Podcast appearances and mentions of nick tilsen

In Season 3 Episode 1: Nick Tilsen, NDN Collective CEO and Founder, sits down with He Sapa Otipi's Executive Director, Cante Heart and Dr. Valeriah Big Eagle, NDN Collective Director of Strategic Partnerships, two Indigenous matriarchs leading the work of developing an Indian Center in MniLuzahan (Rapid City).  He Sapa Otipi is an emerging non-profit rooted in Lakota values and traditions that revitalizes traditional kinships and fosters a sense of belonging within the community of MniLuzahan. It provides a safe space for reconnecting our spirits to ceremony, community, cultural identity, and awareness. He Sapa Otipi works to educate, engage, and empower Native populations while celebrating the richness of our shared values and heritage.  ✊

On this kickoff episode of Season 3 of LANDBACK For the People, Nick Tilsen, NDN Collective's Founder & CEO, welcomes new leadership to NDN Collective, President Wizipan Little Elk In this conversation we unpack the triad of leadership at NDN Collective, examining the origins of Nick, Wizipan, and Vice President Gaby Strong, and how they each came into their roles at the organization. We learn from each of them the makings of impactful Indigenous leadership, the interconnectedness of Indigenous lifeways that make the LANDBACK movement what it is today, and much more.  ✊

On this final episode of season 2, Nick Tilsen talks with Jason Sole to discuss what being an abolitionist means, the origins of FTP, how the LANDBACK movement and Black Liberation are required for our collective liberation, and that Black and Indigenous solidarity is a practice that we need to build within our movements.  ABOUT JASON SOLE: Jason, formerly incarcerated, is an abolitionist. He has been a criminal justice educator for over 12 years and has been a national restorative justice trainer since 2008, In 2019, he received the John Legend “Can't Just Preach” award for his work to abolish prisons. In addition, Jason is the co-founder of the Humanize My Hoodie Movement in which he challenges threat perceptions about Black people through clothing, art exhibitions, documentary screenings, and workshops.  ✊

On this episode of LANDBACK FOR THE PEOPLE, Nick Tilsen invites Deenaalee Hodgdon, Co-Executive Director of Smokehouse Collective, Executive Producer of “On the Land” Podcast, and NDN Collective Radical Imagination artist, to discuss the subsistence lifeways of the Arctic through fishing and tracking salmon to feed and sustain their communities. ✊

On this episode of LANDBACK FOR THE PEOPLE, Nick Tilsen invites filmmakers Julian Brave Noisecat (former NDN Collective Media Fellow) and Emily Kassie, directors of the award winning documentary SUGARCANE, to have the conversation on Indian boarding schools (known as residential schools in Canada) and its relationship with land back.  Boarding schools and education were weaponized in order to assimilate Indigenous people into mainstream society. We're asking our allies and accomplices to share this episode with your families and communities because it's important to understand what has happened historically to our people. It is important to understand the trauma that still exists and how that has a direct correlation to the challenges that we face today.  SUGARCANE is NOW STREAMING on DISNEY+ and HULU. ✊

In Season 2 Episode 4: Protect the ȞeSápa, Nick Tilsen, NDN Collective President and CEO talks about the the history of mining in the Black Hills of South Dakota, the direct corelation of the General Mining Act of 1872 and its relationship with the stealing of Indigenous land, and how we are working to protect the ȞeSápa today. "As long as the history is for the ȞeSápa, so is the history of resistance." Featured guests include Taylor Gunhammer and Andrew Catt-Iron Shell, local organizers for NDN Collective. ✊

In the swing state of Arizona, President Biden formally apologized for U.S. government-run Native American boarding schools, which sought to exterminate Indigenous culture by forcibly removing children from their families and placing them in institutions where their languages and customs were suppressed. “If the Democrats want the vote of Indian people, we want them to stand with us, not only on issues like the apology around boarding schools, but we also want them to stand with us in the solidarity that we have calling for a ceasefire in Palestine,” says Nick Tilsen, founder and CEO of the Indigenous-led NDN Collective.

In Season 2 Episode 3: The NDNs are coming! ... to Hold Racism Accountable, Nick Tilsen, NDN Collective President and CEO talks about the racism towards Indigenous Peoples on their homelands and how systemic racism is a problematic cause of economic injustice for our Indigenous relatives across Turtle Island. It's a daily hardship, "Whether it's in Gallup or in Rapid City. The story is the same." Nick Tilsen said. Our 'Rapid City vs. Racism' campaign is our effort to dismantle systemic racism on our homelands in Rapid City, which includes the civil rights lawsuit against the Grand Gateway Hotel. Featured guests include Sunny Red Bear, Associate Director of Organizing, and Eva Cardenas, Director of Organizing. ✊

