
Challenging Colonialism amplifies Indigenous perspectives on issues of concern to native Californian communities. It is our intention to create an educational resource where anyone can hear the perspectives of Indigenous peoples in their own words. It is not our intention to further colonize the narrative, or to misrepresent stories that are not our own. The podcast is produced by Martin Rizzo-Mar... more
| Publishes | Monthly | Episodes | 32 | Founded | 4 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Natural SciencesHistoryScience | |||

This episode includes an interview with Tony Platt, author of The Scandal of Cal: Land Grabs, White Supremacy, and Miseducation at UC Berkeley.
Dr. Platt is the author of thirteen books and 150 essays and articles on race, inequality, and social jus... more
This episode includes an interview with Caitlin Keliiaa about her new book, Refusing Settler Domesticity: Native Women's Labor and Resistance in the Bay Area Outing Program. Dr. Keliiaa's study explores the history of young Native women’s lives and e... more
As we resume the Challenging Colonialism podcast after a break, we will be diving into a series of book talks with Indigenous Californian scholars and allies. We are fortunate to be in a time where there are many excellent and important studies being... more
Audio from the "We will protect Juristac" event at UC Santa Cruz, hosted by the American Indian Resource Center (AIRC) held on 11/9/24.
SPEAKERS:
• Valentin Lopez - Chairman of the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band
• Athena Hernandez, Esq. - Tribal Member ... more
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A truly great podcast, Challenging Colonialism is an amazing resource for Californians to learn about the living history of this state and the people who have persisted despite centuries of persecution, state-sanctioned violence and oppression. This should definitely be required listening for high school students, as this is a part of the greater conversation that’s taking place in our society about land, economics and our obligations to the first peoples of this land.
I am listening to the Alfred Kroeber episode and it is very good. Nuanced and thoughtful. It leaves me with many thoughts and feelings. One of the things that leapt out was that he was trying to be “objective and scientific,” but the people he was interviewing had just gone through a mass genocide. He would say it was sometimes hard to speak with them because they had so many tears. But he wanted to talk “objectively” about what their lives had been like before.
When I heard about those tears... more
This podcast truly captures so much of California’s rich history that isn’t taught in schools. Martin Rizzo and Daniel Stonebloom give an in depth amazing tour of sadly unknown history.
This podcast is great! Very informative. Much here I didn’t even know about….. and I’ve lived in California my whole life! I highly recommend this to anyone interested in the history of this land. Thank you to the folks who are doing this important work!
This podcast is great! Very informative with a balanced approach. Much here I didn’t even know about….. and I’ve lived in California my whole life! I highly recommend this to anyone interested in the history of this land.
Thank you to the folks who are doing this important work!










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