The fact that Indigenous people are so heavily discriminated against in their homeland is atrocious. I would recommend this podcast to everyone and anyone who wants to hear social justice struggles told in a compelling way. Season 3 please Ms.Nagle!

The host’s snarky opinions and views are not well hidden during the podcast. The pod would be a better listen with a professional tone allowing the listener to hear the facts with an unbiased perspective so we can make up our minds. The topic is important and worthy of discussion and attention.

I learned so much about Native issues from this podcast and should be a must listen for anybody who is interested in the intersection of Native rights and US law. I’ve listened more than one time and learned something new each time. Cannot recommend enough. #FriendOfTheUnion #KeepCrookedProgressive

Thank you so much for doing this Rebecca. I am learning so much. This podcast should be required listening in every school in America and Canada too and the whole world. It’s clear that you have put tons of good work into this. It’s so well done and informative. Heart-breakingly so. I have only 4 episodes left to listen to.

I really enjoy learning this topic. It’s hard to listen to your voice with its croak at the end of every sentence. You have a wonderful speaking voice you should just leave the croak out. But otherwise a great topic

As US citizens, it is imperative we understand the history of the indigenous people that were here long before our ancestors decided to show up. We aren’t taught these things in school, unfortunately, and we have to educate ourselves. Thankfully, this podcast helps with that, and it does it in a beautiful way. Take the time to listen, it’s worth it.

Fantastic reporting on something not enough people are covering.

Very well done podcast. Thank you for all the work put into this!

Follows every podcast trope. Just nit that interesting.

This Land is one of my favorite podcasts. Nagle and the team’s investigative journalism are truly impactful and have helped me better understand tribal sovereignty and the ways I can better advocate for indigenous cultural preservation and the rights of First Nations peoples. I love it so much, I assign certain episodes in my college classes!

While I appreciate the necessity of ICWA, Ms. Nagle reports with extreme bias in support of it, conveniently leaving out facts for her listeners. More specifically, the case of US v Baby Girl. Veronica was the result of an emotionally abusive relationship that ended and Mr. Brown did not want her. He encouraged the biological mom to get an abortion because he refused to pay child support unless she married him which she had no desire to do as he was, again, emotionally abusive. She wanted the child but could not afford her and therefore opted for open adoption. When Brown’s own mother (Veronica’s grandmother) discovered this, she is the one who told Brown to sue for custody. When they won, they would not allow the biological mom any contact with Veronica. All of this information is readily available to Ms. Nagle; she chose to conceal it from her listeners. Veronica’s case was not about native rights - it was a domestic issue about control and the abuser invoked ICWA to win. Veronica is back where she belongs - with the family her Latina, non-native mother chose for her. A well produced podcast, and I listened in full, but after listening to this particular episode, I wondered what else Ms. Nagle omitted or lied about.

Great reporting on ICWA. I found this podcasts to be informing and well developed. Rebecca has a great talent and I hope she continues telling the stories of America’s First Nations and indigenous people.

This series was absolutely fantastic. Please create more Native American, Native Tribe, based shows.

Great interviews too, really gives the listener not just the technical and political details but also the impact this court decision will have for ordinary people

You guys are amazing! Thank you for shedding light on this matter. Victory for ICWA and all tribes on June 15, 2023! 🎉

Episode 9 merely recaps former episodes and applauds the decision. It’s a decent recap of events with a range of reactions from the Native American community, but if you are looking for a clear-eyed exploration of why the conservative judges voted as they did and what the decisions mean for other cases involving tribal sovereignty and equal protection, this podcast episode is painfully naive.

Honestly, one if the BEST podcasts out there. Season 2 was some of the beat reporting ever—I tell everyone to listen to this! It’s too important to miss.

Season two of This Land was outstanding. Great research. Well scripted. Fascinating presentations of indigenous and array of players who sought to get rid of ICWA

Just wanted to thank everyone involved in producing this show. Really enlightening.

I haven’t read the decision yet but I came here to celebrate w you!!

The legal system is built to uphold the sovereignty of the Fed Gov and subordinate Tribes as trustees. This Land highlights pressing issues facing Indian Country and tribal sovereignty. The first season explores the McGirt v. Oklahoma case and season two explores the challenges to the Indian Child Welfare Act in Haaland v. Brackeen. Besides shedding light on little-known native issues, This Land does so in a compelling way and Mx. Nagel does an excellent job presenting the issues in a cohesive manner.

Absolutely critical, listening for all American, and anyone concerned about justice…

this is one of the most extraordinary podcasts EVER. from the way that both seasons lay out the history that we all need to know but most of the us have miseducated to be absolutely ignorant of; to the illuminatory reporting of the courtcases; to the gorgeous sensitivity and deft production to convey the stories of those at the heart… THANK YOU to all those involved in creating this podcast!!!

