Hello podcast listeners this is Nick Estes today we have a special archival episode

talking about the history of military service by indigenous communities with a special guest

Crystal Tugles, who herself is a military veteran.

We cover the long history of how the US military has exploited the indigenous warrior tradition to serve its own ends, as well as talking

about counter-recruitment objectives from veterans who oppose war and imperialism.

We want to say a special thank you to all of our Patreon subscribers

who have made this podcast possible, as well as the project of Red Media and our mutual

aid efforts that are putting winter coats on our relatives in Albuquerque who are living on the streets as well as giving firewood to

elders in Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.

This is going to be a cold winter and we know with climate change.

We're facing certain challenges as indigenous communities, but we just want to say thank you to all of our subscribers and our supporters.

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Thanks so much. So, Oh, go go on here. Hi Crystal, thanks so much for joining us on the Red Nation podcast. Can you start by introducing yourself?

Yes, I'm a P on it good morning. May

and I'm a nah nahub. My name's Crystal Tubles. I'm Oglala Lakota Northern

Cheyenne and I am the director of the Land Back Campaign for Indian Collective.

Great.

I was wondering if you could just maybe start by giving a little bit of background about yourself

as a military veteran and how that transformation took place from becoming a veteran or somebody

who is an active service to an active war resistor.

Yeah, you know, it's literally a lifelong journey and something I'm still coming into

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