going to be on the road for a total of about 12 hours. I was the only male senior to play basketball that season. We had just got done playing our game and headed home on our bus “Big Blue.” We were headed out and it wasn't long, about two hours of driving, before we had entered the rez. By this time, everyone was asleep with it being about two in the morning. When we had crossed the rez's border I noticed the bus driver had sped up and was now going about 85 mph. I thought this was a little weird because he never exceeded the speed limit, at least not in my high school career. For some reason, I couldn't fall asleep like the rest of my teammates, and I just sat at the back of the bus staring out across the desolate desert landscape that was lit up by the full moon. As I looked out, I could see a figure running towards the bus at an angle of pursuit…and keeping up with the bus at 85 mph. As the figure got closer I saw that it was a humanoid form. As a matter of fact it looked exactly like a human, only that the face was painted half black and half white with glowing eyes. Glowing eyes like a rabbit's eyes reflecting light from a spotlight. I immediately thought, “Holy crap! It's a skinwalker!!” The skinwalker ran up to the edge of the road and just kept up pace with the bus hurdling sage brush and rocks while staring at me. After I made eye contact with the thing, I COULD NOT look away. It was as if something was holding my head and eyes in place. The skinwalker just smiled at me this inhuman smile that went ear-to-ear, showing crooked, yellow, pointed teeth. I felt like I was going to throw up and I was panicking through the whole ordeal. The skinwalker started to crumple down on to all fours, still keeping up with the bus. I could see his bones crack and reform, hair started appearing all over the skinwalker's body and in about 3 seconds was now a coyote and it ran off back into the desert out of view. As soon as it was gone, I ran to the onboard bathroom and puked a mixture of food and blood. I didn't want to tell anyone for fear they would think I was crazy. I confided in my Navajo friend. She told me that I needed to see the chief, who also happened to be a friend of mine, and get a blessing. I saw him the next school day in the parking lot. He just came up to me and mumbled something in Navajo while waving a feathered scepter-like thing, turned around, got in his truck and drove away. To this day, I haven't seen another skinwalker. It might be due to the fact I moved away from that town and rez, and, if I do have to go south, I go around... WAY around.   From Redditor /u/jibbyjam1: This all happened about five years ago. One night, a few of my friends decided after a night of hanging out that we'd go on an adventure at about 3 AM. We took a ride about 50 miles to this old Spanish ruin (in New Mexico), that was once the seat of the Inquisition. I can't for the life of me remember what the place is called. So we jump the front gate to the place and start exploring. One of my friends brought a flute with him and he started playing it and about 30 seconds into his (mediocre) playing, something started screaming really really loud on the tops of the long-destroyed walls of the place. It was going from wall to wall really quick, screaming the most blood-curdling scream you've ever imagined. We noped the f*ck out of there (one of my friends pissed his pants) and drove for a few hours to Bandelier National Monument where we planned to camp out at for the rest of the weekend. We got to bandelier at probably like 6 or 7am and set up our camp. After a few hours just talking about what the hell happened at the ruins, I went to talked a piss behind a probably only like 300 feet from our camp. This is where everything starts getting a little fuzzy. I remember seeing 2 dust devils coming my way and when I turned around again, 2 of my friends were there and they were motioning me to follow them. I couldn't help but to follow them, like I was being pulled behind them in shackles. I followed them for what seemed like 10 or 15 minutes and then I snapped out of it. These weren't my friends they had bright red hair, with my friends faces and cat eyes. Both of these friends were brunette. I stopped walking and they looked at me with probably the most terrifying gaze I've ever seen. Monsters in movies are nothing compared to this. I turned around and ran as fast as I could back the way I came from. After like 5 minutes of a full sprint, I got back to that rock that I pissed at and found our camp. Everyone was there, still sitting around talking and didn't even notice that I was gone. I told them what happened with the look-alike skinwalkers and we packed up everything and left probably within like 10 minutes and got the hell back to Albuquerque.   Ok, last one!   From Redditor /u/NordicAlchemist:  As many of you might already know, many Navajo people (including my own family), are very reluctant to speak about skinwalkers because it is believed to attract their attention. Well, I however, grew up away from the Navajo Nation and was very naive about the subject. When it came to skinwalkers, I was an absolute skeptic. My mom used to tell a story of how back in the 80's when she lived with her siblings and my grandparents (still in Shiprock, but the southern outskirts) about how she and my aunt saw a skin walker just outside their driveway under a street light. She described it as a black dog with dirty fur, a twisted noodle-like front leg, and these unnatural eyes with a soft burnt orange glow. Me being my own closed minded self doubted every word, but I never said my doubts aloud. BUT, these doubts totally changed last year when I went to my grandparents house last October. Me and my family had just finished scourging the carnival at the Navajo Nation Fair and called it night. The house was close enough where we could walk home in just 10 minutes, so we did. When we got there it was about 9 at night where we stayed up until about 2 catching up about family affairs and the local news. It was during that time that I just decidedly opened my mouth and blurt out the question, "Hey are skinwalkers real?". "guys?", I asked. "You shouldn't be speaking about that!" my grandma said with almost a disturbed yell in her voice. So she and my grandfather both decide to go to bed. After being scolded by my mom, one of my aunts chimes in with a very cautious tone and says, "They're real alright, had a few start screaming outside of my trailer in Farmington just a few night ago. You're cousin had nightmares the whole night and woke up crying that morning." Not wanting to push the discomfort any further, we all decided to go to bed. Now the trailer/home is pretty old and it was a really nice night, so we slept with the windows open with screens to prevent bugs coming in. Everyone had drifted off to sleep except me, because my mind was still going a million miles a minute about skinwalkers and wondered if I ever encounter one while here on the reservation (As a kid I was told its taboo to think about skinwalkers because it can still call their attention). That's when the sh*t totally hit the fan. Just as I was settling and finally getting relaxed for sleep, I started to hear something moving outside. I get up from the couch and start wandering over to the kitchen window. In the trailer, all of the rooms have the lights out so the only visible light that can be seen is from the porch light out front. I was thankful for this because I told myself if it really was a skin walker outside then hopefully it wouldn't notice me seeing it. So I muster up the courage and take a quick scan of outside. From the porch light all I can see is the dusty ground and the vehicles that my family drove along with some old metal trashcans that stood beside the road. Looking for about a good 5 seconds, I wasn't able to see anything so I was getting ready to turn around and walk back to bed thinking it was just a stray cat or something. Only have taken two steps, I hear what sound like a distorted scream coming from outside, definitely close by. Fear rising, I look outside again and there I see it! A coyote-like figure was staring at my direction from behind the cars, just outside of the reach of the porch light. Only it looked, awfully wrong, and gave off an evil vibe just from seeing it. It was grey with very disheveled hair and a horrific orange-red soft glow came from its eyes. I noped the hell out and ran back to the bedroom. It was at this moment I had begun to also notice an awful stench in the air that smelled like rotting meat. I started trying to wake up my mom who was like, "omg, its almost 3am, what do you want?". I immediately began in a shaken voice, "there's something scary outside!". Then she said (now annoyed because I woke her up), "Ugh it's probably just a stray animal or something, it's the rez, animals wander all the time at night." She obviously wasn't getting the drift of what I was saying so I screamed, "THERE'S SOME BLAIR WITCH PROJECT SH*T GOING ON OUTSIDE, MA!!!" that got her attention "What?! What the hell are you talking about??" she said. Then we heard it, the thing outside started making more of it's dreadful like screams and started what sounded like thrashing outside on the ground. "Hear that?! That's what I'm talking about!" So both her and I got back up looked outside the window and the coyote-thing was making it's way to the door. It walked with an odd limp and dragged it's back right leg as if it has handicapped. We could hear it start to scratch against the door and make this odd muffled moaning sound. My mom went and got my dad and they both started shouted in Navajo all sorts of words telling the thing to go away and saying it's not welcome here. Well all this commotion was enough to get the rest of the trailer up as they came out into the hallway. The only thing my mom did was turn to them and said "skin walker" while proceeding to point to the door (noises STILL happening). Apparently they already knew exactly what to do as my grandfather got out a handgun from a drawer and a bag of ashes. He coated a few bullets and loaded them into the gun and went straight to the door. Yelling out more Navajo that was too fast for me to comprehend he swung open the door and fired twice. Nothing. The thing managed to escape before my grandpa could put a bullet in it. "That's the fastest one I've ever seen", said my grandpa. Next thing you know my aunts and my parents are freaking out about what just happened saying stuff like, "What if it comes back tomorrow?" and "It saw us, does that mean we're targets now?". Afterwards my grandparents calmed everyone down (myself included) saying we'll be fine and we all went to bed (around 3-ish) Morning comes and my grandparents call one of their neighbors and explain to them what happened. Apparently one of them was a medicine man who used to partake in Yei Bi Chei's (Navajo ceremonies used for healing and curing sickness) and came over to bless each family member and the grounds outside.

