Challenging Colonialism
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.
- Update frequency
- every 29 days
- Average duration
- 48 minutes
- Episodes
- 30
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
s01e04 Indian Boarding Schools: Colonialism Through Education
Beginning in the 1880s, Indian Boarding Schools across the country operated with the stated goal to “kill the Indian and save the man.” These institutions were key to U.S. policies that aimed to assi…
Supplement to s01e01: Telling the Truth of the California Missions
This recording is from the first half of a panel entitled “Telling the Truth of the California Missions,” which was part of the Telling and Teaching the Truth of the California Missions event, held o…
s01e03 Weapons of Mass Destruction p.IV: The Salmon Return
In the final part of a four-part episode, we continue to examine the negative environmental and cultural impact of dams, and the Indigenous-led movement to remove them. These dams, deemed as Weapons …
Weapons of Mass Destruction full episode: Removing Dams and Restoring Salmon
s01e03 Weapons of Mass Destruction: Removing Dams and Restoring Salmon
Dams, deemed Weapons of Mass Destruction by Chief Caleen Sisk, have devastated Salmon populations and the communities whose histo…
s01e03 Weapons of Mass Destruction p.III: Indigenous Self-Determination
Part III gives context to the larger California water system--and its boosters, defenders, and profiteers.
Interviewees for Part III:
Brittani Orona (Hoopa Valley Tribe)
Ron Reed (Karuk)
Dr. Beth Rose Mi…
s01e03 Weapons of Mass Destruction p.II: A History of Resistance
Part two of a four-part episode outlines dams as a colonial project, and centers Indigenous science in the historical and ongoing indigenous resistance to eco-genocide.
Interviewees for s01e03 p. II:
C…
s01e03 Weapons of Mass Destruction p.I: Dams and Colonization
In part one of a four part episode, we examine the negative environmental and cultural impact of hydroelectric dams, and the Indigenous-led movement to remove them. This episode explores the Indigeno…
s01e02 The Matter of Shellmounds: Preserving Sacred Sites
This episode examines the San Francisco Bay Area mounded monuments known today as the Shellmounds. These sacred sites have long histories stretching back thousands of years, but are under threat by o…
Supplement to s01e01: Uncovering Difficult Histories at Santa Cruz Mission
This recording is the opening conversation entitled “Uncovering Difficult Histories at Santa Cruz Mission,” which was part of the Telling and Teaching the Truth of the California Missions event, held…
s01e01 Instruments of Colonization
Episode 1 of a new podcast amplifying indigenous voices and providing context for contemporary events in California. This episode discusses the El Camino Real bells & Mission bells, their impact and …