Freedom fighters across Turtle Island already know that today is the day of Leonard Peltier's parole hearing.  Leonard is now 79 years old. This is likely his last opportunity to be considered for parole. A decision is expected by mid-July. Today, millions across Mother Earth are collectively asking the US Parole Commission to recognize that enough is enough and finally grant Leonard Peltier his freedom.   For more information on how what you can do https://freeleonard-peltier.com/act-now/ Send Leonard a solidarity letter https://www.amnestyusa.org/campaigns/free-leonard-peltier/solidarity-letters/ Check out the Free Leonard Peltier playlist  on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel Track Listing: [0:00] - TRN-KREZ Morning Show [1:45] -  NDN Collective's Nick Tilsen on how to help Leonard (source) [4:31] -  Rachel Thunder speaks at Leonard Peltier's Walk to Justice 2022 (source) [12:18] - Leonard Peltier's message of solidarity to Palestinians (1982) (Read by Justine Teba) [14:29] - Nick Estes interviews Collen Rowley, the first FBI agent close to the Leonard Peltier case who is now calling for his freedom.  (source) [27:08] - Ernesto B. Vigil, author of The Crusade for Justice: Chicano Militancy and the Government's War on Dissent, on the links between Leonard's fight for free and the Chicano Rights movement. [33:47] - Rachel Thunder at Leonard Peltier's Walk to Justice 2022 (source) [35:55] - Nick Estes at Leonard Peltier's Walk to Justice 2022 (source) [44:48] - Leoyla Cowboy at the National Day of Mourning 2022 (source) [46:55] -  Herbie Waters reads a message from Leonard Peltier, National Day of Mourning 2022 source) [51:50] Justine Teba at the National Day of Mourning 2022 (source) The Red Nation Podcast is produced by Red Media and is sustained by comrades and supporters like you. Power our work here: www.patreon.com/redmediapr

TRN Podcast host Nick Estes (@nickwestes) welcomes Nick Tilsen (@nicktilsen) from NDN Collective back to the show to discuss Leonard Peltier's upcoming parole hearing and the international coalition fighting to get him released after almost five decades of incarceration for crimes he didn't commit. For more information on how to help Leonard's appeal https://freeleonard-peltier.com/act-now/ Send Leonard a solidarity letter https://www.amnestyusa.org/campaigns/free-leonard-peltier/solidarity-letters/ Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel and check out the Free Leonard Peltier playlist The Red Nation Podcast is produced by Red Media and is sustained by comrades and supporters like you. Power our work here: www.patreon.com/redmediapr

Independent artist Benjamin Hammond Haggerty – better known by his stage name Macklemore – is the featured guest on this episode. He speaks vulnerably about his journey to understand the intertwined nature of white supremacy, colonization, oppression, land theft, and more. On the episode, Nick Tilsen and Macklemore delve into how they met at a rally for Palestinian liberation, politically educating their children, reckoning with past cultural appropriation, the fear white people have of losing power, landback movements across the globe, and more.   Links Mentioned: https://www.lakotanationvsus.movie/ https://linktr.ee/palestinianyouthmovement https://landback.org/  https://macklemore.com/  Episode Credits: Hosted by: Nick Tilsen Produced by: Willi White Co-Producer: Steph Viera  Edited by: Willi White Original Music by: Mato Wayuhi

In Season 2 Episode 1, Nick Tilsen talks with Demetrius Johnson, Kiley Guy and Jennifer Marley from The Red Nation and Red Media. They discuss Indigenous liberation and continued solidarity with our Palestinian Relatives, the history of The Red Nation and the work they're engaged in as community organizers, and why they started the Red Media podcast and more.  Links Mentioned: https://indigenousforpalestine.org/ Episode Credits: Hosted by: Nick Tilsen Produced by: Willi White Co-Producer: Steph Viera  Edited by: Willi White Original Music by: Mato Wayuhi

A civil rights lawsuit brought by the Department of Justice forced a hotel owner in Rapid City, S.D. to issue a written apology and take other steps after publicly banning Native Americans as hotel guests, but another lawsuit claims the hotel is still turning away Native customers. A business owner in Arizona faced few consequences after a public tirade against Native Americans. Such disparaging actions and public comments aimed at Native Americans are a step backward in the work toward equality and civil discourse. The response to those actions can make a difference going forward. We'll discuss what is required by individuals and institutions to make things right after publicly disrespecting Native people. GUESTS Cody Blackbird (Eastern Band Cherokee, Dakota, and Romani descent), award-winning musician and artist   Nick Tilsen (Oglala Lakota), president and CEO of the NDN Collective Myra Munson, chair of the Healing Task Force at the Ḵunéix̱ Hídi Northern Light United Church  Maxine Richert (Athabaskan and Tlingit), Native Ministries committee member at Ḵunéix̱ Hídi Northern Light United Church Brandon Ferguson (enrolled member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe), founder and executive director of Ending the Silence Rapid City

In this episode, Nick Tilsen visits with longtime mentor Dune Lankard, who shares stories and knowledge from his fight to protect his homelands in southcentral Alaska. From protecting millions of acres, to standing up for the bears, to fighting climate change while feeding the people with kelp, Dune shows what it means when he says, “ocean back.” As Dune says, “if it's not regenerative then just don't do it.”  Dune Lankard, Eyak Athabaskan of the Eagle Clan from Cordova, Alaska, has been fighting to protect his homelands in the Prince William Sound and the Copper River Delta his entire life. He waged successful battles in protecting over a million acres in the Copper River Delta, was lifted up by Times Magazines as one of the Heroes of the Planet, selected by Asoka as one of the world's leading social entrepreneurs, won numerous awards for this work, and has mentored many in this movement just by being a warrior fighting for mother earth. His work has influenced Nick, many we work with, and the creation of NDN Collective. On this episode: Dune Lankard, Eyak Athabaskan, President and Founder of Native Conservancy https://www.nativeconservancy.org   

