On today's Your Call, we’ll speak with David Treuer, author of Rez Life, an examination of Native American reservation life, past and present. A United Nations special rapporteur recently recommended the restoration of some tribal lands in the US, including the Black Hills in South Dakota. Does the United States owe reparations to native people? If you've lived on a reservation, what's your experience? It’s Your Call with Rose Aguilar and You.
Guests:
David Treuer, author of Rez Life
Caleen Sisk, chief of the Winnemem Wintu tribe
Krysta King, American Indian undergraduate student at Bemidji State University
Resources:
LA Times: The Writing Life: DavidTreuermines his family's 'RezLife'
Huffington Post: UN fact finder on indigenous rights wraps up visit
Sacramento Bee: Native American Groups Applaud California Court Decision Supporting Tribal Sovereign Immunity
Democracy Now: UN Probe: U.S. Should Return Stolen Sacred Land, Including Mt. Rushmore, to Native Americans
Redding Searchlight: Tribe plans to blockade part of Lake Shasta during war dance