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With a basis in resistance to institutional authority, anarchy appeals to some politically minded Native Americans. Historically, Indigenous anarchists played a significant role in the Mexican Revolution. Although the term is often used in popular culture to be synonymous with chaos, modern Native anarchists also incorporate the development of collaborations and trade to benefit the collective good. We’ll talk with Indigenous people who adhere to an anarchist philosophy about how it guides their lives and their views on the upcoming elections.
GUESTS
Dr. J. Kēhaulani Kauanui (Native Hawaiian), professor at Princeton University, scholar-activist, author, and radio host and producer
Brandon Benallie (Diné and Hopi), Diné anarchist
Dr. Jeff Corntassel (citizen of the Cherokee Nation), professor of Indigenous Studies at the University of Victoria and the host of the Frontlines are Everywhere podcast
Dr. Claudio Lomnitz, Campbell Family Professor and Chair of the Anthropology Department at Columbia University and author of The Return of Comrade Ricardo Flores Magón
Break 1 Music: Our Autonomy (song) Klee Benally (artist) Appropriation (album)
Break 2 Music: Ancestors (song) Mike Bern (artist) Ancestors (album)
Here’s an extended interview with Dr. Claudio Lomintz about early 20th century Indigenous Mexican anarchist Ricardo Flores Magón.
Thank you so much for airing this important topic which doesn’t get seriously discussed enough. Excellent points and definitions by today’s guests. I hope you will produce another show on this at some point; there is so much to anarchism that is of value to us all in this age of modern enslavement.
I was hoping to hear more about Fernando Palomarez, Pedro Ramírez Caule, Camilo Jiménez, Williams Stanley and the like!