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The award-winning documentary podcast This Land is back for season 2. Host Rebecca Nagle reports on how the far right is using Native children to attack American Indian tribes and advance a conservative agenda.
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2An 1839 assassination of a Cherokee leader. A 1999 small town murder. Two crimes collide in a Supreme Court case that will decide the fate of one man and nearly half of the land in Oklahoma. Hosted by Rebecca Nagle, Oklahoma journalist and citizen of Cherokee Nation, This Land traces how a cut and dry homicide opened up an investigation into the treaty rights of five Native American tribes. Tune in, beginning June 3rd to Crooked Media's 8-episode series to find out how this unique case could result in the largest restoration of tribal land in U.S. history.
The Supreme Court is about to make a decision that will determine the future of five tribes and nearly half the land in Oklahoma, and it all starts with a murder on the side of the road in 1999. Learn more: thislandpodcast.com For a transcript of this episode, please go to: thislandpodcast.com
Muscogee (Creek) Nation's reservation spans 11 counties across Eastern Oklahoma. This land is now at stake, and the tribe’s legal team headed to D.C. to make its case in front of the Supreme Court.Learn more: thislandpodcast.comFor a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/this land.
There are some very powerful groups set against Muscogee (Creek) Nation. Who are they? What's their motivation? And what arguments are they using to win their case in Court?Learn more: thislandpodcast.comFor a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/thisland.
A Cherokee leader is murdered in 1839 for signing a treaty with the United States, but the promise he died for was broken. Learn more: thislandpodcast.com
In a surprise twist, the Supreme Court announced that Carpenter v. Murphy will not be decided this term.
The geography of this country was reshaped in the late 1800s and depending on who tells it, it's either a story of good intentions...or one of outright theft.
The Supreme Court punted a decision on Carpenter v. Murphy to the next term. What does this mean for the tribes?For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/thisland.
Tribes are asking that the Supreme Court keep the promises that it made to them, because what's lost when those promises are broken is much more than just land.For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/thisland.
A murder case sparked an investigation into the treaty rights of five tribes. But another case -- a simple case about an adoption -- could actually dismantle America's tribes as we know them. For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/thisland.
Today, the Supreme Court made a historic ruling on the reservation status of Eastern Oklahoma. Rebecca Nagle is here to break down the decision, talk through the implications, and hey, celebrate a little. Because this win -- it’s huge.For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/thisland.
The Supreme Court has ruled, delivering a historic decision on the reservation status of Eastern Oklahoma. Rebecca Nagle talks to the lawyer who argued the case at the High Court, Native law professors, scholars, and journalists to break down the significance of this decision and share what it means to the future of Muscogee (Creek) Nation and all Five Tribes.For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/thisland.
ALM – as referred to in court documents – is a Navajo and Cherokee toddler. When he was a baby, a white couple from the suburbs of Dallas wanted to adopt him, but a federal law said they couldn’t. So they sued. Today, the lawsuit doesn’t just impact the future of one child, or even the future of one law. It threatens the entire legal structure defending Native American rights. In season 2 of This Land, host Rebecca Nagle investigates how the far right is using Native children to quietly dismantle American Indian tribes. Tune in beginning August 23rd.
ALM – as referred to in court documents – is a Navajo and Cherokee toddler. When he was a baby, a white couple from the suburbs of Dallas wanted to adopt him, but a federal law said they couldn’t. So they sued.Show Notes:
This Land website https://crooked.com/podcast-series/this-land/
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Jennifer Brackeen’s Personal Blog https://web.archive.org/web/20201221201802/https://thebrackeens.blogspot.com/
"An Untold Number Of Indigenous Children Disappeared At U.S. Boarding Schools. Tribal Nations Are Raising The Stakes In Search Of Answers." https://theintercept.com/2018/09/25/carlisle-indian-industrial-school-indigenous-children-disappeared/
"My Relatives Went To A Catholic School For Native Children. It Was A Place Of Horrors" https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jun/30/my-relatives-went-to-a-catholic-school-for-native-children-it-was-a-place-of-horrors
"Indigenous Children Finally Headed Home" https://indiancountrytoday.com/news/indigenous-children-officially-headed-home
"Indian Boarding School Investigation Faces Hurdles In Missing Records, Legal Questions" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/indian-boarding-school-investigation-faces-hurdles-missing-records-legal-questions-n1273996
"U.S. Boarding Schools To Be Investigated" https://indiancountrytoday.com/news/us-boarding-schools-to-be-investigated
For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/thisland.