On September 12, hundreds gathered on Piscataway lands in front of the White House to demand executive clemency for Leonard Peltier, who celebrated his 79th birthday that day. A caravan of supporters, family, and loved ones departed after ceremony from Rapid City, South Dakota en route to Washington, D.C.– a 1,600 mile journey that arrived on Monday, September 11. Speakers include: Dallas Goldtooth, Susan Harjo, Fawn R. Sharp, Nick Tilsen, Nick Estes, Kevin Sharp, and others.   Read more here: https://ndncollective.org/a-stain-of-injustice-hundreds-gathered-35-arrested-in-front-of-white-house-calling-for-release-of-leonard-peltier/ For more information:   https://www.whoisleonardpeltier.info/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/freeleonardpeltiercamp https://twitter.com/PeltierHQ?s=20 https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/american-indian-movement-announces-walk-for-leonard-peltier    Support www.patreon.com/redmediapr

For nearly 50 years, Indigenous organizers, activists, and allies have dedicated themselves to fight against the unjust incarceration of Indigenous movement leader, Leonard Peltier. In Episode 6 of the LANDBACK For The People, Nick Tilsen delves into the complexities of the longest serving Indigenous political prisoner alongside trusted legal and government affairs partners fighting for Leonard Peltier's freedom. On this episode:  Holly Cook Macarro, Red Lake Ojibwe, NDN Collective Government Affairs  Bruce Ellison, Criminal Defense Attorney Read More: "I am still here": Leonard Peltier's Letter to Supporters Indigenous Leaders and Allies Arrested at White House Rally in Support of Clemency for Native American Activist Leonard Peltier

Creative Resistance requires the collective force of creativity that lies within Indigenous people to interpret the messages of the movement, leaving behind unforgettable artwork. In Episode 5 of the LANDBACK For The People, Nick TIlsen sits with members of NDN Collective's Creative Resistance team to unpack the significance of how art carries our movement forward. On this Episode: Cy Wagoner, Diné, Creative Resistance Director Jaque Fragua, Pueblo of Jemez, Creative Resistance Coordinator Tytianna Harris, Diné, Creative Resistance Action Coordinator  

When Indigenous people say that we are fighting for LandBack by any means necessary, we aim to address the multi-pronged approach we take within the movement. We know that not one tactic alone will liberate the people and our land. In episode 4 of the LANDBACK For the People podcast, NDN Collective President and CEO Nick Tilsen and guests speak to how the legal system, although colonial, is still a viable avenue to fight for LandBack. Our esteemed guests of Episode 4: Phillip Tinker, Osage attorney at Kanji & Katzen, specializing in the matters of tribal sovereignty, jurisdiction, and powers of government Nicole Yanes, NDN Collective Director of Grantmaking and citizen of the Opata Nation, bringing over 10 years of experience in community organizing and nation building for Indigenous people.

In episode 3, host Nick Tilsen invites André Perez and Camille Kalama to unpack the ongoing fight for ‘Āina Back. As we know, #landback is a global Indigenous fight to liberate the land, the people, and in this episode we're reminded about the importance of leaning into our kuleana – or “responsibility” to collectively partake in healing our relationship with mother earth. FOLLOW HULI:  https://hulinvda.org/ Instagram: @huli.nvda 

In this episode, Nick Tilsen sits down with Sunny, Hermus and Anissa, local organizers to Rapid City, SD working on NDN Collective's #RapidCityVsRacism campaign. Together they start to unpack the linkage between racism and LANDBACK. The trio share personal stories of Indigenous power building as they fight against racism in the Hesapa. CALL TO ACTIONS:  Text: "rapidvracism" to 50302 Local to Rapid City: Rapid City vs Racism Town Hall, June 8th, 2023

In this first episode of LANDBACK FOR THE PEOPLE, Nick Tilsen sits at the table with matriarch Madonna Thunder Hawk (Oohenumpa Lakota). Madonna jokingly calls herself the Forest Gump of Indigenous resistance, since, over the last 55 years, she's been at almost every focal point in the fight for Indigenous liberation. Through numerous decades of resistance efforts, from the occupation of Mount Rushmore in 1971 and the takeover of the BIA headquarters in 1972, to the siege at Wounded Knee in 1973 and unforgettably Standing Rock in 2016, Madonna exemplifies what it means to be a true Warrior Woman. Nick and Madonna lay bare how generations of Indigenous people have met across politics and places for the sake of LANDBACK, revealing moments in the movement that were unimaginable. In this conversation, we are reminded of the blood and ancestral memory of our deep connection to land and water, inheriting the movement knowledge and stories of those before us in preparation for a liberated future.  Madonna continues to honor the matriarchs of the Red Power Movement through the Warrior Woman Project, a collaborative of matriarchs, storytellers, and archivists who “bring to light the radical impact of Indigenous women” throughout history. https://www.warriorwomen.org/

