The Red Nation Podcast
The Red Nation Podcast features discussions on Indigenous history, politics, and culture from a left perspective. Hosted by Nick Estes and Jen Marley with help from our friend and comrade Sina. The Red Nation Podcast is also the home of Red Power Hour, hosted by Melanie Yazzie and Elena Ortiz. Our show is entirely supported by our patrons on Patreon, support the show and get access to bonus content and other patron exclusive benefits here: Patreon.com/redmediapr Website: therednation.org Follow the hosts on Twitter @nickwestes and @JenMarley1680 and the Red Nation @The_Red_Nation. Theme song: "Dead Horse" by Weedrat https://weedrat.bandcamp.com/
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From Falasteen to O’odham Jeweḍ: Israeli occupation is global w/ Napoleon Marrietta
04/22/2024
From Falasteen to O’odham Jeweḍ: Israeli occupation is global w/ Napoleon Marrietta
Jen is joined by Napoleon Marrietta (Tohono/Akimel O'odham) who outlines the history of the militarization of O'odham land, and how their liberation struggle is intertwined with the Palestinian liberation. More info: Venmo: @ unidentified-mouse Cashapp: $unidentifiedmouse PayPal @ nmarrietta Are you Indigenous? Do you support Palestine? Learn more about joining the Indigenous solidarity with Palestine movement and sign the letter here: The Red Nation Podcast is sustained by comrades and supporters like you. Power our work here:
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McKenzie Johnson v. Legacies of Anti-Indianism in Education
04/15/2024
McKenzie Johnson v. Legacies of Anti-Indianism in Education
Jen and Justine are joined by McKenzie Johnson, Demetrius Johnson, and Kaylee Bahe to discuss an incident that gained national attention on Halloween of 2018. On October 31, 2018, two Indigenous students were assaulted by their teacher, Mary Jane Eastin, at Cibola High School in Albuquerque, NM. In an AP literature course, one student had the end of their braid cut off and the other was called “a bloody Indian.” Mckenzie Johnson is the student who was called a “bloody Indian." On January 8, 2020, The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico filed a lawsuit in the Second Judicial District Court against Albuquerque Public Schools (APS) and former Cibola High School Teacher Mary Jane Eastin for violating the New Mexico Human Rights Act. This case has now reached the Supreme Court of the State of New Mexico and the next hearing will be on April 29, 2024 at Central New Mexico Community College. This episode opens with audio from the Albuquerque Public Schools District Equity and Inclusion Committee hearing on November 28, 2018, and closes with remarks from the Johnson family after the hearing. Full press release and call to action to follow. Stay updated on The Red Nation website and social media accounts. Podcast art created by McKenzie Johnson. Watch the on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel The Red Nation Podcast is produced by Red Media and is sustained by comrades and supporters like you. Power our work here:
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Riding the worm: RPH on Dune 2
04/08/2024
Riding the worm: RPH on Dune 2
Red Power Hour is back! RPH co-hosts Elena Ortiza and Melanie Yazzie dissect the good, the bad, and the ugly of Denis Villeneuve's Dune: Part Two (2024). Watch the on The Red Nation Podcast The Red Nation Podcast is produced by and is sustained by comrades and supporters like you. Power our work here:
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Love in the time of crisis w/ Maira Olivia-Rios and Levi Harter
04/01/2024
Love in the time of crisis w/ Maira Olivia-Rios and Levi Harter
*We had originally planned to keep this behind the paywall but there was so much positive feedback regarding the earlier episode we decided to unlock the audio.* TRN Podcast co-host Jen Marley hosts a follow-up to with Levi Harter and Maira Olivia-Rios on the difficulties of making meaningful connections surrounded by economic, political, and ecological crises. Watch the on The Red Nation Podcast The Red Nation Podcast is sustained by comrades and supporters like you. Power our work here:
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Pueblo in Aquarius
03/25/2024
Pueblo in Aquarius
RPH is back! RPH Co-host Melanie Yazzie is joined by Justine Teba to reflect on Indigenous environmental movements and victories against the backdrop of the Gaza genocide and the resistance to it. Justine also debriefs the No False Solutions gathering this past weekend. Special shout out to Pueblo Action Alliance. Watch the on The Red Nation Podcast The Red Nation Podcast is sustained by comrades and supporters like you. Power our work here:
