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Guest Beverly Bell on last week's murder of Honduran Indigenous activist Berta Caceres

Airs at: Wed, 03/09/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
Last Thursday, March 3, Honduras Indigenous leader and environmentalist Berta Caceres was gunned down in her home in La Esperanza. She was 44. Caceres had been in the middle of a decade-long struggle to stop a dam project in the territory of her indigenous Lenca people. A j... Read more

How Frequent Are Oil Spills in the Amazon?

Airs at: Thu, 02/25/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
As many as eight separate indigenous communities along the banks of the Amazon in Northwestern Peru continue to clean crude oil from a series of pipeline ruptures which began in late January. KBOO reporter Robin Ryan spoke with an expert at Amazon Watch about the regularity... Read more

Art Exhibit: The Sand Creek Massacre

Airs at: Mon, 02/15/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
George Levi (Cheyenne artist), Brent Learned (Arapaho artist),and Katie Anderson (director of Clark County Historical Museum in Vancouver) join the Old Mole’s Laurie Mercier to discuss the exhibition, “One November Morning — the Sand Creek Massacre,” now at the Clark Co His... Read more

Deep History & American Empire: Reflections on the Bundys, Manifest Destiny & left-right politics

Airs at: Wed, 02/03/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
The occupation of the Malheur Wildlife Refuge in Eastern Oregon has brought widespread attention to long-simmering (and occasionally boiling-over) conflicts over federally-owned and managed public lands in the West. Competing ideologies (states' rights vs. federal control; ... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for January 25, 2016

Airs at: Mon, 01/25/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Denise Morris hosts this show and this is what it covers: 1.  Desiree Hellegers talks with Cowlitz Tribal members about the threat to their ancentral lands from a mining company. 2. Laurie Mercier and Joe Clement discuss the purpose, strategy and actions of the Portland Te... Read more

Protecting Cowlitz Tribal Lands from Mining

Airs at: Mon, 01/25/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Desiree Hellegers speaks with Cowlitz tribal leadership about the battle to stop the Canadian mining company Ascot Resources, Ltd., from developing a copper, gold, and molybdenum mine in the Green River Valley, northeast of Mount St. Helens. The proposed mine would be on an... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for January 11, 2016

Airs at: Mon, 01/11/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Tom hosts this episode, with music by Bob Dylan and Creedence Clearwater Revival, and discussions of China, Malheur, and Portland. Like us on Facebook!  To listen to the whole show, use the play or download buttons below.  To hear individual segments and find out more, foll... Read more

Incident at Malheur: An Indigenous perspective on "militia" occupation in Eastern Oregon

Airs at: Wed, 01/06/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
As national and global media turn their attention to the small town of Burns in central-eastern Oregon, we here at KBOO are doing our best to keep up with events. By now you probably know the basic story: a small group of disgruntled Westerners, apparently mostly from Nevad... Read more

A Day in Paradise at the Portland Art Museum exhibition "Fallen Fruit of Portland"

Airs at: Sat, 10/24/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  The Underground
This audio was recorded by Caldera Youth at the "A Day In Paradise" series of events on Saturday October 24, 2015. Thanks to Beans, Little Hawk, the interviewees, and all Caldera helpers. Edited and produced by Erin Yanke. Fallen Fruit creates art installations in ... Read more

John Trudell Memorials

"John Trudell and his family ask for people to celebrate love and celebrate life. He asked that people pray and celebrate in their own way in their own communities." Reflecting on the loss of our ancestors is part of the role of community broadcasting. With heavy hearts ... Read more