Native Nevada

By: KNPR Nevada Public Radio
  • Summary

  • Nevada Public Radio presents an 8-part podcast series on the culture, issues, and perseverance of Nevada’s Indigenous Peoples. This series is made possible, in part, by the financial support of the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians.
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Episodes
  • Chapter 8: The Missing
    Oct 19 2021

    Native women suffer personal violence at rates exponentially higher than other groups. Why? In this episode, we explore MMIP, or Missing and Murdered Indigenous People — a movement to call attention to the causes of this problem, and demand change and accountability. WARNING: Explicit descriptions of violence against Indigenous People are included throughout this episode.

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    37 mins
  • Chapter 7: Our Relatives
    Sep 21 2021

    LGBTQ-plus individuals were once integral parts of Indigenous communities. Colonization — and the introduction of Christianity — changed that. In this episode, hear about some who are reclaiming their identities.

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    23 mins
  • Chapter 6: The Artivists
    Aug 24 2021

    Past episodes have examined how Natives persist through oppression. In this episode, we hear from a group of people whose life’s work is resistance.

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    24 mins

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