Podcasts about Lakota

In part three of this four-part episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Miriam about two centuries of resistance to American imperialism, from Crazy Horse to Leonard Peltier. Original Air Date: 12.4.2023See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Photo: An aerial view of the Verde River. (Gabriel Pietrorazio / KJZZ) Monday is the deadline for the public to weigh in on a potential rule change by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that could impact which water bodies may be protected from pollution. As KJZZ's Gabriel Pietrorazio reports, tribes are among those asking for a 30-day extension to comment. The Waters of the United States (WOTUS) guides which resources fall under the federal Clean Water Act, but as written, the EPA rule would narrow the law's enforcement with estimates suggesting that 80% of the nation's wetlands could be at risk. Daniel Cordalis (Diné) runs the nonprofit Tribal Water Institute. “I think it's a big picture concern for everyone really. I think most tribes who want clean water – or the ability to make sure that water is usable, are probably going to write in opposition to kind of what the rule stands for.” While tribes can regulate waters on their reservations, they lack jurisdiction elsewhere. “Tribes can't look to the EPA anymore. And arguably, there's a duty on the federal government to protect these tribal resources, but who's going to do that?” Some states are stepping up, like Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona. Trevor Baggiore is the water quality division director at the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality. “We're coordinating with our neighbors, tribes or states or country on our southern border, to make sure that we each know what each other is doing. Hopefully, this new rule will add some clarity, as long as they are able to provide scientific tools to help us determine what's regulated and what's not.” Groups including the National Tribal Water Council, Association of Clean Water Administrators, and Environmental Council of the States are all asking for a 30-day extension to reply. Principal Brian Brown leads morning announcements as a part of his daily routine on December 17, 2025, at Norris Elementary School in Norris, S.D. (Photo: Meghan O'Brien / South Dakota Searchlight) Attendance at a school near the Pine Ridge and Rosebud reservations has nearly doubled in the past three years. School leaders say they are engaging one-on-one with students and families. They also are implementing Lakota language and cultural programming. South Dakota Searchlight's Meghan O'Brien reports. “I've been waiting all morning for you…” This is a typical morning at Norris Elementary, where most of the students are Native American. Principal Brian Brown walks the halls on December 17, 2025, and discusses a sign that celebrates Norris Elementary's attendance rate. (Photo: Meghan O'Brien / South Dakota Searchlight) Principal Brian Brown greets students and staff at the cafeteria tables as breakfast is served. Brown also asks teachers who is missing. It's a way of getting ahead of the problem, he says. When students are not at school, he makes phone calls and home visits. Just three years ago, barely half the students came to school regularly. Now, the school's attendance rate is above 90%. That is higher than the state average. It's a source of pride for Brown, who took over as principal in 2022. “I was very happy. I was very pleased, but more proud of the kids and the parents for their support and believing in Norris.” The leader of South Dakota's Education Department sees the success at Norris. The leadership and cultural engagement are important parts of that, says Joseph Graves. “So, now we want to see what kind of results this produces. We have the attendance. We have the drops in chronic absenteeism. Now we want to see what’s gonna happen with those proficiency rates and the graduation rates.” The school is on a gravel road about a half-hour from other schools in the White River School District. Its isolation makes it difficult to hire and recruit teachers. In a small community, it takes everyone to keep students involved, Brown says. Some teachers have multiple grade levels in one classroom. The school's head custodian and office administrator are also bus drivers. Brown steps in at lunchtime to help serve food. He also finds ways to make Lakota culture and language an important part of every student's day. Students sing every morning. Brown teaches Lakota studies to each grade once a week, and started the school's first drum group: the Black Pipe Singers. Get National Native News delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up for our daily newsletter today. Download our NV1 Android or iOs App for breaking news alerts.

Whether you view the New Year as a good time for a hard reboot or just a few tweaks here and there, a few words of encouragement can't hurt. A lot of people see January as the time to launch a new exercise routine or start being a more patient parent. It doesn't necessarily take an established place of worship or hours in a quiet room to engage with your own internal strengths. We have a panel of experts in mindfulness and using one's own cultural connections to help stay on a more positive and meaningful path. GUESTS D.J. Eagle Bear Vanas (Odawa), motivational storyteller, host of the PBS special, “Discovering your Warrior Spirit”, and author of “Warrior Within” from Penguin Random House Michael Yellow Bird (Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara), professor at the faculty of social work at the University of Manitoba Eduardo Duran (Apache, Tewa, and Lakota), psychologist and author of “Healing the Soul Wound” Break 1 Music: On the Road Missing Home [Corn Dance] (song) Sheldon Sundown (artist) Hand Drum/Smoke N' Round Dance (album) Break 2 Music: Oshki Manitou (song) Chuck Copenace (artist) Oshki Manitou (album)

#217 iChange Justice Podcast - The Seeds of Sovereignty: A Lifetime of Indigenous Advocacy with Beth BrownfieldIn this special Happy New Year broadcast, host Joy Gilfilen welcomes her longtime mentor and community icon, Beth Brownfield. As we step into 2026 and our fifth season, this episode serves as a masterclass in how one person's "seeds of justice" can ripple across a nation to change laws, denominations, and heart-centered community policies.The Seed of a 12-Year-Old: Beth shares the origin of her activism—a seed planted at age 12 after reading a heartbreaking paragraph of contaminated smallpox blankets sent by the U.S. Army, especially Plains groups, to control the Indian problem. Years later she takes her heartbreaking first response through her journey from the Pine Ridge Reservation to the Pacific Northwest, sharing the heroic stories of Sue Ann Big Crow, who transformed racial tensions through a Lakota shawl dance on a basketball court, and the losing fight of Alex White Plume to grow hemp under the protection of native sovereignty.The Principles of HONOR: Beth details her work with HONOR (Honor Our Neighbors, Origins, and Rights), an organization that worked, at the invitation of Tribes and Nations to: Honor government to government relationships and tribal sovereignty; Affirm Indian treaties; Honor and protect the Earth; Conduct Ourselves in a manner which is respectful of all people; Promote intercultural understanding and awareness. She explains how these principles were practiced in collaborative work to save Whatcom County from the proposed coal terminal, and why the first official acknowledgment of the "first inhabitants of these lands and waters" was an essential first step to restorative justice.The Doctrine of Discovery: One of Beth's most significant legacies is her work inspired by the work of Lummi, Jewel James and Shawnee, Lenape, Steve Newcomb to repudiate the Doctrine of Discovery. Beth recounts her campaign to move the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) to pass a national resolution repudiating this archaic legal framework used to dominate the Original Nations and Peoples, their lands, and resources. Beth describes her methodology as being a "Johnny Appleseed" for justice—planting seeds and letting them take root through the work of community action. She leaves us with a powerful call to action for 2026: "If everyone plants “seeds” as they pass through the world, and picks up the garbage in front of them, we could change the world."