Indigenous lands back into Indigenous hands: that is the aim of the Landback movement. In Gillam, Manitoba, treaty promises clash with hydro development. As the people of Fox Lake Cree Nation continue to push for land from the government, leaders like Conway Arthurson try to find middle ground with an industry that has historically tried to push them out. In the 1960s, Manitoba Hydro moved into this area - building dams and flooding the land that once held the people of Fox Lake. Arthurson has acted as a negotiator in the community's decades-long fight for a place to call home - a fight that gets more complicated with every dam Manitoba Hydro builds. And right now they're building the biggest one of all. In South Dakota, there is no place more sacred than He Sapa, or the Black Hills, to the Lakota. Also known as Mount Rushmore, the site is famous for its massive carvings of U.S. presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln. On July 3, 2020, Nick Tilsen was arrested there as part of a protest against former President Trump's fireworks rally on what is traditionally and legally Lakota land. Tilsen is a citizen of the Oglala Lakota Nation and the founder of NDN Collective. The group recently created Landback Magazine, as a means to connect and exchange knowledge with other Indigenous nations. In the Kingdom of Hawaii, Mauna Kea is revered by the people. So much so that their Kapuna - or elders - put their bodies on the line to protect this sacred mountain from a thirty meter telescope or TMT. Since the 1960s, the University of Hawaii has built 13 giant telescopes on the summit, each time promising it would be the last. For decades, Hawaiians have pushed back to protect Mauna Kea from any future developments. Noe Noe Wong-Wilson was born and raised on the island of Oʻahu. She is one of the first board members of the newly established Mauna Kea Stewardship and Oversight Authority. Pua Case was born and raised on the Island of Hawai'i. She's the program director of Mauna Kea Education and Awareness.

On the 2nd season of Sko Vote Den host, Jade Begay, sits down with Nick Tilsen, President and CEO of NDN Collective, and Holly Cook Macarro, Policy Expert, to discuss how participating in election processes can be a tool to reclaim our decision making power as Indigenous Peoples and how we use voting to advance wins for our people. 

The Land Back movement to return ancestral lands back to Indigenous tribes has gained momentum lately.  However, the efforts of tribal native reclamation are not new.  For decades, Indigenous peoples and allies have been working to restore land to Indigenous tribes through the courts, through protest, and through policy. Some tribes, such as the Kaw Nation in 2002, have even purchased parts of their ancestral lands back.   First, we hear from Nick Tilsen, president and CEO of NDN Collective and a citizen of the Oglala Lakota Nation, about the origins of the Land Back movement and what it means to different Indigenous communities. Then, We speak with James Pepper Henry, Kaw Nation vice chairman and executive director of the First Americans Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, who was instrumental in the Kaw Nation purchasing 160 acres of their ancestral homeland in Kansas back in 2002.

The Land Back movement to return ancestral lands back to Indigenous tribes has gained momentum lately.  However, the efforts of tribal native reclamation are not new.  For decades, Indigenous peoples and allies have been working to restore land to Indigenous tribes through the courts, through protest, and through policy. Some tribes, such as the Kaw Nation in 2002, have even purchased parts of their ancestral lands back.   First, we hear from Nick Tilsen, president and CEO of NDN Collective and a citizen of the Oglala Lakota Nation, about the origins of the Land Back movement and what it means to different Indigenous communities. Then, We speak with James Pepper Henry, Kaw Nation vice chairman and executive director of the First Americans Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, who was instrumental in the Kaw Nation purchasing 160 acres of their ancestral homeland in Kansas back in 2002.

The Land Back movement to return ancestral lands back to Indigenous tribes has gained momentum lately.  However, the efforts of tribal native reclamation are not new.  For decades, Indigenous peoples and allies have been working to restore land to Indigenous tribes through the courts, through protest, and through policy. Some tribes, such as the Kaw Nation in 2002, have even purchased parts of their ancestral lands back.   First, we hear from Nick Tilsen, president and CEO of NDN Collective and a citizen of the Oglala Lakota Nation, about the origins of the Land Back movement and what it means to different Indigenous communities. Then, We speak with James Pepper Henry, Kaw Nation vice chairman and executive director of the First Americans Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, who was instrumental in the Kaw Nation purchasing 160 acres of their ancestral homeland in Kansas back in 2002.

Laura reports from “He Sapa‘', the sacred Black Hills of South Dakota where NDN Collective is reclaiming ancestral lands to address homelessness, addiction and violence against Native Americans. Catalyzed in 2020, by an action in which Land Defenders blocked former President Donald Trump's road to Mount Rushmore, this Landback campaign is about reclaiming, along with stolen land, native ceremonies, spirituality and traditions of community care. In this special feature, Laura reports on Camp Mniluzahan, a tipi village built on tribal trust land, that welcomed hundreds of unhoused Indigenous people and others in the Rapid City area in the dead of winter last year.  Laura's guests, Oglala Lakota activists Nick Tilsen, Krystal Two Bulls, Sunny Red Bear and Hermus Bettelyoun of NDN Collective. [Camp Mniluzahan] is... a teaching moment [about] what could happen. We're envisioning what could be if we actually had control of our lands and what it would mean to have land back.  -Sunny Red Bear, Director of Racial Equity, NDN Collective; Lakota from the Cheyenne River Sioux ReservationGuestsHermus Bettelyoun, Racial Equity Organizer, NDN Collective; Oglala LakotaSunny Red Bear, Director of Racial Equity, NDN Collective; LakotaAmy Sazue, Education Equity Organizer, NDN Collective; Sicangu & Oglala LakotaNick Tilsen, President & CEO, NDN Collective; Oglala LakotaKrystal Two Bulls, Director of LANDBACK Campaign, NDN Collective; Northern Cheyenne/Oglala Lakota Full episode notes including related articles and LFShow episodes to watch and/or listen to are posted at https://Patreon.com/theLFShow. Patreon Members receive access to the FULL UNCUT INTERVIEW with Sunny Red Bear from this episode.