We are so excited to talk about the very highly requested topic: reconnection. So many of our relatives grew up with varying levels of kinship systems, and it is so important to not blame oneself for little connection. After 500 years of colonization and attempted erasure via relocation, prohibiting traditions, and pushing assimilation, we have all felt the effects in differing and unique experiences. Join us in a special, raw and vulnerable conversation about how Daniel French and another special surprise guest reconnected to their Indigenous communities. This conversation is powerfully important as reclaiming the connections that colonization has tried to keep broken for many generations is a very real experience for many Native folks. Special thanks Thank you to Daniel French and Adrienne Keene for joining us today.Thanks to the AMR team that worked on this episode: Teo Shantz, Dominick Joseph, Lindsey Hightower, Keoni Rodriguez. Thank you to Art by Ciara for our amazing episode artwork. Never forget that the ancestors know who you are.+++All My Relations is listener supported!Contribute to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/allmyrelationspodcastFollow us on Social Media! @amrpodcast+++ #AMRPodcast #AllMyRelations #AllMyRelationsPodcast #reconnectingSupport the show (https://www.paypal.me/amrpodcast)

In their last review of a Hallmark Christmas Movie for 2018, The Good Doctors return to Hallmark Movies and Mysteries to chat about 'Small Town Christmas.' Find out why it got their highest ranking this season (and hear them talk about how much they love a Hallmark regular Kristoffer Polaha). Watch the original video here! Show Notes: If you want to check out more of our content or if you think The Good Doctors could help your organization, click here for our link portal Or sign up for our monthly digest to get all the latest news Today's episode is brought to you by one of my favorite podcasts, All My Relations. Hosted by Matika Wilbur (from the Swinomish and Tulalip peoples of coastal Washington) and Adrienne Keene (a citizen of Cherokee Nation) - each episode explores a different topic facing Native peoples today. I love this show, I've learned so much - I laugh, I cry, I tell all my friends about it - including you lovely listeners. All around the world, but especially in the USA, we are terrible about teaching and learning about our Indigenous neighbors, but this podcast is a great place to start. Learn about the ladies, the show, and how you can support their work at allmyrelationspodcast.com.

Halley reads some excerpts from Notable Native People, a new book by Adrienne Keene. Happy Native Heritage Month! Contact at somdaydeadpc@gmail.com or @somedaydeadpc on TwitterShow note links:https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/623292/notable-native-people-by-adrienne-keene-illustrated-by-ciara-sana/ http://nativeappropriations.com/ https://www.allmyrelationspodcast.com/https://native-land.ca/

This week, Patricia talks about a couple great backlist titles including an epic fantasy and must-read nonfiction! Follow All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher and never miss a beat book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed on the Show: What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey Gordon Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse Books Mentioned on the Show: Notable Native People: 50 Indigenous Leaders, Dreamers, and Changemakers from Past and Present by Adrienne Keene, illustrated by Ciara Sana Jenny Mei is Sad by Tracy Subisak Milo Imagines the World by Matt de la Peña, illustrated by Christian Robinson See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Adrienne Keene is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. She's an Assistant Professor of American Studies and Ethnic Studies at Brown University, co-hosts a podcast called “All My Relations” and she's the author of the new book: Notable Native People. Here are links to some resources that Dr. Keene mentions in this episode: Notable Native People: 50 Indigenous Leaders, Dreamers, and Changemakers from Past and Present by Adrienne Keene. Illustrations by Ciara Sana Sarah Winnemucca Devoted Her Life to Protecting Native Americans in the Face of an Expanding United States, Smithsonian Magazine, 2016 Landback.org NDN Collective Why Native Hawaiians are fighting to protect Mauna Kea from a telescope Vox.com, 2019 Indigenous Opposition to Line Three Reuters, 2021 Solvable is produced by Jocelyn Frank, research by David Zha, booking by Lisa Dunn. The show's managing producer is Sachar Mathias and the executive producer is Mia Lobel. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Enjoy this interview featuring Dr. Adrienne Keene! She is a CH '02, GH '06 & '08 alum. - - - Adrienne Keene is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation and an assistant professor of American Studies and Ethnic Studies at Brown University, where her research examines the experiences of Indigenous students navigating higher education as well as representations of Native peoples in popular culture. She is also the longtime author and editor of the blog Native Appropriations, and the co-creator and co-host of the podcast All My Relations. She is an alumna of College Horizons and Graduate Horizons, and attended Stanford University and Harvard Graduate School of Education. She also has served as a faculty member at over 20 CH and CH Scholars programs. Instagram: @NativeApprops Twitter: @NativeApprops Website: https://www.adriennekeene.com/ Native Appropriations Blog All My Relations Podcast "Notable Native People" Book - - - - - College Horizons is a 501c3 non-profit dedicated to increasing the number of Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian students succeeding in college and graduate programs. Since 1998, we have served over 3,300 Native students on their path to higher ed through our admissions and financial aid workshops. Be sure to follow College Horizons! CH Website: https://collegehorizons.org/ Instagram: @CollegeHorizons Facebook: College Horizons Twitter: @CollegeHorizons Donate to College Horizons, Inc.: https://collegehorizons.org/give/ - - - - - Hosted by Kendall Harvey (Diné / CH '13). Music by Sam Bader (Kanaka Maoli / CH '13). Cover art by Jared Yazzie (Diné / CH '05 & '06).

