Nightmares of the Americas: Indigenous Tales Joseph & Gabriel Behill

In today's episode, we discuss the injustice faced by one of our elders, Leonard Peltier, a member of the American Indian Movement. We'll explore the events leading up to the 1975 shootout at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and the subsequent deaths of two FBI agents.We'll examine how the FBI's overreach and jurisdictional tensions escalated conflicts with Native American activists. The FBI's spread of misinformation sowed doubt within the AIM community, and their aggressive tactics led to ...

Settle in for months Turtle Island Talk , where we dive into a mix of news, intriguing developments, and some less pleasant topics. Our journey begins with a concerning news story of nuclear waste in Canada. The question looms: can we trust the Canadian government to safely transport and store this hazardous material? The First Nations people certainly don't think so.Next, we zoom down to Mexico, where the lithium mining boom is causing environmental and social ripples. It's not just Tesla in...

In our final episode of our AIM series, we go into one of the most pivotal moments in Native history – the Wounded Knee Occupation of 1973. In this show we will take you, the listener on a journey through the origins, motivations, and lasting impact of this landmark event.The American Indian Movement (AIM), founded in 1968, emerges as a powerful force advocating for indigenous rights, sovereignty, and self-determination. As tensions between Native communities and the US government...

AIM sought to address issues such as treaty rights, land rights, tribal sovereignty, and the broader social, economic, and political injustices faced by Indigenous communities.Raymond Yellow Thunder and Wesley Bulltail were both victims of racial violence, and their cases highlight some of the challenges faced by Natives and the response from AIM.Raymond Yellow Thunder was a member of the Oglala Lakota Sioux Tribe who was brutally murdered in Gordon, Nebraska in 1972. His death sparked outrag...

In this episode we go over the greatest movement in American History... The American Indian Movement! They became the number 1 Native American advocacy group. Founded in 1968 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, AIM emerged in response to the widespread injustices and discrimination faced by Native Americans, including issues such as police brutality, high unemployment rates, and inadequate housing and healthcare.AIM's primary goals were to address these injustices and to promote Native Ame...

Welcome to the new Turtle island talk, our once a month episode about indigenous news. This week we go over the heartbreaking case of a nonbinary teen named Nex Benedict. They were a 16-year-old nonbinary student that died a day after an altercation in a high school girls' bathroom in Oklahoma. An autopsy report later said that Nex had died as a result of suicide. What are your thoughts on the case? We also discuss a couple of First Nation men who believe they have fishing rights v...