This episode was recorded at ASBN's annual conference and features Nick Tilsen (NDN Collective) interviewed by ASBN Co-Founder & President, David Levine.Nick Tilsen is a citizen of the Oglala Lakota Nation. Tilsen has over 18 years of experience building place-based innovations that have the ability to inform systems change solutions around climate resiliency, sustainable housing and equitable community development. He founded NDN Collective to scale these place-based solutions while building needed philanthropic, social impact investment, capacity and advocacy infrastructure geared towards building the collective power of Indigenous Peoples. Tilsen has received numerous fellowships and awards from Ashoka, Rockefeller Foundation, Bush Foundation and the Social Impact Award from Claremont-Lincoln University. He has an honorary doctorate degree from Sinte Gleska University.

Episode 5 of the Just & Sustainable Economy features leaders in the Blue Economy – Dune Lankard, Native Conservancy, Catherine O'Hare, Daybreak Seaweed, and Nick Tilsen of NDN Collection in a dialog moderated by Shaun Paul of Ejido Verde – Alaska Natives staking a claim in the state's plans to grow a billion-dollar mariculture industry. While leading fisheries are lining up for permits, the difference lies in millennia of experience in sustainable harvest and marine responsibility that inform a Native brand in indigenous-led kelp farming and processed foods.

Check out the full episode notes, along with an invitation to join guests from the episode with Laura for a live premiere and chat event to view this week's episode via our YouTube channel, Sundays 11:30am EDT, at Patreon.com/theLFShow  On Indigenous Peoples' Day, Laura reports from “He Sapa‘', the sacred Black Hills of South Dakota where NDN Collective is reclaiming ancestral lands to address homelessness, addiction and violence against Native Americans. Catalyzed in 2020, by an action in which Land Defenders blocked former President Donald Trump's road to Mount Rushmore, this Landback campaign is about reclaiming, along with stolen land, native ceremonies, spirituality and traditions of community care. In this special feature, Laura reports on Camp Mniluzahan, a tipi village built on tribal trust land, that welcomed hundreds of unhoused Indigenous people and others in the Rapid City area in the dead of winter last year.  Laura's guests, Oglala Lakota activists Nick Tilsen, Krystal Two Bulls, Sunny Red Bear and Hermus Bettelyoun of NDN Collective.  Music in the Middle:  “Stadium Pow Wow” by A Tribe Called Red featuring Black Bear from their album We Are the Halluci-Nation, released on Radicalized Records.[Camp Mniluzahan] is... a teaching moment [about] what could happen. We're envisioning what could be if we actually had control of our lands and what it would mean to have land back.-Sunny Red Bear, Director of Racial Equity, NDN Collective; Lakota from the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation GuestsHermus Bettelyoun, Racial Equity Organizer, NDN Collective; Oglala LakotaSunny Red Bear, Director of Racial Equity, NDN Collective; LakotaAmy Sazue, Education Equity Organizer, NDN Collective; Sicangu & Oglala LakotaNick Tilsen, President & CEO, NDN Collective; Oglala LakotaKrystal Two Bulls, Director of LANDBACK Campaign, NDN Collective; Northern Cheyenne/Oglala Lakota If you're a listener or a viewer, you spend time with us. Many of you have for years. So how about taking a few minutes to give us the support we need to keep doing what we do… Only a few minutes from you, pledging $3 or $5 or $11 a month, will keep us going all year. Go to Patreon.com/theLFShow and join our media team and support movement building. Thanks!

Alicia Garza is joined by Nick Tilsen, a citizen of the Oglala Lakota Nation, and the President and CEO of the NDN Collective, an indigenous-led organization dedicated to building Indigenous power. Tilsen talks about movement building in Indigenous communities, the struggle to reclaim stolen land, and who we look to for guidance and wisdom when victory feels too far out of reach. Plus, Garza brings all of the real with her weekly roundup of all that's good and awful from the past week.Nick Tilsen on TwitterThe NDN Collective on Twitter and InstagramFollow The People's Advocacy InstituteDonate to the Haitian Bridge AllianceLady Don't Take No on Twitter, Instagram & FacebookAlicia Garza on YouTube, Twitter, Instagram & Facebook This pod is supported by the Black Futures LabProduction by Phil SurkisTheme music: "Lady Don't Tek No" by Latyrx Alicia Garza founded the Black Futures Lab to make Black communities powerful in politics. She is the co-creator of #BlackLivesMatter and the Black Lives Matter Global Network, an international organizing project to end state violence and oppression against Black people. Garza serves as the Strategy & Partnerships Director for the National Domestic Workers Alliance. She is the co-founder of Supermajority, a new home for women's activism. Alicia was recently named to TIME's Annual TIME100 List of the 100 Most Influential People in the World, alongside her BLM co-founders Opal Tometi and Patrisse Cullors. She is the author of the critically acclaimed book, The Purpose of Power: How We Come Together When We Fall Apart (Penguin Random House),  and she warns you -- hashtags don't start movements. People do. 

SDPB's Arielle Zionts talks about the latest with Nick Tilsen and the NDN Collective. Tilsen has entered a diversion program, today we learn what that is. Click here to see Tilsen's supporting documents and his memo in support of a motion to dismiss charges. In Vitro Fertilization (assisted reproductive technology) has changed significantly. We talk with Dr. Keith Hansen, a reproductive medicine specialist, about understanding the new technology and how it helps families. Kim Malsom Rysdon is South Dakota's Secretary of the Department of Health. She joins us to discuss the Delta variant, vaccination rates, and mitigation protocols in the state. Wayne Frederick is the seventh generation to raise cattle and horses on land that has been in their family since 1884. We take a moment to hear him reflect on his family's history and what it means to continue the ranching legacy on the Rosebud Reservation. Ben Jones highlights "The Destruction of the Bison" on Ep. 3 of his podcast History 605 .