In part two of this four-part episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Miriam about two centuries of resistance to American imperialism, from Crazy Horse to Leonard Peltier.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Margaret talks with Miriam about two centuries of resistance to American imperialism, from Crazy Horse to Leonard Peltier. Original Air Date: 11.27.23See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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This Day in Legal History: Wounded KneeOn December 29, 1890, the U.S. Army's 7th Cavalry Regiment surrounded a Lakota Sioux encampment near Wounded Knee Creek on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. The soldiers had orders to disarm the Lakota, who had recently fled the Standing Rock Reservation following the killing of Sitting Bull. Tensions were high, and as troops attempted to confiscate weapons, a shot was fired—its origin remains unclear. What followed was a brutal onslaught in which U.S. forces opened fire on largely unarmed Lakota men, women, and children. Estimates suggest that between 250 and 300 Lakota were killed, many while fleeing or after surrendering.The Wounded Knee Massacre was the final major confrontation between Native Americans and the U.S. military during the so-called Indian Wars. It marked the culmination of decades of broken treaties and violent enforcement of federal Indian policy. Despite the civilian toll, 20 soldiers were later awarded the Medal of Honor, a decision that has since drawn sustained criticism and calls for revocation. The legal status of the massacre—framed at the time as a military engagement—has increasingly been re-evaluated through the lens of human rights law and treaty violations.The Lakota were supposed to be protected under treaties like the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868, which guaranteed their land and autonomy. However, the discovery of gold in the Black Hills and growing U.S. expansionism led to the steady erosion of those promises. Wounded Knee became a symbol of that betrayal and the failure of the U.S. government to uphold its legal obligations. In 1990, on the massacre's centennial, Congress passed a resolution expressing “deep regret” but stopped short of issuing a formal apology. The massacre remains a central moment in the legal and political history of Native American rights in the United States.California announced it had dropped its lawsuit against the federal government over the Trump administration's decision to cancel over $4 billion in high-speed rail funding. The California High-Speed Rail Authority said the move reflected a lack of trust in the federal government as a reliable partner. Despite the loss of funds, the agency stated it would continue the project using mostly state resources, noting that only 18% of total expenditures have come from federal dollars. A judge had recently declined to dismiss the case, but California chose to end the legal fight regardless.The U.S. Department of Transportation supported the funding withdrawal, citing a Federal Railroad Administration report that found the rail project riddled with missed deadlines, budget issues, and unrealistic ridership forecasts. Governor Gavin Newsom previously criticized the cuts as politically motivated and driven by Trump's hostility toward California. The high-speed rail project, initially expected to cost $33 billion and be completed by 2020, is now projected to cost up to $128 billion with a completion target of 2033. So far, over 50 major structures and nearly 80 miles of guideway have been built.The state plans to attract private investors by mid-2026 and emphasized that construction will continue. Recent legislation provides $1 billion in annual state funding through 2045. Earlier in 2025, the federal government also rescinded $175 million for related projects. Despite legal and financial setbacks, the state remains committed to building the rail line connecting Los Angeles and San Francisco.California drops lawsuit over Trump decision to pull $4 billion in high-speed rail funds | ReutersLongtime Motel 6 spokesman Tom Bodett settled a lawsuit against the motel chain after accusing it of using his name and voice without consent. Bodett, who became synonymous with the brand through his signature line, “we'll leave the light on for you,” alleged the company continued using his likeness even after their professional relationship ended. The dispute arose when Motel 6's new parent company, OYO, allegedly failed to make a $1.2 million contractual payment due in January, prompting Bodett to terminate their agreement.Despite the split, Bodett claimed his voice and name remained on Motel 6's reservation phone system, violating federal trademark law and the terms of their contract. The company denied any wrongdoing, arguing Bodett himself breached the agreement, which they said nullified their payment obligation. The lawsuit, filed in June, was resolved in Manhattan federal court, though the settlement terms remain confidential.Bodett, now 70, is a well-known author and voice actor, with credits including NPR and Ken Burns documentaries. He had been the face and voice of Motel 6 since 1986 and was responsible for creating the brand's iconic tagline. The lawsuit came after Motel 6 was acquired by India-based OYO, part of Prism (formerly Oravel Stays), in a $525 million deal from Blackstone in December 2024.Longtime Motel 6 spokesman Tom Bodett settles lawsuit against chain | ReutersFBI Director Kash Patel announced a surge in federal investigative resources to Minnesota to probe alleged fraud involving public funds. While the FBI has offered few specifics, Patel's comments followed the circulation of a viral video showing allegedly inactive daycare centers in the state receiving government subsidies. Republican officials, including U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer and Vice President JD Vance, quickly amplified the video online, calling for action and linking the issue to broader concerns about state oversight.Critics, however, argue that the investigation is politically and racially charged. The Trump administration has repeatedly pointed to Minnesota's Somali American community as the center of alleged fraud, even as immigrant-rights groups warn that the pattern of enforcement suggests targeted profiling rather than impartial justice. The FBI has not clarified whether the focus on Somali defendants is supported by broader data or if the agency is treating these cases as representative of a larger trend.Governor Tim Walz's office has not yet commented, though tensions have grown between federal and state officials over the framing and scope of the investigations. Many of those charged in recent fraud cases are of Somali descent, according to federal sources cited by CBS News, but the disproportionate attention has led to accusations that the government is conflating individual criminal acts with an entire immigrant community.The lack of transparency about evidence and investigatory methods has fueled concerns that the DOJ under Trump may be using criminal enforcement as a political tool. Given President Trump's repeated attacks on Minnesota's Somali population, observers view this surge not as neutral law enforcement, but as part of a broader strategy to vilify immigrants and score political points.FBI investigating Minnesota fraud scheme, director says | ReutersNew York Governor Kathy Hochul announced a new state law requiring social media platforms to display mental health warning labels on features such as infinite scroll, auto-play, and algorithm-driven feeds. The law targets platform elements deemed “addictive” and likely to encourage compulsive use among young users. It reflects growing concerns over the impact of social media on youth mental health and follows recent actions in other jurisdictions, including Australia's ban on social media for children under 16.Under the law, platforms that operate partly or entirely in New York must comply, even if users access the services while physically outside the state. Enforcement authority rests with the New York Attorney General, who may bring civil suits and seek penalties of up to $5,000 per violation. Hochul likened the labels to those found on tobacco products or plastic packaging, positioning them as a public health measure designed to inform and protect.Major companies like Meta, TikTok, Snap, and Alphabet have not yet responded publicly to the law. The move aligns with ongoing legal efforts across the U.S., including lawsuits by school districts against social media companies and recommendations from the U.S. Surgeon General for stronger safety measures and clearer warnings. Critics may question the efficacy or enforceability of such warnings, especially in a fragmented digital landscape, but New York's law signals a growing willingness by states to directly regulate platform design in the name of mental health.New York to require social media platforms to display mental health warnings | Reuters This is a public episode. 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Tác giả người Úc Morris West (1916 – 1999) là một nhà văn tài năng xuất chúng. Ông đã viết hàng chục cuốn sách được đánh giá cao, đạt được thành công quốc tế và đã được dịch sang 27 ngôn ngữ. Sách của ông vẫn được tái bản, chủ yếu bằng tiếng Anh. Trong khoảng thời gian từ 1959 đến 1963, ông làm việc ở Vatican với tư cách là phóng viên cho tờ London Daily Mail. Kiến thức mà ông có được trong thời này này về hoạt động và nội bộ Vatican đã được phản ánh trong các tiểu thuyết của ông. Đặc biệt trong bộ ba tiểu thuyết « The Shoes of the fishman » (1963), « The Clowns of God » (1963) và « Lazarus » (1990). ----- ***** ----- Giorgio càu nhàu vẻ không vui rồi nhét tiền vào túi. « Mẹ tôi muốn tôi làm linh mục. Có lẽ bà ấy đúng. » - Linh mục cũng có vấn đề của họ, Kiril nhẹ nhàng nói. Ngay cả Giáo hoàng cũng có vài vấn đề, tôi nghe nói vậy. « Giáo hoàng ư ! Thật buồn cười ». Người bán báo thốt lên, vốn là người bán tin tức, nên cũng có quyền bình luận về nó. « Lần này họ đã thực sự làm chúng ta say mê. Một người Nga ở Vatican ! Có chuyện để kể cho anh nghe đây ! » Anh ta trải tờ báo lên bàn và chỉ tay một cách đầy ẩn ý vào bức chân dung Giáo hoàng chiếm gần nửa trang nhất. « Nói cho tôi biết liệu ông ta có phải là một người kỳ quặc để gán cho người Roma chúng ta không. Nhìn khuôn mặt đó và… » Anh ta ngừng lại và nhìn chằm chằm vào khuôn mặt râu ria của người mới đến. Giọng anh ta nhỏ dần, nhỏ dần. « Dio ! » Trông anh giống hệt ông ta. - Tôi là Giáo hoàng, anh nói với họ, và họ há hốc mồm nhìn anh như thể anh là một bóng ma. - Tôi không tin, Giorgio nói. Trông anh giống hệt ông ấy. Chắc chắn rồi ! Nhưng anh lại ngồi đây không một lira trong túi, uống cà phê, mà cà phê thì chẳng ngon chút nào. - Nó còn tốt hơn những gì tôi nhận được ở Vatican. ----- ***** ----- « Đôi giày của người ngư phủ – The Shoes of the fishman » Trên đây là trích đoạn từ tiểu thuyết « Đôi giày của người ngư phủ – The Shoes of the fishman » (1963) của nhà văn người Úc Morris L. West (1916-1999). Câu chuyện này cũng được đạo diễn Michael Anderson dựng thành phim vào năm 1968 với diễn viên Anthony Quinn trong vai giáo hoàng Kiril. Trong thời kỳ chiến tranh lạnh đạt đến đỉnh điểm, Kiril Pavlovich Lakota, Tổng giám mục Lviv, Liên Xô, bất ngờ được trả tự do sao 20 năm trong trại lao động ở Siberia bởi cựu quản giáo Piotr Ilyich Kamenev. Ông được sai đến Roma và được phong hồng y. Rồi Giáo hoàng đột ngột qua đời. Và tiến trình mật nghị bầu giáo hoàng mới bắt đầu. Hồng y Lakota tham gia với tư cách là một cử tri. Sau bảy vòng bỏ phiếu không kết quả, Lakota bất ngờ được bầu làm giáo hoàng và ông miễn cưỡng chấp nhận, lấy hiệu là Kiril. Trong khi đó, thế giới đang bên bờ vực chiến tranh hạt nhân do mối thù Trung-Xô, càng trở nên trầm trọng hơn bởi nạn đói do mất mùa lan rộng ở Trung Quốc. Tối hôm sau khi đắc cử, giáo hoàng Kiril lẻn ra khỏi Vatican để vi hành thành Roma trong trang phục của một linh mục bình thường. Và xảy ra chuyện như ta thấy ở trên. Trong những năm tháng trong trại, Kamenev là người thường xuyên thẩm vấn giám mục Kiril Lakota. Vào cuối thời gian cải tạo, Kamenev đã được thăng tiến và quyết định bí mật thả Kiril với ý định đòi tiền chuộc vào một thời điểm trong tương lai. Khi Kiril Lakota trở thành Giáo hoàng, Kamenev đã liên lạc với ông và nhờ giúp đỡ về các vấn đề quốc gia. Nhờ thế, giáo hoàng đắc cử trở về Liên Xô trong trang phục thường dân để gặp riêng Kamenev và chủ tịch Bành của Trung Quốc để thảo luận về cuộc khủng hoảng đang diễn ra. Giáo hoàng Kiril nhận ra rằng nếu những bất ổn ở Trung Quốc tiếp diễn, cái giá phải trả có thể là một cuộc chiến tranh tàn phá thế giới. Trong lễ đăng quang, Kiril đã cởi bỏ vương niệm của mình và cam kết bán tài sản của Giáo hội để giúp đỡ người dân Trung Quốc, trước sự hân hoan của đám đông tại Quảng trường thánh Phê-rô. Hành động mang tính cách mạng này mang đến cho thế giới một cơ hội hòa bình mới và quyết định của Kiril được quốc tế hoan nghênh. Tiểu thuyết không hẳn là câu chuyện hư cấu. Thực tế, « Đôi giày của người ngư phủ » đã tường thuật lại những gì xảy ra ở Vatican và thế giới trong những năm 1960. Thời điểm diễn ra Công đồng Vatican II (1962-1965), làm thay đổi sâu rộng Giáo hội Công giáo và thế giới chìm dưới bóng của cuộc chiến tranh lạnh với mối đe dọa hạt nhân. Cuốn tiểu thuyết đã tiên báo cho vị giáo hoàng người Ba Lan Karol Wojtyla – Gioan-Phaolô II. Người lên ngôi vào ngày 16 tháng 10 năm 1978. The Clowns of God – Les gouffons de Dieu – Những chú hề của Chúa (1981) Tiếp theo thành công của cuốn đầu tiên lấy bối cảnh Vatican và câu chuyện xung quanh Giáo hoàng, Morris West tiếp tục phần hai. Lần này, giáo hoàng của ông là một người Pháp 65 tuổi, ông cũng phải đối diện với một cuộc khủng hoảng hạt nhân nhưng trong bối cảnh khác. Câu chuyện mở đầu cũng bằng sự ra đi của một giáo hoàng, nhưng không phải là một tang lễ mà là một sự thoái vị. Giáo hoàng Gregory XVII tự nhận mình được Chúa báo cho biết là thế giới sắp tận thế. Các hồng y ở Vatican tin rằng ông bị điên và đe dọa tuyên bố ông mất trí nếu ông không chịu từ chức. Ngài đã phải ký vào văn kiện thoái vị trước sự chứng kiến của hồng y đoàn và chúc họ may mắn trong việc tìm kiếm một người tốt nhất để đeo chiếc nhẫn ngư phủ. Jean Marie Barette, giờ đây đã là giáo hoàng danh dự, lao vào cuộc hành trình đơn độc để tìm cách ngăn chặn thế giới rơi vào vòng xoáy hỗn loạn và cuồng bạo của ngày tận thế. Với tài kể chuyện khéo léo, Morris West đã xây dựng sự hồi hộp của chuyến phiêu lưu, bằng cách đặt bên cạnh cựu giáo hoàng người bạn thân Carl Mendelius. Nhưng liệu người này có đáng tin hay không ? Ông có phải là điệp viên của CIA và sẽ đóng vai trò gì ? Tiểu thuyết của West nổi bật giữa nhiều tác phẩm hư cấu ngày nay nhờ vào những nhân vật tử tế, tốt bụng và mối quan hệ mà ông xây dựng giữa họ chính là trọng tâm của tác phẩm này. Trong một cảnh cảm động, cậu con trai đang tuổi đại học của Mendelius thú nhận mình không còn giữ đạo nữa. « Cha rất tiếc khi nghe điều đó, con trai ạ » cha cậu đáp. « Nhưng cha mừng vì con đã nói với cha. » « Không ai, cha cậu tiếp tục, có thể sai khiến lương tâm của người khác », và nói thêm, « Nhưng hãy nhớ một điều, con trai ạ. Hãy giữ cho tâm trí con luôn rộng mở, để ánh sáng luôn chiếu rọi. Hãy giữ cho trái tim con luôn rộng mở để tình yêu không bao giờ bị ngăn cản. » West có niềm tin lớn lao vào sức mạnh của đức tin, nhưng không mấy khoan nhượng với những tranh cãi về học thuyết và phẩm trật nơi tôn giáo có tổ chức. Trong thời đại mà các giáo hội truyền thống đang mất dần giáo sĩ và các cộng đoàn, những phân tích đạo đức của ông về hệ thống phẩm trật của giáo hội lại rất đúng lúc. Lararus (1990) Trong phần ba, Morris West kể về Giáo hoàng Leo XIV hư cấu, một người bảo thủ kiên định, sản phẩm hoàn hảo của hệ thống phẩm trật Vatican. Với ngài, các học thuyết và tín điều quan trọng hơn các tiêu chuẩn con người. Ít nhất là cho đến khi ngài gặp vấn đề tim mạch và phải trải qua nhiều cuộc phẫu thuật bắc cầu động mạch vành. Bác sĩ phẫu thuật chính, người Do Thái, đã cảnh báo Giáo hoàng rằng một bệnh nhân cận kề cái chết có thể bước ra khỏi ca phẫu thuật với những quan điểm khác, thậm chí là những tính cách khác. Trong khi Giáo hoàng bước vào cuộc chiến sinh tử, thì bên ngoài những cuộc chiến khác cũng diễn ra một cách khốc liệt. Các hồng y âm thầm chuẩn bị cho một cuộc bầu giáo hoàng mới cho Giáo hội. Bên trong và bên ngoài bệnh viện, các nhân viên tình báo Mossad của Israel tăng cường an ninh, vì một tổ chức khủng bố Hồi giáo có tên « Thanh Gươm Hồi giáo » muốn lợi dụng cuộc phẫu thuật này để ám sát giáo hoàng. Tuy nhiên, Giáo hoàng Leo XIV ra khỏi phòng giải phẫu với cái nhìn ôn hòa hơn về đời sống tôn giáo trong Giáo hội. Ngài phải bước vào cuộc chiến khác khi đảo ngược lại mọi đường lối trước đây và ngài phải đối mặt với một Giáo hội mà ngài không còn nắm quyền điều hành. Căng thẳng và âm mưu, xung đột nội bộ và các mối đe dọa bên ngoài, tất cả cùng nhau gây ra một giáo hoàng suy yếu và một Giáo hội dễ bị tổn thương. Các cuộc đấu tranh của đức Leo XIV đề cập đến những chủ đề luôn luôn thời sự và phù hợp cho đến ngày hôm nay : vấn đề độc thân linh mục, vị trí của phụ nữ trong Giáo hội, kiểm soát sinh sản và phá thai. Những tiểu thuyết lấy bối cảnh Vatican của Morris West không chỉ là những câu chuyện trinh thám hư cấu, mà khi đọc qua, độc giả thấy được những sự kiện và những nhân vật đã xảy ra và dần được hiện thực. Chúng được kiểm chứng qua các giáo hoàng Gioan-Phaolô II, Benedicto XVI và Phanxicô. Đó chính là sự tài tình của nhà văn người Úc khiến chúng ta phải tìm đọc những tác phẩm của ông.