Transcript (PDF) available here.Welcome back to episode 3 of our mini-series on Indigenous issues in KKKanada. This episode in which we unpack and dispel some commonly-held myths surrounding Indigeneity wraps up our discussion on Indigenous Writes: A Guide to First Nations, Métis & Inuit Issues in Canada. References and Resources:Chelsea Vowel's blog: https://apihtawikosisan.com Whose territory are you on? https://native-land.ca Adrienne Keene's blog: http://nativeappropriations.com Indigenous right to vote: https://www.ictinc.ca/indian-act-and-the-right-to-vote Other Indigenous voices and scholars to read: Kim TallBear, Zoe S. Todd, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, Audra Simpson, Eve Tuck,  Billy-Ray Belcourt-----Do The Kids Know? is a weekly series of discussions between community workers, Prakash and Kristen, that unpack race, media, popular culture, and politics in KKKanada.Find us: @dothekidsknow (Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, TikTok)Email us: dothekidsknow@gmail.comSupport us: patreon.com/dothekidsknowNewsletter: tinyletter.com/dothekidsknow Artwork by Daniela Silva (instagram.com/danielasilvatrujillo)Music by Steve Travale (https://stevetravale.com)DTKK is recorded on the traditional and unceded Indigenous lands of the Kanien'kehá:ka Nation. We are committed to working with Indigenous communities and leaders locally and across Turtle Island to fight for Indigenous rights, resurgence, and sovereignty. Support the show (http://patreon.com/dothekidsknow)

Transcript available here.This episode sets off our mini season within a season in which we unpack issues facing Indigenous communities in Canada. In this first episode, we're breaking down the first chapter of Chelsea Vowel's formative book, Indigenous Writes: A Guide to First Nations, Métis & Inuit Issues in Canada , "The Terminology of Relationships". We discuss issues around language, some of the nuances of naming, and what we as non-Indigenous folk need to consider in our language use when referring to Indigenous peoples.  Resources:Chelsea Vowel's blog: https://apihtawikosisan.com Whose territory are you on? https://native-land.ca Adrienne Keene's blog: http://nativeappropriations.com Other Indigenous scholars to read: Kim TallBear, Zoe S. Todd, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, Audra Simpson, Linda Tuhiwai Smith, and Eve Tuck.------Do The Kids Know? is a weekly series of discussions between community workers, Prakash and Kristen, that unpack race, media, popular culture, and politics in KKKanada (That's Canada spelled with three K's) from an anti-colonial perspective.Our goal is to bring nuance to sensationalist media as well as to uncover the ways in which white supremacy, capitalism, and colonialism is shaping our movements and behaviours. Keep tuning in to be a part of the conversation… don't be a kid who doesn't know!Find us: @dothekidsknow (Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, TikTok)Email us: dothekidsknow@gmail.comSupport us: patreon.com/dothekidsknowNewsletter: tinyletter.com/dothekidsknow Artwork by Daniela Silva (instagram.com/danielasilvatrujillo)Music by Steve Travale (https://stevetravale.com)DTKK is recorded on the traditional and unceded Indigenous lands of the Kanien'kehá:ka Nation. We are committed to working with Indigenous communities and leaders locally and across Turtle Island to fight for Indigenous rights, resurgence, and sovereignty. Until next time. Stay in the know~!Support the show (http://patreon.com/dothekidsknow)

This episode marks the 12th and final episode of Season Two. What a wild, magical, beautiful and tragic year it has been— a season of dramatic change: personally, professionally, spiritually, and as we say in the episode “you are allowed to feel all the feelings”. And we have! With the global pandemic, heavy social movements, politics (in general), adapting to a socially distanced world, it has been a real collective moment of transformation. And behind the scenes, our AMR podcast underwent massive change. Tune in as we  reflect and reveal some big updates over here at AMR!We’re so proud of Season 2 and we hope you’ll stay with us for Season 3! We love you

Please join us for the third and final piece of our series on the movement to protect Mauna Kea. We have been incredibly humbled and blessed to have reported on the movement, and are so grateful to everyone who made this possible. During the pandemic as tourist numbers have dropped, fish have returned in areas in Hawai’i where they have been absent for years. The land is healing itself. Despite the toll excessive tourism and capitalism has taken on the Hawaiian islands; there is still hope to heal. 27 years ago in 1993, tourists outnumbered Hawaiian residents 6:1 and Native Hawaiians 30:1. Imagine how those figures have risen today... The Mauna Kea movement has been one of relationships: to land, water, air, kanaka (people), and spirit. On this episode we hear again from the incredible Jamaica Osorio, activist, educator, and cultural practitioner; and Dr. Auntie Noe Noe Wong-Wilson, scholar, poet, and activist. They discuss the lessons and revelations from time on the Mauna and pathways forward to honor relationships and empower future generations. We recorded this episode the day after the violent insurrection on the Capitol, so we bring in our thoughts about resistance, activism, and overthrow under settler colonialism. We hope that through this series you can join us in imagining an otherwise future, built and cemented in Indigenous relationships. There is so much to learn beyond this series, so please continue learning alongside us.“We are certainly not too late to live in dignity with our āina” - Jamaica Osorio+++All My Relations is Listener SupportedBecome a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/allmyrelationspodcastFollowDr. Noe Noe Wong Wilson, Executive Director of The LĀLĀKEA FOUNDATIONJamaica Osorio on InstagramAll My Relations on InstagramSupporthttps://www.puuhuluhulu.com/https://www.protectmaunakea.net/donateMusic and Oli Masa Kobayashi Kanaeokana La’ HowardEpisode art by Ciara Sana.Fiscal Sponsorship by Speak Out!Support the show (https://www.paypal.me/amrpodcast)Support the show (https://www.paypal.me/amrpodcast)

So many of us are struggling right now - whether we’re juggling school aged children while working at home or leading people who are feeling marginalized, emotionally drained, or lacking in purpose. On today’s show, I talk with experienced HR practitioner Maria Cordova about how leaders can successfully navigate these stressful times with empathy and boldness to create better employee experiences and optimized business performance.  We dive into: [6:00] Maria’s journey into Human Resources [10:00] How she uses pain points and gaps to identify business needs [13:45] The necessary pivots that businesses are making during Covid and how HR solutions can help navigate these shifts [18:00] What is needed in leadership right now to see successful results and engaged employees [19:15] How exposed social and racial inequities are affecting business [20:35] What leaders should be thinking about MOST right now [24:25] Why leaders need to level up their communication skills and have more uncomfortable conversations [26:00] How one-on-one conversations with employees need to change during Covid and a practical way you can be approaching them to achieve positive, successful outcomes [28:20] Maria’s recommendations for leaders who want to be better in the area of supporting BIPOC and other marginalized employees  [30:00] The MOST IMPORTANT responsibility we have as leaders when dealing with issues of social and racial inequity [31:45] Distinguishing the difference between sympathy and empathy and how important the principle of leading with empathy can be for your business [35:30] One way to shift how you provide feedback that can help motivate your employees [39:05] Creative ways to address professional development during a time where employees are feeling stagnant [41:40] The MOST IMPORTANT thing you can be doing as a leader if you are feeling worn down  [44:30] What a world without empathy looks like (hint: it’s not pretty!) [46:05] The 3 BIGGEST ways that leaders can start to exercise their empathy muscle   Here are some resources that Maria mentions in the episode to continue your learning journey:   Books specifically about empathy: Daring Greatly by Brene Brown, The War for Kindness, by Jamil Zaki, and Empathy, Why it Matters and How to Get it by Roman Krznaric   Podcasts on empathy: Leading with Empathy, A.J Juliani. Radical Empathy, Jubilee Media. Empathy and Eyebrows, Danni Starr. Unlocking Us, Brene Brown.   Books on anti-racism, white fragility, privilege, social justice etc.: So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander, Intersectionality by Kimberle Crenshaw, Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge , Between The World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates   Podcasts that address racism, colonization, intersectionality, social justice etc.: Pod Save the People, Crooked Media. That’s Not How That Works, Trudi and Weeze. Intersectionality Matters, Kimberly Crenshaw. All My Relations, Matika Wilbur and Adrienne Keene. Code Switch, NPR. 1619, NY Times.   You can connect with Maria in the following ways: Email: maria@humanagehr.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-cordova-88b14aa/ Website: www.humanagehr.com   Join the Women Leading Powerfully -  Leadership Lab  We hear from women everywhere a deep craving for more. More fulfillment in their career, more desire to have a clear vision for their future, more readiness to take charge of their leadership and grow personally and professionally. In this season of unknowns, the Leadership Lab offers women the opportunity to get certain. You will make choices and increase your impact in more meaningful ways than ever before. Here is what you will walk away with after 12 weeks of group coaching: -Clarity and Confidence around what YOU really want -Awareness of what gets in your way -A vision statement for you as a leader -Tools for taking action that gets you from where you are to where you want to be -An easy way to measure your progress and get unstuck as you move forward   So, if you are looking to build life-long connections and be in a community of like-minded women that have the same goals, then book your complimentary coaching call with Natalie here:  https://nataliebarron.as.me/WLPDiscoveryCall to see if the Leadership Lab is the next best step in your personal and professional journey! _____________________   Love the show? Let us know! Do you love the Lead Your Life podcast? 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Hey witches and bitches, so we're digging right into it with this (super long and very cathartic) episode. Also, the audio quality is still - meh - so thanks to all you awesome people for supporting us as we learn and grow...At this early stage - before we formally begin our empowering, witchy journey debunking dystopian patriarchy-built myths, we need to tackle a few tricky subjects: what is cultural appropriation, what is toxic white feminism, and how do we avoid (or callout) both on our path to make the world a more femme-safe, beautiful place? If only we could solve it in a pod episode....I'm joined by Kirsten Dobler - a member of the Liǧʷiɫdaxʷ Nation, academic, badass educator, language revitalizationist, and all-around absolutely-awesome-human. It's a ride. A disclaimer: we talk a lot about white privilege and fragility in this one. Not all of it is super comfortable. I want to be super clear that when I talk about white women messing up despite our best intentions, and how we need to move beyond intentions and recognize our negative impact, I am big-time including myself as one of those white women (Lord knows I mess up, and get defensive, and make intention-excuses, and mess up again).   Talking points: non-Indigenous witches don't be smudging, capitalism is dumb and bad (for legal reasons this is a joke), fixing the broken things, and what not to wear tonight on this fine, full moon Halloween Festivus. Episode Resources:Learn whose land you're living onLik̓ʷala language resources When Feminisim is White Supremacy in Heels - Rachel CargleFeminism 101: What is Cultural Appropriation? - Marie MalhamSephora's 'Starter Witch Kit' and Spiritual Theft - Dr. Adrienne KeeneDr. Adrienne Keene's BlogDecolonizing Witchcraft - Willow the Hedgewitch 13 Smoke-Free Ways to Cleanse - Willow the HedgewitchCultural Appropriation in Contemporary Neopaganism and WitchCraft - (an awesome Honors thesis) Kathryn GottliebMi'  kmaq Fishery Resources: here, here, and here to get started.Follow Kirsten: Instagram - @kdoblerTwitter - @kgdobs More The Witch: Instagram - @thewitchpodcastTwitter - @thewitchpodcastFacebook - @thewitchpodAnd support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thewitchpodcast 

