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California officials are still tallying the damage from an underwater oil pipeline rupture that leaked nearly 150,000 gallons of oil along a sensitive Pacific Coast area. National Congress of American Indians President Fawn Sharp issued a statement urging the federal government and others to “take this opportunity to engage with Tribal Nations to protect our natural resources and find solutions to prevent these devastating events from happening again.” It’s also a harbinger of the threat confronting tribes that have unsuccessfully fought against pipelines on their ancestral homelands.
Guests:
Dr. Jeffery Darensbourg (Atakapa Ishak Nation) – writer, artist and culture bearer
Douglas Taylor (Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi) – tribal historical preservation officer for Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi
John Rodwan – environmental director for the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi
Bill McCabe (Navajo) – principal of McCabe and Associates, a consulting business for tribal energy resource development and management
Break 1 music: Money Cannot Be Eaten (song) Rosary Spence (artist) Maskawisiwin (album)
Break 2 music: Tanokumbia (feat. El Dusty & Black Bear) (song) The Halluci Nation (artist) Tanokumbia (feat. El Dusty & Black Bear) (single)