Tác giả người Úc Morris West (1916 – 1999) là một nhà văn tài năng xuất chúng. Ông đã viết hàng chục cuốn sách được đánh giá cao, đạt được thành công quốc tế và đã được dịch sang 27 ngôn ngữ. Sách của ông vẫn được tái bản, chủ yếu bằng tiếng Anh. Trong khoảng thời gian từ 1959 đến 1963, ông làm việc ở Vatican với tư cách là phóng viên cho tờ London Daily Mail. Kiến thức mà ông có được trong thời này này về hoạt động và nội bộ Vatican đã được phản ánh trong các tiểu thuyết của ông. Đặc biệt trong bộ ba tiểu thuyết « The Shoes of the fishman » (1963), « The Clowns of God » (1963) và « Lazarus » (1990). ----- ***** ----- Giorgio càu nhàu vẻ không vui rồi nhét tiền vào túi. « Mẹ tôi muốn tôi làm linh mục. Có lẽ bà ấy đúng. » - Linh mục cũng có vấn đề của họ, Kiril nhẹ nhàng nói. Ngay cả Giáo hoàng cũng có vài vấn đề, tôi nghe nói vậy. « Giáo hoàng ư ! Thật buồn cười ». Người bán báo thốt lên, vốn là người bán tin tức, nên cũng có quyền bình luận về nó. « Lần này họ đã thực sự làm chúng ta say mê. Một người Nga ở Vatican ! Có chuyện để kể cho anh nghe đây ! » Anh ta trải tờ báo lên bàn và chỉ tay một cách đầy ẩn ý vào bức chân dung Giáo hoàng chiếm gần nửa trang nhất. « Nói cho tôi biết liệu ông ta có phải là một người kỳ quặc để gán cho người Roma chúng ta không. Nhìn khuôn mặt đó và… » Anh ta ngừng lại và nhìn chằm chằm vào khuôn mặt râu ria của người mới đến. Giọng anh ta nhỏ dần, nhỏ dần. « Dio ! » Trông anh giống hệt ông ta. - Tôi là Giáo hoàng, anh nói với họ, và họ há hốc mồm nhìn anh như thể anh là một bóng ma. - Tôi không tin, Giorgio nói. Trông anh giống hệt ông ấy. Chắc chắn rồi ! Nhưng anh lại ngồi đây không một lira trong túi, uống cà phê, mà cà phê thì chẳng ngon chút nào. - Nó còn tốt hơn những gì tôi nhận được ở Vatican. ----- ***** ----- « Đôi giày của người ngư phủ – The Shoes of the fishman » Trên đây là trích đoạn từ tiểu thuyết « Đôi giày của người ngư phủ – The Shoes of the fishman » (1963) của nhà văn người Úc Morris L. West (1916-1999). Câu chuyện này cũng được đạo diễn Michael Anderson dựng thành phim vào năm 1968 với diễn viên Anthony Quinn trong vai giáo hoàng Kiril. Trong thời kỳ chiến tranh lạnh đạt đến đỉnh điểm, Kiril Pavlovich Lakota, Tổng giám mục Lviv, Liên Xô, bất ngờ được trả tự do sao 20 năm trong trại lao động ở Siberia bởi cựu quản giáo Piotr Ilyich Kamenev. Ông được sai đến Roma và được phong hồng y. Rồi Giáo hoàng đột ngột qua đời. Và tiến trình mật nghị bầu giáo hoàng mới bắt đầu. Hồng y Lakota tham gia với tư cách là một cử tri. Sau bảy vòng bỏ phiếu không kết quả, Lakota bất ngờ được bầu làm giáo hoàng và ông miễn cưỡng chấp nhận, lấy hiệu là Kiril. Trong khi đó, thế giới đang bên bờ vực chiến tranh hạt nhân do mối thù Trung-Xô, càng trở nên trầm trọng hơn bởi nạn đói do mất mùa lan rộng ở Trung Quốc. Tối hôm sau khi đắc cử, giáo hoàng Kiril lẻn ra khỏi Vatican để vi hành thành Roma trong trang phục của một linh mục bình thường. Và xảy ra chuyện như ta thấy ở trên. Trong những năm tháng trong trại, Kamenev là người thường xuyên thẩm vấn giám mục Kiril Lakota. Vào cuối thời gian cải tạo, Kamenev đã được thăng tiến và quyết định bí mật thả Kiril với ý định đòi tiền chuộc vào một thời điểm trong tương lai. Khi Kiril Lakota trở thành Giáo hoàng, Kamenev đã liên lạc với ông và nhờ giúp đỡ về các vấn đề quốc gia. Nhờ thế, giáo hoàng đắc cử trở về Liên Xô trong trang phục thường dân để gặp riêng Kamenev và chủ tịch Bành của Trung Quốc để thảo luận về cuộc khủng hoảng đang diễn ra. Giáo hoàng Kiril nhận ra rằng nếu những bất ổn ở Trung Quốc tiếp diễn, cái giá phải trả có thể là một cuộc chiến tranh tàn phá thế giới. Trong lễ đăng quang, Kiril đã cởi bỏ vương niệm của mình và cam kết bán tài sản của Giáo hội để giúp đỡ người dân Trung Quốc, trước sự hân hoan của đám đông tại Quảng trường thánh Phê-rô. Hành động mang tính cách mạng này mang đến cho thế giới một cơ hội hòa bình mới và quyết định của Kiril được quốc tế hoan nghênh. Tiểu thuyết không hẳn là câu chuyện hư cấu. Thực tế, « Đôi giày của người ngư phủ » đã tường thuật lại những gì xảy ra ở Vatican và thế giới trong những năm 1960. Thời điểm diễn ra Công đồng Vatican II (1962-1965), làm thay đổi sâu rộng Giáo hội Công giáo và thế giới chìm dưới bóng của cuộc chiến tranh lạnh với mối đe dọa hạt nhân. Cuốn tiểu thuyết đã tiên báo cho vị giáo hoàng người Ba Lan Karol Wojtyla – Gioan-Phaolô II. Người lên ngôi vào ngày 16 tháng 10 năm 1978. The Clowns of God – Les gouffons de Dieu – Những chú hề của Chúa (1981) Tiếp theo thành công của cuốn đầu tiên lấy bối cảnh Vatican và câu chuyện xung quanh Giáo hoàng, Morris West tiếp tục phần hai. Lần này, giáo hoàng của ông là một người Pháp 65 tuổi, ông cũng phải đối diện với một cuộc khủng hoảng hạt nhân nhưng trong bối cảnh khác. Câu chuyện mở đầu cũng bằng sự ra đi của một giáo hoàng, nhưng không phải là một tang lễ mà là một sự thoái vị. Giáo hoàng Gregory XVII tự nhận mình được Chúa báo cho biết là thế giới sắp tận thế. Các hồng y ở Vatican tin rằng ông bị điên và đe dọa tuyên bố ông mất trí nếu ông không chịu từ chức. Ngài đã phải ký vào văn kiện thoái vị trước sự chứng kiến của hồng y đoàn và chúc họ may mắn trong việc tìm kiếm một người tốt nhất để đeo chiếc nhẫn ngư phủ. Jean Marie Barette, giờ đây đã là giáo hoàng danh dự, lao vào cuộc hành trình đơn độc để tìm cách ngăn chặn thế giới rơi vào vòng xoáy hỗn loạn và cuồng bạo của ngày tận thế. Với tài kể chuyện khéo léo, Morris West đã xây dựng sự hồi hộp của chuyến phiêu lưu, bằng cách đặt bên cạnh cựu giáo hoàng người bạn thân Carl Mendelius. Nhưng liệu người này có đáng tin hay không ? Ông có phải là điệp viên của CIA và sẽ đóng vai trò gì ? Tiểu thuyết của West nổi bật giữa nhiều tác phẩm hư cấu ngày nay nhờ vào những nhân vật tử tế, tốt bụng và mối quan hệ mà ông xây dựng giữa họ chính là trọng tâm của tác phẩm này. Trong một cảnh cảm động, cậu con trai đang tuổi đại học của Mendelius thú nhận mình không còn giữ đạo nữa. « Cha rất tiếc khi nghe điều đó, con trai ạ » cha cậu đáp. « Nhưng cha mừng vì con đã nói với cha. » « Không ai, cha cậu tiếp tục, có thể sai khiến lương tâm của người khác », và nói thêm, « Nhưng hãy nhớ một điều, con trai ạ. Hãy giữ cho tâm trí con luôn rộng mở, để ánh sáng luôn chiếu rọi. Hãy giữ cho trái tim con luôn rộng mở để tình yêu không bao giờ bị ngăn cản. » West có niềm tin lớn lao vào sức mạnh của đức tin, nhưng không mấy khoan nhượng với những tranh cãi về học thuyết và phẩm trật nơi tôn giáo có tổ chức. Trong thời đại mà các giáo hội truyền thống đang mất dần giáo sĩ và các cộng đoàn, những phân tích đạo đức của ông về hệ thống phẩm trật của giáo hội lại rất đúng lúc. Lararus (1990) Trong phần ba, Morris West kể về Giáo hoàng Leo XIV hư cấu, một người bảo thủ kiên định, sản phẩm hoàn hảo của hệ thống phẩm trật Vatican. Với ngài, các học thuyết và tín điều quan trọng hơn các tiêu chuẩn con người. Ít nhất là cho đến khi ngài gặp vấn đề tim mạch và phải trải qua nhiều cuộc phẫu thuật bắc cầu động mạch vành. Bác sĩ phẫu thuật chính, người Do Thái, đã cảnh báo Giáo hoàng rằng một bệnh nhân cận kề cái chết có thể bước ra khỏi ca phẫu thuật với những quan điểm khác, thậm chí là những tính cách khác. Trong khi Giáo hoàng bước vào cuộc chiến sinh tử, thì bên ngoài những cuộc chiến khác cũng diễn ra một cách khốc liệt. Các hồng y âm thầm chuẩn bị cho một cuộc bầu giáo hoàng mới cho Giáo hội. Bên trong và bên ngoài bệnh viện, các nhân viên tình báo Mossad của Israel tăng cường an ninh, vì một tổ chức khủng bố Hồi giáo có tên « Thanh Gươm Hồi giáo » muốn lợi dụng cuộc phẫu thuật này để ám sát giáo hoàng. Tuy nhiên, Giáo hoàng Leo XIV ra khỏi phòng giải phẫu với cái nhìn ôn hòa hơn về đời sống tôn giáo trong Giáo hội. Ngài phải bước vào cuộc chiến khác khi đảo ngược lại mọi đường lối trước đây và ngài phải đối mặt với một Giáo hội mà ngài không còn nắm quyền điều hành. Căng thẳng và âm mưu, xung đột nội bộ và các mối đe dọa bên ngoài, tất cả cùng nhau gây ra một giáo hoàng suy yếu và một Giáo hội dễ bị tổn thương. Các cuộc đấu tranh của đức Leo XIV đề cập đến những chủ đề luôn luôn thời sự và phù hợp cho đến ngày hôm nay : vấn đề độc thân linh mục, vị trí của phụ nữ trong Giáo hội, kiểm soát sinh sản và phá thai. Những tiểu thuyết lấy bối cảnh Vatican của Morris West không chỉ là những câu chuyện trinh thám hư cấu, mà khi đọc qua, độc giả thấy được những sự kiện và những nhân vật đã xảy ra và dần được hiện thực. Chúng được kiểm chứng qua các giáo hoàng Gioan-Phaolô II, Benedicto XVI và Phanxicô. Đó chính là sự tài tình của nhà văn người Úc khiến chúng ta phải tìm đọc những tác phẩm của ông.

