This Land (podcast)
This Land is an American political podcast produced and distributed by Crooked Media and Cadence13, and hosted by Rebecca Nagle.[1] The podcast debuted on June 3, 2019 and follows the United States Supreme Court case Sharp v. Murphy (previously known as Carpenter v. Murphy).[2] In addition, the podcast discusses various native issues such as land rights, sovereignty issues, and the Indian Child Welfare Act.[1][3]
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Hosted by | Rebecca Nagle |
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Language | English |
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Audio format | Podcast (via streaming or downloadable MP3) |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 16 |
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Original release | June 3, 2019 |
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Website | crooked |
History
In 1999, Patrick Dwayne Murphy stabbed George Jacobs and left him to die on the side of the road.[3] Both men were members of the Muscogee Nation.[1][4] Murphy's public defender, Lisa McCalmont, argued that the murder took place on Muscogee land, which meant that the State of Oklahoma did not have jurisdiction over the case.[5] The State argued that the reservation no longer existed due to allotment.[1] The case is now awaiting a decision in the Supreme Court that will determine if the reservation still exists, and if so, it would be the largest restoration of tribal land in United States history.[1] The land in dispute is 19 million acres and is approximately half of the state of Oklahoma.[2][6][3] In addition to the Muscogee Nation, the land in dispute impacts the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Seminole nations.[3][7]
Nagle wrote an op-ed article about Sharp v. Murphy for The Washington Post in November 2018, when oral arguments for the case were heard in the Supreme Court.[1][8] Crooked Media read the article, and reached out to ask Nagle if she was interested in collaborating on a podcast.[8] Nagle is a member of Cherokee Nation.[1][9] Several other members of the crew are also Native.[2] Nagle won the 2020 American Mosaic Journalism Prize for work on This Land.[10][11][12]
Awards and Honors
- 2021: Season 2 of the podcast was nominated for a Peabody Award.
References
- Hansman, Heather (June 21, 2019). "'This Land' Is a Gripping Podcast on Native Land Rights". Outside. Archived from the original on 11 December 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- White, Peter (May 23, 2019). "'Pod Save America' Producer Crooked Media Prepares Native American Documentary Podcast 'This Land'". Deadline. Archived from the original on 5 December 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- Cram, Stephanie (September 26, 2019). "This Land podcast: A murder, a Supreme Court decision, and half the land in Oklahoma". CBC. Archived from the original on 11 November 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- Chisholm, N. Jamiyla. "New Podcast Explores Connection Between a Murder and the Fight for Tribal Sovereignty". Color Lines. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- Odland, Lars (2019-07-30). "This Land Is a Superb History Podcast Masquerading as True Crime". Podcast Review. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
- Schilling, Vincent (24 May 2019). "Crooked Media launches 'This Land' podcast. Cherokee host Rebecca Nagle asks: 'Who owns Oklahoma?'". Indian Country Today. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- Dionne, Evette (November 20, 2019). "Rebecca Nagle on the Case That Could Alter Indigenous Land Rights Forever". Bitch Media. Archived from the original on 21 November 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- Martin, Nick. "Talking With the Host of This Land About American Greed and the 'Hunger' for Native Stories". Splinter. Archived from the original on 14 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- Nagle, Rebecca. "THE SUPREME COURT CASE NO ONE IS TALKING ABOUT". Crooked Media. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- World, James D. Watts Jr Tulsa. "Cherokee journalist wins $100,000 prize". Tulsa World. Archived from the original on 2022-02-09. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
- Schilling, Vincent. "Cherokee author awarded $100,000 for journalism excellence". Indian Country Today. Archived from the original on 2022-02-09. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
- "Rebecca Nagle". Heising-Simons Foundation. Archived from the original on 2022-02-09. Retrieved 2022-02-09.