Challenging Colonialism

Martin Rizzo-Martinez & Daniel Stonebloom
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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. FEB 2

    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.

    59 min
  2. s03e04: Collaborative Archaeology

    JAN 9

    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

    1h 10m
  3. s03e03: The Scandal of Cal with Tony Platt

    10/27/2025

    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

    1h 3m
  4. s03e02: Refusing Settler Domesticity by Caitlin Keliiaa

    09/29/2025

    s03e02: Refusing Settler Domesticity by Caitlin Keliiaa

    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 experiences as Bay Area domestic workers through the San Francisco Bay Area Outing Program, connected with the Indian Boarding Schools. You can find more on Dr. Keliiaa's work at her website, or follow her on her instagram. You can purchase her book online with a 40% off discount by using the following link and discount code: tinyurl.com/keliiaa Use the code WASHOE for 40% off If you are based in the SF Bay Area and want to buy the book from a local bookseller, you can find it at Books on B in Hayward and the Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) gift shop. For more on the Indian Boarding Schools, with a focus on California, you can listen to our previous podcast episode, which included Dr. Keliiaa: https://rss.com/podcasts/challengingcolonialism/480178/ Audio editing: Daniel Stonebloom Interview: Martin Rizzo-Martinez Music: G. Gonzales "Chumash Uprising" logo artwork: John Jota Leaños

    54 min
  5. s03e01: Indigenizing California Mission Art and Architecture By Yve Chavez

    08/29/2025

    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

    1h 2m
  6. Special Episode: We Will Protect Juristac Event (Amah Mustun Speaker Series)

    03/03/2025 · BONUS

    Special Episode: We Will Protect Juristac Event (Amah Mustun Speaker Series)

    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 & Attorney for the Amah Mutsun Land Trust • Alexii Sigona - Tribal Member & Chair of the Lands Committee of the Amah Mutsun Land Trust, PhD Candidate @ UC Berkeley • Julisa Lopez, PhD - Tribal Member & UC Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellow @ UCSC Links & Resources: https://www.protectjuristac.org/ https://www.protectjuristac.org/petition/ https://www.protectjuristac.org/resources/

    1h 4m

  7. 05/01/2024 · BONUS

    Special: Our Stories Converge Because the Perpetrators are the Same (p. 3 of 3)

    The final episode of our 3 part special series explores a variety of ways to show solidarity with Palestine, with a focus on the Indigenous People's Sunrise Gathering at Alcatraz last Fall. We are publishing during escalating police and institutional repression against Palestine solidarity encampments which are spreading rapidly on college and university campuses. Audio editing: Daniel Stonebloom Interviews: Martin Rizzo-Martinez Music: G. Gonzales Sounds recorded at Alcatraz Sunrise Ceremony, Nov 2023, by Lloyd Molina IV Speakers: Dr. Lila Sharif Corrina Gould Morning Star Gali Dr. Randa May Wahbe Dr. Stephanie Lumsden Dr. Mark Minch-de Leon Dr. Nour Joudah Rana Sharif Dr. Brittani Orona Dr. Vanessa Esquivido Dr. Jennifer Mogannam Links: Indigenous Sunrise Gathering on Alcatraz, 2024 Indigenous People for a Free Palestine Anti-Zionism as Decolonisation National Students for Justice in Palestine To Palestine with Love - A Message of Peace from Turtle Island The Red Lake Nation & Its Solidarity with Palestine Palestinian Feminist Collective Palestinian Youth Movement “All Out For Palestine“ American Muslims for Palestine Palestinian American Cultural Center Arab Resource and Organizing Center US Palestinian Community Network US Campaign for Palestinian Rights BDS site The Palestine Project SWANA Region Radio Podcast

    57 min

  8. 04/23/2024 · BONUS

    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.”

    1h 2m
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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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  • Creator
    Martin Rizzo-Martinez & Daniel Stonebloom
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    34
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Rizzo-Martinez & Stonebloom 2022
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    Challenging Colonialism

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