"Resistance Radio” is where Native voices are offered to the public discourse on Native issues and issues that affect us all. “Resistance Radio" airs live every Thursday at 3:00 PM EST on WBAI 99.5 FM in NYC. "Resistance Radio" is the only Native hosted, live, call-in radio talk show in a major market.
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An Excerpt from Our Native America Calling appearance.
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36:49Ted Trujillo, David Glass and I joined the program to discuss the Mascot fight.By John Kane & Regan de Loggans
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This is my DC show for this week. Check it out and support WPFW!
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55:07I did two shows this week; NYC and DC. If you just haven't been able to get enough John Kane this week, well here you go.By John Kane & Regan de Loggans
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I got lots of media attemtion this week thanks to Donald Trump weighing in on the mascot debate; the WRONG side, of course!
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55:11I did interviews with NPR, Native America Calling, Brian Lehrer as well as the AP, the NY Post, the Long Island Press and several more. All because the Orange Menace stepped up for the white folk of Massapequa.By John Kane & Regan de Loggans
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Let's be honest! The mascot issue is emblematic of much of American society.
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56:52With Trump standing up for schools using Native peoples for mascots, the media has finally covered the issue. But much of the real messaging still remains lost.By John Kane & Regan de Loggans
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The Passing of the Pope and Donny-come-lately joins the mascot debate. Bring it on!
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54:04By John Kane & Regan de Loggans
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Changing a national policy starts by changing the minds of our own people.By John Kane & Regan de Loggans
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Live from our NYC studio; promoting our screening of Sugarcane and taking listener calls.
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55:08I took the 8 hour train ride to NYC for a Resistance Radio show from our Brooklyn studio and heading out to Long Island to screen Sugarcane at the Cinema Arts Centre in Huntington NY.By John Kane & Regan de Loggans
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US Judge Margo Brodie threw out the challenge by four Long Island schools in federal court last week.
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54:56As I prepare to head out to Long Island to screen "Sugarcane" I hope some of those Long Islanders upset with Brodie's ruling come out to see the film and confront me on mascots.By John Kane & Regan de Loggans
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Nettie Gould joins me from the Northwest in Washington and her attorney from Oklahoma to talk about a shifty not-for-profit.
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53:17The shady side of not-for-profits securing grants for Native peoples, Pretendians and hostile work places. Nettie Gould and Sarai Cook join me!By John Kane & Regan de Loggans
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Heading to NYC on April 10th for a show from our WBAI studio and a screening of "Sugarcane" at the CAC in Huntington, NY.
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55:28We'll screen "Sugarcane" at the Cinema Arts Centre on April 10th at 7:30pm in Huntington, NY. David Harmony joins me to discuss our "Timeline" project.By John Kane & Regan de Loggans
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The Story of the murder of Emily Pike and the impacts of Trump cuts on Native peoples
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53:48Emily Pike leads my conversation on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. Then I turn to the impact the current White House administration is having on Native communities.By John Kane & Regan de Loggans
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It must be great to be a Native American! You know! All that free stuff you get.
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53:56Many people believe we live on easy street; no taxes, free money, free college, free food. Oh! And Casinos, Smoke Shops and Cannabis Dispensaries! NOT!!By John Kane & Regan de Loggans
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While the current notion of authoritarian resistance targets Trump, authoritarian rule over Native people predates Trump.
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54:03To this day, the most racist policies, legal doctrines and laws of the US target Native people.By John Kane & Regan de Loggans
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WBAI is Resistance Radio! This week's episode is a fund raising show. Support WBAI!
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52:37WBAI is in their Time Is Now Fund Drive. Support WBAI by: Become a WBAI Buddy at www.buddy.wbai.org Call 1-833- WBAI-NYC (1-833-922-4692) to donate by card or ACH If no one answers, leave a voicemail with your name and number for a callback Mail a check to: WBAI 388 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn NY 11217By John Kane & Regan de Loggans
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The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, the Interior Dept, NYS, and the Seneca Nation
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54:08This may be my most comprehensive explanation on just what Native people, particularly the Senecas, have faced with casino gaming under IGRA.By John Kane & Regan de Loggans
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Let's discern the dangerous and truly harmful from the absurd and ignorant.By John Kane & Regan de Loggans
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1/30/25; Trump wades into whether the 14th Amendment applies to Native people. He's right! It doesn't!
