22 episodes
This Land Crooked Media
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4.6 • 6.6K Ratings
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The award-winning documentary podcast This Land is back for season 2. Host Rebecca Nagle reports on how the far right is using Native children to attack American Indian tribes and advance a conservative agenda.
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8. The Heart Of It
While we wait to see whether the Supreme Court takes the case, we attend a ceremony run by a program that helps Native adoptees reconnect with their tribes.
Show Notes
This Land website https://crooked.com/podcast-series/this-land/
Resources For Survivors https://crooked.com/resources-for-survivors/
Resources For Journalists & Investigators https://crooked.com/resources-for-journalists-investigators/
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7. Before The Court
As the case heads to the Fifth Circuit - the last stop before the Supreme Court - we go inside the courtroom to hear the arguments and the decision.
Show Notes
This Land website https://crooked.com/podcast-series/this-land/
Resources For Survivors https://crooked.com/resources-for-survivors/
Resources For Journalists & Investigators https://crooked.com/resources-for-journalists-investigators/
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Jennifer Brackeen’s Personal Blog https://web.archive.org/web/20201221201802/https://thebrackeens.blogspot.com/
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6. Trojan Horse
We know which law firms and think tanks are bringing these lawsuits, but no one has been able to figure out who’s funding them—or why—until now.
Show Notes
This Land website https://crooked.com/podcast-series/this-land/
Resources For Survivors https://crooked.com/resources-for-survivors/
Resources For Journalists & Investigators https://crooked.com/resources-for-journalists-investigators/
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5. Pro Bono
The fight against the Indian Child Welfare Act is much bigger than a few custody cases, or even the entire adoption industry. We follow the money, and our investigation leads us to a powerful group of corporate lawyers and one of the biggest law firms in the country.
Show Notes
This Land website https://crooked.com/podcast-series/this-land/
Resources For Survivors https://crooked.com/resources-for-survivors/
Resources For Journalists & Investigators https://crooked.com/resources-for-journalists-investigators/
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Mashpee Wampanoag face double crisis: COVID-19 and feds https://indiancountrytoday.com/news/mashpee-wampanoag-face-double-crisis-covid-19-and-feds
Interior takes reservation away from Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe https://indiancountrytoday.com/news/interior-takes-reservation-away-from-mashpee-wampanoag-tribe
Mashpee Wampanoag ruling a 'win for all of Indian Country' https://indiancountrytoday.com/news/mashpee-wampanoag-ruling-a-win-for-all-of-indian-country
The Fight for Baby Veronica, Part 1 https://indiancountrytoday.com/archive/the-fight-for-baby-veronica-part-1
The Fight for Baby Veronica, Part 2 https://indiancountrytoday.com/archive/the-fight-for-baby-veronica-part-2
The Fight for Baby Veronica, Part 3 https://indiancountrytoday.com/archive/the-fight-for-baby-veronica-part-3
The Fight for Baby Veronica, Part 4 https://indiancountrytoday.com/archive/the-fight-for-baby-veronica-part-4
The Fight for Baby Veronica, Part 5 https://indiancountrytoday.com/archive/the-fight-for-baby-veronica-part-5
Supreme Court Takes on Indian Child Welfare Act in Baby Veronica Case https://indiancountrytoday.com/archive/supreme-court-takes-on-indian-child-welfare-act-in-baby-veronica-case
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4. Supply And Demand
The private adoption industry has been fighting against the Indian Child Welfare Act the longest. We learn why by following one couple’s journey to adopt and their mixed feelings about the process.
Show Notes
This Land website https://crooked.com/podcast-series/this-land/
Resources For Survivors https://crooked.com/resources-for-survivors/
Resources For Journalists & Investigators https://crooked.com/resources-for-journalists-investigators/
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Blood Memory documentary https://www.bloodmemorydoc.com/
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3. Grandma Versus The Foster Parents
The Brackeens aren’t the only ones suing to strike down the Indian Child Welfare Act. So are Danielle and Jason Clifford, a foster couple from Minnesota.
Show Notes
This Land website https://crooked.com/podcast-series/this-land/
Resources For Survivors https://crooked.com/resources-for-survivors/
Resources For Journalists & Investigators https://crooked.com/resources-for-journalists-investigators/
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Customer Reviews
Adoption stories
The stories of Ms. Nagle are so important for all to hear. I hope the Supreme Court rules to protect the Native children.
Phenomenal
Please listen.
It is important, inspirational, tragic, gut wrenching, and enraging… I do not have the writing ability necessary to form a coherent review that properly encapsulates all that this series is, particularly the second season.
There are only a few podcasts that are more than entertainment or information of fleeting importance. I listen to many of them and enjoy them regularly. But this one is different. This is one that matters. Right now and for as long as necessary. At least until this country makes serious and continuing reparation to all indigenous peoples who have been and continue to be treated with disrespect, disregard, and outright hatred.
Excellent reporting
I used to be a journalist specializing in the law. I did a feature article on ICWA about six years ago. This show is much better than my work. They went deep and pushed and found answers to the question I always had during my reporting, which was “why does the conservative establishment care so much?” I mean, healthy babies for white evangelicals is one answer, but it’s very niche. The big money pouring into this issue is mos def about getting greedy non-Native hands in Native resources. I can’t recommend this podcast strongly enough. And, now that I’m not a reporter anymore: Families belong together. Stop stealing children.