This Land
28 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 7.3K ratingsThe 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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Introducing: Mother Country Radicals
June 09, 2022 07:00 - 53 minutes - 122 MBZayd Dohrn was born underground - his parents were radicals and counter-culture outlaws, on the run from the FBI. Now Zayd takes us back to the 1970s, when his parents and their young friends in the Weather Underground Organization declared war on the United States government. They brawled with riot cops on the streets of Chicago, bombed the Pentagon and the U.S. Capitol, broke comrades out of prison, and teamed up with Black militant groups to rob banks, fight racism - and help build a revo...
8. The Heart Of It
October 04, 2021 07:05 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MBWhile we wait to see whether the Supreme Court takes the case, we attend a ceremony run by a program that helps Native adoptees reconnect with their tribes. 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....
7. Before The Court
September 27, 2021 07:05 - 36 minutes - 33 MBAs 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/secur...
6. Trojan Horse
September 20, 2021 07:05 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBWe 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/securedr...
5. Pro Bono
September 13, 2021 07:05 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBThe 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-jou...
4. Supply And Demand
September 06, 2021 07:05 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBThe 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 v...
3. Grandma Versus The Foster Parents
August 30, 2021 07:05 - 40 minutes - 36.8 MBThe 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/ Have a tip? Share it with our reporting team via SecureDrop https://criticalfrequency.org/...
2. Behind The Curtain
August 23, 2021 07:06 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MBThe 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 vi...
1. Solomon’s Sword
August 23, 2021 07:05 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MBALM – 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/ 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 re...
This Land, season 2 (coming August 23rd)
August 16, 2021 12:30 - 2 minutes - 6.03 MBALM – 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 di...
Introducing “The Census Powwow” from Snap Judgment
June 28, 2021 07:05 - 1 hour - 149 MBCheck out a brand new episode from our friends at Snap Judgment! Last year, tribal government worker Cheyenne Brady was given a new job: to count everyone on her reservation. Writer Julian Brave Noisecat follows her through the ups-and-downs of the 2020 census, culminating in the first-ever Census Powwow. To hear more incredible stories like this one, listen and subscribe to Snap Judgment wherever you get your podcasts. Website: https://snapjudgment.org/ Apple: https://podcasts.apple.c...
10. The Ruling
July 16, 2020 09:30 - 34 minutes - 79.7 MBThe 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.
The Ruling
July 16, 2020 09:30 - 37 minutesThe 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adcho...
9. Supreme Court Update
July 09, 2020 23:59 - 1 minute - 4.85 MBToday, 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.
Supreme Court Update
July 09, 2020 23:59 - 3 minutesToday, 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
8. The Next Battleground
July 22, 2019 10:00 - 34 minutes - 79.5 MBA 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.
7. Still Bleeding
July 15, 2019 10:00 - 30 minutes - 70.6 MBTribes 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.
6. The Postponement
July 08, 2019 10:00 - 25 minutes - 58.3 MBThe 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.
5. The Land Grab
July 01, 2019 10:00 - 31 minutes - 71.9 MBThe 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.
Update: Surprise announcement from SCOTUS
June 28, 2019 00:02 - 3 minutesIn a surprise twist, the Supreme Court announced that Carpenter v. Murphy will not be decided this term. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Update: Surprise announcement from SCOTUS
June 28, 2019 00:02 - 2 minutes - 2.09 MBIn a surprise twist, the Supreme Court announced that Carpenter v. Murphy will not be decided this term.
4. The Treaty
June 24, 2019 10:00 - 32 minutes - 74.9 MBA 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
3. The Opposition
June 17, 2019 10:00 - 26 minutes - 36.2 MBThere 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.com For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/thisland.
2. The Tribe
June 10, 2019 10:00 - 30 minutes - 69.9 MBMuscogee (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.com For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/this land.
1. The Case
June 03, 2019 10:00 - 30 minutesThe 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1. The Case
June 03, 2019 10:00 - 24 minutes - 55.9 MBThe 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
This Land (coming June 3rd)
May 21, 2019 16:38 - 2 minutes - 3.44 MBAn 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...
This Land (coming June 3rd)
May 21, 2019 16:38 - 3 minutesAn 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 ...