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May 2021
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Our History Is the Future: The Long Trad...

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Listen to the full episode of Guerrilla History here: https://guerrillahistory.libsyn.com/nick-estes

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on professor, activist, and author Nick Estes to talk to us about the long history of American indigenous resistance.  The conversation is structured around Nick's brilliant book "Our History Is the Future: Standing Rock Versus the Dakota Access Pipeline, and the Long Tradition of Indigenous Resistance".

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