When Nick was 13-years-old he wrote Leonard Peltier a letter. In that letter he said he would fight for his freedom until the day he is free. In this profoundly personal episode, Nick sits down with Leonard to talk about his journey, his struggle, and what he means to the people.

LEARN MORE:
Support Leonard by buying his artwork: https://www.lphawkmanii.org/
Read about NDN Collective's effort to bring Leonard Peltier home: https://ndnco.cc/LpHome
Watch the short film GIIWE about bring Leonard home: https://ndnco.cc/giiwe
Follow the Free Leonard Peltier film: https://freeleonardfilm.com/

SUPPORT OUR WORK
Support the For the People Campaign today! Your donation to NDN Collective directly supports Indigenous organizers, Nations, Tribes, and communities leading the fight for justice and liberation. Donate now to fund the frontlines, fuel the movement, and rematriate wealth. https://ndnco.cc/ftpcdonate

NDN COLLECTIVE'S IMPACT:
To learn about our big wins and hear stories from our grantees and loan relative across Turtle Island, read our 2024 Impact Report on our website at: https://ndncollective.org/impact-reports

EPISODE CREDITS:
Guest: Leonard Peltier
Host: Nick Tilsen
Executive Producer: Willi White
Music: Mato Wayuhi
Editor: Willi White
Digital Engagement: Angie Solloa
Production Support: Layne L. LeBeaux

PRESS & MEDIA:
press@ndncollective.org

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Storytelling is the backbone of our movement. In this episode, Nick Tilsen sits down with writer and comedian Joey Clift to talk about how important it is to use narrative and storytelling as a mechanism to catalyse the LANDBACK movement, the power of modern-day representation, and Joey's upcoming short animation film, "Pow!."

LEARN MORE:
Pow! premieres 11/24 on FNX, watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOTuVqdwu8Y

Pow! is an animated short film about Jake, a young Native American kid scrambling to charge his dying video game console at a bustling Coastal Salish intertribal powwow, where he learns that loving video games and loving your culture aren't mutually exclusive. Written and Directed by Joey Clift (Cowlitz), made by a largely Indigenous team and with an all-Native voice cast. Pow! is a comedic love letter to the communities that raised us.

Joey Clift is a Los Angeles-based comedian, Emmy and Peabody-nominated writer, and an enrolled member of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe. Growing up, Joey aspired to become a local TV weatherperson because he didn't see Native American comedians on screen and thought a career in comedy was off-limits to him. He has since proven otherwise, writing for acclaimed series like Spirit Rangers (Netflix), Molly of Denali (PBS), and Paw Patrol (Nickelodeon).

Joey is the creator of Gone Native, a Comedy Central Digital series about microaggressions Native folks often experience, and his comedy has been featured everywhere from Dropout to The Smithsonian Museum.

Follow Joey on Instagram: @joeycliiiiiift
https://joeyclift.com/
https://gonenative.tv/

SUPPORT OUR WORK
Support the For the People Campaign today! Your donation to NDN Collective directly supports Indigenous organizers, Nations, Tribes, and communities leading the fight for justice and liberation. Donate now to fund the frontlines, fuel the movement, and rematriate wealth. https://ndnco.cc/ftpcdonate

NDN COLLECTIVE'S IMPACT:
To learn about our big wins and hear stories from our grantees and loan relative across Turtle Island, read our 2024 Impact Report on our website at: https://ndncollective.org/impact-reports

EPISODE CREDITS:
Guest: Joey Clift
Host: Nick Tilsen
Executive Producer: Willi White
Music: Mato Wayuhi
Editor: Willi White
Digital Engagement: Angie Solloa
Production Support: Layne L. LeBeaux

PRESS & MEDIA:
press@ndncollective.org

FOLLOW THE PODCAST:
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In this episode Nick Tilsen is joined by Dr. Lilias Jarding, Executive Director of Black Hills Clean Water Alliance, and Taylor Gunhammer, Lead Organizer for the Protect the He Sapa campaign at NDN Collective, to talk about past and current efforts to protect the land and water in the Black Hills of South Dakota, updates on the Protect the He Sapa campaign, and how important intergenerational organizing is to building bridges among people.

PRODUCTION DISCLAIMER:
This episode contains a 7 minute audio disruption at the 44 minute and 27 second mark. Basically, the audio recorder stopped recording. But we have the scratch audio! What was shared in this 7 minutes is important, so we made sure to keep it in.

GUESTS:
Dr. Lilias Jarding
Taylor Gunhammer

LEARN MORE:
Visit https://bhcleanwateralliance.org/ and donate to their work.
Donate to the Protect the He Sapa campaign by visiting https://ndncollective.org/

Support the For the People Campaign today! Your donation to NDN Collective directly supports Indigenous organizers, Nations, Tribes, and communities leading the fight for justice and liberation. Donate now to fund the frontlines, fuel the movement, and rematriate wealth. ndnco.cc/ftpcdonate

NDN COLLECTIVE'S IMPACT:
To learn about our big wins and hear stories from our grantees and loan relative across Turtle Island, read our 2024 Impact Report on our website at: https://ndncollective.org/impact-reports

EPISODE CREDITS:
Host: Nick Tilsen
Executive Producer: Willi White
Music: Mato Wayuhi
Editor: Willi White
Digital Engagement: Angie Solloa
Production Support: Layne L. LeBeaux

PRESS & MEDIA:
press@ndncollective.org

FOLLOW PODCAST:
https://www.instagram.com/landbackforthepeople
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FOLLOW NDN COLLECTIVE:
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https://www.instagram.com/ndncollective
https://www.linkedin.com/company/ndncollective/
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