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The LANDBACK campaign calls out the social and political structures built on stolen land and advocates for returning land to Native nations. But it’s much larger than that. Those behind the movement say it’s also rooted in climate change solutions, global environmental stewardship and dissolving racial inequities. Momentum rose to the surface when Land Defenders greeted President Trump at his July 4 rally at Mt. Rushmore, calling for the federal government to return the Black Hills to Native control. Organizers hope to make #Landback a rallying cry for a brighter future.
Guests:
Ashley Nicole McCray (enrolled absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma and Oglala Lakota) – Green New Deal outreach organizer for the Indigenous Environmental Network
Joel Moffett (Nez Perce) – natural resources policy coordinator for the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians
raktahcu’ reekawi Echo-Hawk (Pawnee and Athabaskan) – founding member of the Indigenize Production/The Go Home Collective
Dr. Suzan Shown Harjo (Cheyenne and Hodulgee Muscogee) – president of the Morning Star Institute
Break 1 Music: Battle River Style (song) Cree Confederation (artist) Kihtawasoh Wapakwani-Beautiful Flower (album)
Break 2 music: Evolution Revolution (song) Indigenous (artist) Circle (album)
