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The Domination Chronicles Podcast
by DOMINATION CHRONICLES
*The Domination Chronicles* is podcast where *Steven T. Newcomb* (Shawnee/Lenape) and *Peter d’Errico* examine how domination shaped the legal and political foundations of the United States.You can find transcripts and show notes at our website: www.dominationchronicles.com
Episodes
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Episode 24: Some Restrictions Apply
In this episode, Peter and Steve take a close look at a document most people assume they already understand: the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Steve traces how he first stumbled onto the question at the 2023 Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago, where a line in…
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Episode 23: Bishops, Papal Bulls, and the Problem of Domination
In this episode, Peter d’Errico interviews Steve Newcomb about a May 2026 Catholic bishops’ symposium on the Doctrine of Discovery in Edmonton, Alberta. Steve reflects on the event, the call to revoke Inter Caetera, and the danger of language that hides domination behind softer terms such as...
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Where Are We Now? Why Domination Is the Beginning of the Conversation, Not the End
In this episode of Domination Chronicles, Steven T. Newcomb and Peter d’Errico explore why “domination” has become a slogan instead of a serious inquiry—and why language, law, history, and power must be carefully unpacked. Subscribe on YouTube Support this podcast at —...
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Episode 21: “Tribal Sovereignty” 101: Limited Sovereignty, Federal Domination, and the Language Trap
In this episode, Steven T. Newcomb and Peter d’Errico return to one of the most repeated phrases in federal Indian law and public advocacy: “tribal sovereignty.” But what does the phrase actually mean within the legal framework of the United States? Steve and Peter argue that “tribal sovereignty”...
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UNTRUSTWORTHY “TRUST”: DOMINATION, FEAR, AND FEARLESSNESS
Today we deep dive into the legal and philosophical foundations of the "federal Indian law trust doctrine." We argue that the term "trust" is a euphemism for a relationship of domination rather than a protective legal obligation. Subscribe on YouTube Support this podcast at —...
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Episode 19: LORETTA AFRAID OF BEAR-COOK: “LIVING IN OGLALA LAKOTA COMMUNITY”
A deep conversation between hosts Steven Newcomb and Peter d'Errico and guest Loretta Afraid of Bear-Cook, about the preservation of Oglala Lakota traditions, the power of indigenous language, and the resistance against systems of domination and modern convenience. Subscribe on YouTube Support…
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Episode 18: Mark Savage: “Natural Rights” -- Unravelling The Questions
Attorney Mark Savage joins us in this episode for a provocative discussion of the US claim of “plenary power” over Native nations and peoples. In the early 1990’s (!), Mark authored two seminal law review articles showing that the doctrine of “plenary power” has no basis in the US Constitution.…
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Episode 17: Bruce Mcivor: Legalized Lawlessness
Historian and lawyer Bruce McIvor joins us in this episode for a deep dive into how Canada’s colonizing legal system continues to attack First Nations with laws and policies dressed up in the latest costume of “reconciliation”. Bruce is a member of the Manitoba Métis Federation, descended from…
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Episode 16: “COLONISTS, SETTLERS, INVADERS, EXPANSIONISTS, IMMIGRANTS
In this powerful episode, hosts Steve Newcomb and Peter d’Errico dissect a February 2, 2026, The Economist article titled "The Indian Removal Act, Unchecked Expansionism, and Disregard for the Rule of Law." They expose how the author misuses an 1832 Muskogee Creek Nation memorial – a protest...
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EPISODE 15: “STOLEN LAND”: THE DANGER AND LIMITATION OF PERFORMATIVE SPEECH
Episode 15, “STOLEN LAND”: The Danger and Limitation of Performative Speech, begins with the Grammys uproar after Billie Eilish said, “no one is illegal on stolen land,” and the fast backlash that followed. Peter P. d’Errico and Steven Newcomb argue that much of the public fight is performative...
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E14: TRUTH BEFORE RECONCILIATION
Russell Diabo and our hosts examine Canada’s “reconciliation” agenda, exposing domination, fiscal dependency, and ongoing struggles for Indigenous self-government. Subscribe on YouTube Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dominationchronicles/exclusive-content
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mini-Episode 13: Keywords in the Study of Domination
A concise exploration of key terms that reveal how words like civilization, sovereignty, and empire encode patterns of domination and power in law and history. Subscribe on YouTube Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dominationchronicles/exclusive-content
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Episode 12: The Federal Indian Boarding School Report
Newcomb and d’Errico examine the Federal Indian Boarding School Report, its apology, assimilation policies, dispossession, and ongoing domination today. Subscribe on YouTube Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dominationchronicles/exclusive-content
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Episode 11: 2026 - The Year Ahead
Domination Chronicles opens the new year with a wide-ranging conversation that sets the direction for months ahead. We explore free existence and domination through close attention to words, meanings, and entangled histories. Drawing on legal documents, technology debates, and long-standing...
