"The Place We Call Home"

Life of a Dog on the Rez

“An Indian reservation is an area land held and governed by a federally recognized Native American tribal nation whose government is accountable to the US Bureau of Indian Affairs and not to the state government which it is located. Some of the country’s 574 federally recognized tribes govern more than one of the 326 Indian reservations in the United States, while some share reservations, and others have no reservations at all. Historical piecemeal land allocations under the Dawes Act facilitated sale to non-native Americans, resulting in some reservations becoming severely fragmented, with pieces of tribal and privately held land being treated as separate enclaves. This jumble of private and public real estate creates significant administrative, political, and legal difficulties."
On today's show, we will bring you some insight of the Pueblo perspective of a reservation, the Pueblo Revolt and its outcome that ultimately helped solidify our sovereignty and President Lincoln presenting the 19 Pueblos of New Mexico silver-headed ebony canes, engraved with his name and the year 1863, in recognition of pueblo sovereignty and respect. So sit back, relax and enjoy the show. Below are the links for the website to reggae band Native Roots, who are featured in the bumper music of the show. Also provided is a link to the PBS documentary, "The Cane of Power". I highly recommend watching it for an in-depth examination of the history of the Pueblo Canes.
Native Roots Website:
http://www.nativeroots.net

PBS Documentary "Canes of Power"
https://portal.knme.org/video/canes-of-power-lhtc9v/
SpeakPipe voice message app. To leave a voice message comment for the show.
https://www.speakpipe.com/LifeDogRez