Lessons from Indigenous Peoples Day – Click here… to join “To be an Indigenous person is to be engaged in relationships,” says All My Relations podcast team Adrienne Keene and Matika Wilbur. Let us forge connections and relationships where we live. We’ll feature art ... read more.

Hey, magical folx! This fortnight we discuss The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline, a prolific author who is a member of the Georgian Bay Metis Community. Hope you enjoy and learn something(s). BLACK LIVES MATTER. Content warning for discussions of sexual violence and addiction. RAINN – Anti-sex violence assistance. Call 800-856-4619 or visit their website for assistance.  Calls to Action Follow, support, and learn from Indigenous peoples now and always! In the words of Eve Tuck and K. Wayne Yang, “Decolonization is not a metaphor,” but rather requires return of stolen lands. If you have the resources to make financial contributions, here are some places to contribute: Indigenous Environmental Network‘s Mutual Aid fund Mitakuye Foundation, Native Women's Wilderness Navajo Water Project Transcripts below (or access the pdf version) Alas, I could not find the tweet about the pace of YA novels (unsurprisingly, twitter might as well be a black hole) Resources about the history of residential schools in Turtle Island (so-called Canada and so-called United States) “Extractivism,” explained. The conference K mentions attending was “Imagined Borders, Epistemic Freedoms” held on CU Boulder's campus in January 2020. Calculate your ecological footprint to find out how many planet Earths we would need if everyone lived like you. J mentions this CodeSwitch episode about Black republicans/conservatives. More about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Womxn, Girls and Two-Spirit (#MMIWG2S) from The Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women and Native Women's Wilderness.  The book J references is Highway of Tears: A True Story of Racism, Indifference, and the Pursuit of Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls by Jessica McDiarmid Re: allyship, see this insta post by the incomparable Alexis Pauline Gumbs. Here's a snippet: “Consider Harriet Tubman's standards for white friends and collaborators. The only officer in the Union Army she trusted enough to collaborate with on the Combahee Uprising had ridden with John Brown on Harper's Ferry. She refused to meet with Abraham Lincoln (even when he sent a special invitation for her to visit the White House through SOJOURNER TRUTH!) because she could see that he wavered on his commitment to Black freedom and she felt he had used her people as a pawn. She had standards. And these standards came out of necessity. For years Harriet Tubman was a fugitive. The ONLY white people she could safely associate with were people who were willing to use their privilege to literally stand between her and the law. They were active abolitionists who had already decided it was worthwhile to risk their lives, standing and livelihood in the service of Black freedom. She could not afford to be anywhere near white people who had not yet made their decision to live and die for her freedom and our collective freedom. She could not risk her life to politically educate them. She had to KNOW they were on the freedom side.” Recommended further reading/listening All My Relations (podcast) by Matika Wilbur and Adrienne Keene. Red Deal primer on (settler) colonialism by Unsettling America (check out their work!) How to Survive the End of the World (podcast) by adrienne maree brown and Autumn Brown – the series of episodes about “apocalypse survival skills” Eve Tuck and K. Wayne Yang's article  “Decolonization is not a metaphor” mentioned above. It's written in accessible language, so READ IT! Ppl and orgs to follow/support The Red Nation @riseindigenous on instagram Water Protector Legal Collective We can't wait to read more #ownvoices by indigenous authors. We have our eye on titles from this list, and this one, oh and this one too. Hit us up with other recs! As always, we'd love to be in discussion with you, magical folx. Post or tweet about the show using #criticallyreading. Let us know what you think of the episode, anything we missed, or anything else you want us to know by dropping a line in the commen...

Join us for a discussion with Well For Culture founders Thosh Collins (WhaZhaZi, Haudenosaunee and O’otham) and Chelsea Luger (Anishinaabe & Lakota) as we discuss Whole Family Wellness. We cover an indigenous approach to prenatal, baby, postpartum, fatherhood, and a whole family approach to wellness. They study and implement lifestyle teachings of indigenous ancestors, while incorporating new information to contribute to ancient and ongoing chains of knowledge. Indigenous culture has always been dynamic, and wellness is an inherent aspect. Their good words help us to feel grounded amidst this time of pandemic, and we hope you will find comfort in their teachings as well.Well For Culture is is a grassroots initiative which aims to reclaim and revitalize Indigenous health and wellness, they say on their website, “Well For Culture promotes holistically well lifestyles. We believe in mind-body optimization through The Seven Circles Of Wellness. Much like a ceremony, a song, a story, or an activist movement, Well For Culture Is at once a space, a place, a group of people and an evolving idea.”+This work is supported by the National Geographic Society’s Emergency Fund for Journalists. The Wisteria Fund, and our incredible Patreon subscribers. +Special Thanks to Max Levin and Teo Shantz for our music, Ciara Sana for episode art, and Teo Elisio for doing all the things. +We want to hear from you! Please follow us on Instagram!Support the show (https://www.paypal.me/amrpodcast)