Christmas, Soul, Country, Indie, Garage, Punk, Classical, Throat Singing, Roots, Pop, Honky Tonk and Reggae from music makers of the Apsáalooke, Inuk, Cree, Métis, Lakota, Seminole, Ojibwe, Hopi and Navajo nations. Brought to you by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Tunes From Turtle Island⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Pantheon Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you like the music you hear, go out and buy/stream some of it. :) All these artists need your support. Tracks on this week's show are: Supaman - All She Want For Christmas Amisut & Tûtu & SIGU & Miké - Tiini Jerry Sereda - Reindeer Delivery Electric Religious - All Kings Day (A Metis Christmas) Eric Jackson and River Willow Band - Christmas With You Carrion Crawlers - Resmers The Johnnys - Christmas Is Ruined Porter Singer & Liv and Let Liv & Connor Chee & Sirgun Kaur - Awake in Heavenly PIQSIQ - Jingle Bells Conrad Bigknife - Christmas In Our Hearts Uncle Trent and Friends - Old Christmas Tree Irv Lyons Jr. - Last Christmas Adrian Sutherland - I'm Not Afraid Eva Deer - Jingle Bells album taka lug uti 3.56 Eva Deer Beatrice Deer mum Becca Hess - Merry Honky Tonk Christmas Casper & The Mighty 602 Band - Lazy Body All songs on this podcast are owned by the artist(s) and are used for educational purposes only. All songs can be found for purchase or streaming wherever you get your great music. Please pick up these amazing tracks and support these artists. More info on the show ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Time notes: [00:07:45] - Lakota and intuition [00:10:29] - The highest intelligence   [00:16:03] - The spiritual umbilical cord  [00:21:20] -33 intelligences [00:27:51] - Relationship with time and timelessness [00:31:37] - Morning ritual of perception [00:34:48] - Innocence [00:40:42] - The elder at the creek [00:46:16] - Language of grief [00:54:16] - Using energy wisely Music included is from Tiokasin called 'Butterfly Against the Wind' This conversation originally aired on February 22, 2022 ~ Links: Tiokasin Ghosthorse and First Voices Indigenous Radio https://firstvoicesindigenousradio.org/production/tiokasin-ghosthorse   Podcast website & transcripts https://oliviaclementine.com/podcasts   Post-Listen suggested episode with Kunzang Choden https://oliviaclementine.com/kunzang-choden-bhutanese-heritage-dorji-linga-part-one/  

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Soul, Country Rock, R'n'B, Latin, HipHop, Indie, Rap, Punk, Electronic, Alt Rock, EDM, Res Metal, Blues, OST, and Reggae from the musicians of the Apsáalooke, Cree, Mexica, Metis, Yup'ik, Cherokee, Chicano, Taos Pueblo, Navajo, Oji-Cree, Anishinaabe, Mandan, Hidatsa, Muscogee, Ojibwe, Mohawk, Oneida, Dakota, Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, Lakota, and Arikara Nations. Brought to you by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Tunes From Turtle Island⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Pantheon Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you like the music you hear, go out and buy/stream some of it. :) All these artists need your support. Tracks on this week's show are: Supaman - Too Crispy The Prairie States - Thats Just Love For Ya Cain Culto & Xiuhtezcatl - !Basta Ya Byron Nicholai - Qavanguq (Dream) Darla Daniels - Big Brother Bial Hclap & Mon de Leon - La Sal Cura Idealraps & ThrowEmc - Love Me Back Cherokee Social - Seattle Angel Haze - Masters! Mokosos - Viva El Punk Handsome Tiger - Ogichidaa Mozart Gabriel - Collective Memories CJAY GRIZ - Idigenous Creature White White Buffalo - Two Hawks Above Me Kiveli - Lose You Leonard Sumner - Mino Pimatziwin De La Soul & Gina Loring - Different World Stirling John - The Best Part Cremutator - Door To Door Spores Turquoise Steel & Sage Cornelius - Hitchhiking Blues Def-i & Phillipdrummond - Believe Mark Crawford & Jeff Orlowksi-Yang & MILCK & Raye Zaragoza - Only Time Blue Flamez & Btaka & Kaos & YL - Bring The Pain Annie Humphrey & John Trudell - We Are Power Aj Harvey - All You Ever Needed Scarlet Night - Stay Alive Supaman - She's That Good Medicine Stun - Made Me Wait Beatrice Deer & Johnny Saunders - Arranged M.I.S. - Effigy Union Native - Relations 'lsnááhí - Ma'iitsoh T'aa Sahigii Tiana Spotted Thunder - Stand By me Lakota Version Irie Love - Sugah All songs on this podcast are owned by the artist(s) and are used for educational purposes only. All songs can be found for purchase or streaming wherever you get your great music. Please pick up these amazing tracks and support these artists. More info on the show ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

In this episode of Mindfully Outdoors, we continue our deep historical journey into the life of Crazy Horse (Tȟašúŋke Witkó), focusing on the powerful vision that shaped his life and the pivotal Battle of the Hundred in the Hand (1865). Long before Crazy Horse became one of the most respected war leaders of the Lakota, he was a quiet, observant young man marked by loss, humility, and deep spiritual awareness. Through a traditional vision quest, Crazy Horse received instructions that would guide every battle he fought — rules of restraint, humility, and protection rather than conquest. This episode explores: Crazy Horse's vision quest and its spiritual meaning in Lakota culture The historical context following the Grattan Fight (1854) Rising tensions along the Bozeman Trail A detailed, historically accurate account of the Battle of the Hundred in the Hand / Platte Bridge Station How Crazy Horse led through alignment, not ego Mindful reflections on leadership, responsibility, and integrity Told through immersive storytelling and grounded in documented history, this episode invites listeners to slow down, listen deeply, and reflect on what it means to live in alignment with one's values — even in times of conflict. Links Project Mindfully Outdoors Black Beard Fire Starters — PROMO CODE MINDFULLY Reliable fire when it matters most Mystery Ranch Backpacks — Built for those who carry purpose into wild places

In this episode of Mindfully Outdoors, we continue our deep historical journey into the life of Crazy Horse (Tȟašúŋke Witkó), focusing on the powerful vision that shaped his life and the pivotal Battle of the Hundred in the Hand (1865). Long before Crazy Horse became one of the most respected war leaders of the Lakota, he was a quiet, observant young man marked by loss, humility, and deep spiritual awareness. Through a traditional vision quest, Crazy Horse received instructions that would guide every battle he fought — rules of restraint, humility, and protection rather than conquest. This episode explores: Crazy Horse's vision quest and its spiritual meaning in Lakota culture The historical context following the Grattan Fight (1854) Rising tensions along the Bozeman Trail A detailed, historically accurate account of the Battle of the Hundred in the Hand / Platte Bridge Station How Crazy Horse led through alignment, not ego Mindful reflections on leadership, responsibility, and integrity Told through immersive storytelling and grounded in documented history, this episode invites listeners to slow down, listen deeply, and reflect on what it means to live in alignment with one's values — even in times of conflict. Links Project Mindfully Outdoors Black Beard Fire Starters — PROMO CODE MINDFULLY Reliable fire when it matters most Mystery Ranch Backpacks — Built for those who carry purpose into wild places

iChange Justice co-hosts Joy Gilfilen and Karen Ball present the powerful conclusion to their two-part series with Elder Eveimai Lotori, focusing on "Beyond Your Impossible Awakening Your Wisdom Healing." This episode features deep reflection and dialogue with guest Mel Hoover, frequent contributor and and supporter of the work with Eveimai.The discussion centers on Eveimai's five-step self-learning and healing process, which is a rich integration of ancient teachings from Toltec, Mexica, Cherokee, Lakota, Dakota, and Cheyenne traditions. This process, which Eveimai uses for her own transformation through journaling, is structured around key stages: self-reflection (mirroring), heart-centered will, shedding limiting patterns, wisdom activation, and achieving harmonic balance through ceremonial dance.Joy sets the context for the conversation by placing it at the critical transition from the end of 2025 into 2026. She emphasizes that this period is far from normal, citing profound shifts in global political and economic power, the spread of misinformation, and the rapidly accelerating influence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and augmented intelligence.Karen builds on this by translating Eveimai's wisdom into actionable steps, inviting listeners to engage in deep listening and brave conversations. She uses the concept of the four directions to examine the self, questioning personal "blinders" and repetitive patterns of dualism and competition. Karen stresses the need to pivot away from systems of extraction, consumption, and control toward collaboration and co-creation aligned with the laws of nature.Mel Hoover provides a foundational analysis, affirming that culture has programmed people into "either/or" thinking—a deviation from nature. He introduces the critical idea that personal change must begin with the "I" to build an honest "we." Mel then offers a profound, experience-based definition of the "tipping point," drawing on his civil rights work. He explains that when neighborhoods or schools reached 15% to 20% integration, white residents with financial means often "panicked and moved." This phenomenon, he argues, exposed how money and classism allowed people to mask the deeper discomfort of "anti-blackness" and systemic advantage, proving that the societal struggle encompasses not just racism, but all "isms" (including rankism and classism) built on a foundational "lie" that normalizes division.The episode concludes with a powerful invitation to embrace the coming holy day season (Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa) with "mosaic eyes." Joy and Mel encourage listeners to practice true listening, forgive human imperfections, apologize sincerely for unintended harm, and work toward becoming "beloveds together"—connected to the wholeness and health of nature. The conversation ends by calling for a "holiday season of learning" that celebrates the possibility of personal and collective change.To learn how you can participate, volunteer, research, or donate to support local living economies and partner with the iChange Justice podcast, please visit www.therestorativecommunity.org. Find details about upcoming events on the calendar there.

Jeff Heilman shares his story of addiction, incarceration and healing. During his time in prison he discovered Buddhist psychology, mindfulness meditation, and Lakota sweat lodge ceremony. He explains what is involved in the process of building and participating in this very sacred ritual. Jeff talks of obtaining his degree in psychology and how he is helping others heal from trauma and addiction. He shares meeting Lakota man Douglas Widow Junior, and having an equine healing experience with him and his horses. This led to Jeff and Douglas to form a partnership and a non-profit organization called CEDAS: Conscious Effort Awareness Development Services. Jeff explains what it is like to attend and participate in the Sundance Festival held every year. FOLLOW: Jeff Heilman VISIT his Website: https://www.weareceads.comEMAIL: ellisamsara@gmail.com FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/ASMALPodcastVISIT OUR WEBSITE: http://www.asmallmediumatlarge.coEMAIL: asmallmediumatlargepodcast @gmail.com Show Produced by Green Valley Production StudioMusic by DJ Booda: http://www.djbooda.com

This week author Matthew Davis drops in to talk about the complex history and significance of Mount Rushmore, including its ties to the Lakota people, the role of Gutzon Borglum, and the evolving meaning of the monument in contemporary society. We also dig in on the misconceptions surrounding Rushmore, the importance of indigenous perspectives, and the future of the site in terms of stewardship and representation.About our guest:Matthew Davis is a writer who lives in Washington, D.C. He is the author of When Things Get Dark: A Mongolian Winter's Tale and the founder of the Cheuse Center for International Writers at George Mason University. His new book, A Biography of a Mountain: The Making and Meaning of Mount Rushmore, is available everywhere.

