Challenging Colonialism

Martin Rizzo-Martinez & Daniel Stonebloom

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-Martinez, a Professor & Historian, and Daniel Stonebloom, a public school administrator. Our music is by G. Gonzales, and the logo art ("Chumash Revolt") is by Professor John Jota Leaños.

  1. 2月2日

    s03e05: Interview with Archaeologist Kent Lightfoot

    In our previous episode we explored an example of collaborative, Tribal centered archaeology in looking at the Amah Mutsun Summer Archaeology Program, which collaborated between the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band and Archaeology students and professors at the University of Oregon. In this episode we speak with Dr, Kent Lightfoot, recently retired Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley, where he taught and trained dozens of Archaeologists. Dr. Lightfoot is well known for his advocacy for doing Archaeology that aligns with, and is led by Tribal interests, a departure from the colonial approach to archaeology that we explored in Season 2 of our podcast. For further reading: Books: Indians, Missionaries, and Merchants: The Legacy of Colonial Encounters on the California Frontiers, by Kent Lightfoot California Indians and Their Environment: An Introduction, by Kent Lightfoot & Otis Parrish Inclusion, Transformation, and Humility in North American Archaeology: Essays and Other “Great Stuff” Inspired by Kent G. Lightfoot, Edited by Seth Mallios, Sara L. Gonzalez, Michael Grone, Kathleen L. Hull, Peter Nelson, and Stephen W. Silliman Articles: "The Study of Sustained Colonialism: An Example from the Kashaya Pomo Homeland in Northern California," by Kent Lightfoot & Sara L. Gonzalez. "The Study of Indigenous Management Practices in California: An Introduction," by Kent Lightfoot & Amah Mutsun Tribal Chair Valentin Lopez. Recent Collaborative Archeaological Fieldwork on the Santa Cruz Coast, Amah Mutsun Tribal Band website. Archaeology’s Diachronic Dimension, Historical Anthropology, and the Hawaiian-Shirt Renaissance: An Interview with Kent Lightfoot, by Seth Mallios, conducted in 2004.

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  2. s03e04: Collaborative Archaeology

    1月9日

    s03e04: Collaborative Archaeology

    In our last season, we explored the problematic colonial roots of the academic fields of Anthropology and Archaeology, "Salvage Anthropology" and legacies of extractive and exploitation of Indigenous communities. In this episode we will share an example of how some contemporary archaeologists are working closely with Tribal members to focus their research on issues that are of interest and helpful for Tribal members. The Amah Mutsun Tribal Band has been working closely with Archaeologists over the last fifteen years, culminating in a Summer Archaeology Program that draws together Archaeology students and Tribal members from the Amah Mutsun and other partnering Tribes, in a collaborative learning and field work project. Speakers: Amah Mutsun Tribal Members, Gabriel Pineida & Elizabeth Rodriguez, Cameron Dakota-Chow Garcia (Chalon Ohlone-Esselen, Zacateco), Amah Mutsun Land Trust Cultural Resources Program Manager, Alec Apodaca, and Gabe Sanchez, Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Oregon. For further reading / listening: 2025 Summer Internship Program: Collaborative Archaeology, Heritage, and Cultural Landscapes Recent Collaborative Archaeological Fieldwork on the Santa Cruz Coast California Archaeology, Volume 5, Issue 2 (2013) - Special journal examining the collaborative work done by California State Parks, UC Berkeley Archaeology Department, and members of the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band. You can listen to our previous episodes about the historic problems in Archaeology at these links: s02e02: Salvage Anthropology "A Nasty Business" s02e03: The Legacy of Kroeber, Ishi, & UC Berkeley

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  3. s03e03: The Scandal of Cal with Tony Platt

    2025/10/27

    s03e03: The Scandal of Cal with Tony Platt

    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 justice in American history, among them Beyond These Walls: Rethinking Crime and Punishment in the United States; Bloodlines: Recovering Hitler’s Nuremberg Laws, from Patton’s Trophy to Public Memorial; and The Child Savers: The Invention of Delinquency. In this interview he also discusses the book he wrote prior to this one, Grave Matters: The Controversy over Excavating California’s Buried Indigenous Past, which explores the Indigenous led fight to protect burial sites up in Humboldt County in the 1970s and 80s. We encourage you to check out both books. You can find more about Dr. Platt's work on these topics in the following articles: "A Top UC Berkeley Professor Taught With Remains That May Include Dozens of Native Americans," ProPublica, March 5, 2023. The Repatriation Project: The Delayed Return of Native Remains The Repatriation Project: NAGPRA Database For more on the history of UC Berkeley and Alfred Kroeber, give a listen to our podcast episode on these topics: s02e03: The Legacy of Kroeber, Ishi, & UC Berkeley On NAGPRA and Repatriation, listen to: s02e04: "You Have Disturbed Our Ancestors" (NAGPRA p.I) s02e05: "Bury Them with Dignity" (NAGPRA p. II) s02e06: "This Work Has to be Done" (NAGPRA p.III) Audio editing: Daniel Stonebloom Interview: Martin Rizzo-Martinez Music: G. Gonzales "Chumash Uprising" logo artwork: John Jota Leaños

