Indigenous Anti-Communism: Haunting Spectre of Ward Churchill w/ Nick Estes

***Producer's note: TRN Podcast host Nick Estes joined Red Media-produced TYMSYY podcast, hosted by Sardana Nikolaeva and Masha Kardashevskaya, to talk about anti-communism, pretendianism, and the outsized role of Ward Churchill. Subscribe to TYMSYY if you don't already and help us grow the show*** This is the first installment of our collaborative series on Indigenous Anti-Communism with Nick Estes of The Red Nation Podcast. In this episode, we first introduce our intentions for the series and discuss why it matters to complicate and systematize the various discourses on anti-communism. We then turn to Ward Churchill (1947-2026), the American author and academic, and his edited volume "Marxism and Native Americans" (1983). Featuring Winona LaDuke, Vine Deloria Jr., Russell Means, and various Marxist writers, the volume became a foundational text for anyone interested in debates over Marxism and its relevance to Native American politics. However, as we learn in this episode, the volume's history and Ward Churchill's own legacy may not be as theoretically clear-cut as they seem. Nick Estes illuminates how the volume's anti-Marxist arguments distorted Indigenous understanding of Marxism and communism, which is reflected in the continued misunderstanding of the histories of anti-imperialist Indigenous solidarities. If you enjoyed the first episode of our series "Indigenous Anti-Communism" and don't want to miss upcoming discussions, please subscribe or follow us wherever you get your podcast. Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel https://youtu.be/7qoDHlp5Mm0 Music: Anastasia Alexxeeva/Анастасия Алексеева - Djohogoj/Дьөһөгөй Produced by Red Media www.patreon.com/redmediapr