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“If you make that decision, you have to make it with all your heart” w/ Maurus Chino
03/18/2024
“If you make that decision, you have to make it with all your heart” w/ Maurus Chino
TRN Podcast host Jen Marley interviews Acoma Pueblo elder and activist Maurus Chino about his life, organizing career, and the origins of the movement against racist conquistador statues in New Mexico. Cover art: Acoma 1599, Acoma beloved Acoma, ancient of days. By Maurus Chino (2005) The Red Nation Podcast is sustained by comrades and supporters like you. Power our work here:
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YOTED: The settler spirituality to alt-right pipeline
03/11/2024
YOTED: The settler spirituality to alt-right pipeline
The return of our miniseries YOTED! Jen and Justine discuss the New Age settler spiritualism to alt-right pipeline. The documentaries mentioned are Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God (2023) and You Can't Kill Meme (2021). Watch the on The Red Nation Podcast The Red Nation Podcast is sustained by comrades and supporters like you. Power our work here:
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From Hawai'i to Palestine, occupation is a crime w/ Mikey
03/04/2024
From Hawai'i to Palestine, occupation is a crime w/ Mikey
TRN Podcast co-host Jen Marley speaks to filmmaker and organizer Mikey on the overlapping histories of military occupation between Hawai'i and Palestine. Watch the on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel Are you Indigenous? Do you support Palestine? Learn more about joining the Indigenous solidarity with Palestine movement and sign the letter here: The Red Nation Podcast is sustained by comrades and supporters like you. Power our work here:
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Indigenous diamonds w/ Sardana Nikolaeva
02/26/2024
Indigenous diamonds w/ Sardana Nikolaeva
Sardana Nikolaeva (Sakha), Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Toronto's Ziibiing Lab , returns to the podcast to discuss her new study, "Indigenous Diamonds: Extractivism and Indigenous Politics in the Diamond Province of Russia" Read the report here Check out her prior episode, "Indigenous People and the Soviet Union: a Sakha perspective" The Red Nation Podcast is sustained by comrades and supporters like you. Power our work here:
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Decolonial parenting w/ Mekha Aponte, Levi Harter and Marquel Musgrave
02/19/2024
Decolonial parenting w/ Mekha Aponte, Levi Harter and Marquel Musgrave
TRN Podcast co-host Jen Marley is joined by Mekha Aponte, Levi Harter, Marquel Musgrave to discuss the status of children in our world today, breaking down power imbalances between youth and adults, and the joy of reclaiming revolutionary parenting. Watch the on The Red Nation Podcast Episode cover art: Jen’s great-grandmother and Pueblo potter, Candelaria Gachupin Zia, with one of her sons. The Red Nation Podcast is sustained by comrades and supporters like you. Power our work here:
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Not in Our Honor - Press Conference
02/15/2024
Not in Our Honor - Press Conference
On February 10, 2024 at Nuwu Art Gallery on unceded Paiute territory (Las Vegas, NV), a group of Indigenous women organized a call to action to change the Kansas City NFL team’s name. This press conference occurred the night before the Super Bowl and was moderated by Fawn Douglas from Nuwu Art Gallery. The main speakers--Amanda Blackhorse (, Gaylene Crouser from the Kansas City Indian Center, and Rhonda LeValdo --are all longtime activists of the movement to change racist teams names across the US, resulting in many victories. In July 2020, the Washington NFL team changed their name from the anti-Indigenous R-word slur to the Washington Football Team, and then the Washington Commanders in 2022. The success of this change can be attributed to the women on this panel and their movements. It was expected that the Kansas City team would follow suit, but it has yet to change its racist team name. On February 7, 2024, Amanda Blackhorse posted this call to action: The Kansas City “Chiefs" once again make it to the super bowl with their mockery of a name, logo, and complete misappropriation and disrespect for real and actual Native people, who have protested their franchise for years. Despite psychological research stating Native mascots and stereotypes of Native people (fryberg, markus, oyserman, & stone 2008) harm native youth, the KC team continues to stonewall Native people and stand on the