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This Land

26 EpisodesProduced by Crooked MediaWebsite

The award-winning documentary podcast This Land is back for season 2. Host Rebecca Nagle reports on how the far right is using Native children to attack American Indian tribes and advance a conservative agenda.

26 Episodes | 2019 - 2024

Farewell

February 22nd, 2024

0:39

An important message from RadioPublic

Introducing “Stolen: Surviving St. Michael’s”

June 30th, 2023

34:58

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 …

9. Update: Supreme Court Decision

June 23rd, 2023

43:19

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 …

Introducing Dreamtown: The Story of Adelanto

June 7th, 2023

34:19

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 …

8. The Heart Of It

October 4th, 2021

32:29

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 …

7. Before The Court

September 27th, 2021

36:03

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.

6. Trojan Horse

September 20th, 2021

34:19

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. 

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5. Pro Bono

September 13th, 2021

31:14

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, …

4. Supply And Demand

September 6th, 2021

35:20

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 …

3. Grandma Versus The Foster Parents

August 30th, 2021

40:09

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 …

2. Behind The Curtain

August 23rd, 2021

46:29

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 …

1. Solomon’s Sword

August 23rd, 2021

47:14

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 …

This Land, season 2 (coming August 23rd)

August 16th, 2021

2:36

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 …

Introducing “The Census Powwow” from Snap Judgment

June 28th, 2021

1:05:10

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 …

10. The Ruling

July 16th, 2020

34:41

The Supreme Court has ruled, delivering a historic decision on the reservation status of Eastern Oklahoma. Rebecca Nagle talks to the lawyer who …

9. Supreme Court Update

July 9th, 2020

1:58

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 …

8. The Next Battleground

July 22nd, 2019

34:42

A murder case sparked an investigation into the treaty rights of five tribes. But another case -- a simple case about an adoption -- could actually …

7. Still Bleeding

July 15th, 2019

30:47

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

6. The Postponement

July 8th, 2019

25:27

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.

5. The Land Grab

July 1st, 2019

31:23

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.

Update: Surprise announcement from SCOTUS

June 28th, 2019

2:11

In a surprise twist, the Supreme Court announced that Carpenter v. Murphy will not be decided this term. 

4. The Treaty

June 24th, 2019

32:41

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

June 17th, 2019

26:16

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 …

2. The Tribe

June 10th, 2019

30:29

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.

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1. The Case

June 3rd, 2019

24:23

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. 

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This Land (coming June 3rd)

May 21st, 2019

2:26

An 1839 assassination of a Cherokee leader. A 1999 small town murder. Two crimes collide in a Supreme Court case that will decide the fate of one man …

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