Ken learns why "leadership is motion" with Carmen Lopez, Executive Director of College Horizons, a national educational non-profit serving American Indian, Alaskan Native, and Hawaiian Native students in their transition to college and graduate school.Shout-outs & LinksClaudio Sanchez's NPR story on College Horizons recorded at Lawrence University: How Native Students Can Succeed in College: "Be As Tough As the Land That Made You"Shout-outs to:Whitney Laughlin (founder of College Horizons) and Christine Suina, College Horizons program coordinatorDr. Robert Binswanger of Dartmouth, an early mentorDr. Adrienne Keene, author of Native Appropriations and co-host of All My Relations with Matika Wilbur.Also: Candace Jimmerson, Bryan Brayboy, Jonathan Burdick, Joanie Brotman, Ralph Figueroa, DeAngela Burns-Wallace, and Regis Pecos (Cochiti Pueblo)Rapid DescentWalkout songs (it's a playlist): I Love Rock'n'Roll (Joan Jett); Nasty (Janet Jackson); Kickstart My Heart (Mötley Crüe); Cult of Personality (Living Colour); Sabotage (Beastie Boys); Sisters (A Tribe Called Red); Kiss Me Deadly (Lita Ford); Are You Gonna Go My Way (Lenny Kravitz); Pynk (Janelle Monae); Get Ur Freak On (Missy Elliott)... all of which have been added to the ALP playlists on Apple Music and Spotify.Best recent reads: Navajo Coyote Stories and Star Wars Galaxy's Edge: Black Spire (both of which she has read with her kids); The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in an Age of Information Overload (Daniel Levitin); The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse (Charles Mackesy)... all of which have been added to the ALP Goodies List.Eager to read next: The Testaments (Margaret Atwood)Favorite thing to make in the kitchen: Blue Corn Mash for the kids; Pinto Beans and Ham Hocks (with a LOT of cumin)For taking and keeping notes: One Note, a couple of Mead notebooks for brain dumps and... well, she warns you to keep an eye on your best penMemorable bit of advice: From one of the elders who led the opening circle at a College Horizons college program: "Don't forget that while we might have generational trauma, we also have generational stamina."Bucket list: Even though she doesn't have a bucket list, she still needs to see two concerts: Buddy Guy and Def Leppard.

Sara and Misasha are so excited to bring you a conversation with Crystal Echohawk on today’s podcast. Crystal is an advocate for Native American culture and respect and has a passion for building understanding and getting to know others. This episode is a perfect companion piece to Episode 29, Halloween and Cultural Appropriation, so if you missed that, please go check out the link provided. Crystal is a member of the Kitkehahki Band of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma, a mom, and Executive Director of IllumiNative, a national, native-led, non-profit organization born out of the “Reclaiming Native Truth Project“, a research project from 2016-2018, and was the largest public opinion research project ever conducted about native people. The focus on this project was based on the desire to educate Americans and transform relationships so that Native Americans are respected, included, and seen as a vital fabric of this country. Show Highlights: The public opinion research project, “Reclaiming Native Truth Project” focused on the following questions: 1) What do Americans really think about Native Peoples, and why is that? 2) How does that manifest itself in terms of the ways that we are treated and the way institutions treat us? and 3) How can we map this information, understand it, and change the narrative? The heart-wrenching results of the project were the perception that Native Americans did not exist; they were an invisible people.  78% of Americans know little to nothing about Native Peoples.  72% of Americans rarely or never encounter information about Native People in this society where we’re constantly inundated with information. 87% of schools in the United States don’t teach about Native Peoples beyond 1900. When asked an insensitive question such as, “Do you still live in teepees?”, Crystal has begun to understand that the person asking the question is not necessarily trying to be hurtful or racist, as the last data point most people have for Native Americans is from learning in elementary school about the 1890s Wounded Knee. 27 states do not even mention Native Americans in their curriculum. Representation in TV and film is between 0 - .04% of all representation. Within that sliver, the Native American is often shown in a stereotypical fashion. i.e. magical, mystical Indian, drunks, or savages. One study found that when you type the words “Native American” in a search engine, 95% of those images that come up are pre-1900, and are almost always men. This invisibility and erasure of the Native American culture creates bias and fuels racism.  There are 573 independent, sovereign nations within this country. Schools fail to teach this. Each nation has its own language, its own customs and cultures, and systems of government and elected officials. Crystal shares with us some of her favorite traditions of the Pawnee Nation. “Native American”, “American Indian”, and “Native Peoples” are all terms that are preferred over the word “Indian”. Sara and Crystal discuss Christopher Columbus, Thanksgiving, etc. from the Native American perspective. Native Peoples have made incredible contributions in this country going all the way back to the Constitution, to introducing the incredible foods that make up the American diet, to doctors, scientists, professional athletes and others who are out there doing incredible things. Misasha and Crystal review the issue of sports, redface and the “tomahawk chop”. Some people think that this may be a way of honoring Native Americans, but to the majority of Native Americans, it is offensive. “Indian” Halloween costumes are hurtful and tend to be an over-sexualization of Native women, who face the highest rates of sexual assault, rape, and murder. There are over 5,700 missing and murdered Indigenous women in this country.  In a recent survey, more than 90% of the women said that they had been sexually assaulted. Two-thirds of the perpetrators are non-Native people. Traditional Native American dress is modest, but the Halloween industry pushes the myth of Native American women as being scantily-clad. If you would like to truly honor Native Americans, Crystal suggests doing something around Joy Harjo, the first Native American poet laureate for the United States, or Wes Studi, a Cherokee actor and the first Native American in history to receive an Oscar on October 27th. Ryan Helsley is a young Cardinals pitcher and an amazing athlete who played the Braves a few weeks ago. Right before the game, he told the media that the tomahawk chop was deeply insulting, for which he received a lot of criticism. He put his career on the line by standing up for what was right. The Atlanta Braves did take him seriously and they didn’t do the tomahawk chop the next time he was on the mound.  Vote with your dollars: supporting Native American owned businesses. Crystal brings us up to date on some significant current events. The power of social media has been a game-changer in the industries of fashion, media, and entertainment, in that it allows us to organize within minutes and protest against important issues. There are more than 5 million Native Americans in the US. Take a moment to google and learn about who the traditional Native Peoples in your area were.  Resources / Links: Website: https://www.dearwhitewomen.com Email: hello@dearwhitewomen.com Like us on Facebook! Instagram Follow Us! Twitter Follow Us! Recommended Companion Podcast Halloween and Cultural Appropriation - Episode 29 Connect with Crystal! https://illuminatives.org IllumiNative on Facebook Follow us on Twitter: @_IllumiNatives Follow us on Instagram: _illuminatives Suggested News Site: Indian Country Today - A news organization covering American Indians and Alaska Natives Suggested Podcasts: All My Relations with Adrienne Keene and Matika Wilbur While Indigenous with Sarah Sunshine Manning Suggested Links: IllumiNative Launches Native Now Youth Campaign Dior Perfume Ad Featuring Johnny Depp Criticized Over Native American Tropes Join the Campaign!! Be IllumiNative! Join the Movement! Meet the Youth of Native Now! MUST SEE Video: IllumiNative’s Collaboration Video with Native Hip Hop Artists Mag 7 and Taboo from the Black Eyed Peas