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56:02And the Don recognizes the "Lumbees!"By John Kane & Regan de Loggans
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1/23/25; I made the trip to NYC! First time in the WBAI studio since 2020!
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55:16Great to back in the WBAI studio and screening "Fighting Indians" at the CAC in Huntington, NY.By John Kane & Regan de Loggans
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A couple of Farewell addresses and a State of the State Address!
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54:38Joe Biden and Deb Haaland bid farewell and Governor Kathy Hochul delivers her State of the State Address for New York. My thoughts on them all!By John Kane & Regan de Loggans
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Lance Gumbs of the Shinnecock Nation joins me as their battle with NYS nears a positive end
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52:08A battle with NYS over the Shinnecock Nation's signage has raged on since 2019 but it looks like the end is near as a precedent setting victory seems at hand.By John Kane & Regan de Loggans
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Living For The City with Michael G and guest John Kane
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44:55We talk national monuments, Peltier, Native battles with NYS over gaming and tobacco, and boarding schools.By John Kane & Regan de Loggans
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It is definitely going to be an interesting next few years. I wish everyone the best but I know things have to get worse before they get better. $5 for a dozen eggs was enough to get Trump elected. What will it take for the ignorance to subside?By John Kane & Regan de Loggans
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Final Show of 2024 and an unpleasant historical anniversary.
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58:12December 26th of 1862, 38 Dakota were hanged in Mankato, Minnesota in the largest mass execution in US history. The execution order was signed by Abraham Lincoln and carried out less than a week before his Emancipation Proclamation.By John Kane & Regan de Loggans
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As I complete another trip around the Sun and close out another calendar year, I offer my thoughts and explanation on why I do what I do. I cling to the hope that some message will catch fire and become contagious enough to affect change.By John Kane & Regan de Loggans
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So, how does it work? How do the Haudenosaunee council?
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51:06My good friend Tekarontake joins me for the program to give a basic explanation on how we council. Just how do we reach consensus? What is the process?By John Kane & Regan de Loggans
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The Akwesasne Land Swindle; Deception at the lowest levels! Tekarontake is my guest!
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55:35Three false political entities have signed an agreement to extinguish claims to Mohawk land. It's illegal and will not stand no matter how much US support this agreement has. Tekarontake joins me to let the truth prevail.By John Kane & Regan de Loggans
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We made it to December! 2024 has been a disaster and 2025 looks even worse.
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56:14December is not a good month for Native people, historically speaking. Some of the most tragic events of US history occurred in December. Let's hope we get through this one.By John Kane & Regan de Loggans
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National Native American Heritage DAY! On Black Friday and the anniversary of the Sand Creek Massacre. PERFECT!
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56:51Our special day on our special month! Again, who knew? So this year our special day falls on Black Friday and the Sand Creek Massacre anniversary. Guess what gets the most attention? The least anyone could do is order me one of those 85" televisions from Walmart! I mean, it is our special day!By John Kane & Regan de Loggans
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Happy National Native American Heritage Month! Wait! What? Who Knew?
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53:38My phone never rang once this month to invite me to speak during our "special" month. It's almost like no one cares! Well, it's a good thing for Resistance Radio!By John Kane & Regan de Loggans
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You elected him AGAIN? Well, It's not the end of the world.
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54:48Reggie and I try to put things into perspective after another hyped election. Just more of the same for people accustomed to oppression.By John Kane & Regan de Loggans
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The Road Ahead with Doc Shya and John Kane 11/4/24
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55:30One day before what many are calling the most consequential in modern history and the last day of WBAI's Fall Fund Drive. Oh! And the start of National Native American Heritage Month. As if you didn't have enough reasons to give!By John Kane & Regan de Loggans
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Our final show of WPFW's Fall Fund Drive and Day 1 of National Native American Heritage Month
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56:40If you listen to the show, please support WPFW in the name of Resistance Radio at: 202-588-9739 or 1-800-222-9738 or go on line at wpfwfm.org.By John Kane & Regan de Loggans
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It's WBAI's Fall Fund Drive so buckle in for a trip down memory lane and where we are going.