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E010: Pulp Legal Fiction: The Bizarre Case Of Tee-hit-ton v. US
In this episode of Domination Chronicles, our hosts Steven T. Newcomb and Peter d'Errico commemorate seventy years of Tee-Hit-Ton v. United States. Our hosts reflect on seventy years of Tee-hit-ton to expose how U.S. law has been used to legitimize domination—both domestically and globally. They...
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EPISODE 009: MCGIRT V. OKLAHOMA: REVEALING AND CONCEALING DOMINATION
Our springboard is the 2020 Supreme Court decision, McGirt v. Oklahoma, that upheld US criminal law jurisdiction over “major crimes” in “Indian country” (via the 1885 Major Crimes Act, an act based on the claim of a right of domination by the US over the Original Nations). We focus on the way the...
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E008: WORDS & MEANINGS
The Domination Chronicles explores how everyday language hides systems of power. In this episode, Steven T. Newcomb and Peter d’Errico unpack the words we use—state, sovereignty, civilization, landlord—and show how they mask a “claim of a right of domination” embedded in U.S. law and Western...
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E007: A Quantum View of "Free Existence" as Entangled Indeterminacy
In this episode, Steven T. Newcomb and Peter d’Errico explore how quantum physics offers a fresh way to understand the idea of free existence. Drawing on the insights of physicist Federico Faggin and philosopher Hans Busstra, they examine how concepts like indeterminacy and entanglement challenge...
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E006: Supreme Court Justices Attack 'plenary power' over Native Peoples
A dramatic Dissent by Supreme Court Justices Gorsuch and Thomas Opens a Path to Tectonic Changes in US Law. Episode 6 marks a turning point in the long debate over federal domination of Native Nations. Steven T. Newcomb and Peter d'Errico walk through a recent Supreme Court dissent from Justices...
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S005 - Does the Future of Indians Include Eminent Domain?
The confluence of a 1975 article by Vine Deloria, Jr., and a 2025 law review article sparks a conversation about what's roiling our minds at the moment. In 1975, Vine Deloria, Jr., wrote an article in Akwesasne Notes pondering “the future of Indians”. In 2025, fifty years later, a law review...
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E004: Seeing Through To The Emperor's Extravagant Pretension
In this episode, Steve Newcomb and Peter d'Errico dissect a recent concurring opinion from the Washington State Supreme Court that denounces the racist language in foundational federal Indian law cases while leaving the core doctrines of domination untouched. Using the FLYING T RANCH v....
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E003: Symbols, Enigmas, Curiosity
In this episode, Steve Newcomb and Peter d'Errico unpack the hidden language of symbols—statues, seals, emblems, and monuments—revealing how these artifacts don't just reflect history but actively construct and maintain systems of domination. They examine how symbols emerge from shared mental and...
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E002: Say Something, See Something
Steve Newcomb and Peter d’Errico dig into Halverson v. Burgum, the August 21, 2025, Ninth Circuit dismissal of Jack Halverson’s (Crow Nation) case against the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The court ruled that Halverson could not sue the BIA because the US has “sovereign immunity”. It cited the 1823...
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E001: Our Opening Conversation
In this inaugural episode of *Domination Chronicles*, Steven Newcomb (Shawnee/Lenape) and Peter d'Errico deepen a decades-long dialogue on how systems of domination have shaped U.S. federal Indian law, beginning with the 1823 Johnson v. *McIntosh* decision and its roots in 15th-century the…
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Episode 0 - Welcome to the Domination Chronicles Podcast
The Domination Chronicles is a new podcast that studies how systems of domination took shape and how they still shape our world. Hosted by Steven T. Newcomb (Shawnee/Lenape) and Peter d’Errico, the series draws on decades of research in federal Indian law, history, and Indigenous resistance. Each...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
*The Domination Chronicles* is podcast where *Steven T. Newcomb* (Shawnee/Lenape) and *Peter d’Errico* examine how domination shaped the legal and political foundations of the United States.You can find transcripts and show notes at our website: www.dominationchronicles.com
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*The Domination Chronicles* is podcast where *Steven T. Newcomb* (Shawnee/Lenape) and *Peter d’Errico* examine how domination shaped the legal and political foundations of the United States.You can find transcripts and show notes at our website: www.dominationchronicles.com
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