wrong side of history. We know native cultural appropriation is a billion-dollar industry and the franchise has been living well off of the backs of Native people. With their growing popularity and the "swifting" of the NFL, we want to remind the public that not all franchises last forever. The Washington team and the Cleveland team had their success and downfall. What's been consistent is Native people standing against the theft of their identities and culture. We call on all Indigenous people, tribes, tribal leaders, Native organizations, Native artists, singers, drummers, and allies to stand with us on February 11, 2024 outside Super Bowl LVIII to protest the KC franchise. We ask these organizations and tribes make public statements standing in solidarity with Native organizers, Not in Our Honor, Kansas City Indian Center, Nuwu Art, and AZ rally. Protest will be held at Allegiant Stadium. Watch the on The Red Nation Podcast The Red Nation Podcast is sustained by comrades and supporters like you. Power our work here:
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Romantic love is a weapon of capitalism w/ Maira Olivia-Rios and Levi Harter
02/12/2024
Romantic love is a weapon of capitalism w/ Maira Olivia-Rios and Levi Harter
*Note: This is the unlocked portion of the episode. To listen to , become a patron of Red Media for as little as $2 a month to access this and other great bonus content. Alternatively, you can watch the entire episode for free on our YouTube channel, which is linked below* TRN Podcast host Jen Marley talks with comrades Levi Harter and Maira Olivia-Rios about the colonial origins of “romance”, how “love” has been commodified, and the necessity of reclaiming love as a part of revolutionary praxis. Watch the on The Red Nation Podcast The Red Nation Podcast is sustained by comrades and supporters like you. Power our work here:
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Leonard Peltier Mixtape Vol. 2
02/06/2024
Leonard Peltier Mixtape Vol. 2
February 6th is International Day of Solidarity with Leonard Peltier and All Political Prisoners. Today marks the 49th year of Leonard Peltier's wrongful imprisonment. Free Palestine! Free Leonard Peltier! 01. [00:00] TRN-KREZ Morning Show 02. [01:15] 49 03. [04:14] Whistleblower 04. [17:00] Don’t Believe Lies 05. [32:02] Oglala 06. [38:07] Father 07. [44:10] Walk to Justice 08. [01:01:58] 79 09. [01:06:38] We Are Victorious 10. [01:18:55] Free All Political Prisoners Follow the movement! Links to videos, podcasts, and descriptions on The Red Nation website: More on Leonard Peltier: The Red Nation Podcast is sustained by comrades and supporters like you. Power our work here:
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Unprecedented? The ICJ ruling on genocide in Gaza w/ Maryam Jamshidi
02/05/2024
Unprecedented? The ICJ ruling on genocide in Gaza w/ Maryam Jamshidi
Maryam Jamshidi , a University of Colorado Boulder Law School , explores the meaning and political potential of the International Court of Justice ruling on the genocide in Gaza. Check out her recent article, Watch the on The Red Nation Podcast Are you Indigenous? Do you support Palestine? Learn more about joining the Indigenous solidarity with Palestine movement and sign the letter here: The Red Nation Podcast is sustained by comrades and supporters like you. Power our work here:
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RPH vs. Killers of the Flower Moon
01/29/2024
RPH vs. Killers of the Flower Moon
(Note: We have released the first hour of the conversation on the main feed. You can listen to the - almost an hour longer- by subscribing to Red Media on Patreon for as little as $2 a month or watch it for free on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel) Red Power Hour is back! Co-hosts Elena Ortiz and Melanie Yazzie take on Martin Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) Watch the on The Red Nation Podcast The Red Nation Podcast is sustained by comrades and supporters like you. Power our work here:
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Now is not the time for fear!
01/22/2024
Now is not the time for fear!
Justine Teba interviews Jen Marley; two Pueblo women talking about feminism, liberation, Palestine, and a future. Watch the on The Red Nation Podcast Are you Indigenous? Do you support Palestine? Learn more about joining the Indigenous solidarity with Palestine movement and sign the letter here: The Red Nation Podcast is sustained by comrades and supporters like you. Power our work here:
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The Empire is melting w/ Cornel West
01/15/2024
The Empire is melting w/ Cornel West
