Let's Talk Native with John Kane

An anniversary of sorts, 7 years after standing up to cops trying to shut down an "Idle No More" flashmob round dance. But the real topic is calling out what has infiltrated our culture and sorting out what's ours and what's not.

Check out our latest video "We Are Not Your Mascots" - https://youtu.be/Z1pQiUl9KX4

The Cherokee, Chickasaw and Choctaw fight the State of Oklahoma over the State's attempt to extort a new gaming compact out of Native casinos for more money.

Will Trump's New Years fireworks finally convince us to stop our kids from enlisting into the US military? It pains me to hear Native people boasting about our enlistment rates. If we really wanted to defend our lands we would fighting against the US not for them.

Some will celebrate. Others will struggle. Let's commit to more kindness in the new year.

Massacres, murder and the largest mass execution in US history make December a tough month for Native people. I have lost a family member in December and today I lost my Choctaw brother Ben Carnes.

Is "Identity Politics" becoming the new "Political Correctness"? I support both and so should you. I support identity and being correct.

How much has our culture taken a backseat to all the other influences on our lives: church, school, work, media, money?

The ship has long sailed to prevent man-made climate change and the hate and divisiveness world-wide over race, religion, greed and oppression is only growing. So what impact can we, as indigenous peoples, have to change these global conflicts? NONE!! We cannot topple their leadership or move their populations to reform but we can prepare for these conflicts and ultimately show true leadership by example.

Who has the most influence on us? Church? Schools? Media? Hollywood? The Internet? Well where do we fit in? Where do we stack up on the influence scale?

Genocide doesn't just happen. It is a crime committed against people. A caller who joined me made a powerful statement. She said that her ancestors were NOT slaves. They were enslaved!

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