The Muscogee Pod

The Muscogee Nation
The Muscogee Pod

The Muscogee Pod is the official podcast of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. Hosted by Press Secretary Jason Salsman, the podcast is an informal conversational exploration of day-to-day life on the Muscogee Reservation featuring dynamic guests, timely topics, and useful information.

  1. Catching Up With Chief: MCN Principal Chief David W. Hill

    DEC 5

    Catching Up With Chief: MCN Principal Chief David W. Hill

    Muscogee (Creek) Nation Principal Chief David W. Hill took some time out of his wildly busy schedule as the leader of the fourth largest tribe in the U.S. to join us in the Pod Cave for a conversation about everything from tribal sovereignty and the ongoing tobacco compact negotiations to discussing his favorite holiday foods! As we approach the end of 2024, Chief Hill reflects on the challenges and accomplishments of the past five years while also looking forward to the continued growth and progress for the Muscogee (Creek) Nation in the new year. It's another exclusive "Conversation from our Reservation" that you don't want to miss! Have questions you'd like answered on the Pod? Email us at: muscogeepod@muscogeenation.com!

    52 min
  2. Journey For Justice: Muscogee (Creek) Nation v. Poarch Band

    OCT 8

    Journey For Justice: Muscogee (Creek) Nation v. Poarch Band

    Join us as we re-cap the historic trip to Atlanta for oral arguments in Muscogee (Creek) Nation v. Poarch Band of Creek Indians before the 11th Circuit US Court of Appeals. We’ll breakdown highlights of the trip, a history of the dispute, and we’ll be joined by MCN’s lead attorney Mary Kathryn Nagle to provide analysis of the most crucial points made during arguments. It’s another “Conversation from our Reservation” that you can’t find anywhere else and that you don’t want to miss! Pertinent Links: www.JusticeForHickoryGround.com https://www.facebook.com/justiceforhickoryground Have any topic ideas, interview requests or general questions you'd like for us to add to any upcoming episodes? Go ahead and email us at: MuscogeePod@muscogeenation.com!

    59 min
  3. Riyaz Kanji: Lead Counsel in McGirt vs Oklahoma

    SEP 18

    Riyaz Kanji: Lead Counsel in McGirt vs Oklahoma

    In this episode we chat with Riyaz Kanji, widely considered the leading trial and appellate litigator on behalf of Indian Nations and tribes across the country. He takes us on a journey through his storied career, from his beginnings in Indian law and the battles of the “Fish Wars” in the Pacific Northwest, to his monumental arguments before the United States Supreme Court on behalf of the Muscogee Nation in McGirt v. Oklahoma. You do not want to miss this “Conversation from our Reservation.” Pertinent Links: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/the-fish-wars-a-timeline-of-the-origins-and-effects-of-the-boldt-decision/ https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/19pdf/18-9526_9okb.pdf https://harvardlawreview.org/print/vol-134/mcgirt-v-oklahoma/ https://www.motherjones.com/criminal-justice/2020/08/how-native-tribes-started-winning-at-the-supreme-court/

    51 min
  4. Tsoyaha: A Life in Visual Arts

    11/30/2022

    Tsoyaha: A Life in Visual Arts

    Richard Ray Whitman joins us in the Pod Cave to tell the story of how a chance encounter with a LIFE Magazine cover led to a career in fine art, photography, poetry and acting. Whitman, a Yuchi-Muscogee, describes his journey from the tiny community of Gypsy, Oklahoma to a life of world-wide acclaim as a multidisciplinary visual artist. An eclectic life story told in this "Conversation from our Reservation!"