Am 15.12.1890 wird Sitting Bull, Stammesführer der Sioux, erschossen. Sein Tod markiert das Ende des Widerstands - was bleibt von seinem Kampf bis heute? Von Irene Geuer.

Episode No. 736 features artist Dyani White Hawk. The Walker Art Center in Minneapolis is presenting "Dyani White Hawk: Love Language," a 15-year survey of White Hawk's career. The exhibition spotlights how White Hawk (Sičáŋǧu Lakota) has foregrounded Lakota forms and motifs to challenge prevailing histories and practices around abstract art. The exhibition was curated by Siri Engberg and Tarah Hogue with Brandon Eng. The Walker has published an excellent catalogue; Amazon and Bookshop offer it for around $50. After closing at the Walker on February 15, "Love Language" will travel to the Remai Modern in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. White Hawk's work is in the collection of institutions such as the Walker, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington; the Museum of Modern Art, New York; and the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. White Hawk was previously a guest on Episode No. 610 of The MAN Podcast. Instagram: Dyani White Hawk, Tyler Green. Air date: December 11, 2025.

A Tucson, Ariz. resident is facing federal charges for allegedly excavating and trafficking archeological resources from the Gila River Indian Community. The U.S. Attorney's Office says 46-year-old Leo Reynoso stands accused of violating the Archeological Resources Protection Act. Prosecutors said Reynoso allegedly removed several artifacts from the community without authorization. This included jewelry, Indian Trader tokens, crucifixes, and buttons from archeological sites on tribal land. He also stands accused of selling these items without a permit. The archeological value of the items is estimated at $29,000, while the cost of repairing the archeological sites is estimated at $23,000. If convicted, Reynoso faces a $20,000 fine and could get up to two years in prison. U.S. soldiers at a burial for some of those who were killed at Wounded Knee, S.D. on January 1, 1891. December 29 will mark 130 years since the Wounded Knee Massacre. In part two of his story, KJZZ's Gabriel Pietrorazio shares some Native reactions to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's assertion that the soldiers who took part in the violent and tragic incident deserved their Medals of Honor. David Martinez (Akimel O'odham) is founder and director of ASU's Institute for Transborder Indigenous Nations. “Wherever you see America invading, sending troops, trying to intimidate – all that comes from America's original attitude towards the so-called frontier, which was regarded as wild, which was regarded as dangerous, which was regarded as full of savages.” From the Utes across modern-day Utah and Colorado to the Apaches in Arizona and New Mexico, the Army fought over a dozen conflicts predating federal recognition of tribal governments. “There's not a tribe anywhere in North America that did not experience deep, historic trauma.” Even the Bureau of Indian Affairs emerged in 1824 from within the original War Department. Two centuries later, Martinez suggests it's fitting that President Donald Trump has restored the agency's old moniker. “Well, for me, the Department of War is the true name, because, from my point of view as an Indigenous person, the objective in America's conquest of Indian Country was to make Indian Country like America. It did so at the expense of Indian land and people. And so the reservation system that we see around us today, which includes my people, Akimel O'odham, is a product of war.” Lakota attorney Chase Iron Eyes calls the reservations prison camps. “There are those of us who never perceived an end of war. If you look at what the reservation system is, it's not peace, prosperity, and privilege for Native people; it's a little open-air prison camp.” For Iron Eyes, who runs the Lakota People's Law Project, Wounded Knee is deeply personal. “As the great-great grandson of people who were killed at Wounded Knee, nobody in their right mind takes pride in the slaughtering of non-combatants – women and children.” Marlis Afraid of Hawk grew up hearing horror stories from her grandfather, Richard, who was only 13 when he survived Wounded Knee. The 68-year-old Oglala Lakota elder insists Sec. Hegseth is wrong. “He's in denial, look it up. But he's not going to.” Get National Native News delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up for our daily newsletter today. Download our NV1 Android or iOs App for breaking news alerts. Check out the latest episode of Native America Calling Friday, December 12, 2025 — Persistence pays off for tribes working to remove disturbing public monuments

Funk, Hiphop, Country, Indie, Rap, Alt Rock, R'n'B, Blues from musicians of the Anishinaabe, Ojibwe, Navajo, Cree, Zapotec, Mi'kmaq, Lakota, Northern Chumash, Apache, Cherokee and Inuk nations.Brought to you by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Tunes From Turtle Island⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Pantheon Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you like the music you hear, go out and buy/stream some of it. :) All these artists need your support. Tracks on this week's show are: Jean-Christophe Lessard - Junkie ANGEL ANN JULIAN - Hocus Pocus Mozart Gabriel - Helly Stars Jayli Wolf - Lay Me Down Zachariah Julian & Jennifer Perez - Wound Mare Advertencia & Zafiro Lux - ?Que Paso? Dion Bernard - Mi'kmaq Love Song (Nsisipem) Vivek Shraya & Tanya Tagaq - Apathy Crisis Samantha Crain & Kimya Dawson - Gumshoe alt version Stella Standingbear - NOBODY Mato Wayuhi - BYGONER KiiingBoo & Bluejacket & ADOH & Scurmptious Serendipity - Need A Break Aysanabee - Nomads (acoustic) Blue Mountain Tribe - The Blues Boy Blues SIGU & Jens Kleist - Paarinnga All songs on this podcast are owned by the artist(s) and are used for educational purposes only. All songs can be found for purchase or streaming wherever you get your great music. Please pick up these amazing tracks and support these artists. More info on the show ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

In this episode of the Mindful Legends series, we journey to the rolling plains of 19th-century Lakota country to meet a boy destined to become a legend: Crazy Horse. Born as Light Hair, his early years were shaped by the guidance of his mother, Rattling Blanket Woman, whose wisdom, strength, and quiet courage left an indelible mark on his spirit. We explore his childhood, the values he inherited, the skills he learned on the plains, and the traits that would later define him as one of history's most revered Native American leaders. Through mindful storytelling, we step into the rhythm of the land, the community, and the early experiences that molded a young boy into a visionary warrior. Links Project Mindfully Outdoors Black Beard Fire Starters (USE PROMO CODE MINDFULLY) Farm To Feet

In this episode of the Mindful Legends series, we journey to the rolling plains of 19th-century Lakota country to meet a boy destined to become a legend: Crazy Horse. Born as Light Hair, his early years were shaped by the guidance of his mother, Rattling Blanket Woman, whose wisdom, strength, and quiet courage left an indelible mark on his spirit. We explore his childhood, the values he inherited, the skills he learned on the plains, and the traits that would later define him as one of history's most revered Native American leaders. Through mindful storytelling, we step into the rhythm of the land, the community, and the early experiences that molded a young boy into a visionary warrior. Links Project Mindfully Outdoors Black Beard Fire Starters (USE PROMO CODE MINDFULLY) Farm To Feet

Douglas Widow Jr., whose Lakota name is Wohpapi, is from the Cheyenne River Sioux tribe. He shares stories from his life, and speaks of success he has had healing people with horses. Douglas has a degree in Substance Abuse, and tells about addicts and many others whose lives were changed after connecting and healing with horses. He shares a Lakota song, and stories of his grandmother and the ghost dance. Douglas speaks of a wealth of Lakota culture -- stories about growing up on the reservation, their practices and their history. CONTACT DOUGLAS WIDOW JR. dwidow60@gmail.comDouglas's Lecture at The University of Iowa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUc8sDfXwF4&t=116sFOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/ASMALPodcastVISIT OUR WEBSITE: http://www.asmallmediumatlarge.coEMAIL: asmallmediumatlargepodcast @gmail.com Show Produced by Green Valley Production StudioMusic by DJ Booda: http://www.djbooda.com

In this episode, we talk about LANDBACK in the Black Hills. The battle for the Black Hills is the longest legal battle over land in the American judicial system. In 1980, the Supreme Court ruled that the stealing of the Black Hills was one of the most gross violations of the Constitution in US history. Nick is joined by revered Lakota elders and spiritual leaders Richard Moves Camp and Robert Two Crow, as well as NDN Collective President Wizipan Little Elk Garriott and HeSapa LANDBACK organizer Anissa Martin to reflect and discuss He Sapa LANDBACK efforts. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Reflections on the spiritual significance of the He Sapa Political history of the Black Hills The Black HIlls Restoration Act strategy LEARN MORE:  Support the He Sapa Restoration Action and return the Black Hills to the Oceti Sakowin: https://ndnco.cc/bhrestoration   SUPPORT OUR WORK: Support the For the People Campaign today! Your donation to NDN Collective directly supports Indigenous organizers, Nations, Tribes, and communities leading the fight for justice and liberation. Donate now to fund the frontlines, fuel the movement, and rematriate wealth. https://ndnco.cc/ftpcdonate  NDN COLLECTIVE'S IMPACT: To learn about our big wins and hear stories from our grantees and loan relative across Turtle Island, read our 2024 Impact Report on our website at: https://ndncollective.org/impact-reports    EPISODE CREDITS:  Guests: Richard Moves Camp, Robert Two Crow, Wizipan Little Elk Garriott, Anissa Martin Host: Nick Tilsen  Executive Producer: Willi White  Music: Mato Wayuhi  Editor: Willi White Digital Engagement: Angie Solloa Production Support: Layne L. LeBeaux PRESS & MEDIA: press@ndncollective.org  FOLLOW PODCAST: https://www.instagram.com/landbackforthepeople  https://www.tiktok.com/@landbackforthepeople   FOLLOW NDN COLLECTIVE: https://ndncollective.org   https://www.instagram.com/ndncollective  https://www.linkedin.com/company/ndncollective/  https://www.facebook.com/ndncol   https://www.threads.net/@ndncollective  https://bsky.app/profile/ndncollective.bsky.social  https://www.tiktok.com/@ndncollective   https://x.com/ndncollective  

