Resistance Radio with John and Regan

Resistance Radio with John Kane 11/17/22; It’s National Native American Heritage Month! Who knew?

Well, we are more than half way through our "special" month. Did anyone notice. Join me for a run down on what another November has brought us.

Resistance Radio with John Kane 11/10/22; ICWA on Trial

The Supreme Court heard arguments this week on a challenge to the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act.

Resistance Radio 11/3/22; Chief Harry Wallace joins me to press Governor Hochul to sign the Unmarked Burial Sites Act

The bill has passed both chambers of the NY State legislature but the Governor has failed to sign it into law. 47 other states have such a law.

Resistance Radio with John Kane 10/27/22; I don’t vote and here’s why!

First let me remind people that Native people are not characters to be mocked even for Halloween. Just don't do it!

And NO! I don't vote! I suspect the final chapter of a successful genocide is when the victims line up to cast a ballot for who will oppress them next. I will not voluntarily submit to assimilation.

Resistance Radio with John Kane 10/20/22; Land Acknowledgements: Who Are They For?

I heard this one today; "Anything you do about us without us is not for us!"

Resistance Radio with John Kane 10/13/22; All of the problems of today trace back to colonization.

The chickens have truly come home to roost! Everything from climate change to political unrest, gender inequality and racism are all direct results of the legacy of colonialism.

Resistance Radio with John Kane 10/10/22; Indigenous Peoples Day

We are broadcasting a special Indigenous Peoples Day program on WPFW. Sharing the holiday with the originator of the American Holocaust almost forces us to talk about Columbus and to do the show in the District of Columbia, a whole other bit of irony.

Resistance Radio 10/6/22; The Scale and Scope of ”Indian Boarding Schools”

This podcast comes sandwiched between last week's National Remembrance Day for Victims of Indian Boarding Schools and Indigenous Peoples Day. and even with this attention, I'm not sure people, including Native people, fully grasp the scope, scale and harm associated with these federally funded and church run institutions.

Resistance Radio with John Kane 9/29/22; Our ExistenceIs Not Guaranteed!

There is a saying that says "Our existence is the resistance." And that is because our existence is not guaranteed. We fight to survive. Our population was eliminated by 99% by colonization. No other population has survived such an onslaught.

Resistance Radio with John Kane 9/22/22; A Native person serving in the colonial governments is NOT serving Native people.

It was recently said that for the first time in 230 years Congress will have full indigenous representation. No! Not even close. If a Native person is successful at gaining enough white support to get elected, it's those people that they represent. Their loyalty is with party and the people who elected them, NOT with Native peoples who they may be related to.