Ep. 139 - Natives Take On the Rona!

Back from the dead! The Breakdances crew gets on the line with Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors to talk the movement, her struggles and challenges, the intersections of Native movements and BLM, the theft of Manhattan Beach and more!

The gang is here with the second of three episodes that got held up by the Rona, and they've got Dr. Sarah Knife Chief on the line to talk Covid-19, facts, myths, things to be aware of in this new way of being. Don't listen to your friend on Facebook, listen to the doctor. Plus, the crew digs into Tiger King, because what would life be without a bunch of insane YTs doing insane YT stuff?

It's kinda crazy out there, but there are glimmers of hope, there is good news. Part of that good news is that the Navajo Nation is stepping up and fighting hard against the Rona, we're joined by two of the Native women on the frontline of battle against the corona virus!

With Rona effing up everybody's life, the crew finally gets the first of 3 episodes out after some delays. It's just a convo about life in the new reality, how to deal, how to live, what to do and not do, plus some very rare, and we mean really rare, words of praise for an elected official in Washington state.

Gyasi and the crew welcome Amber Hayward of the Puyallup Tribe to the show to talk about her work rescuing Native languages from extinction. Not your everyday convo, this is about the fundamentals of our cultural survival.

The crew is back with poet, artist and writer Storme Webber, dissecting the news, the corona virus outbreak, the Boy Scouts going broke and the structures around abuse, and get a few dope pieces out of Storme!

It's Black History Month, and the crew are focused on that intersection of Black and Native heritage that so many of us have. To help the convo along we're joined by Winona Stevens and Ean McCants. Plus we got thoughts on Kobe, love spells, Erykah Badu's new fragrance and a couple other surprises.

Gyasi, Minty and Wes are joined by the only (real) Native running for President this cycle, the Navajo nation's Mark Charles. He's on the line, talking the Doctrine of Discovery, Conciliation, de-centering whiteness, his strategy in the election and a lot more!

The crew is back in the building with returning guest Elaine Miles to talk news, including a big Fuck YOU to Jillian Michaels. It's that Native groove you been missing.

We're back for the new year with another chapter in our discussion of Natives and racism. This time we're speaking with attorney Gabe Galanda, who has made a career out of fighting for and on Native issues surrounding Native identity and rights.