Cornel West is back on The Red Nation Podcast. He discusses the anti-Palestinian racism at Harvard, the genocide in Gaza, LandBack, and the soulcraft of spiritual resistance to the deep calamities facing humanity and the world. Watch the on The Red Nation Podcast Support
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Palestine Teach-in Series #1: Settler-Colonialism and Imperialism
01/10/2024
Palestine Teach-in Series #1: Settler-Colonialism and Imperialism
A series discussing and deconstructing Pan-Africanism, Zionism, and Islam in relation to contemporary Palestine. Webinar 1: Settler Colonialism and Imperialism Deconstructing how settler colonialism emerged as a distinct political structure from other colonial forms and the centrality of imperialism to its structure. Presenters: - MC: Isra Ibrahim with the South Florida Coalition for Palestine - Nick Estes: The Red Nation and Red Media - Onyesonwu Chatoyer: All-African People's Revolutionary Party, All African Women's Revolutionary Union, & Hood Communist Sponsored by: Black Alliance for Peace, Hood Communist, Students for Justice in Palestine, and Al-Awda the Palestine Right to Return Coalition. Register:
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Red Power Hour 2023 Retrospective
01/08/2024
Red Power Hour 2023 Retrospective
RPH co-hosts Melanie Yazzie and Elena Ortiz ( spend almost two full hours discussing the big stories of 2023. Watch the on The Red Nation Podcast Support
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The Red Nation Podcast - Year in Review 2023
01/01/2024
The Red Nation Podcast - Year in Review 2023
We can only attempt to summarize the year 2023. We gathered our podcast team to look back at our media work for the year and the current moment. Watch the on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel Support
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Christmas is Canceled in Bethlehem - Turtle Island Palestine Mixtape Vol. 2
12/25/2023
Christmas is Canceled in Bethlehem - Turtle Island Palestine Mixtape Vol. 2
00. [00:00] TRN-KREZ News Radio Weather and updates on the ongoing genocide in Palestine. 01. [01:02] Baby in the Rubble Pastor Munther Isaac Middle East Eye / Bethlehem church altars nativity scene to show baby Jesus wearing keffiyeh in solidarity with Gaza 02. [02:29] Revolution Melanie Yazzie delivers a speech by The Red Nation on November 4, 2023 at the national march for Palestine in Washington D.C. 03. [06:50] Palestinian Solidarity Pt. 1 Mohammed El-Kurd speaks at the September 28, 2023 rally in Espanola, NM. He spoke minutes before the shooting and attempted murder of Indigenous activist Jacob Johns; a hate crime perpetrated by MAGA supporter Ryan Martinez. 04. [10:09] Gaza Before Palestine & The Blockade On Gaza / Osama Tanous Arab Resource & Organizing Center / Friday Night Forums: Amidst a global pandemic, in the year 2020, Israeli settler colonialism hasn’t stopped. A panel commemorating the Nakba, the catastrophe. 05. [24:25] Our Resistance is Global and so Are We Palestine is an Indigenous struggle w/ Elena & Orien The Red Nation-Santa Fe held a rally on Saturday, February 15, 2020 in solidarity with our Palestinian relatives who live under brutal occupation by the settler state of Israel. We were there to support Diné artist Remy and the images he put up in honor of the Palestinian people. 06. [35:56] Resist, My People! Resist! Orien Longknife reads a poem by Palestinian poet Dareen Tatour, and connects Palestinian and Indigenous resistance in Ogapogeh — so-called Santa Fe, NM. 07. [40:44] All Natives Resist Colonists Minneapolis to Palestine Teach-In and Panel Connecting our movements for collective liberation: An Indigenous Perspective Sana Wazwaz with American Muslims for Palestine 08. [52:44] Out of My House You ain't a leftist if you haven’t left yet w/ Mohammed El-Kurd Mohammad El-Kurd joins members of The Red Nation after a press conference opposing a statue of colonizer Oñate in Espanola, NM on September 25, 2023. 09. [01:10:55] Palestinian Solidarity Pt. 2 Wael Omar from Palestinian Youth Movement delivers a speech on Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2022 in Albuquerque, NM. 10. [01:15:20] Freedom Indigenous Solidarity With Palestine / Nick Wraps up our mixtape with a poem. We will achieve freedom and liberation! Find links to videos and episodes on our ! Visit The Red Nation website to listen to our of The Red Nation Podcast. Use and share it as a resource! Red Media produces and publishes The Red Nation Podcast. We need your support, sustain our media work on . Are you Indigenous? Do you want to take a stand for Palestine? Sign the letter at !
