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Reclaiming Our Stories: Voices of Indigenous Peoples of California
by California Humanities
Reclaiming Our Stories: Voices of Indigenous Peoples of California is a six-episode podcast series from California Humanities that amplifies the voices, leadership, and lived experiences of Native peoples across the state. The first episode premieres May 5, 2026. Hosted and story-woven by the Honorable Victorio L. Shaw, Esq., a citizen of the Hoopa Valley Tribe and Chief Judge for the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians and the Robinson Rancheria Tribal Courts, the series creates space for Indigenous leaders, artists, educators, and advocates to share their stories — on their own terms. As the United States approaches the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Reclaiming Our Stories invites listeners to broaden their understanding of history by centering Indigenous perspectives that are often absent from mainstream narratives. Through conversations rooted in sovereignty, culture, and community, this series reflects the diversit
Episodes
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Bonus Episode: Music from Reclaiming Our Stories Live at the Autry Museum
Experience the sounds that helped bring Reclaiming Our Stories to life. Recorded during our live event at the Autry Museum of the American West, this special bonus episode features the music performed throughout the evening. These performances created space for reflection, celebration, and...
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Futures of Sovereignty Live Podcast Recording
Recorded live at the Autry Museum of the American West What does sovereignty look like when it is lived every day? In the final episode of Reclaiming Our Stories: Voices of Indigenous Peoples of California, California Humanities brings together Indigenous leaders, culture bearers, and community...
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Recognition, Rights, and the Space Between—Law & Policy Now
What happens in the space between recognition and justice? In Episode 5, Recognition, Rights, and the Space Between—Law & Policy Now, host Victorio L. Shaw speaks with Michelle Lee (Pit River, Cahuilla) and Nicole Myers-Lim (Pomo) about the realities Native communities face when law, policy, and...
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The City Is Native Land (Present)
What happens when we stop imagining cities as separate from Indigenous land? In Episode 4 of Reclaiming Our Stories: Voices of Indigenous Peoples of California, host Victorio L. Shaw speaks with Cindi Alvitre (Tongva) and Corrina Gould (Lisjan Ohlone) about Native presence, belonging, and...
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We Tell Our Own Stories
Episode 3, We Tell Our Own Stories, centers on Indigenous narrative sovereignty and the ongoing work of carrying the story forward. Hosted by Victorio L. Shaw, this episode creates space for reflection on what it means for Indigenous peoples to speak for themselves, protect cultural knowledge…
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Whose 250 Years?
In “Whose 250 Years?”, Story Weaver Victorio Shaw (Hoopa Valley Tribe) is joined by Georgiana Sanchez (Chumash, O'odham) and Judge Abby Abinanti (Yurok) for a conversation that challenges dominant historical timelines and asks a central question: Whose years are being counted? Through reflections...
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Introduction to Reclaiming Our Stories
Welcome to Reclaiming Our Stories: Voices of Indigenous Peoples of California. In this opening episode, Story Weaver Victorio Shaw invites you to arrive—not just to listen, but to enter into a relationship with story, land, and truth. As conversations around the United States Semiquincentennial...
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Official Trailer Reclaiming Our Stories: Voices of Indigenous Peoples of California
Welcome to Reclaiming Our Stories: Voices of Indigenous Peoples of California, a new podcast series from California Humanities. Hosted and story-woven by the Honorable Victorio L. Shaw, Esq., this six-episode series centers on Indigenous voices, leadership, and lived experiences from across...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Reclaiming Our Stories: Voices of Indigenous Peoples of California is a six-episode podcast series from California Humanities that amplifies the voices, leadership, and lived experiences of Native peoples across the state. The first episode premieres May 5, 2026.
Hosted and story-woven by the Honorable Victorio L. Shaw, Esq., a citizen of the Hoopa Valley Tribe and Chief Judge for the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians and the Robinson Rancheria Tribal Courts, the series creates space for Indigenous leaders, artists, educators, and advocates to share their stories — on their own terms.
As the United States approaches the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Reclaiming Our Stories invites listeners to broaden their understanding of history by centering Indigenous perspectives that are often absent from mainstream narratives.
Through conversations rooted in sovereignty, culture, and community, this series reflects the diversit
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