Remember that beer test? It’s not enough. That’s why this election season, we bring you: Still Processing’s Rubric for Leadership and Democratic Excellence.Discussed this week:Astead Herndon, Jon Caramanica and Jon Pareles. "What Do Rally Playlists Say About the Candidates?" (The New York Times, Aug. 19, 2019)Clara Guibourg and Helen Briggs. "Climate change: Which vegan milk is best?" (BBC News, Feb. 22, 2019)The AP reporter Alexandra Jaffe’s post on Twitter that Senator Kamala Harris drinks oat milkMatt Flegenheimer and Sydney Ember. "How Amy Klobuchar Treats Her Staff" (The New York Times, Feb. 22, 2019)Carl Zimmer. "Elizabeth Warren Has a Native American Ancestor. Does That Make Her Native American?" (The New York Times, Oct. 15, 2018)Adrienne Keene, Rebecca Nagle and Joseph M. Pierce. "Syllabus: Elizabeth Warren, Cherokee Citizenship, and DNA Testing" (Critical Ethnic Studies, Dec. 19, 2018)Thomas Kaplan. "Elizabeth Warren Apologizes at Native American Forum: ‘I Have Listened and I Have Learned.’" (The New York Times, Aug. 19, 2019)Matt Stieb. "Where Does Marianne Williamson Actually Stand on Vaccines?" (NYMag, Aug. 4, 2019)Glenn Thrush. "Obama and Biden’s Relationship Looks Rosy. It Wasn’t Always That Simple." (The New York Times, Aug. 16, 2019)

In this episode, All My Relations explores the topic of cultural appropriation—it’s become such a buzzword, but what is it, really? Adrienne and Matika care deeply about Native representation, and talk constantly about this subject. Here, you'll have the opportunity to listen into that conversation, as we reveal our feelings about the infamous white savior photographer Edward S. Curtis, Halloween, answer listener questions, and more. Appropriators beware. Resources: Adrienne’s blog: Nativeappropriations.com (300+ posts to help with the appropriation convos)“Why Tonto Matters”: https://nativeappropriations.com/2012/03/why-tonto-matters.htmlMatika’s Edward Curtis post: https://lrinspire.com/2018/05/08/edward-s-curtis-again-by-matika-wilbur/Send us a voicemail of how you say “All My Relations” in your language! https://www.allmyrelationspodcast.com/contactSupport the show (https://www.paypal.me/amrpodcast)

Anya and Alan dissect “Muninn” but not the raven- just the episode. We are excited about New Media, Sam Black Crow, and Christian Rock. Less excited about tentacle porn and a fake corn palace. Learn about “Two Spirit” and how Iktomi became a trickster, while we ride down to Cairo in our dirty truck.Kawennahere Devery Jacobs plays Sam Black Crow!Kahyun Kim plays New Media!The Lakota believe in the balance of nature in all things.Iktomi was the Lakota god of Wisdom, but became a trickster when Gnaskinyan corrupted him.We talked about Soma in our coverage of Season 1 Episode 6 “A Murder of Gods”Dawn is Buffy’s kid sister- who suddenly appeared in Season 5 of the show.Fyre Festival was a social media scandal in which wealthy online-influencers were scammed and local Bahamian businesses were cheated.Tentacle Porn is a thing. (the link is safe for work- or anywhere else. We aren’t linking to actual porn.)The Native Culture concept of “Two Spirit” and how that has been appropriated by colonizers.Rob Sabo wrote “Using Blood Quantum to Determine Citizenship is Problematic” for First Nation Focus.Gender Myths in Neil Gaiman’s American Gods is written by Morgan Muller for The Artifice.comAnya recommends following Dear Non-Natives and Dr. Adrienne Keene and Ruth H Hopkins on Twitter to learn about First Nation issues.The Corn Palace is a roadside attraction in South Dakota.Corn Palace art: Picture 1 and Picture 2Jenny Owen Youngs is not immortal but she is the co-host of Buffering the Vampire Slayer podcast.Broken Window Theory is an idea that is explored in “The Problem with Broken Window Policing” by Sarah Childress for FrontlineMuninn means Thought and is one of Odin’s ravens in Norse MythologyThe Death is Cheap trope via TV Tropes.Still Dead Ep. 35 Lani talks about not lampshading poor world-building.Our Theme song is "Unstoppable Force" by FortyTwoMusic with other musical contributions by Rich Holmes.Follow us on Twitter @ShadowShambler and Anya @StrangelyLiterlShadows and Shamblers is a production of Hallowed Ground Media and is released under a Creative Commons NonCommercial Sharealike License.

Join us for a second discussion with Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Dr. Kim Tallbear on All My Relations. We'll explore Kim's “life project” of critical polyamory, her journey through feminism, her processes of writing in, with, and for community, and Kim treats us with some of her poetry, the “Critical polyamorist 100s”.AMR so far has explored our relationships between community, land, food, and kin. Now we have a chance to dive into what it means to be in good relation with other humans (on a sexual and non sexual level), while maintaining and balancing our responsibilities to our other relations, and questioning a hierarchy that places human relations first. Kim is never “single,” she is always in committed relationships with human and non-human relations.Follow us!Kim's Twitter.Matika's Twitter and Instagram.Adrienne's Twitter and Instagram.If you'd like to send us a voicemail visit www.allmyrelationspodcast.com to be featured on our upcoming episodes!Support the show (https://www.paypal.me/amrpodcast)

In 2018 there are still over 2000 schools and professional sports teams with Native mascots, despite decades of activism and academic research demonstrating the harms of these images. Today Matika and Adrienne are in conversation with Amanda Blackhorse, Navajo social worker and mother, who was the lead plaintiff in the supreme court case against the Washington Redsk*ns, and Stephanie Fryberg, who is the top psychological researcher on these issues and has demonstrated through lab experiments and surveys how harmful these mascots are to Native youth and how they reinforce negative stereotypes.Guest BiosDr. Stephanie Fryberg is a member of the Tulalip Tribes, and an expert on the psychological and educational affects of social representations of race, class, and culture. She got her PhD in Psychology at Stanford University, where she is a member of the Multicultural Hall of Fame. Just last month, she was appointed as a Gerberding University Professor at the University of Washington, recognizing her exceptional research, contributions, and accomplishments in the field of American Indian Studies and Psychology. Dr. Fryberg’s research on stereotypes, race, class and psychological development led her to testify in front of the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on the impact of racist stereotypes on Indigenous people. My favorite title of a recent paper would be hands down: “We’re honoring you dude: Myths, Mascots and American Indians.” She is also one of the hardest workers I have ever known, and one of my most influential thought leaders.Amanda Blackhorse is from Big Mountain on the Navajo reservation, and is a Dine’ a social worker, activist, and mother. She was the lead plaintiff in Blackhorse vs. Pro Football Inc, a 2012 case which sought to revoke trademark protection of the term Washington R*dsk*ns. She attended haskell and received her Bachelor’s degree in social work at the University of Kansas and her Master’s degree at Washington University in St. Louis. While her training and work history includes focuses on substance abuse treatment, health care, and adult mental health in the Native communities, she has fiercely fought against the use of Native American imagery and stereotypes as sports team mascots. After filing her case against Pro Football Inc., Amanda founded Arizona to Rally Against Native American Mascots, and later launched the website NoMoreNativeMascots.org. Both entities are dedicated to spreading education, organizing protests, and working towards the elimination of sports mascots based on Native American imagery. She is a badass warrior woman, and this week was standing on top of a car in Arizona protesting Native Halloween costumes.ResourcesStephanie FrybergArticle: Monuments that Romanticize ConquistadorsNPR Article: Experiencing Discrimination in AmericaTalking about invisibility & representation around the beginning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65LT8pwD8xkStereotypes Panel Lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOHDcJe4BC0Amanda BlackhorseContact: https://www.facebook.com/ablackhorse/2017 RulinSupport the show (https://www.paypal.me/amrpodcast)

Wiki definition of cultural appropriation. Actually quite good! Viv’s friend’s article about white male chefs Generational differences on cultural appropriation in Indian families Tips for practicing yoga minus the cultural appropriation The British Museum and its many abuses of other cultures’ stuff Check out Bond Women’s Festival Don’t buy the Buddha! Bodei sent in a voice memo and mentions the grey area of sharing cultures Beyoncé wears Indian clothing at an Indian wedding vs Selena Gomez wears a bindi cuz she likes it White people at Standing Rock being rubbish Nat Geo owns its colonialist past An overly simplistic travel essay on Australia The musical Soft Power Don’t climb Uluru! Read Dr. Adrienne Keene’s blog, Native Appropriations Buy from Beyond Buckskin instead of H&M Don’t buy smudging supplies from Sephora The violent history of the racial slur gypsy Reading about the phrase ‘spirital animal’ Antonia from Nomad Think Tank situates the debate in terms of privilege Finding out about digital blackface An elegant response to being called in Audrey recommends How Not to Travel Like a Basic Bitch and reminds us that we’re privileged and to be generous with those who don’t know   Email us! hello@nomadandspice.com. Facebook us! Nomad + Spice. Tweet us! @nomadandspice. Theme music! Yellow Sea by Madame Gandhi.

