Challenging Colonialism

by Martin Rizzo-Martinez & Daniel Stonebloom

Challenging Colonialism amplifies Indigenous perspectives on issues of concern to native Californian communities. It is our intention to create an educational resource where everyone 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, Historian, & Daniel St... Read more

Podcast episodes

  • Season 2

  • S02 E04 - s02e04: "You Have Disturbed Our Ancestors" (NAGPRA p.I)

    S02 E04 - s02e04: "You Have Disturbed Our Ancestors" (NAGPRA p.I)

    Part 1 in this 3-episode series focuses on the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). As always, thank you to the guests who gave their time and shared their stories. This episode includes significant dis...

    41:00
  • S02 E03 - s02e03: The Legacy of Kroeber, Ishi, & UC Berkeley

    S02 E03 - s02e03: The Legacy of Kroeber, Ishi, & UC Berkeley

    Episode 3 continues and deepens our critique of academia's extractive and complex relationship with Native California by examining the history of one of California’s most renowned and celebrated anthropologists, Alfred L. Kroeber....

    01:11:19
  • S02 E02 - s02e02: Salvage Anthropology "A Nasty Business"

    S02 E02 - s02e02: Salvage Anthropology "A Nasty Business"

    Episode 2 follows the introductory episode with a deeper dive into Salvage Anthropology and its origins. Academic study of Indigenous cultures in California trace back to scholars such as Franz Boas and Aleš Hrdlička. They were bo...

    40:59
  • S02 E01 - s02e01: Illicit Acquisitions (Season Two Overview)

    S02 E01 - s02e01: Illicit Acquisitions (Season Two Overview)

    There is a long legacy of extractive and exploitative relationships in academic study of Indigenous California, seen clearly in the origins of the fields of anthropology, ethnography, & archaeology. These unethical relationships h...

    37:03
  • Trailer

    S02 - Season 2 Release Date: January 17th, 2023

    S02 - Season 2 Release Date: January 17th, 2023

    Episode 1 will provide an overview of the themes we’ll cover in Season 2. We’re excited to share what we’ve been learning about anthropology, museum collections, archeology, intellectual property, rematriation, and more. You’ll he...

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