    42 min

  5. 11/16/2022

    Holy Grounds: Exploring Spirituality in Muscogee Culture

    In this episode we discuss the unique dichotomy of spiritual life in Muscogee culture between traditional and ceremonial practices and Christianity and Muscogee churches. We talk with Rev. Chebon Kernell, a clergy and representative of the Native American Comprehensive Plan of The United Methodist Church, who is also an active member of Helvpe Ceremonial Ground, about the existence of the two ways of life and how they have shaped the culture of Muscogees today. It's a "Conversation From our Reservation" many years in the making, and it's only on The Muscogee Pod! --- The Rev. Kernell, an ordained Elder in the Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference, is formerly the executive secretary of Native American and Indigenous Ministries for the denomination’s General Board of Global Ministries. In this role, he has worked with the World Council of Churches, the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and the United Methodist Church’s Council of Bishops assisting in a denominationally mandated effort to improve relationships with Indigenous communities through dialogue, study and local or regional acts of repentance acknowledging harms inflicted upon Indigenous communities. He is a citizen of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma and is of Muscogee heritage.  In 2016 he was honored by receiving the Religious Literacy Award sponsored by the Westar Institute for, "his tireless efforts to educate the general public, including not only mainstream American Christians but also native peoples themselves, about the ‘deep and broad religious riches’ of Indigenous peoples in the context of reconciliation work and the recovery of native practices.“  He received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Oklahoma City University and a Master of Divinity from Phillips Theological Seminary.  He is a cultural practitioner and member of the Helvpe Ceremonial grounds.  He has been married to Sara for 18 years and has five children: Kaycee, Josiah, Raylen, and Solomon and niece Cali. Among is many achievements, Chebon has also contributed to Steven Charleston's book, "Coming Full Circle: Constructing Native Christian Theology." You can purchase it here:  https://www.amazon.com/Coming-Full-Circle-Constructing-Christian/dp/1451487983/ref=asc_df_1451487983/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312009828129&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=17936700929564702722&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9026617&hvtargid=pla-523229888760&psc=1 The Native American Comprehensive Plan serves as the United Methodist entity that resources, strengthens and advocates for the local church in Native American communities. Find their website here: www.nacp-umc.org

    51 min

  6. 11/02/2022

    TVLSE TIME: How a Creek Town Became an Oil Town

    It's TVLSE TIME on the Muscogee Pod! In Episode 2 of our Storyteller Series, we are joined by associate professor at the University of Alberta Dr. Russell Cobb. Cobb discusses his upbringing in Tulsa and how he uncovered the true history of the "Oil Capital of the World." We talk Tulsa's origins, land swindles, the struggle to tell Oklahoma's true history and how a Creek Town became an Oil Town in this "Conversation from our Reservation!" More from Russell Cobb: The Great Oklahoma Swindle: Race, Religion, and Lies in America's Weirdest State In The Great Oklahoma Swindle Russell Cobb tells the story of a state rich in natural resources and artistic talent, yet near the bottom in education and social welfare. Raised in Tulsa, Cobb engages Oklahomans across race and class to elucidate their contradictory and often stridently independent attitudes. Interweaving memoir, social commentary, and sometimes surprising research around race, religion, and politics, Cobb presents an insightful portrait that will make you rethink everything you thought you knew about the American Heartland.  Purchase HERE. - History X: What they didn't teach you in school.  History X amplifies true stories from history that have been repressed, suppressed, or simply forgotten. Host Russell Cobb discusses how our understanding of history is shifting in popular culture and what to make of the falling statues and renaming of places. History X explores the forgotten corners of dusty archives and talks to people with intimate knowledge of events outside the mainstream. Listen HERE. - “The Ghosts of Creek County: Revisiting Oil and Indigenous Sovereignty”  This story concerns the legalized theft and swindles of land allotments granted to citizens of the Five Tribes. This presentation will examine two cases that exemplify the crosscurrents of Indigenous sovereignty, oil production, and cultural relations between American Indians, African Americans, and white settlers between 1907 and 1922. Speaker Russell Cobb will tell the stories of two Muscogee (Creek) women: Millie Neharkey and Minnie Atkins. Watch HERE. - Keep an eye out for Russell's new book "The Ghosts of Crook County: Bloodlines and Pipelines in Indian Country" coming in 2023! Find Russell on Twitter @RussellSCobb! Find out more about the Council Oak tree, dubbed "Tulsa's first city hall," and Council Oak Park HERE.

    1h 2m
  7. 1979: The Formation of the Modern Muscogee Government (Part 3)

    10/19/2022

    1979: The Formation of the Modern Muscogee Government (Part 3)

    In this final episode of our three-part series "1979: The Formation of the Modern Muscogee Government" we look back on the dust settling from the drafting and approval of the Muscogee Constitution and discuss it's ramifications then and in present day. Former Executive Director Ed Mouss and former Principal Chief Bill Fife candidly examine how the Constitution has aged, how it applies now, and things that they would have done differently in hindsight. We wrap up our stroll through a historic time in this "Conversation from our Reservation."

    30 min

  8. 10/12/2022

    1979: The Formation of the Modern Muscogee Government (Part 2)

    Join in as we continue our chat with former Executive Director Ed Mouss and former Principal Chief Bill Fife on the implementation of the 1979 Muscogee Constitution. In Part 2, we explore the political dynamics at the time, the vote and building the government we know today around the document. Another trip through history, in this #ConversationFromOurReservation.

    40 min
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The Muscogee Pod is the official podcast of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. Hosted by Press Secretary Jason Salsman, the podcast is an informal conversational exploration of day-to-day life on the Muscogee Reservation featuring dynamic guests, timely topics, and useful information.

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  • Creator
    The Muscogee Nation
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2024
  • Episodes
    26
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © The Muscogee Nation
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