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GUESTS
Sunrise Tippeconnie (Commanche, Navajo, and Cherokee),, deadCenter Film and the "Reel Indigenous" podcast
Julianna Brannum (Comanche), documentary filmmaker
Zacharias Kunuk (Inuit), filmmaker
Banchi Hanuse (Nuxalk), filmmaker, co-founder of Nuxalk Radio, and director of "Ceremony"
We'll also hear from Nuxalk filmmaker Banchi Hanuse about her documentary film, "Ceremony", that premieres this week at South by Southwest. The documentary examines the cultural role of ooligan fish in Hanuse's community in Bella Coola, British Columbia, Canada.
But its harmful stereotypes and other obvious drawbacks make it difficult watching for modern, informed audiences. As it marks 70 years since its release, we'll hear from Native filmmakers and others about the place "The Searchers" holds in film history.
The question of what he does when he finds her is a central tension of the plot. It was one of the first films added to the National Film Registry and ranks among the greatest films of all time by the American Film Institute.
John Ford’s 1956 film, "The Searchers", is often lauded as a masterpiece. It follows Ethan Edwards (John Wayne) as an unapologetically racist ex-Confederate soldier on an obsessive odyssey to find his niece who was kidnapped by Comanches.
GUESTS
Elena Giacci (Diné), historical trauma trainer and anti-sexual violence advocate
Josett Monette (Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians), cabinet secretary for the N.M. Indian Affairs Department
Chief Don Stevens (Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk Abenaki Nation)
Jean Whitehorse (Diné)
Other states and Canada have broached the topic of forced sterilization that tried to formalize racist policies in the name of public health. New Mexico is the first to take aim at the role IHS clinics played in carrying out the policies.
Native Americans were included in groups targeted for sterilizations because of the false impression they were less intelligent and that they were not as productive members of society as other groups. In 10 years, Native American birth rates were more than halved.
The state is mainly looking at time in the 1970s following the establishment of the federal Office of Population Affairs and a policy change that increased reimbursements for outside doctors contracting with Indian Health Service (IHS) facilities for each procedure.
New Mexico is taking on an investigation into the sterilization of Native American women through coercion, deception, or by merely carrying out procedures entirely without consent.
GUESTS
Elena Giacci (Diné), historical trauma trainer and anti-sexual violence advocate
Josett Monette (Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians), cabinet secretary for the N.M. Indian Affairs Department
Chief Don Stevens (Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk Abenaki Nation)
Jean Whitehorse (Diné)
Other states and Canada have broached the topic of forced sterilization that tried to formalize racist policies in the name of public health. New Mexico is the first to take aim at the role IHS clinics played in carrying out the policies.
Native Americans were included in groups targeted for sterilizations because of the false impression they were less intelligent and that they were not as productive members of society as other groups. In 10 years, Native American birth rates were more than halved.
The state is mainly looking at time in the 1970s following the establishment of the federal Office of Population Affairs and a policy change that increased reimbursements for outside doctors contracting with Indian Health Service (IHS) facilities for each procedure.
New Mexico is taking on an investigation into the sterilization of Native American women through coercion, deception, or by merely carrying out procedures entirely without consent.
GUESTS
April Lindala (Mohawk and Delaware)
Jo Ann Kauffman (Nez Perce)
Regina Gasco (Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians)
Wes Nofire (Cherokee)
Allen Wright (Choctaw)
Ron French
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We’ll also get perspective on the appointment of U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin (Cherokee/R-OK) as the Secretary of Homeland Security. We’ll hear from people who know and are familiar with his work as a longtime elected leader in Oklahoma.
We’ll talk to those involved about what is in the report and what it means that the state is not backing it.
But the state’s Department of Civil Rights is backing away from the report. After investing almost $1 million, the state is declining to release the final document to the public. It has since been posted online by the news site Bridge Michigan.
It details troubling accounts that have become familiar in the discussion about boarding schools — physical and sexual abuse of Native American students, oppressive methods to enforce assimilation, and limited accountability for anyone involved.
A 300-page report details the history and ongoing implications of Michigan’s role in the Indian Boarding School era. It includes dozens of interviews, public records, and a list of recommendations for state officials going forward.
GUESTS
Jacqueline De León (Isleta Pueblo), Native American Rights Fund
Lenny Fineday (Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe), National Congress of American Indians
Jaynie Parrish (Diné), Arizona Native Vote
Allison Renville (Sisseton and Hunkpapa Lakota and Omaha and Haudenosaunee),
She cites the enormous cost of running a major campaign as a deterrent to welcoming diverse political voices.
We’ll also hear from Allison Renville (Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota) about her decision to suspend her campaign for governor of South Dakota. Renville was running as an independent voice in the state that also elected Kristi Noem as governor.
We’ll find out the details of the legislation and look ahead to how this and other measures might complicate the Midterm Elections.
The bill passed the House. President Donald Trump added new pressure on members of his own party in the Senate, saying he will not sign any other legislation until the SAVE Act clears Congress.
Numerous studies show Native Americans are less likely to have a valid passport or other documents readily available that prove their place of birth than other groups. It would have major implications for mail-in ballots.
Voting rights advocates say a bill to overhaul elections could disenfranchise millions of Americans, especially Native American and other minority voters. Among other things, the SAVE Act requires all voters to prove their U.S. citizenship, either with a passport or a birth certificate.
GUESTS
Shannon Martin (Gun Lake Potawatomi), cancer survivor
Nicole Hallingstad (Tlingit), cancer survivor
Jamie Gomez (Tlingit and Haida)
Alicia Mitchell (Cherokee)
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