Sam hosts Cornell Professor of American Institutions Suzanne Mettler to discuss her latest book, Four Threats: The Recurring Crises of American Democracy and what we can learn from history to understand American democracy's vulnerabilities. Mettler and Sam explore the moments in American history when the citizenry was worried about "democratic deterioration" and democratic backsliding and what caused those concerns. Mettler explains how her book explores the ostensibly settled elements of democracy, like voting rights. Mettler and Sam also recount the Wilmington, North Carolina insurrection story in 1898 when white citizens massacred black citizens and formed a constitutional convention to institute poll taxes and anti-democratic systems.  And in the Fun Half: Trump downplays covid in Ohio while supporters boo pleads to wear masks, the right prepares for Amy Coney Barrett, why voting in 2020 matters, 1996 Sam Seder calls in to ask about 2020, Kelly Loeffler is Atilla the Hun, Dave Rubin the non-partisan lefty conservative, plus your calls and IMs! Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com Check out the Brand New Majority Report Merch Shop https://shop.majorityreportradio.com/  (Merch issues and concerns can be addressed here: majorityreportstore@mirrorimage.com) The AM Quickie is now on YouTube! Subscribe to the AM Quickie at https://fans.fm/amquickie Make the AMQ part of your Alexa Flash Briefing too! You can now watch the livestream on Twitch.tv/themajorityreport Check out today's sponsor: ExpressVPN hides your IP address and lets you control where you want sites to think you’re located. If you visit EXPRESSVPN.com/MAJORITY, you can get an extra three months of ExpressVPN for free! Grove Collaborative is the online marketplace that delivers all-natural home, beauty, and personal care products directly to you! For a limited time, when listeners go to Grove.co/majority you will get a FREE FIVE PIECE. Cleaning set from Mrs. Meyer’s and Grove – a $30 value! sunsetlakecbd is a majority employee-owned farm in Vermont, producing 100% pesticide free CBD products. Great company, great product and fans of the show! Use code Leftisbest and get 20% off at http://www.sunsetlakecbd.com Future Hindsight: Are you tired of the 24-hr news cycle of doom? Check out this week’s sponsor, the civic engagement podcast Future Hindsight! Join them for insightful and inspiring interviews with citizen changemakers from all walks of life. The most recent episode explores building political power for and by Indigenous communities with Nick Tilsen. Listen to Future Hindsight wherever you get your podcasts! Subscribe to Discourse Blog, a newsletter and website for progressive essays and related fun partly run by AM Quickie writer Jack Crosbie. https://discourseblog.substack.com/ Subscribe to AM Quickie writer Corey Pein’s newsletter at theend.substack.com Check out The Nomiki Show at patreon.com/thenomikishow Subscribe to Matt Binder's YouTube channel at http://youtube.com/mattbinder Check out Matt’s podcast, Literary Hangover, at Patreon.com/LiteraryHangover, or on iTunes. Check out Jamie’s podcast, The Antifada, at patreon.com/theantifada, on iTunes, or at twitch.tv/theantifada Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @MattLech @jamie_elizabeth @BF1nn 

Self-Determination Self-determination empowers those who are most affected to be in the driver’s seat of policy-making decisions. For example, if an oil company wants to run a pipeline through Indigenous land, Indigenous communities themselves would decide based on their values and the impact on their families, water, air, and land. NDN collective works to restore self-determination through three pillars: defense, development, and decolonization. Decolonization European colonization was a system of white supremacy that annihilated complex Indigenous populations, cultures, languages, beliefs, land, and governing systems. The work of decolonization includes dismantling white supremacist systems of economic extraction and governance; education about the totality of colonial history; and the revitalization of Native languages and ways of being. Reclaiming Indigenous heritage is also an act of healing past traumas from colonization. Land Back A key tenet of self-determination and decolonization is the “land back” movement. Theft of Indigenous lands was one of the fundamental ways Europeans colonized America. Stealing land and extracting its resources decimated both the land and the people who lived on it. The land back movement aims to right this wrong by returning public lands, like National Parks and National Forests, to the care of Indigenous People. Land back does not mean removing Americans from their homes. Instead, it means returning the land to Native stewardship focusing on preservation and rejuvenation. Find out more: Nick Tilsen is the President & CEO of NDN Collective, and a citizen of the Oglala Lakota Nation. Tilsen has over 18 years of experience building place-based innovations that have the ability to inform systems change solutions around climate resiliency, sustainable housing, and equitable community development. He founded NDN Collective to scale these place-based solutions while building needed philanthropic, social impact investment, capacity and advocacy infrastructure geared towards building the collective power of Indigenous Peoples. Tilsen has received numerous fellowships and awards from Ashoka, Rockefeller Foundation, Bush Foundation and the Social Impact Award from Claremont-Lincoln University. He has an honorary doctorate degree from Sinte Gleska University. You can follow him on Twitter @NickTilsen And you can follow NDN Collective on Twitter @ndncollective

