Rebecca Nagle
@rebeccanagle
Cherokee writer and journalist, check out my substack: Author of BY THE FIRE WE CARRY. Host of First America podcast. Out June 22. Subscribe now! firstamerica.info
Thank you to everyone that made this project possible - every listen, download, review and share means so much to us. We couldn’t have done this without you. Please, keep passing it on! And if this project could support your work in any way, we’d love to hear from you. Thank you. #FirstAmerica
Happening Tomorrow: Join First America, Tulsa Artist Fellowship, the Oklahoma Center for the Humanities, Red Media, and the Lindy Waters III Foundation for an evening celebrating Indigenous futurism, storytelling, and the release of "From the Heart of Our Nations"
The July Native News Roundup is out today. From the courthouse to the ballot box, from sacred lands to the solar fields of Indian Country, Native people are leading and winning. substack.com/@gohini/note...
Before fascism had a name, it had a history. Final episode out tomorrow!
🎙️ Hear more next week on First America — the true story of how the United States came to be, and how our current political moment is 250 years in the making. Season finale 7/27, wherever you get your podcasts. #FirstAmerica #America250
NABS isn't stopping here. The next phase of interviews is already being planned. If you're a descendant or survivor who wants to share your story,you can sign up to tell your story. More info at boardingschoolhealing.org
I joined @theintercept.com to talk more about my new podcast FIRST AMERICA. We got into the Declaration's final grievance, calling Native people "merciless Indian savages,” and why so many historians read the document as ordered least to most important: theintercept.com/2026/07/11/a...
Is anywhere in the world safe from fascism? Learn more in Ibram X Kendi’s new book “Chain of Ideas” and by listening to First America, wherever you get your podcasts! #chainofideas #FirstAmerica #America250
FIRST AMERICA: the origin story of American fascism.🎙️To learn more, listen to First America–the true story of how the United States came to be. And how our current political moment is 250 years in the making. Episode 3 out today - wherever you get your podcasts! #FirstAmerica #America250
“They lied to you about how America started and who gets to tell that story.”
“American democracy and American authoritarianism were built together.” 🎙️Learn more on First America–the true story of how the United States came to be. Out now - wherever you get your podcasts! #FirstAmerica #America250
This 4th of July weekend, a one-hour FIRST AMERICA radio special airs on over 100 stations across the U.S., including many tribal broadcasters. Check your local station for air times and tune in!
Did you know that the first shots of the American Revolution were fired over land, not taxes? 🎙️Learn more on First America–the true story of how the United States came to be. And how our current political moment is 250 years in the making. Out now - wherever you get your podcasts! #FirstAmerica
“The American Revolution was about land, not liberty.” 🎙️Listen to First America–the true story of how the United States came to be. And how our current political moment is 250 years in the making. Out now - wherever you get your podcasts! #FirstAmerica #America250
From playing Indian to the Great Replacement Theory, colonial identity is wrapped up in contradiction. Ibram X Kendi and I discussed the ways our projects intersect.
How does playing Indian relate to sports mascots? 🎙️Listen to Episode 2 on First America–the true story of how the United States came to be. And how our current political moment is 250 years in the making. Out now - wherever you get your podcasts! #FirstAmerica #America250
The word Indian appears in the opinion and dissent 116 times. Lots to unpack here in the coming days. Roberts also unpacks the citizenship status of Native Americans in the opinion.
Did you know where ICE detained people in Minneapolis last winter was once a concentration camp? For Dakota people? 🎙️To learn more, listen to First America–the true story of how the United States came to be. And how our current political moment is 250 years in the making.
First America is climbing the podcast series chart! Thanks everyone for listening. ❤️ If you haven’t yet, pls subscribe, download and rate the show. It helps more people find it!
We’ve been told the Revolution was fought over taxation and representation. But according to our founders, in their own words, what they were most angry about was Native Americans. How did we all miss this?
FIRST AMERICA would not have been possible without the incredible team that helped put it together. It has been a tremendous effort, and we wouldn't be here without the talent and dedication of everyone involved. I am so grateful.
"If we don't understand the full context in which our nation was founded, we won't understand the full context in which our nation now finds itself." - Ned Blackhawk (citizen of the Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone), Yale University
On Wednesday, July 8 at 12pm ET, Museum of the Cherokee People hosts ‘Listen, Lunch, & Learn: Cherokees in the American Revolution,’ a virtual panel discussion with me and leading Native scholars. Secure your spot today: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
"If we don't understand the full context in which our nation was founded, we won't understand the full context in which our nation now finds itself." - Ned Blackhawk (citizen of the Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone), Yale University
“If what you’re listening to is leaving you wondering what to do, then join us this weekend. We’re coming together to repair our full history rather than erase it. Join a June 27th All of U.S. mobilization near you to demand equality over erasure and stand for Liberty for #AllOfUS.” allofus250.org
“Native people are written out of the American story. Without us, you don’t know what happened.” 🎙️To get the full story, listen to First America–the true story of how the United States came to be. And how our current political moment is 250 years in the making.
“Native people are written out of the American story. Without us, you don’t know what happened.” To get the full story, listen to First America–the true story of how the United States came to be. And how our current political moment is 250 years in the making.
Trump wants to keep the promise of America only for wealthy, white men like him. But we all know that #AllOfUs make up this country. And we need to make that loud and clear. Join a June 27th All of U.S. mobilization near you to stand for liberty & demand equality over erasure. allofus250.org