I normally don’t write reviews but this podcast is too good! Rebecca Nagle and her team have done an outstanding job reporting the facts and exploring the implications of this case. Well done!

I always knew there was an underlying agenda to the genocide of the indigenous population. My theories are correct. Long ago, I worked with a woman who daughter adopted a Native American boy and all she bragged about was the incentives they would receive, smh.

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Essential.

This series is masterful informative storytelling at its finest.

Thank you so much for making this history available to all. The presentation and story telling are amazing. It’s important

This whole series is done so well. And the investigative reporting is impeccable. Thank you so much for making such an understandable and clarifying document.

I am inspired by the quality reporting and investigative journalism Rebecca Nagel and her team have done to share both the sacred resilience and power of the tribes across the US and the horrible agenda on the part of this countries big business and zealot conservatives to undermine tribal sovereignty. Thank you Rebecca and team for your brave and powerful work! May this podcast and our prayers uplift the tribes into greater sovereignty and respect! ✊🏼🙏🏼🫶🏽

Amazing podcast, powerful!

This is a must-listen. Excellent reporting on how individuals’ and native rights are being dismantled one ruling at a time. Listen and weep.

It’s our responsibility as Americans to educate ourselves on the true history of and current issues facing indigenous people. This podcast is a wonderful resource, and one of the best-hosted podcasts I’ve listened to. Thank you Rebecca Nagle for taking the time to educate your listeners.

Important journalism that uses narrative so effectively to inform those of us who haven’t heard enough of the context around the SCOTUS case threatening ICWA!

Season 1 was phenomenal, but Season 2 was just so biased and one-sided. You don’t speak for all Native Americans. I am Mvskoke and Seminole and that baby belonged with the family who raised him. Not everyone believes ICWA is right. Your show was obviously trying to paint Christians in a bad light.

This is an excellent podcast that illuminates a dangerous attack on Native rights. It is well-told and harrowing. Many thanks to Crooked Media and Rebecca Nagle for bringing this story to light.

This is an excellent podcast for anyone curious about Indian law or the Supreme Court in general as it gives more background to the Brackeen vs Bernhardt Supreme Court case.

As a law clerk to three judges in Salt Lake, I saw ICWA cases on occasion in the short year I was there. Now I’m doing civil litigation, nothing dealing with family law, but this podcast is chilling. The storytelling is extraordinary, I could listen to the author, Rebecca Nagle, all day, she has that kind of voice. She also explains the importance of tribes in a way that’s helped me talk about this with my friends and family. So, thank you. Praying the court case goes against them!! Gibson Dunn—the devil’s firm.

Natives need to continue to fight for our rights and what the federal government has promised. My husbands mother had him in AZ and he was taken due to her getting arrested multiple times. She did have sisters and brothers in the state but I’m not sure if they ever tried getting him back when he was in foster care. His mother was asked if the foster family could adopt and the one good thing she said was he was Native American and had a grandfather back in NM. Our Pueblo was contacted and Social Services along with grandparents were able to get him back to our tribe. This is a blessing, yes he did grow up with all privileges he might have with the white foster family but he grew up learning our native language, culture and beliefs which is more than any nonnative family can give a native child. He is lucky to have a big extended family who loves and cares since grandfather passed.

The young injun sqaw has horrible vocal fry too much smoking of the peace pipe

So glad I found this second series. Well presented. Very well constructed. As others have said - stuff everyone should be aware of.

As a member of the Caddos of Oklahoma this is beautiful piece of journalism. Thank you Rebecca Nagle and Crooked Media for the representation and coverage we need. And for shedding light on issues that go ignored time and time again.

This podcast is fantastic! I’m getting an amazing US history lesson, one I wasn’t given in the 90s in public school, and I’m getting important info on current events. Thank you for this podcast!

This podcast is an incredibly thoughtful, comprehensive, and engaging insight into current struggles for Tribal nations’ right to self-determination.

Incredibly helpful in understanding ICWA and the Supreme Court case challenging it.

Couldn’t stop listening and learning more. Miigwech!

This podcast is amazing! Pulling from multiple sources, and perspectives it creates a well rounded narrative picture that will also pull at the heart strings while not pulling punches! 5 stars!

This podcast should be a must for every single person. I had no idea why these lawsuits were or how companies are using the shifted courts to further dismantle the native people. Listen. You won’t regret it

I love podcasts and listen to a lot of them. I have the regular ones that I like but I’m always looking for something new. This is easily one of the best podcasts I’ve ever listened to. The way they tell the stories and explore the nuances and complexities and history is exceptional.