Some uninvited guests make themselves comfortable at the 89.x1 Remote Desert Planet HQ. Transcripts available here. Science Fiction, Sc-Fi, Afrofuturism, Audio Drama Show Notes: Elements of this episode were inspired by the story of Nick Tilsen. Tilsen is in no way affiliated with Dispatch from the Desert Planet. Learn more about real events here: https://indiancountrytoday.com/news/black-hills-treaty-defender-faces-felony-charges-UIcevFnGqUKdRfDckw7qWw https://ndncollective.org/people/nick-tilsen/ Elements of this episode were inspired by current protests in Portland, Oregon. The movement is in no way affiliated with Dispatch from the Desert Planet. Learn more about real events here: https://twitter.com/IwriteOK Elements of this episode were inspired by the following incident: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/08/04/aurora-pd-handcuffs-family-gunpoint/ Dispatch from the Desert Planet: www.dispatchfromthedesertplanet.com www.patreon.com/dispatchfromthedesertplanet www.ko-fi.com/dispatchfromthedesertplanet www.instagram.com/dispatchfromthedesertplanet Venmo: dispatchfromthedesertplanet Jeremie Serrano: https://www.instagram.com/lacomidadejeremie/ https://www.lacomidadejeremie.com/

Hey there folks, it's been a hot minute but we're back! In this episode the crew gets back together to talk about what to the podcast, Covid-19, the Black Lives Matter uprisings in the US, and possibly terrible futures for the world. So join us in catching us all back up to the present. The podcast has a Twitter @of_resurgence. You can also reach us by email for business opportunities at voicesofresurgence@gmail.com. Cover art was done by Eli and you can reach him @paintedturtleco on Twitter. James, Sarah, and Tai have a Twitter @oglalawarriorAW, @FeminIdginous, and @sp4cek1d.Wet’suwet’en direct action:https://unistoten.camp/Black Lives Matter Uprisings:This is a massive resource on the uprisings https://linktr.ee/ceeetrlIf you want to stay up to date on the uprisings download the app Telegram and join through this link, https://t.me/BLMProtestsOtherwise you can follow Unicorn Riot on Twitter @UR_Ninja and follow It's Going Down @IGD_News for updates in multiple cities.Anti-Trump Rally:Many folks who were arrested during this action are still having to deal with legal and such (including Nick Tilsen) if you would like to help out you can head on over to https://bhlegalfund.org/ to donate.If you would like to know what all happened Unicorn Riot did pretty good coverage over at https://unicornriot.ninja/2020/thousands-gather-in-keystone-south-dakota-for-trump-pence-rally/Other Resources for the Uprisings:Coffee With Comrades-Skill Share/Teach in for popular uprisings, http://coffeewithcomrades.com/bonus-skill-shareteach-in-for-popular-uprisings-Practice Safe Sec, http://coffeewithcomrades.com/episode-92-practice-safe-secThe Red Nation Podcast-Red Power Hour Ep. 5: Fighting settler fascism w/ Justine & Brandon, https://soundcloud.com/therednationpod/red-power-hour-ep-5-fightingIt Could Happen Here, https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-it-could-happen-here-30717896/The Women's War, https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-the-womens-war-59464911/

Federal courts recently handed down major decisions against big pipelines that would transmit oil and gas around the country. And other big pipelines are facing legal challenges that may put them out of business. What do these decisions mean for America's continued oil and gas buildout and the Trump administration's campaign for energy dominance? Our first guest is Ellen Gilmer, who tracks environmental policy & courtroom drama for Bloomberg News.  Then, to talk about what the Dakota Access decision means for the rights of America's indigenous people, we hear from Nick Tilsen. He's CEO of NDN Collective, a Native American rights and social justice organization based in South Dakota. Nick is a member of the Oglala Lakota Nation.   

Part 1: NDN Collective President and CEO Nick Tilsen was among 20 Land Defenders arrested while protesting Donald Trump's visit to Mount Rushmore on July 3rd, 2020. Over 200 land defenders successfully mobilized to the defend the Ȟe Sápa and the Treaty of Fort Laramie by preventing ticket holders along Highway 244 from taking the Keystone entrance to the Independence Day fireworks celebration speech at Mount Rushmore with President Donald Trump. Subsequently, the American president, Donald Trump, was upstaged by the success of the land defenders ultimately preventing a larger than anticipated turnout for Donald Trump's speech, garnishing media attention over Trump's speech, and raising the critical consciousness and awareness of the sacredness of Ȟe Sápa, The Treaty of Fort Laramie, and fostering greater solidarity for a just transition. Over 20 people were arrested and charged on July 3rd, including Nick Tilsen who was charged with two felony accounts and three misdemeanors which if convicted on all charges could result in up to 15 years in prison. After being detained for three days, Nick Tilsen was released and he joins us to discuss the successes of the July 3rd, 2020 action, upstaging Donald Trump, his jail prison experience, the structural racism of the prison industrial complex system in South Dakota, the implications of being convicted for all felony and misdemeanor charges, honoring the Treaty of Fort Laramie of 1851/1868, Donald Trump's violations of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the establishment of the Black Hill Legal Fund for providing legal counsel for the July 3rd arrestees, the continuing work of the NDN Collective, plus a whole lot more. Guest: Nick Tilsen, (Oglala Lakota Nation), President and CEO of the NDN Collective, a Rapid City, S.D. non-profit organization dedicated to Indigenous power through organizing, activism, philanthropy, grant making, capacity-building and narrative change. Part 2: This past Thursday on July 9th, 2020, the Board of Education of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) voted on a new charter policy, LAUSD Policies and Procedures for Charter Schools, which threaten and possibly leads to the termination of charters schools such as the Anahuacalmecac International University, the only and oldest international Indigenous school located in Los Angeles County, California. Our guest provides detailed and insightful implications of the LAUSD recent actions, the Indigenous Education Now coalition's submission of a formal complaint to the United States Department of Education against the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), and the Indigenous Education Now coalition demands that the LAUSD immediately address the Native student COVID-19 crises, and conduct Indigenous/tribal consultation with local Indigenous nations and organizations, plus a lot more. Guest: Marcos Aguilar, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Academia Semillas del Pueblo and Head of the School at Anahuacalmecac International University