Mo Brings Plenty is a Lakota horseman, actor, and cultural leader whose impact reaches far beyond television and film. Known for his work in Yellowstone, 1883, 1923, and the upcoming Outriding the Devil, Mo has become one of the most important voices in preserving, protecting, and sharing Native American stories with truth and integrity.In this episode, Mo opens up about the storms he has walked through — childhood hardships, broken dreams, addiction, loss, and the long road back to faith and purpose. Horses became his escape, his identity, and the gift that carried him across the world. Prayer became the anchor that steadied him when life felt overwhelming. And through every storm, staying true to who he is became the foundation of his strength.Mo shares powerful insights about humility, cultural identity, the matriarchal roots of Lakota leadership, and why diversity is one of God's greatest designs. He explains his responsibility in Hollywood productions — to honor ancestors, protect sacred traditions, and ensure accurate representation for Native communities.This episode is emotional, spiritual, grounding, and deeply meaningful. Mo's wisdom hits the heart. His humility inspires. His resilience reminds us that storms shape us — but they don't define us.Listen to Episode 262 on your favorite platform or watch on YouTube via @rodeolive. ----In The LOOP Podcast hosted by Jordan Jo Hollabaugh, is inspired by the western culture and breakaway roping lifestyle. This podcast highlights the raw, real, truth behind the box of the breakaway roping industry. Bringing you behind the scenes stories of what real life looks like everyday from; breakaway ropers, cowgirls, cowboys, producers, leaders, trailblazers, and the like, all sharing stories of the western culture and lifestyle that they live daily.In The LOOP Podcast & Fabrizio Marketing LLC are not responsible for any losses, damages, or liabilities that may arise from the use of this podcast.----New Episodes Every Friday @ 9a ET on Rodeo Live YT----Get In The LOOP Podcast with Jordan JoGet the Newsletter at | www.inthelooprodeo.com/Like us on Facebook | www.facebook.com/inthelooppodcast.jordanjoTag us on Instagram | www.instagram.com/inthelooppodcast.jordanjoFollow us on TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@jordanjo.hollabaughWatch more on our Youtube Channel Watch on Youtube @ JordanJoHollabaugh ... Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Battle of the Little Bighorn - also known as the Battle of the Greasy Grass - was one of the most dramatic and important clashes in American history. In June 1876, on the rolling plains of Montana, Colonel George Armstrong Custer and the 7th Cavalry charged into a vast encampment of Lakota and other tribes — and were utterly destroyed by the superior native forces who fought to defend their sacred lands from the encroaching United States.In this episode, Dan is joined by former National Parks historian Paul Hedren to explore how this battle came to define the struggle between the U.S. government and the Plains tribes, what led to Custer's fatal mistake, and how the Lakota, Cheyenne, and Arapaho achieved a stunning, if fleeting, victory.Paul's new book is called 'Sitting Bull's War: The Battle of the Little Bighorn and the Fight for Buffalo and Freedom'.The terminology to use when exploring and discussing Indigenous and native peoples, history, and culture is sensitive and complex. You can find out more on language use here: https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/informational/impact-words-tipsProduced by Mariana Des Forges and edited by Dougal Patmore.Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe.We'd love to hear your feedback - you can take part in our podcast survey here: https://insights.historyhit.com/history-hit-podcast-always-on.You can also email the podcast directly at ds.hh@historyhit.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael Kurtz, enrolled member from the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe in South Dakota, shares how he taught himself to read animal signs and photograph them. He talks about the experiences with animals he has had following animal signs and how it connects him to the Traditional Ecological Knowledge of his ancestors.  

In this episode of the Foster Friendly podcast, hosts Courtney Williams and Travis Vangsnes welcome Greg and Sam Hollback, a couple who have adopted two Native American daughters through the I Belong Project. They discuss their life in Daytona Beach, their community engagement, and their professional backgrounds in youth advocacy and education. The Hollbacks share their adoption journey, including the challenges and joys of finding their daughters, the importance of cultural considerations in adoption, and how they incorporate Lakota heritage into their family life. They reflect on their experiences as a multicultural family and the significance of belonging and identity for their children.Checkout our free webinars on practical and relevant foster care and adoption topicsFosterCon.orgLearn more about Youth Advocate Programs:https://www.yapinc.org/TakeawaysLiving in Daytona Beach offers a unique lifestyle for families.Adoption processes can take time and require patience.Cultural understanding is crucial in the adoption journey.Incorporating a child's heritage can enrich family life.Community engagement is important for personal fulfillment.Children need time and attention to adjust in new environments.Adopting cross-culturally requires sensitivity and awareness.Language learning can strengthen family bonds and cultural identity.The importance of being accepted as a family in diverse communities.Adoption is about love and connection, not perfection.

What really happened at the Battle of Little Bighorn and how did a single momentous victory seal the fate of the Plains tribes?Join me this week as I dive into the events that led to Custer's defeat, the broken treaties and gold rush that fueled the conflict, and how the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho achieved one of the most decisive Native victories in U.S. history. I also explore how the aftermath reshaped federal policy, public opinion, and the future of the Great Plains.Support the show

>> ACCESS THE LIBERATION MASTERCLASS: Unlock Your Magic & Activate Your Highest PotentialFree offering here: https://www.stephanie-trager.com/Episode Website with Chase Iron EyesI'm joined in this episode by Chase Iron Eyes, Native American member of the Lakota Nation, Attorney, Truth Speaker, and Executive Director of the Sacred Defense Fund. We dive into the sacred knowledge systems of the Lakota Peoples exploring the  fundamental tensions between Western institutions of commerce and law versus the pursuit of spiritual sovereignty, truth, and environmental justice. Chase shares the powerful stories and ceremonies that have fueled the indigenous journey for survival and dignity. We weave The linear world of justice and commerce with sacred wisdoms and cosmology. Dedicated to the pursuit of awareness...

Lakota Renville left home at 20, believing she was stepping into a new future. Two years later, in 2005, she was found in Independence, Missouri and nearly twenty years later, her case remains unsolved. One distinctive clue has been released, and investigators still believe someone recognizes it.Sources:https://fox4kc.com/news/still-no-answers-20-years-after-woman-found-stabbed-to-death-in-independence/amp/https://lompocrecord.com/lakota-rae-renville/article_dd07e9c7-b1d2-50cb-91cc-1a605404ec1e.amp.htmlhttps://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/4bsfxt/the2005_unsolved_murder_of_lakota_renville/https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/investigations/mmip-series-i-team-focuses-on-2005-cold-case-murder-of-indigenous-woman-lakota-renvillehttps://defrostingcoldcases.com/lakota-rae-renville-1983-2005/https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/investigations/community-marks-18-years-since-lakota-renville-found-murdered-in-independencehttps://www.kctv5.com/video/2023/05/24/relatives-search-justice-lakota-renville-more-than-17-years-after-her-body-was-discovered/?outputType=ampSupport the show

Walking Sam is a seven-foot-tall shadow figure from Lakota folklore who stalks the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, appearing to vulnerable youth and whispering that they should take their own lives, carrying the souls of his previous victims beneath his outstretched arms. Discover more TERRIFYING podcasts at http://eeriecast.com/   Follow Carman Carrion!    https://www.instagram.com/carmancarrion/?hl=en   https://twitter.com/CarmanCarrion   Subscribe to Spotify! https://open.spotify.com/show/0uiX155WEJnN7QVRfo3aQY   Please Review Us on iTunes! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/freaky-folklore/id1550361184   Music and sound effects used in the Freaky Folklore Podcast have or may have been provided/created by:  CO.AG: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcavSftXHgxLBWwLDm_bNvA Myuu: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiSKnkKCKAQVxMUWpZQobuQ Jinglepunks: https://jinglepunks.com/ Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/ Kevin MacLeod: http://incompetech.com/ Dark Music: https://soundcloud.com/darknessprevailspodcast Soundstripe: https:// Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

DANCES WITH WOLVES A Civil War soldier on the frontier bonds with a Lakota band and is drawn to the clarity of their way of life. Welcomed into the community and given the name Dances with Wolves, he falls for a white woman raised within the tribe. That fragile peace breaks when Union soldiers arrive to claim the land. Craig, Elisabeth and guest Annie Bulloch talk about reconciling America's bloody past, life on the frontier, confident dogs and the movie “Dances with Wolves” on this week's Matinee Heroes!! Show Notes 0:57 Craig, Elisabeth and Annie Bulloch talk about Texas and dogs. 15:32 Craig, Elisabeth and Annie discuss "Dances with Wolves" 1:24:35 Recasting 1:52:30 Double Feature 2:02:08 Final Thoughts 2:06:40 A preview of next week's episode "Titanic" Our next no-ender is the monster hit "Titanic"

This week on a special Halloween episode of “Jesuitical,” Ashley and Zac speak with Micah Kiel, a professor of New Testament at Saint John's School of Theology and Seminary in Collegeville, Minn., where he teaches a class called “Apocalypse-mania.” Micah is also the author of Apocalyptic Ecology: The Book of Revelation, the Earth, and the Future.  Ashley, Zac and Micah discuss: - How Catholics should read the Book of Revelation - Where our obsession with the apocalypse comes from - Revelation's (violent) critique of empire In Signs of the Times, Ashley and Zac discuss King Charles's monumental visit to the Vatican, Cardinal Burke saying the Latin liturgy in St. Peter's Basilica and Pete Hegseth's decision to retain awards for soldiers who massacred hundreds of Indigenous civilians at Wounded Knee in the late 19th century. In “As One Friend Speaks to Another,” Ashley and Zac speak to Jackson Goodman, strategic program manager at America, about his and Zac's upcoming participation in the New York City Marathon. Links for further reading:  Pope Leo and King Charles make history with first-ever joint prayer service in Sistine Chapel Cardinal Burke celebrates traditional Latin Mass in St. Peter's Basilica Analysis: Why is Pope Leo letting Cardinal Burke say the Latin Mass at the Vatican? Bishop, Jesuits reject Hegseth decision to honor soldiers who massacred Lakota at Wounded Knee Support Cristo Rey New York High School You can follow us on X and on Instagram @jesuiticalshow.   You can find us on Facebook at facebook.com/groups/jesuitical Please consider supporting Jesuitical by becoming a digital subscriber to America magazine at americamagazine.org/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Ed DeVaney joins the sisters of "Confessions of a Reluctant Caregiver" to share his deeply personal caregiving experience. Raised in a competitive and close-knit Irish Catholic family in Chicago, Ed describes a childhood filled with familial connections and strong influences from his mother, who not only modeled the values of care and perseverance but also became the central figure in his own journey as a caregiver. When Ed moved to North Carolina for a major career opportunity, it coincided with the onset of his mother's dementia and Alzheimer's diagnosis—changes that altered the dynamic of his family and thrust him, alongside his two older sisters, into the complexities of caring for an ailing parent.Ed speaks candidly about the emotional and logistical challenges that came with balancing his professional growth, the demands of an MBA program, and raising his young family while regularly traveling back to Chicago to help care for his mom. He highlights the family tensions, the guilt of missing pivotal moments in his children's lives, and the difficulties of honoring his mother's wish never to enter a nursing home—a promise the siblings ultimately struggled with before acknowledging her increasing needs. Looking back, Ed shares honest reflections on vulnerability, the importance of asking for help, and the lessons this experience has taught him as both a leader and a father. Above all, his story underscores the universal challenges faced by caregivers, the enduring bonds of family, and the need for grace—toward others and oneself—throughout the journey.About Ed:Ed DeVaney is a Chicago native from a large, close-knit family. Growing up, he was a dedicated athlete, and that competitive spirit continues to drive him today. Ed has been married to his wife, Michelle, for 20 years, and together they have three children: Grace, Chloe, and Ryan. Their family also includes three dogs: Lakota, Lola, and Poncho.Support the showConfessions of a Reluctant Caregiver Sisterhood of Care, LLC Website: www.confessionsofareluctantcaregiver.com Like us on Facebook! Tweet with us on Twitter! Follow us on Instagram! Watch us on Youtube! Pin us on Pinterest! Link us on LinkedIn!Tune in on Whole Care Network

Delta David Gier talks about jazz and orchestral music. Marty Two Bulls Jr. explores the breadth of contemporary Lakota artwork. Plus, a new mural with a message.