Auntie Julia goes solo to share her story about how she left her Evangelical Christian upbringing and managed to maintain her relationships with friends and family. She talks about how this was an important step for her to open her life up to her true wants and needs. It wasn't always easy but sharing this story is a valuable part of building this community. Making different choices from our loved ones can be daunting but has great rewards. She also speaks to the idea of fellowship and how that is a positive lesson she has taken from her faith based childhood. There can be balance in what we keep and outgrow. She also shares her thoughts on Thanksgiving and the lessons she's learned from Native American leaders like Dr. Adrienne Keene. Enjoy your weekend!

Morning Keynote, Adrienne Keene, is a member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. She holds a doctorate in Culture, Communities and Education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Her research focuses on college access for native students and the role of pre-college access programs and student success. Her dissertation is titled: "College Pride, Native Pride, and Education for Nation Building: Portraits of Native Students Navigating Freshman Year." She is also a blogger, author and activist. Afternoon Keynote, Yosimar Reyes, is a nationally acclaimed poet, educator, performance artist and speaker. He was born in Guerrero, Mexico and raised in East San Jose, California. Reyes explores migration and sexuality in his work. The Advocate named Reyes one of the “13 LGBT Latinos Changing the World” and Remezcla named him one of the "10 Up and Coming Latinx Poets You Need to Know". In his YWCA keynote speech, he shares a video he wrote and narrated as well as a performance.

In Episode 37, we answer more of your questions about #NativeAmericans and provide a few resources to help you grow your knowledge about #indigenous peoples. The Trumpster Fire addresses Trump's continued attacks on #journalists. Our Fierce Woman Warrior this episode is Dr. Adrienne Keene, #scholar, #activist, and creator/writer of the popular blog, Native Appropriations. Our Media Minute asks you to read David Grann's Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI. And finally, our Activist Action asks you to stop erasing indigenous peoples and follow them on social media instead. #Empower yourself by joining our #community and feel less alone in this topsy-turvy time. #Share this episode with your social media networks and ask others to #listen and join this fight (we are also on iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, and Google Play Music). We are in this together.   We work hard to bring you #originalcontent. Do you agree that our content is valuable? Important? Have we given #voice to some of your own concerns? Helped you feel less alone in this world-gone-off-the-rails? Become a patron for $1 a month and help us be #sustainable. That's less than the cost of a cup of coffee to help support our feminist/activist podcast. Click the little green "Become a Patron" button on this screen to start your patronage today! (At $8/month, you'll get access to every episode and Expert Extra AS SOON AS WE POST THEM, some swag, stickers, shout-outs, and love!) Want to help us out with expenses, but don't want the monthly patron option? You can make a one-time donation at our GoFundMe page.   Please #share our #podcast with your like-minded friends. We need your help to build our audience and community! Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and on our web site where we post links and additional information from the current episode. Thanks for listening and helping us be sustainable for you for the long-term, community!

As Amber says in the beginning of the episode, we are not experts on US-Federal Indian policy. Here are a some useful resources to help continue the conversation:An Indigenous People's History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz. Must read. Great stuff about the war tactics discussed in the episode.The blog and Twitter account of Dr. Adrienne Keene, Cherokee professor at Brown University who primarily writes about cultural appropriation and erasure of Indigenous history and culture. Great stuff including why it's not ok for non-Native people to wear headdresses.And a few other helpful resources/notes:NPR's 1A episode on Indigenous People's Day. Good for understanding how inaccuracies in the U.S. public education system actually affect Native peoples and Native youth.Note about tribal belonging: Each tribe has their own enrollment criteria. My tribe requires that one parent be enrolled Haliwa, and that the applicant be able to prove social and community ties. Other tribes determine enrollment by blood quantum, matrilineal affiliation (i.e. enrollment is determined by the mom), or other policies. The important takeaway here is that tribes are sovereign political entities, not racial identifications. Thus the varying citizenship prerequisites.Note about Indian vs. Native American vs. Native vs. Indigenous. I use them interchangeably, but the best way to identify someone is by first and ALWAYS asking what they prefer; however it's generally best/safe to call them by their tribe or use the term Indigenous.

