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 (11 June 2019). "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 (7 June 2019). "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 (5 February 2020). "Cherokee journalist wins $100,000 prize". Tulsa World. Archived from the original on 2022-02-09. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
- Schilling, Vincent (6 February 2020). "Cherokee author awarded $100,000 for journalism excellence". Ict News. 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.