Mason writes "I'm not quite sure how to start this other than with my first encounter. In the summer of 2013 or 2014, I went camping with my friend Perry and his father in upstate New York, we lived in Saranac Lake, which is 15 minutes down the road from Lake Placid where the 1980 miracle on ice occurred. Upstate New York is nothing like the city that the state is most famously known for, its mountainous, and covered in forests, and is also home to the Adirondack state park, where our little town was nestled. We had gone with his nearly estranged father to a camping ground near a lake, which one I cannot remember, as the area is littered with them. What I do remember however is Perry's father had stopped us setting up camp to tell us a scary story, ironically enough about Sasquatch. He told us a story about it taking food and attacking campers, but the two of us both teenagers, blew off his story. I for one have always had an interest in Bigfoot, but growing up, every adult in my life had talked down to me or made fun of this interest, causing me to in a sense disengage from them when they attempted to talk shop with me.  This camp ground was large, and had over 20 slots, and his father had splurged in an attempt to reconcile with Perry, opting to rent a site next to the lake. Between our campsite and every other was about 100 feet of thick woods, to allow privacy between the families camping. At the time I believe it was us, and two other families as it was nearing the end of summer, and they were a few sites away from us. The camping was fun, and nothing too exciting occurred other than the three of us learning to set up an over complicated bass pro tent for a small family. At around 10 o'clock that night give or take an hour we had been sitting around our campfire when Perry's father's demeanor changed. For most of this day we had all three been very excited and having fun, but at this point in the night he seemed to suddenly become very serious. He got us to clean up our campsite and pack up everything aside from a large cooler he had brought along. Then he had ushered us into the tent. Perry and I, both being 13 or 14, were still awake, laughing over dumb jokes and attempting not to wake Perry's father when we began to hear walking. At this time I had not been as well versed of the sounds of the woods as I would become later in life, but even then I could distinguish the sound of bipedal walking, especially when it sounded heavy. We heard something begin to approach our campsite, and at first I had wondered if it were a loon or heron which were all over the lake during the day. This however was quickly disproven when it approached our tent. Perry's face suddenly became filled with fear, fear which matched the sudden sinking feeling growing in my chest and stomach. I had turned slightly to my left, onto my back, as I was closest to the side this unknown had approached, and something inside me demanded I not have my back to whatever this was. We sat there for what felt like forever, but could only have been a minute, when the side of the tent began to push in slowly, what was pushing it in has never left me. What I can only describe as a poorly outlined hand had pushed in the side of the tent. The tent wall had bulged inwards a good five or six inches and was starting to stretch as far inward as it could before the tent began to bend. The hand itself reminded me of my fathers hand, he is a man of 6 feet and over 250 pounds, and had hands that remind me of the cartoon character wreck it Ralph, or more accurately like a baseball glove. What shocked me most of all was that this hand seemed to be double or triple the size of my father's hands.  I believe if it were not for what happened next, it may have kept moving its hand further. Perry's father actively spoke in his sleep, a quirk of his that I at the time did not know. He had said something quiet, but just loud enough that it caused this hand to pull away. It was at this moment that the air began to feel electrified, like we had done something wrong, and the fear in my body then and even now rewriting this spiked. The woods had gone deadly silent, the only sound we could hear was the water from the lake make ten feet from our tent.  We froze, Perry and I had lain as flat as possible to avoid bringing attention to ourselves, and were doing our best to slow our breathing, to keep quiet. Perry's father however had mumbled something else, and Perry decided he would attempt to wake him. It half worked, as his father seemed to hear Perry whispering to him, because the next thing I knew his father chuckled and said "You're trying to scare me for the story aren't you? Not gonna work" and moments later, his father was once again asleep. As he spoke, we heard and felt the steps from earlier walk away from us, further into our campsite. We had pitched our tent on the edge of the site because a large picnic table sat in the center, this table is where we left our cooler. I mention this because you could hear the wood suddenly creaking as if something heavy was leaned on it or sat on it. Following this was the sound of the cooler opening, and the sound of plastic bags and cans being sorted through.  Perry and I held our breath, terrified. At the time I refused to believe it was Bigfoot, because I did not want what was happening to ruin my enjoyment of the subject.  We listened to it for quite some time, I believe four or five minutes, rummaging through the cooler, before we heard the cooler close, and the steps begin to move away. The next thing we heard was something entering the water, and the sound of something swimming away.  We stayed awake after that, or more accurately I did, Perry eventually got to sleep, I can only imagine he was exhausted from the terror we had felt. I, in my infinite wisdom of a brazen 13 or 14 year old, waited for sunrise to exit the tent, where I found our cooler still on the table but moved, and many of the items we had brought in the cooler strewn about the site. I did not see tracks, as the ground here was too hard, but what I did notice was that the cooler felt oily on the handles, like someone who had washed their hands in seed oils had touched it, or someone who had done an oil change had just manhandled the cooler. It also smelled slightly of mildew, or more accurately it smelled like stale air.  When Perry woke and so did his father, Perry apparently had decided to not talk about what had happened, and his father thought I was trying to scare him for as he put it "payback for yesterdays story". Suffice to say, I had grown a pair of eyes in the back of my head that night, which would keep me aware in the woods for years to come. My second encounter is extremely brief, and at the time I was convinced by my mother that it was simply foxes attempting to mate. For you if you want to see where this one occurred, we lived at  220 Riverside Drive, Saranac Lake New York. Down the road from my old home was thick woods that went on fire miles, which are still there. My home was just up the road from it. I know this had occurred in 2014 because my father had given me an IPad he no longer wanted for my birthday which was in March of that year. I had been up late watching YouTube, and enjoying some pirated shows on the site, and when I say late I mean 1 or 2 AM late.  I had always been spooked by sounds I'd never heard before, but never as afraid as what this would do to me.  I had just decided I needed to sleep when my dog Lakota, a Keeshond I just recently adopted began to whine. His cage was in my room. For context, this home was three stories tall, but built on an a steep hill. We had gotten this home from a family friend who had been building it for himself, but decided he didn't want it when he found a "better property". My room was on the "ground floor". I put this in quotations because my room and the entire left half of the ground floor sat 10 feet above the driveway. The driveway, was about 40 or 50 feet long, extending past our house to a garage which is built into the hill, the hill itself was covered in thick woods and it was maybe 70 feet between our house and the people behind it. The driveway itself also opened a path up behind the garage, up into the woods.  So my room is about 10 feet above the driveway, but directly beside it, and I have a single window here. I had the window partly cracked, and my room was pretty quiet, I was trying not to wake my mother upstairs because her room was directly above mine and she could be very upset if I was too loud and woke her up. I was relaxed and enjoying myself as I had said before when a sound I can only describe as a bloody scream exploded up from the driveway. It was both deep and high pitched, and vibrated the glass in the windows, my TV and my entire body. I was instantly overcome with the deepest fear I have ever felt, and I threw the iPad down. Normally if I heard something that scared me I would just close the window and my bedroom door and hide under the covers, but this filled me with so much terror I threw my iPad, left my dog behind and went running into the hall. As soon as I made it into the hall, I could hear something in the distance answer back. I too began screaming, only instead of a guttural two toned shrieking I began screaming for my mother. She came rushing down the stairs, I can only assume she too was awoken by these sounds. She however was angry with me. According to her that was foxes sending out a mating call. I had told her I don't believe her and her response still sticks with me as an oddly funny reaction to such a terrifying moment. "What do you want me to do? Go outside and shoot it? I'm not doing that!"  I believe my panic had sent the screamer away from our home, because I never heard that sound again after the initial scream and answer from down the road.  For years I just accepted my mother's reality, because I didn't know what else it could be, until I was listening to your show. I'm not sure what episode it was but I know the sound. The moment I heard it I had a full blown panic attack, and was brought right back to that night. Every time I hear that sound I go back, not as panicked as before thankfully, but that sound will haunt me for the rest of my life. It is only thanks to you that I know what it was now. The audio I think of sounds feminine almost, like a banshee almost, and is followed by a deep call at the end. I believe it may have been on a recent episode. Now for my final encounter or rather what I'd refer to as the most terrifying 3 months of my life.  I moved to Virginia in 2016, and have lived here since then. It was last year, 2024, when I had lost my job in retail. I had lost my grandmother who had been there my whole life, she had been there for me when I lost my sister in 2009 and even been there holding one of my mothers legs when I was born. This loss had hit me hard and I had lost the passion I had for my job and most things around me. It had been my spouse Lynn's suggestion that I go into something new, something that got me outside, to help me find my passion for work again. So I applied to FedEX Ground in Winchester Virginia, and to my delight I got the job fairly quickly. I was trained, and put into my own truck within a month and a half of getting the gig. My route was Luray Virginia, specifically the area around Highway US-211 East, called Fairview. This area is mostly hills, woods, farms, pastures, and creeks. This is about as rural as you can get, internet vanishes here, your phone loses signal, and most people you speak to is related to five others here. I loved my route, except for three places on it. To start was Piney Mountain Road. Piney Mountain goes up to a small paved circle where houses have mailboxes. The houses these boxes belong to were each up a steep mountain whose roads were carved out of the mud and dirt between trees, and every driveway was a challenge: the worst of all was at the top of the mountain, where a house had an inclined driveway. This driveway had no good turn arounds aside from a small patch of dirt that sat precariously over a small drop of about 70 feet onto a slope with a slight incline of 80°. I would have to do an eleven point turn to turn my vehicle around and then pray to god my brakes didn't give out as I delivered these peoples packages. Well the more I delivered to them, the more I felt like someone was going to come out of the woods and attack me in the truck.  Every time I delivered to this home I was filled with dread to the point I once just left their boxes in the driveway and nearly killed myself flying down the mountain. There was one night however, when I was out extremely late delivering, that I arrived at the paved circle at the bottom of the mountain, and decided I was never driving up there again. I parked and was on the phone with my spouse, with an earbud in one ear. I was delivering to the only house at the bottom before I was to go up the mountain, when I began to hear nearly every sound I've ever heard you play on the podcast start up that mountain, I heard arguing samurai chatter, I heard howling, screaming, I heard branches and trees being torn apart, and I flew into my truck, leaving their packages in a drop box that belonged their neighbors and I left in tears. Next, would be Morning Star Road or as google calls it "Jewell Hollow Road." Not much happened here aside from two things. I saw a distant figure up on a hill one day for maybe a moment that was man shaped and black, and an old woman who told me and I quote her directly "the boogers don't like you speeding around here." To finish out I would have to drive up a road directly behind the Shenandoah national park HQ, East Rocky Branch. This road went far back into the woods, surround by it really, on the right side of the road was a 10 foot drop into a ditch with a river at the center, and on the left was a hill connected to a small mountain. I drove this entire road, delivering boxes to every house, except for the ones at the ends. Every time I would drive down this road I would get an odd feeling, like I was being watched. I had chalked it up to paranoia; because I had been listening to your shows episodes I'd downloaded on the app, I just had become a true member and not an Apple podcast listener anymore. For months I was just calling it paranoia, denying the occasional stick break, the woods going silent, or the feeling of being watched. There was even a point when I had gone a different road this occurred so I assumed I had just begun overthinking, until the last two months I worked for FedEX. I had a house I delivered to at the end, which had a large cleared yard with trees surrounding it. There was a large opening about maybe 40 feet wide that looked all the way to a small waterfall about 200 feet from where I'd park in their gravel driveway. I had met the family who lived here a few times, and the father was a good 6'5 maybe 6'6. This is important because I would often see the father about halfway back towards this waterfall, and he would stand beside a tree in this clear view in order to talk with me as I delivered packages, mainly to tell me where to place them. It was November, and I was arriving in their driveway on a day they must not have been home, because their car that usually blocked me from doing an easy turn around in this driveway was gone. So I parked sideways in the driveway, and began to take their package out. I hadn't noticed it yet, but the woods were silent aside from the occasional gust of wind. The package was quite heavy; and I had been spouting some expletives as I was not in the best of shape, but I eventually got it on their porch. Once I did, I turned around and looked back in the clearing. What I saw fills me with dread to this day. "

Part 2! Mark Ruffalo joins us again to talk about marriage as "soul work," raising artists, healing family trauma, and why vulnerability might be the bravest thing a man can practice. He opens up about his father's Baha'i journey, the sweetness of those early firesides, Standing Rock, and the Lakota lessons that reshaped his activism and hope. Mark Ruffalo is an Oscar-nominated actor, producer, and activist known for Marvel's Avengers, Spotlight, and his decades of environmental and social justice work. THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS! ZipRecruiter (try it FREE!)

