We know which law firms and think tanks are bringing these lawsuits, but no one has been able to figure out who’s funding them—or why—until now. Show NotesThis Land website https://crooked.com/podcast-series/this-land/Resources For Survivors

5. Pro Bono

1 Sep 13th, 2021 31m 14s

The fight against the Indian Child Welfare Act is much bigger than a few custody cases, or even the entire adoption industry. We follow the money, and our investigation leads us to a powerful group of corporate lawyers and one of the biggest la

2. Behind The Curtain

Aug 23rd, 2021 47m 2s

The Brackeens' case would have been a normal adoption dispute, but then one of the most powerful corporate law firms in the United States took it on and helped the couple launch a federal lawsuit.Show NotesThis Land website https://crooked.com

1. Solomon’s Sword

1 Aug 23rd, 2021 47m 14s

ALM – as referred to in court documents – is a Navajo and Cherokee toddler. When he was a baby, a white couple from the suburbs of Dallas wanted to adopt him, but a federal law said they couldn’t. So they sued.Show Notes:This Land website http

8. The Heart Of It

Oct 4th, 2021 32m 29s

While we wait to see whether the Supreme Court takes the case, we attend a ceremony run by a program that helps Native adoptees reconnect with their tribes. Show NotesThis Land website https://crooked.com/podcast-series/this-land/Resources Fo

7. Before The Court

Sep 27th, 2021 37m 40s

As the case heads to the Fifth Circuit - the last stop before the Supreme Court - we go inside the courtroom to hear the arguments and the decision.Show NotesThis Land website https://crooked.com/podcast-series/this-land/Resources For Survivo

4. Supply And Demand

Sep 6th, 2021 36m 35s

The private adoption industry has been fighting against the Indian Child Welfare Act the longest. We learn why by following one couple’s journey to adopt and their mixed feelings about the process.Show NotesThis Land website https://crooked.co

3. Grandma Versus The Foster Parents

Aug 30th, 2021 40m 9s

The Brackeens aren’t the only ones suing to strike down the Indian Child Welfare Act. So are Danielle and Jason Clifford, a foster couple from Minnesota.Show NotesThis Land website https://crooked.com/podcast-series/this-land/Resources For Su

2. The Tribe

1 Jun 10th, 2019 30m 29s

Muscogee (Creek) Nation's reservation spans 11 counties across Eastern Oklahoma. This land is now at stake, and the tribe’s legal team headed to D.C. to make its case in front of the Supreme Court.Learn more: thislandpodcast.comFor a transcript

1. The Case

1 Jun 3rd, 2019 24m 23s

The Supreme Court is about to make a decision that will determine the future of five tribes and nearly half the land in Oklahoma, and it all starts with a murder on the side of the road in 1999. Learn more: thislandpodcast.com For a transcript

8. The Next Battleground

1 Jul 22nd, 2019 34m 42s

A murder case sparked an investigation into the treaty rights of five tribes. But another case -- a simple case about an adoption -- could actually dismantle America's tribes as we know them. For a transcript of this episode, please visit crook

7. Still Bleeding

1 Jul 15th, 2019 30m 47s

Tribes are asking that the Supreme Court keep the promises that it made to them, because what's lost when those promises are broken is much more than just land.For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/thisland.

5. The Land Grab

1 Jul 1st, 2019 31m 23s

The geography of this country was reshaped in the late 1800s and depending on who tells it, it's either a story of good intentions...or one of outright theft.

4. The Treaty

1 Jun 24th, 2019 32m 41s

A Cherokee leader is murdered in 1839 for signing a treaty with the United States, but the promise he died for was broken. Learn more: thislandpodcast.com

3. The Opposition

1 Jun 17th, 2019 26m 16s

There are some very powerful groups set against Muscogee (Creek) Nation. Who are they? What's their motivation? And what arguments are they using to win their case in Court?Learn more: thislandpodcast.comFor a transcript of this episode, please

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9. Update: Supreme Court Decision

1 Jun 23rd, 2023 43m 41s

Last week the Supreme Court made an historic ruling upholding the Indian Child Welfare Act. Rebecca Nagle takes us inside the courtroom to break down the decision, how we got here, and what it all means.

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Introducing “The Census Powwow” from Snap Judgment

Jun 28th, 2021 1h 5m

Check out a brand new episode from our friends at Snap Judgment!Last year, tribal government worker Cheyenne Brady was given a new job: to count everyone on her reservation. Writer Julian Brave Noisecat follows her through the ups-and-downs of

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10. The Ruling

Jul 16th, 2020 34m 41s

The Supreme Court has ruled, delivering a historic decision on the reservation status of Eastern Oklahoma. Rebecca Nagle talks to the lawyer who argued the case at the High Court, Native law professors, scholars, and journalists to break down t

Introducing “Stolen: Surviving St. Michael’s”

Jun 30th, 2023 35m 24s

Episode 1: The Police Officer and the Priest: One night back in the late 1970s, an officer in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police pulled over a suspected drunk driver. When he walked up to the vehicle, he came face-to-face with a ghost from his p

Introducing Dreamtown: The Story of Adelanto

Jun 7th, 2023 34m 47s

Chapter 1: Bug’s Plan. It’s 2014. Adelanto is a bankrupt city in the California desert known for its massive detention centers and not much else. Then, a stranger comes to town with a wild idea to make Adelanto great again: Become the first cit

Introducing Stiffed: Good Girls Walk Into a Porn Magazine

Apr 17th, 2023 33m 50s

New York City, 1973. Bob Guccione, founder of the men’s magazine Penthouse, is about to drop his latest project, and it’s not quite what anyone is expecting. Enter Viva, an erotic magazine for women published by a porn king but staffed by – dru

Introducing: Mother Country Radicals

Jun 9th, 2022 53m 19s

Zayd Dohrn was born underground - his parents were radicals and counter-culture outlaws, on the run from the FBI. Now Zayd takes us back to the 1970s, when his parents and their young friends in the Weather Underground Organization declared war

Trailer

This Land, season 2 (coming August 23rd)

Aug 16th, 2021 2m 36s

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9. Supreme Court Update

Jul 9th, 2020 1m 58s

Today, the Supreme Court made a historic ruling on the reservation status of Eastern Oklahoma. Rebecca Nagle is here to break down the decision, talk through the implications, and hey, celebrate a little. Because this win -- it’s huge.For a tra

6. The Postponement

1 Jul 8th, 2019 25m 27s

The Supreme Court punted a decision on Carpenter v. Murphy to the next term. What does this mean for the tribes?For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/thisland.