Invisibility and harmful stereotypes are two of the biggest challenges facing Indigenous people today. According to research conducted by The Reclaiming Native Truth Project, nearly 80% of Americans know little to nothing about contemporary Native peoples, which leads to systemic bias, racism, and neglect of Indigenous communities. In this episode, Lindsay Smalling talks with Crystal Echo Hawk and Nick Tilsen, two Indigenous leaders who head organizations working to change the narrative and the status quo in order to help Indigenous communities thrive. They discuss their efforts to bring about widespread narrative change, concrete examples of why it is such an exciting time to make big investments and big impact in Indian Country, and where their movements are headed in the future.  Echo Hawk, a member of the Pawnee Nation, is Founder and CEO of IllumiNative. Tilsen, a member of the Oglala Lakota Nation, is Founder, President, and CEO of NDN Collective.

Conversation with NDN Collective President and CEO, Nick Tilsen, citizen of the Oglala Lakota Nation, on a lawsuit that NDN Collective, ACLU, and others, just filed on March 28, 2019, to challenge a recent set of South Dakota laws that function to violate our free speech rights while at the same time, functioning to protect construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. 

The NDN Collective is a new organization, launching on Indigenous Peoples Day, 2018.  Here, Nick Tilsen talks about the vision and mission of the NDN Collective, an organization charged with building Indigenous power, and defending, developing, and decolonizing Indigenous Nations.  You can learn more about the NDN Collective at www.ndncollective.org. 

Nick Tilsen is the current Ex Dir of Thunder Valley CDC and is transitioning into a new venture called NDN Collective. This is a short interview about his personal life and how he approaches his work. Join us in this great conversation.

Nick Tilsen is the founding Executive Director of the Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation and is now helping build the NDN Collective. During his tenure, Thunder Valley CDC has done some of the most interesting and innovative community building work ever seen. They have been able to remain primarily community activists and organizers even while […]

Health is more than health care. It’s also a product of several social factors, including education, income, race or ethnicity, and neighborhood environment—which means that attaining health equity will require addressing many larger social and economic issues. How can we accomplish this goal? That’s the topic of this panel from our Frontiers of Social Innovation conference, featuring Faith Mitchell, president and CEO of Grantmakers In Health, Dr. Robert Ross, president and CEO of The California Endowment, and Nick Tilsen, the founding executive director of the Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation, an grassroots organization of the Oglala Lakota Nation. They discuss how they are applying a health equity perspective to their work, what they have accomplished, and what it will take to achieve an inclusive—and healthy—society.   https://ssir.org/podcasts/entry/how_can_we_advance_health_equity

“We were never afraid to admit what we didn’t know...But we did not fear to dream big...it is your right to dream big bold visions about your future, and your right to pursue those visions.” Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation is doing some incredible work on Pine Ridge. And Nick Tilsen is the Executive Director of the organization. Nick Tilsen, Executive Director of Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation Thunder Valley was created after Nick and others were scolded by some ancestors during a sweat. They had been complaining about the way the rez is. The ancestors challenged them: “how long are you going to let other people decide the future for your children. It’s time to stop talking and start doing. Don't come from a place of fear, come from a place of hope.”  And with that, Thunder Valley CDC was created, named after a spiritual circle on the reservation. Nick Tilsen is an enrolled member of the Oglala Lakota. When he was five years old, his parents separated and he moved to Minneapolis with his father. He went from a predominantly Native American school district to a school where no single group made up more than 20 percent of the population. But no matter how long he lived in Minnesota, he knew his home was Pine Ridge. After high school, Nick spent some time in Alaska fishing. Eventually he joined U.S. Trek. He traveled around the country interviewing leaders in their local communities. He saw the impact they had in their communities and was inspired by them.  Nick had what he calls “a burning desire to be amongst his land and his people.” Nick returned to Pine Ridge to work like those he had interviewed while traveling. He sought to reclaim his family’s land, living in a tent while remodeling his parents’ house. Eventually he had his encounter with the ancestors and he created Thunder Valley. Where a field once sat, Thunder Valley is now a hive of activity disrupting the status quo. Thunder Valley is creating a 34 acre community from scratch. They employ 30 people. The organization has received significant attention recently, including from President Obama. But the work has been a decade in the making. Nick’s work is changing his community for the better. But Nick views his work and that of Thunder Valley as the stewards of the work. It is really the people who are making these changes.  

Host Lakota Harden speaks with to a young man on the Pine Ridge Reservation. Lakota Action Network's Nick Tilsen, (Oglala) speaks about organizing around issues affecting young people there, and the Wind/ Solar Project bringing further economic independance for the reservation. Ana Maria Murillo of the Uwa Defense Project, speaks about the support for the Uwa Tribe in Columbia in their fight against Oil Corporations, and the upcoming Uwa speaking tour here. Music by Floyd Westerman, George Leach and Brule are featured, and the Bay Indian Calendar. The post Bay Native Circle – August 10, 2005 appeared first on KPFA.