A new book is just one of multidisciplinary artist Cannupa Hanska Luger's (Mandan, Hidatsa, & Arikara and Lakota) many current creative projects. He's the 2025 artist-in-residence for Verbier 3-D Foundation, a contemporary art non-profit in Switzerland. He has new work that is part of an augmented reality exhibition with other Indigenous artists at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's American Wing. He has a public sculpture installation at the University of Massachusetts Boston. And he designed a terrifying sports mascot costume for the Jordan Peele horror film, “Him.” His new hybrid art book and graphic novel, “Surviva: A Future Ancestral Field Guide,” is a creative take on the Indigenous knowledge necessary for survival in a post-colonial future. We'll hear from Luger about his creative drive and the message thread throughout all his acclaimed work.

Jana Schmieding, a dynamic actor, writer, and comedian, takes center stage as she shares her journey from the bustling classrooms of New York City's public schools to the vibrant sets of Hollywood. With roles in critically acclaimed shows like "Rutherford Falls" and "Reservation Dogs," Jana's path is marked by a deep commitment to authentic Indigenous representation. Her story is not just about personal success; it's a testament to the transformative power of storytelling, fueled by her Lakota heritage and classical theater training.The conversation navigates the complex landscape of Hollywood as an Indigenous artist, addressing both the triumphs and tribulations Jenna faced while crafting narratives that center on Native women. From self-taught screenwriting to forming a supportive network of fellow writers, Jenna's dedication shines through, even amid financial struggles and industry challenges. Her unwavering commitment to reshaping the narrative around Indigenous people in entertainment underscores a broader movement for equity and genuine representation.Listeners will discover the intricate balance Jana maintains between humor and serious cultural narratives, a balance that is beautifully woven into the fabric of shows like "Reservation Dogs" and "Rutherford Falls." As Jana discusses the freedom of creative expression on set and the groundbreaking impact of Native-led storytelling, she highlights how these narratives humanize Native experiences and foster a deeper understanding. The episode wraps up with Jana's reflections on community, identity, and the empowering process of contributing to a pioneering project that not only entertains but also uplifts and inspires.

Many communities face an uneven food landscape: plenty of cheap junk food, but few places to buy fresh, healthy food. This pattern—often called “food apartheid”—doesn't happen by accident; it grows from redlining, unfair rules, and corporate control. The impacts are steep: higher rates of type 2 diabetes, kidney failure, and learning problems in Black, Latino, and Indigenous communities, along with unsafe conditions for farmworkers. These harms have a long history, and government subsidies and convincing marketing keep ultraprocessed foods on top. However, we take practical steps to make change including investing in regenerative and community farms, protecting and fairly paying farmworkers, and enforcing civil-rights laws so public dollars support real food, healthy soil, and communities that thrive. In this episode, Leah Penniman, Dr. Rupa Marya, Raj Patel, Karen Washington, and I discuss why food injustices exist and how we can create regenerative food systems to serve everyone. Leah Penniman is a Black Kreyol educator, farmer/peyizan, author, and food justice activist from Soul Fire Farm in Grafton, NY. She co-founded Soul Fire Farm in 2010 with the mission to end racism in the food system and reclaim our ancestral connection to land. As co-Executive Director, Leah is part of a team that facilitates powerful food sovereignty programs - including farmer training for Black & Brown people, a subsidized farm food distribution program for communities living under food apartheid, and domestic and international organizing toward equity in the food system. Leah has been farming since 1996, holds an MA in Education and a BA in Environmental Science from Clark University, and is a Manye (Queen Mother) in Vodun.  Dr. Rupa Marya is a physician, activist, mother, and composer. She is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco where she practices and teaches Internal Medicine. Her research examines the health impacts of social systems, from agriculture to policing. She is a co-founder of the Do No Harm Coalition, a collective of health workers committed to addressing disease through structural change. At the invitation of Lakota health leaders, she is currently helping to set up the Mni Wiconi Health Clinic and Farm at Standing Rock in order to decolonize medicine and food.  Raj Patel is a Research Professor at the University of Texas at Austin's Lyndon B Johnson School of Public Affairs, a professor in the University's department of nutrition, and a Research Associate at Rhodes University, South Africa. He is the author of Stuffed and Starved, the New York Times bestselling The Value of Nothing, co-author of A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things. A James Beard Leadership Award winner, he is the co-director of the award-winning documentary about climate change and the food system, The Ants & The Grasshopper.  Karen is a farmer, activist, and food advocate. She is the Co-owner and Farmer at Rise & Root Farm in Chester, New York. In 2010, Karen Co-Founded Black Urban Growers (BUGS), an organization supporting growers in both urban and rural settings. In 2012, Ebony magazine voted her one of the 100 most influential African Americans in the country, and in 2014 Karen was the recipient of the James Beard Leadership Award. Karen serves on the boards of the New York Botanical Gardens, SoulFire Farm, the Mary Mitchell Center, Why Hunger, and Farm School NYC. This episode is brought to you by BIOptimizers. Head to bioptimizers.com/hyman and use code HYMAN to save 15%. Full-length episodes can be found here:Why Food Is A Social Justice Issue Food Justice: Why Our Bodies And Our Society Are Inflamed A Way Out Of Food Racism And Poverty

Carved into the granite heart of the Black Hills, Mount Rushmore is one of America's most recognizable, and most controversial, monuments. Beneath the towering faces of four presidents lies a dark and often untold history of stolen land, massacres, and the erasure of Indigenous people who have called this place sacred for generations. From sculptor Gutzon Borglum's troubling past to the Lakota's ongoing fight for recognition through the nearby Crazy Horse Memorial, this episode explores how a monument meant to celebrate a nation has become a lasting reminder of the violence and displacement that built it. Learn more about the Save Our Signs Project Sources: https://history.nebraska.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/doc_publications_NH1998EndSiouxWar.pdf Great Sioux War Why These Four Presidents? - Mount Rushmore National Memorial (U.S. National Park Service) For a full list of our sources, visit npadpodcast.com/episodes For the latest NPAD updates, group travel details, merch and more, follow us on npadpodcast.com and our socials at: Instagram: @nationalparkafterdark TikTok: @nationalparkafterdark Support the show by becoming an Outsider and receive ad free listening, bonus content and more on Patreon or Apple Podcasts. Want to see our faces? Catch full episodes on our YouTube Page! Thank you to the week's partners! Cash App: Download Cash App Today: [https://capl.onelink.me/vFut/ejy661fu] #CashAppPod. Cash App is a financial services platform, not a bank. Banking services provided by Cash App's bank partner(s). Prepaid debit cards issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC. See terms and conditions at https://cash.app/legal/us/en-us/card-agreement. Direct Deposit, Overdraft Coverage and Discounts provided by Cash App, a Block, Inc. brand. Visit http://cash.app/legal/podcast for full disclosures. Ollie: Take the guesswork out of your dog's well-being. Go to ollie.com/npad and use code npad to get 60% off your first box! Quince: Use our link to get free shipping and 365-day returns. Blueland: Use our link to get 15% off your first order.

Comanche Chairman Forrest Tahdooahnippah joins in to talk about Comanche history, culture, and so much more. We had a chance to talk about the legal relationships between Tribal nations and the United States, the importance of language preservation, what it's like to lead a Tribe, thoughts on how Comanche people have been portrayed on film, and how historians and others can conduct ethical scholarship in Indian Country. This was a really wonderful conversation and I'm so thankful to the Chairman for the time to talk with us.About our guest:Forrest Tahdooahnippah is Chairman of the Comanche Nation. He earned a Bachelor's Degree in Public Policy from Stanford University and his Juris Doctorate from the University of Minnesota Law School. Prior to his service as Chairman, he was legal counsel at Dorsey & Whitney, LLP and was an assistant professor of law at Mitchell Hamline School of Law.

Subscribe now to listen to the entire episode. The massacre at Wounded Knee in 1890, when U.S. troops butchered at least 150 Lakota men, women, and children, is rightfully remembered as a moral stain on American history. So why is Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defending the soldiers who participated in it? Nineteen soldiers of the 7th Cavalry received the Medal of Honor after Wounded Knee. Hegseth says they will keep their medals after an expert panel, appointed under the Biden administration, reviewed their cases. Hegseth has not released the panel's report to the public. Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Alan Taylor tells us what happened at Wounded Knee, and what's at stake as the Trump administration tries to rewrite history. Subcribe: https://historyasithappens.supercast.com/

Holding grief alongside wise teachings on death, Jaymee Carpenter and Raghu Markus discuss the great loss of Lady Diana J. Mukpo, wife of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche.Listen to Jaymee's interview with Lady Diana J. Mukpo HEREThis week on Mindrolling, Raghu and Jaymee chat about:Remembering Lady Diana J. Mukpo, the wife of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, the great Tibetan LamaChogyam Trungpa's leadership out of occupied Tibet, through the Himalayas, and into IndiaRaghu's experience meeting Chogyam Trungpa and having an instant connectionLiving in two planes at once: holding grief while realizing that death is ultimately just a conceptHow clinging and even subtle attachments can pull us away from the present momentJaymee's practice of looking at things three different waysTransforming the polarity that exists inside of ourselves Turning even the worst of situations into an opportunity for growth and something beautiful‘The mere eye' where we hold our sense of self lightly Watching out for spiritual bypassing and practicing loving awareness From This Episode:Look deeper into Pema Chödrön, the renowned Buddhist nun mentioned by Jaymee and Raghu.Get a copy of Why We Meditate, a guidebook that will help you not only break free from negative patterns of thought and behavior but radically embrace your very being.Learn more about Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche through Ram Dass in an episode of Here and Now and in this earlier Mindrolling episode.About Jaymee Carpenter:Jaymee Carpenter is a highly revered spiritual teacher and psychospiritual counselor based in Ojai, CA, with a background of 13 years of multi-faceted professional experience in the field of addiction and mental health treatment. He is a 16-year meditation practitioner and teacher within the oldest lineage of Tibetan Buddhism (Nyingma), which is his primary source of his own recovery and mental clarity. Jaymee spent 3 years recently as an apprentice to a Lakota shaman, co-facilitating sweat lodge ceremonies for hundreds of participants on sacred land blessed by His Holiness The Dalai Lama. He is additionally a master-level communicator and storyteller, and one of the world's great listeners.Follow Jaymee Carpenter on Instagram and check out his podcast, Love is the Author “I start to cry. I cry for the normal reasons one cries. Loss, the sadness around not having another chance to say something to her. Then, I'm immediately greeted with how long she lived, all the accomplishments she made in this lifetime, that she studied the way out of the notion of death alongside Chogyam Trungpa…I'm met both with my grief and my teachings.” – Jaymee Carpenter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this moving episode of American Potential, host David From welcomes Rose Gordon, a Lakota language teacher at Onward Learning in South Dakota. Rose reflects on her childhood growing up under the shadow of government-run boarding schools, where speaking her native language was forbidden and punishable. Despite these efforts to erase her culture, she held on to the words, values, and stories passed down by her family and community. Today, she teaches Lakota to young students, ensuring they not only learn the language but also understand the deep history and resilience of their people. Rose shares the significance of the Seven Council Fires, the boarding school era's lasting impact, and the importance of reclaiming cultural pride. She explains why language and culture cannot be separated—without one, the other fades. Through songs, stories, and classroom lessons, she is equipping the next generation to carry forward the identity of the Lakota people. Her work is a reminder that preserving language is preserving freedom—the freedom to define who you are and to pass on a legacy that can never be silenced.

Michael Savage discusses the current wars threatening world peace in Gaza and Ukraine. He shares his perspective on potential resolutions to stop the loss of life and suffering. He praises President Donald Trump for his efforts to help bring an end to these conflicts. Savage draws a historical parallel with the story of Sitting Bull, the Lakota leader who surrendered due to dwindling fighters and resources, drawing a comparison to present leaders in Ukraine and Gaza. He then critiques the media and defense industry for perpetuating wars and emphasizes the need for peace.