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  4. s03e01: Indigenizing California Mission Art and Architecture By Yve Chavez

    2025/08/29

    s03e01: Indigenizing California Mission Art and Architecture By Yve Chavez

    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 published. We wanted to share these works with our listeners. The first in this series is the new book Indigenizing California Mission Art and Architectur,e, by Dr. Yve Chavez. You can find her work at the following links: Indigenizing California Mission Art and Architecture Visualizing Genocide: Indigenous Interventions in Art, Archives, and Museums “Remembering Our Ancestors: Photographing Mission San Gabriel’s Cemetery," inVisualizing Genocide: Indigenous Interventions in Art, Archives, and Museums, edited by Yve Chavez and Nancy Marie Mithlo, 21-37. Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 2022.https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv3006zsc.7 “Eighteenth-Century Loom and Basket Weaving at the California Missions,” Journal18, Issue 18 Craft (Fall 2024), https://www.journal18.org/7537. “Decolonizing California Mission Art and Architecture Studies.” In The Routledge Companion to Decolonizing Art History, edited by Tatiana E. Flores, Charlene Villaseñor Black, and Florencia San Martin, 286-296. New York: Routledge, 2023. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003152262 For more from Dr. Yve Chavez, give a listen to our very first episode on the Bell Removal movement, which included an interview with Dr. Chavez: s01e01 Instruments of Colonization Audio editing: Daniel Stonebloom Interview: Martin Rizzo-Martinez Music: G. Gonzales

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  5. 2024/04/23 · ボーナス

    Special: LandBack & Right of Return: Sister Movements (p. 2 of 3)

    Part 2 of 3 part series. As a podcast focused on illuminating ongoing colonialism and genocide, we recognize the need to address genocide happening right now in occupied Palestine and to stand in solidarity. Our podcast is dedicated to amplifying the voices of Indigenous communities who are left out of official discourse. As such, it is important to amplify the voices of Palestinians right now, as the mainstream media fails to do so. Part 2 explores LandBack and Right of Return as well as the ways in which alternative media is helping illuminate what is happening right now. We are grateful for the time and knowledge shared by our interviewees, and hope that this series can contribute to greater understanding, solidarity, and activism in the movement towards a free Palestine. Audio editing: Daniel Stonebloom Interviews: Martin Rizzo-Martinez Music: G. Gonzales Sounds recorded at Alcatraz Sunrise Ceremony, Nov 2023, by Lloyd Molina IV Interviewees: Dr. Lila Sharif Corrina Gould Dr. Stephanie Lumsden Dr. Mark Minch-de Leon Dr. Nour Joudah Rana Sharif Dr. Brittani Orona Dr. Vanessa Esquivido Dr. Jennifer Mogannam Links: The Right of Return is Landback The Right of Return is Land Back: A Statement of Solidarity with Palestine Decolonize Palestine Brownwashing and Indigenous Normalization of Zionism The Liberation of Palestine Represents an Alternative Path for Native Nations ‘This Is a Colonial War’: Historian Rashid Khalidi on Israel, Gaza & the Future of Palestine “More than Genocide: The law occludes the abhorrent violence routinely perpetrated by states in the name of self-defense" Palestinian Support for Indigenous Peoples’ Day Commemorations and Historical Justice from Palestine to Turtle Island Indigenous and Arab organizers stand in solidarity with Water Protectors Resisting Line 3 Pipeline Land Back from Turtle Island to Palestine When Settler Becomes Native Examining the claim of Jewish indigeneity in the land of Israel Leaked NYT Memo Tells Journalists to Avoid Words “Genocide,” Ethnic Cleansing,” and “Occupied Territory.”

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番組について

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-Martinez, a Professor & Historian, and Daniel Stonebloom, a public school administrator. Our music is by G. Gonzales, and the logo art ("Chumash Revolt") is by Professor John Jota Leaños.

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