The Brackeens' case would have been a normal adoption dispute, but then one of the most powerful corporate law firms in the United States took it on and helped the couple launch a federal lawsuit.Show Notes
This Land website https://crooked.com/podcast-series/this-land/
Resources For Survivors https://crooked.com/resources-for-survivors/
Resources For Journalists & Investigators https://crooked.com/resources-for-journalists-investigators/
Have a tip? Share it with our reporting team via SecureDrop https://criticalfrequency.org/securedrop/
Blood Memory documentary https://www.bloodmemorydoc.com/
“Indian Adoption Project Increases Momentum” April 18, 1967 press release from the U.S. Department of the Interior https://www.indianaffairs.gov/as-ia/opa/online-press-release/indian-adoption-project-increases-momentum
For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/thisland.
The Brackeens aren’t the only ones suing to strike down the Indian Child Welfare Act. So are Danielle and Jason Clifford, a foster couple from Minnesota.Show Notes
This Land website https://crooked.com/podcast-series/this-land/
Resources For Survivors https://crooked.com/resources-for-survivors/
Resources For Journalists & Investigators https://crooked.com/resources-for-journalists-investigators/
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For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/thisland.
The private adoption industry has been fighting against the Indian Child Welfare Act the longest. We learn why by following one couple’s journey to adopt and their mixed feelings about the process.Show Notes
This Land website https://crooked.com/podcast-series/this-land/
Resources For Survivors https://crooked.com/resources-for-survivors/
Resources For Journalists & Investigators https://crooked.com/resources-for-journalists-investigators/
Have a tip? Share it with our reporting team via SecureDrop https://criticalfrequency.org/securedrop/
Blood Memory documentary https://www.bloodmemorydoc.com/
For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/thisland.
The fight against the Indian Child Welfare Act is much bigger than a few custody cases, or even the entire adoption industry. We follow the money, and our investigation leads us to a powerful group of corporate lawyers and one of the biggest law firms in the country. Show Notes
This Land website https://crooked.com/podcast-series/this-land/
Resources For Survivors https://crooked.com/resources-for-survivors/
Resources For Journalists & Investigators https://crooked.com/resources-for-journalists-investigators/
Have a tip? Share it with our reporting team via SecureDrop https://criticalfrequency.org/securedrop/
Mashpee Wampanoag face double crisis: COVID-19 and feds https://indiancountrytoday.com/news/mashpee-wampanoag-face-double-crisis-covid-19-and-feds
Interior takes reservation away from Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe https://indiancountrytoday.com/news/interior-takes-reservation-away-from-mashpee-wampanoag-tribe
Mashpee Wampanoag ruling a 'win for all of Indian Country' https://indiancountrytoday.com/news/mashpee-wampanoag-ruling-a-win-for-all-of-indian-country
The Fight for Baby Veronica, Part 1 https://indiancountrytoday.com/archive/the-fight-for-baby-veronica-part-1
The Fight for Baby Veronica, Part 2 https://indiancountrytoday.com/archive/the-fight-for-baby-veronica-part-2
The Fight for Baby Veronica, Part 3 https://indiancountrytoday.com/archive/the-fight-for-baby-veronica-part-3
The Fight for Baby Veronica, Part 4 https://indiancountrytoday.com/archive/the-fight-for-baby-veronica-part-4
The Fight for Baby Veronica, Part 5 https://indiancountrytoday.com/archive/the-fight-for-baby-veronica-part-5
Supreme Court Takes on Indian Child Welfare Act in Baby Veronica Case https://indiancountrytoday.com/archive/supreme-court-takes-on-indian-child-welfare-act-in-baby-veronica-case
For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/thisland.
We know which law firms and think tanks are bringing these lawsuits, but no one has been able to figure out who’s funding them—or why—until now. Show Notes
This Land website https://crooked.com/podcast-series/this-land/
Resources For Survivors https://crooked.com/resources-for-survivors/
Resources For Journalists & Investigators https://crooked.com/resources-for-journalists-investigators/
Have a tip? Share it with our reporting team via SecureDrop https://criticalfrequency.org/securedrop/
For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/thisland.
