Resistance Radio with John and Regan

Resistance Radio with John Kane 7/10/23; A tribute to Ateronhiatakon

When we lose a loved one we feel a deep sense of personal loss. But when we lose an elder in a Native community, we lose an invaluable source of history, culture and language.

Resistance Radio with John Kane 7/7/23; The Plenary Powers Doctrine is a LIE!

No matter how many lawyer, judges or scholars say it, even the Native ones, the claim that Congress has plenary powers over the affairs of Native people is just false. There is no legal or historical basis for the claim. We never agreed to this transfer of power and sovereignty and there was neither a taking of it by force nor even the slightest mention of it in the US Constitution. It actually says just the opposite. 

Resistance Radio 6/29/23; Our solutions are political and diplomatic, not legal.

We cannot find justice in a legal system based on the Doctrine of Christian Discovery and the Plenary Powers Doctrine. Our only solutions are achieved through political means. We don't need laws passed by colonial powers to protect us because they don't. All their laws are about domination and dominion. 

Resistance Radio with John Kane 6/22/23; Wanting gaming in the worst way and getting it: Seneca Gaming!

After 21 years of getting screwed by New York State, Seneca leadership laid down for the State once again with terrible terms for a new gaming compact with the State. The State Legislature refused to give the Governor authorization to proceed with the current proposal and the Seneca People are livid.

Resistance Radio with John Kane 6/15/23; So the SCOTUS saved ICWA! Well, we better talk about that!

The Indian Child Welfare Act is touted as having ended Residential Schools and stemming the flow of Native children to white families through foster care and adoption. Well... That's not entirely true. And any claim that ICWA recognized our sovereignty? THAT is completely untrue. If it were true, the law would have told states that WE are the only ones authorized to remove Native children from their homes and parents and that our Nations would be responsible for placement of these children.

It doesn't and we aren't!

But far worse than the law was the challenge before the Supreme Court.

Resistance Radio with John Kane 6/9/23; A bit of a rundown on upcoming shows and topics

There are always a lot of issues facing Native people and many of them tie directly back to our identity and distinction and the battle against assimilation. I continue to speak on the Native mascot issue but there is a growing list of topics that are beating at our doors. The SCOTUS is about to rule on a challenge to the Indian Child Welfare Act in "Haaland v Brackeen." This case challenges whether we are merely an inferior race of Americans rather than a distinct, autonomous people. A new gaming compact is set for debate and approval with the Seneca Nation and New York State. Another sellout and payoff to the State? We'll cover that. And an on-going battle over the New York State Thruway as it cuts through the Cattaraugus Territory of the Seneca Nation is a show coming soon.

My Interview with Killers of the Flower Moon Author David Grann from 5/11/17

A the entertainment industry is all abuzz over this book becoming a major motion picture, I hope people will actually read the book or at very least catch this interview.

Resistance Radio with John Kane 5/25/23; WBAI Fund Drive. Offering ”The Mohawk Warrior Society” Book for a donation.

For a donation of $75 or more to WBAI, I'll send a copy of The Mohawk Warrior Society: A Handbook On Sovereignty And Survival.

I discuss Killers Of The Flower Moon; the book and the film.

Resistance Radio with John Kane 5/18/23; Pitching for WPFW and WBAI but also talking about home.What lifein a Native community is like.

I live and do this show on the Cattaraugus Territory of the Seneca Nation. This week I take a departure from taking on tough issues and just talk about home.

Resistance Radio with John Kane 5/11/23; WPFW is in a pledge drive so support the station!

Pitching for WPFW "Jazz and Justice Radio and learning a little more on what is a "Good Indian."