Red Power Hour

Red Power Hour

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Red Power Hour episodes

  • Tending the Fire

    Red Power Hour is back! RPH regulars Lou Cornum, Nicolás Cruz, and Joseph Fisher join host Melanie Yazzie (@melanie_yazzie) to reflect on the last decade of Indigenous uprisings and what they have to teach us about the struggle ahead as we stand at a historical crossroads.

    To learn more about the struggle to stop Line 3, check out @GiniwCollective. For more on efforts to #ProtectOakFlat, check out @ProtectOakFlat.

    1 hr 24 min
  • 2020 was 'Something Else'

    Red Nation comrades Elena Ortiz, Nicolás Cruz, Joseph Fisher II, and Lou Cornum join host Melanie Yazzie to talk about the top 20 stories of 2020 for Native people and what lies ahead for Indigenous liberation struggles in 2021.

    Support: patreon.com/therednation

    1 hr 56 min
  • The Rise of Debbie Van Halen(d)

    The Red Nation comrades Elena Ortiz, Nicolás Cruz, Joseph Fisher II, and Nick Estes join host Melanie Yazzie to talk about Deb Haaland's appointment as Secretary of Interior, the class politics of the new COVID-19 vaccine, and Indigenous musings on the solstice and new year.

     

    Support: patreon.com/therednation

    1 hr 24 min
  • First of All, You Stole the Cornucopia

    Why did the turkey walk into the Honda dealership? Because Red Power Hour is back. Melanie Yazzie (@Melanie Yazzie), Lou Cornum, Elena Ortiz (@spiritofpopay), and Nicolás Cruz talk news, local and global, and Indigenous alternatives to settler holidays like Thanksgiving.

    To learn more about the removal of the obelisk, check out Three Sisters Collective. For more on Warriors of the Sunrise, check out this toolkit.

    1 hr 27 min
  • (Unlocked) Red Power Hour Scary Stories (Part 2)

    Unlocked from behind the paywall!

    The second half of RPH 8! Host Melanie Yazzie is joined by Red Power Hour regulars Elena Ortiz, Nick Estes and special guests Cleo Otero and Kodee Artis , for an hour of 100% true scary stories told by 100% genuine Native Americans. Here's to distractions from the true nightmare of our present: the US elections.

    Support: Patreon.com/therednation

    1 hr 17 min
  • Not Elections but Something Else

    We're back with our "Something Else" take on the US elections. Host Melanie Yazzie (@melanie_yazzie) is joined by #RedPowerHour regulars Elena Ortiz (@spiritofpopay) and Nicolás Cruz and special guest Thomas Klemm (@tklemm1994) to discuss the Native vote, what a Biden presidency means for Native people, and why revolution is the only path forward.

    1 hr 20 min
  • Red Power Hour Scary Stories (Part 1)

    Our third and final October episode has arrived!

    Host Melanie Yazzie (@Melanie Yazzie_yazzie) is joined by Red Power Hour regulars Elena Ortiz (@spiritofpopay), Nick Estes (@nickwestes) and special guests Cleo Otero and Kodee Artis (@BonyWarPony), for an hour of 100% true scary stories told by 100% genuine Native Americans. Here's to distractions from the true nightmare of our present: the US elections

    1 hr 22 min
  • Settler Zombies and Mad Max Antifa Buses

    Red Power Hour is back with our second October episode!

    Host Melanie Yazzie (@melanie_yazzie) is joined by @The_Red_Nation comrades Lou Cornum, Elena Ortiz (@spiritofpopay), and Nicolás Cruz for a zombie-themed discussion about #LandBack, #elections, #Mikmaq fishing rights, and #IndigenousPeoplesDay.

    1 hr 19 min
  • The Stephen King Industrial Complex

    Red Power Hour is back! We're kicking off the month of October with our first of three—yes, three—Halloween-themed episodes. Host Melanie Yazzie (@Melanie Yazzie) is joined this week by @The_Red_Nation comrades Lou Cornum, Elena Ortiz (@spiritofpopay), and Joseph Fisher to discuss why horror disappoints when it comes to Indigenous people.

    1 hr 13 min
  • F*%k You, Give Us Back Our Ancestors w/The Red Nation Crew

    Welcome back to Red Power Hour! Melanie (@melanie_yazzie), Brandon (@BrandonBenallie), Elena (@spiritofpopay), and Nicolás start the first "Glad You're Dead" obituary series and discuss the venerated settler tradition of graverobbing.

    #RedPowerHour #TheRedNation  

    Support: patreon.com/therednation.

     
    1 hr 11 min

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Indigenous members of The Red Nation gather round the laptop to chat about the latest from Indian Country with merciless Indian humor.