As the case heads to the Fifth Circuit - the last stop before the Supreme Court - we go inside the courtroom to hear the arguments and the decision.Show Notes
This Land website https://crooked.com/podcast-series/this-land/
Resources For Survivors https://crooked.com/resources-for-survivors/
Resources For Journalists & Investigators https://crooked.com/resources-for-journalists-investigators/
Have a tip? Share it with our reporting team via SecureDrop https://criticalfrequency.org/securedrop/
Jennifer Brackeen’s Personal Blog https://web.archive.org/web/20201221201802/https://thebrackeens.blogspot.com/
For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/thisland.
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Again, the series gets bogged down in vague bleating (with up-talk) rather than clear exposition. The series has a habit of wallowing in individual examples that, by virtue of their particular details (often including the negligence or complicity of tribal members), obfuscate the central questions. The series focuses on criticizing the arguments against tribal sovereignty, but doesn't actually make a positive case or assertion. It's just a constant focus on identity-based victimhood. For example, the central question of this episode was: How is tribal membership determined or established? The host has previously scoffed at the idea that a person could be a tribal member with 0% tribal blood, yet has also scoffed at the imposition of "blood-quantum" criteria from Dawes. So which is it? She says that tribal membership is a legal status, but seems oblivious to the question of how that status is determined (especially for establishment, but presumably also for revocation). She just
This episode seems to shift the focus of the series. It's not clear how the legal questions related to the USSC case are relevant to these land-use issues. First, it's not clear how the anticipated ruling would affect these land-use issues. (In fact, the insinuation that it would seems to contribute to myths you've previously derided about the purview of tribal governance.) Second, the issues being discussed seem generally associated with land-use, zoning, NIMBY-ism, the legitimacy of community-based controls on development, environmental protections, etc.--all of which seem to make the local concerns sound just like concerns in any other community.
@26:52: Wait, so they saw the notice of acquisition via squatters' rights and they STILL didn't do anything?! What the hell?
It would have been far more useful if this episode had explained the governance of tribal lands rather than harping on victimhood and misrepresentation. Saying what is untrue does not indicate what is true, nor does it describe the governance structures that are not mischaracterized. I'm listening to this podcast precisely because I'm concerned about the historical and on-going mistreatment of American Indians, the abbrogation of treaties by the U.S., etc. However, the series seems bogged down with a self-pitying tone while upbraiding outsiders for portraying American Indians as victims. (Which is it?) Stick to facts and educate rather than constantly slathering every issue with self-righteous, bitter melancholy. Moreover, some of the claims and explanations are unnecessarily inaccurate, incomplete, or misleading.
@13:11: Hearing Kavanaugh fret over _stare decisis_ and consistency is both risible and disgusting in the wake of over-turning Roe. The conservative justices always offer mere pretext and misrepresentations (sometimes as lies), as can be seen in their convenient shift from one judicial theory to another--or none at all--in order to "justify" how they'd planned to rule all along. If you want to know how the conservatives will vote, it will be in favor of Christian theocratic fascism.
This podcast is teaching me so much about the issues Indian Nations/Indigenous People face. I'm completely embarrassed that I didn't know/ didn't think to seek it out sooner and I am upset and angry that this is the state of affairs. I knew it was bad, but not to this head-spinning level bad! The blatant hypocrisy, abused definitions and malicious ignorance/ handling of the law by people in power is beyond stunning. Myself, as a former immigrant and now naturalized citizen of the USA, I want to do better at understanding and try combat these intricate wrongdoings, to challenge and test my elected federal officials on these issues. Thank you for making this podcast so I can move through this country with more information and history under my belt. I know there's plenty more to learn and this is just the beginning for me, but I promise to keep informed. I hope to share this podcast with everyone I know--honestly, this should be required listening to all US citizens.
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Love love love the knowledge bringing in this pod!! Kleco kleco🙏🏾 to the creators!
this story is breaking my heart, pissing me off, and filling me with disgust. but the info is riveting and the reporting is flawless. I must keep listening. another winning Crooked Media production.
Ohhh HOW much more money is being sent to a special fund for you. Whatever you have, its getting worse. Although, this IS good for some serious and much needed laughter. Really!! For everyone.
This entire show is phenomenal and this episode is no exception. Please put out more content!
wow great work . this should be part of every high school student's curriculum.
This must have been so meaningful for the hosts
Excellent podcast. I learned so much and as heartbreaking as portions of it were, I ended it with hope for indigenous people.
what?!?! please. I want to hear the end.
nnnnnnnnoooooooo whhhhyyy!!!!? what a tease!
Seems like the end of the episode got cut off.
the end of the episode doesn't play
FINALLY! 🥰
Great podcast! thank you!