Slate culture writer Aisha Harris talks to filmmaker and activist Raoul Peck about his Oscar-nominated James Baldwin documentary I Am Not Your Negro. We also kick off our monthlong series, Guess Who’s Coming to Oscar, and revisit Dances With Wolves with writer/professor Adrienne Keene. Join our Guess Who’s Coming to Oscar conversation by using #OscarsRepresent. Check out: -Adrienne’s post: “I’m a true Indian now: I finally saw Dances with Wolves” -Reel Injun, a documentary on the history of Native Americans in Hollywood films -The 1995 New York Times piece “To Some Sioux, Costner Now Dances With Devil” -Russell Means interview with Dan Skye of High Times -Smoke Signals Tell a friend to subscribe! Share this link: megaphone.link/SM6143562095 Email: represent@slate.com Facebook: Slate Represent Twitter: @SlateRepresent, @craftingmystyle Production by Veralyn Williams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Represent, Slate culture writer Aisha Harris talks to filmmaker and activist Raoul Peck about his Oscar-nominated James Baldwin documentary I Am Not Your Negro. We also kick off our monthlong series, Guess Who’s Coming to Oscar, and revisit Dances With Wolves with writer/professor Adrienne Keene. Join our Guess Who’s Coming to Oscar conversation by using #OscarsRepresent. Check out: -Adrienne’s post: “I’m a true Indian now: I finally saw Dances with Wolves” -Reel Injun, a documentary on the history of Native Americans in Hollywood films -The 1995 New York Times piece “To Some Sioux, Costner Now Dances With Devil” -Russell Means interview with Dan Skye of High Times -Smoke Signals Tell a friend to subscribe! Share this link: megaphone.link/SM6143562095 Email: represent@slate.com Facebook: Slate Represent Twitter: @SlateRepresent, @craftingmystyle Production by Veralyn Williams Represent is brought to you by Blue Apron. Blue Apron’s meal kits are delivered right to your door, and make cooking at home easy. Get your first THREE meals FREE by going to BlueApron.com/represent. And by GoFundMe. Students across the country are using GoFundMe to help pay for college. GoFundMe makes it easy to fundraise for any school expenses. For a chance to win a $1,000 scholarship, go to GoFundMe.com/represent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Slate culture writer, Aisha Harris digs into Moana, Disney’s new musical film inspired by Polynesian mythology, with New York Times and Jazz Times music writer, Nate Chinen. Then we talk to Disney’s first black animator, Floyd Norman about working for the studio in the 40’s and 50’s and the documentary that tells his story. Check out: -Disney's Moana Soundtrack -Nate Chinen’s Moana article: Consider the Coconut -The last time Nate write about Hawaiian representation on screen -Aisha’s Moana Makes It Official: Disney Has Entered a Progressive, Inclusive Third Golden Age -LA Times: Our national parks can also be reminders of America’s history of race and civil rights Dakota Access Pipeline: -Native America Calling conversation from 5/10/16 (starts at 6:00) -Another Round’s Heben talks with Dr. Adrienne Keene about Standing Rock -Newsweek: Dakota Access Pipeline Protest Standing Rock Sioux -Slate: Police Clashed With Dakota Access Pipeline Protesters Sunday Night -Donate: Sacred Stone Legal Defense Fund Slate Plus members: Get your ad-free podcast feed. Tell a friend to subscribe! Share this link: megaphone.link/SM8478416297 Email: represent@slate.com Facebook: Slate Represent Twitter: @SlateRepresent, @craftingmystyle Production by Veralyn Williams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Represent, Slate culture writer, Aisha Harris digs into Moana, Disney’s new musical film inspired by Polynesian mythology, with New York Times and Jazz Times music writer, Nate Chinen. Then we talk to Disney’s first black animator, Floyd Norman about working for the studio in the 40’s and 50’s and the documentary that tells his story. Check out: -Disney's Moana Soundtrack -Nate Chinen’s Moana article: Consider the Coconut -The last time Nate write about Hawaiian representation on screen -Aisha’s Moana Makes It Official: Disney Has Entered a Progressive, Inclusive Third Golden Age -LA Times: Our national parks can also be reminders of America’s history of race and civil rights Dakota Access Pipeline: -Native America Calling conversation from 5/10/16 (starts at 6:00) -Another Round’s Heben talks with Dr. Adrienne Keene about Standing Rock -Newsweek: Dakota Access Pipeline Protest Standing Rock Sioux -Slate: Police Clashed With Dakota Access Pipeline Protesters Sunday Night -Donate: Sacred Stone Legal Defense Fund Slate Plus members: Get your ad-free podcast feed. Tell a friend to subscribe! Share this link: megaphone.link/SM8478416297 Email: represent@slate.com Facebook: Slate Represent Twitter: @SlateRepresent, @craftingmystyle Production by Veralyn Williams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Heben talks with Dr. Adrienne Keene about Standing Rock and the #NoDAPL (Dakota Access Pipeline) movement in North Dakota. We hear stories from people on the ground about preparing for winter, police violence, and healing. Plus: Heben's names quiz is back with Name That Colonizer! And we get a special word from Melissa Harris-Perry. We want to hear how your family conversations about the election, etc., go down over Thanksgiving. Leave us a voicemail (with a way to reach you!) at 562-HIT-BUZZ, or email us at anotherround@buzzfeed.com, and tell us what happened. We may contact you about being a part of a future call-in episode. Follow Dr. Adrienne Keene at @nativeapprops. Read her round-up post about #NoDAPL: http://nativeappropriations.com/2016/11/nodapl-updates-resources-and-reflections.html Follow the Anna Julia Cooper Center at @ajccenter and ajccenter.wfu.edu. Find Another Round merch at shop.buzzfeed.com. Subscribe to the Another Round newsletter at buzzfeed.com/anotherround/newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amanda Tachine If you need an energy boost, or your spirit lifted, this episode is for you. Amanda Tachine’s voice lifted my mood and her enthusiasm and energy lasted throughout the episode. Amanda is Navajo, and is a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Center for Indian Education at Arizona State University. Amanda’s busy, and her accomplishments demonstrate that. TEMPE - September 8th, 2015 - ASU News - Postdoctoral Scholar Amanda Tachine will be recognized for her work as a White House Champion of Change in Washington D.C. and is pictured here at the Center for Indian Education at Arizona State University Tempe Campus on Tuesday afternoon September 8th, 2015. Photo by Deanna Dent/ASU News But much of our conversation focused on topics other than work. We discussed how she navigated through her educational career. We bonded over the physical feeling of when you go home. I mentioned a book I'm reading,  The Shepherd’s Life, and how it relates to language often associated with Indian Country. We discussed the friends that helped her navigate to her graduate degrees. Amanda mentioned others around the country involved in this field of study (e.g. Adrienne Keene). Amanda mentioned her approach of focusing on the Now, and how that impacts her life. We discuss (not) burning bridges, including the quote “you can shear a sheep many times, but you can only skin it once.” Amanda’s work at the Center for Indian Education  advances ideas and strategies to increase Native college student success. She joined the center after receiving her doctoral degree in Higher Education at the University of Arizona. Amanda received the American Educational Research Association dissertation of the year award for “Division J” and received honorable mention recognition from the International Congress Qualitative Inquiry Dissertation Award. She led innovative mentoring programs where students mentor students in a cascading format (grad students help undergrads, undergrads help high school students). Amanda also participated in the Op-Ed Fellowship,  published in the Huffington Post, Al Jazeera, and The Hill. President Obama recognized  Amanda through the White House Champion of Change program. Other Resources School of Greatness Beyond the Asterisk  

“Our voices will not be centered unless we fight for Native voices to be heard.” Dr. Adrienne Keene (Cherokee) will begin a position at Brown University this fall as a tenure track Assistant Professor in the American Studies Department. She also is the author of Native Appropriations, her website that “is a forum for discussing representations of Native peoples including stereotypes, cultural appropriations, news, activism and more.” Each of these accomplishments alone is impressive. The fact that Keene accomplished both in recent years is pretty amazing. I was excited to have Keene on NextGen Native. Given her experience in academia, and her blog often being the first insight many have into Native cultures, she has a unique position in Indian Country. Most of you probably know her work, but I was excited to learn more about Keene as an individual and her personal journey. Keene grew up in Southern California. During the summers, her family would make trips back to visit the Cherokee Nation. It was in high school where she first experienced interactions with people based on their perceptions of what a Native person should be, and not what Native people are. After acceptance into Stanford University, people questioned whether she “deserved” admission into the school or whether she was accepted because of her tribal citizenship. She dove into academics and the Native community once on campus. Keene thought she was heading towards work in a museum, but she gradually realized that her interests were skewing towards ethnic studies and education. After graduating, she spent some time working in academic admissions. This is where Keene really found her inspiration for her next step. While working in admissions, Adrienne Keene decided she wanted to pursue her Ph.D in education. She realized while traveling through Indian Country there was a lack of data and information about Native Americans in the education system. She enrolled at Harvard and began her research. It was during a shopping trip that Keene’s second project presented itself to her. It was in a store that she realized she needed to create Native Appropriations. A trip to Urban Outfitters “inspired” Keene’s first blog post. That was in 2010. That’s a long time in Internet time. She’s built a great following, forced difficult conversations, and provided a voice for Native peoples across the country around an issue that began to find its focus around the same time. I’ve constantly wondered how she keeps the energy to write on the topics she covers through Native Appropriations. But in the course of our conversation I realized that her experience is what many of us experience on a regular basis! She endures it through the magnifying lens of the Internet. But she’s not alone in her experience. Keene recently completed her Ph.D and is beginning her new post later this year. What’s kind of cool is to hear how her blog and her academic work have merged in certain areas, and how the blog will evolve in the future. No blog post will do this conversation, or Keene’s experience, justice. So, I’m going to to finish by saying you need to listen.   A few resources discussed in this episode:   College Horizons Op-Ed Project Overcoming impostor syndrome Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Graduate Horizons Tricks for fancy dinner etiquette Carina Miller on NextGen Native Natives in America

The debut of 'Is This Real Life?', the return of 'What Had Happened Was,' and an interview with the writer and scholar behind Native Appropriations, Dr. Adrienne Keene.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices