Buried Secrets: America’s Indian Boarding Schools Part 1(Reveal podcast)

After decades of stripping away Native American identity from its students, a Catholic boarding school seeks to help the community heal.

Interview: 

https://revealnews.org/podcast/indian-boarding-schools-part-one/

Supreme Court reversed almost 200 years of US law and tradition upholding tribal sovereignty in its latest term

The Supreme Court has repeatedly limited tribal sovereignty, often when confronted with conflicting state claims of authority. It has not deferred to Congress as the Constitution requires but has usurped lawmaking power for itself. The result has been confusion within federal Indian law and on the ground in Indian Country.

https://theconversation.com/supreme-court-reversed-almost-200-years-of-us-law-and-tradition-upholding-tribal-sovereignty-in-its-latest-term-186264

Indian Residential Schools: Acts of genocide, deceit and control by church and state

…Residential schools were primarily run by the Catholic church. Since its adoption by the Roman Empire, Catholicism became entwined with notions of divine-sanctioned conquest and the church concerned itself with control, money, capitalism and land acquisition…

https://theconversation.com/indian-residential-schools-acts-of-genocide-deceit-and-control-by-church-and-state-162145

A Stunning Atrocity Discovered In Canada

The remains of 215 individuals, believed to be all children, were discovered on the grounds of a former residential school in Kamloops, British Columbia.
https://youtu.be/e0ED-p5Yqfw

Canada calls on pope to apologize after Indigenous children’s remains found

…The Kamloops Indian Residential school was Canada's largest such facility and was operated by the Roman Catholic church between 1890 and 1969 before the federal government took it over as a day school until 1978, when it was closed. Nearly three-quarters of the 130 schools were run by Catholic missionary congregations…

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/02/canada-indigenous-children-residential-school

What Happened in McGirt v. Oklahoma (Opening Arguments podcast OA419)

Did Neil Gorsuch and his 4 flaming liberal friends in the Supreme Court just give away half of Oklahoma? Ted Cruz thinks so, so that should tell you. But if you want to really know what happened, check out this Andrew Torrez Signature Deep Dive!

In our first segment, we talk about whether any new information has changed our view of the Rittenhouse killings. Is Rittenhouse a terrorist? Is there any reasonable self-defense claim?
Interview:
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/atheistically-speaking-2/opening-arguments/e/77543976

Dinesh D’Souza’s Attacks On Kamala Harris Are Part Of A Bigger Problem In The Indian Community

As an Indian man, D’Souza has the privilege of appealing to white conservatives by being the minority in the room willing to attack Black people. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/scaachikoul/dinesh-dsouza-kamala-harris-vice-president

Supreme Court: Half of Oklahoma Is Native American Land

The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a large portion of Oklahoma is Native American reservation land, belonging to the Creek Nation, and is therefore not subject to state jurisdiction. In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that because Congress failed to formally undo the Creek Nation’s 19th-century reservation, the land located in eastern Oklahoma remains “Indian Country” for purposes of federal criminal law.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/supreme-court-rules-half-of-oklahoma-is-native-american-land