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Are you a bad man? RPH on Reservation Dogs Season 3
12/18/2023
Are you a bad man? RPH on Reservation Dogs Season 3
(Note: We released the first hour of this episode the free feed but the conversation continued for another 40 minutes and is available behind the paywall. Subscribe on to access this and other great bonus content or watch the on our YouTube channel). Red Power Hour is back! Co-hosts Elena Ortiz and Melanie Yazzie review the third and (sadly) final season of Reservation Dogs. Support
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From Minnesota to Palestine: Teach In and Panel Discussion
12/11/2023
From Minnesota to Palestine: Teach In and Panel Discussion
In our utmost solidarity, The Red Nation has remained diligent in responding and taking action in the movements toward Palestinian liberation. The Red Nation was joined by: Anthony from , with Indigenous Protector Movement, Nicole Mason with Camp Nenookassi, with American Muslims for Palestine, with , and with MN Workers United & Hosted at the New City Center for Healing Justice in Minneapolis. . Watch the on The Red Nation Podcast Date of recording: Sunday, December 3rd. Are you Indigenous? Do you support Palestine? Learn more about joining the Indigenous solidarity with Palestine movement and sign the letter here: The Red Nation Podcast is sustained by comrades and supporters like you. Power our work here:
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“A Movement of Families”: The Legacy of Wounded Knee, 1973 and an Oral History of the American Indian Movement
12/04/2023
“A Movement of Families”: The Legacy of Wounded Knee, 1973 and an Oral History of the American Indian Movement
*Note: The is available to all patrons of Red Media!* A of the Northern Great Plains History Conference featuring the oral histories and perspectives of esteemed Native elders, AIM activists, and Wounded Knee veterans Panelists: Dorothy Ninham is a Wolf Clan member of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin. She is best known for her work in the early 70s as a founder of the American Indian Alcohol Treatment Council after joining the American Indian Movement. Madonna Thunder Hawk, an Oohenumpa Lakota, is a veteran of every modern Native occupation from Alcatraz to Wounded Knee in 1973 and more recently the NODAPL protest at Standing Rock. Hosted by Nick Estes () Join us next Monday at 5PM CT for a year-in-review recording of The Red Nation Podcast! LIVESTREAM- Support
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Palestine will be decolonized w/ Rawan Eid and Fathi Nemer (pt.2)
11/27/2023
Palestine will be decolonized w/ Rawan Eid and Fathi Nemer (pt.2)
*We had originally planned to keep this half of the conversation behind the paywall but there was so much positive feedback we decided to unlock the audio.* TRN Podcast co-host Nick Estes in conversation with Rawan Eid and Fathi Nemer , the co-creators of Are you Indigenous? Do you support Palestine? Learn more about joining the Indigenous solidarity with Palestine movement and sign the letter here: The Red Nation Podcast is sustained by comrades and supporters like you. Power our work here:
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Palestine will be decolonized w/ Rawan Eid and Fathi Nemer (pt.1)
11/20/2023
Palestine will be decolonized w/ Rawan Eid and Fathi Nemer (pt.1)
*This is the first half of an almost two-hour-long episode. To listen to sign up for as low as $2 a month or you can watch the on The Red Nation Podcast for free* TRN Podcast co-host Nick Estes in conversation with Rawan Eid and Fathi Nemer , the co-creators of Are you Indigenous? Do you support Palestine? Learn more about joining the Indigenous solidarity with Palestine movement and sign the letter here: Support
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A free Palestine frees us all
11/13/2023
A free Palestine frees us all
Red Power Hour is back! RPH co-host Melanie Yazzie is joined by Jen Marley, Justine Teba, Demetrius Johnson, and Kiley Guy for a rowdy debrief of last Saturday's in Washington, DC. Watch the on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel Are you Indigenous? Do you support Palestine? Learn more about joining the Indigenous solidarity with Palestine movement and sign the letter here: The Red Nation Podcast is sustained by comrades and supporters like you. Power our work here:
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Indigenous solidarity with Palestine w/ Uahikea Maile and Leanne Betasamosake Simpson
11/06/2023
Indigenous solidarity with Palestine w/ Uahikea Maile and Leanne Betasamosake Simpson
Editor's note: We had some technical difficulties and lost significant portions of this episode, one of which Nick re-recorded afterward. Apologies for the at times disjointed conversation TRN Podcast co-host Nick Estes is joined by TRN comrades Uahikea Maile and to discuss the shared solidarities between Native people in Palestine and Turtle Island and the public letter signed by over 132 Native activists, artists, and intellectuals in solidarity with Palestine. "As Indigenous peoples, we condemn the increase in anti-Palestinian, anti-Islamic, and anti-Arab violence everywhere. We condemn the increase in anti-Indigenous violence everywhere. We condemn anti-Jewish violence everywhere. We condemn punishing workers, students, artists, politicians, and academics for supporting Palestinian liberation. We recognize that Zionism is a form of racism and a colonial ideology that does not represent the views of all Jewish people throughout the world." Read the full public statement Watch the on The Red Nation Podcast Support
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Chainsaw hearts and the horrors of genocide w/ Stephen Graham Jones
10/30/2023
Chainsaw hearts and the horrors of genocide w/ Stephen Graham Jones
(Blackfoot) has published over thirty books and hundreds of short stories. His next book, The Angel of Indian Lake, the concluding work of the Indian Lake trilogy, will be out in March 2024. Watch the on The Red Nation Podcast Support
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RPH Palestine Roundtable - We go back in time only to come here right now
10/23/2023
RPH Palestine Roundtable - We go back in time only to come here right now
Red Power Hour is back! A somber episode featuring Red Nation comrades Justine Teba and Demetrious Johnson reflecting on the terrors of settler colonialism in Palestine and what Native people on Turtle Island offer to their liberation struggle. You can read on The Red Nation homepage Watch the on The Red Nation Podcast Support
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