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53:08Support WBAI and Resistance Radio by becoming a Buddy! go to buddy.wbai.org or call 833-WBAI-NYC.By John Kane & Regan de Loggans
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Biden Apologizes for Boarding Schools; What a BS Political Stunt!
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55:03It's our fund drive for WPFW so please support the station in the name of Resistance Radio!By John Kane & Regan de Loggans
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Are you scared? Does the election have you terrified? Put more emphasis on your community and distance yourself from state and national politics.
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56:55We need a sense of community more and more.By John Kane & Regan de Loggans
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A two tiered legal system and legal status exists in the US for Native people still today!
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55:56I delve into a case that went before the Supreme Court back in 2004 that specifically deals with jurisdiction and highlights the plenary powers doctrine.By John Kane & Regan de Loggans
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A Special 2 Hour Resistance Radio Broadcast for Indigenous Peoples Day; 10/14/24
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1:56:11Welcome to a special broadcast of Resistance Radio with Jacquie Luqman joining me for the program.By John Kane & Regan de Loggans
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Let's Talk Politics and the Election! Oh! Not that one; the Seneca Nation.
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54:37This year's Seneca election is poised to produce an administration that opposes revenue sharing and will no longer lie down for NYS.By John Kane & Regan de Loggans
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It's October so our special day is coming up. Can we use Indigenous Peoples Day to be heard?
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55:01I'll admit I am not a big fan of these special days. I think most of them miss the mark. That's not to say that I won't try to use them to be heard. I will!By John Kane & Regan de Loggans
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Doc Shya joins me again to discuss Orange Shirt Day. We'll explain what it's all about and what it means to us.
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55:48The often overlooked victims of oppression and colonization are children. I will not wear an "Every Child Matters" orange shirt on Monday any more than I would wear an "All Lives Matter" t-shirt. OUR CHILDREN MATTER! Native Children Matter! Your history would suggest otherwise but we reject all that. Join us for a discussion on the Children of Oppr…
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Dr. Shya Bey joins me to address educators teaching Black history and African American studies.
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54:42We target educators and those pursuing education in these areas because context is necessary to understand this history.By John Kane & Regan de Loggans
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Another school drops its Native mascot and we pound on slave era racist laws and legal doctrines still in effect today
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55:38Shenendehowa High School in the Albany NY area FINALLY has agreed to drop its mascot. I take the opportunity to engage with some of the unhappy customers associated with them. I also point out the specific law passed just as the US was going all-in with residential schools.By John Kane & Regan de Loggans
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Deb Haaland! Why stop at residential schools? Why not assess the entire cost of the American Holocaust?
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55:12Your "Kill the Indian - Save the Man" policy was just one of the genocidal strategies. Let's put your numbers to all of it from massacres to removal to starvation and the whole thing!By John Kane & Regan de Loggans
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Haudenosaunee society was neither primitive nor unsophisticated!
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57:42By John Kane & Regan de Loggans
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The elections are dominating the news but for some there is little difference between the parties on key issues.
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53:36Neither party will condemn the genocide in Gaza or here at home.By John Kane & Regan de Loggans
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WBAI Fund Drive; Go to www.buddy.wbai.org
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56:29By John Kane & Regan de Loggans
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My rant on the DOI Final Report on Indian Boarding Schools continues.
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54:31Can you even imaging that instead of assessing the damages committed in perpetrating a crime that you only assess what was paid out to commit the crime? Well, here you go!By John Kane & Regan de Loggans
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Deb Haaland's Final Report on Indian Boarding Schools has been released. And it's bad!
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53:41They low-balled the deaths at these schools to under 1000 and only could identify 18,000 kids forced into these schools. The true numbers are closer to 20,000 deaths and 100,000 total victims.By John Kane & Regan de Loggans
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Voting is NOT activism. Refusing to vote does NOT take away your voice or your right to speak out!
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55:16I will not voting in any US election. I never have and never will. I reject US citizenship and refuse to participate in the systems of my own oppression. BUT! I am not telling others not to vote. Just don't ONLY vote!By John Kane & Regan de Loggans
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