Thomas Dardar's guest appearances

Thomas Dardar

Facing Race: Stories & Voices

AMERICAN DIAGNOSIS with Dr. Céline Gounder

Kai Wright

Franchesca Ramsey

Linda Sarsour

Jeff Chang

Rinku Sen

Pramila Jayapal

Glenn Harris

Malkia Cyril

Gary Delgado

Janna Zinzi

Tara Conley

Larry Fellows III

Bishop Tonyia Rawls

Lutze Segu

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Resilience

Lanor Curole is a member of the United Houma Nation. She grew up in Golden Meadow, a small bayou town in Southern Louisiana. The impacts of repetitive flooding in the area forced her to move farther north.Louisiana’s coastal wetlands lose about 16 square miles of land each year. This land loss, pollution from the 2010 BP oil spill, and lingering devastation from Hurricanes Katrina and Ida are pushing many Houma people out of their homes.Since 1985, the United Houma Nation has been seeking federal tribal recognition status. Without this status, the tribe has fewer resources to respond to the climate crisis.“Our people are on that front line, but we don't have a seat at that table,” Curole said.Gaining federal recognition would grant the Houma access to the Indian Health Service and would allow the tribe to work directly with federal agencies like the Federal Emergency Management Agency when storms strike.“It's not like Willy Wonka’s ‘golden ticket’ … but I think it does open some additional doors that are definitely closed to us right now,” Curole said.Episode 11 explores the Houma people’s efforts to preserve culture in the face of the climate crisis.Click here for a transcript of the episode.Voices from the episode:Lanor Curole, Houma tribal administratorThomas Dardar Jr., former chief of the United Houma NationShanondora Billiot, assistant professor of social work at Arizona State UniversityDaniel Lewerenz, assistant professor at the University of North Dakota School of LawSeason 4 of “American Diagnosis” is a co-production of KHN and Just Human Productions.  Our Editorial Advisory Board includes Jourdan Bennett-Begaye, Alastair Bitsóí, and Bryan Pollard.  

Lanor Curole is a member of the United Houma Nation. She grew up in Golden Meadow, a small bayou town in Southern Louisiana. The impacts of repetitive flooding in the area forced her to move farther north.Louisiana’s coastal wetlands lose about <a href="https://biotech.law.lsu.edu/blog/SIM3164_Pamphlet.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">16 square miles</a> of land each year. This land loss, pollution from the 2010 BP oil spill, and lingering devastation from Hurricanes Katrina and Ida are pushing many Houma people out of their homes.Since 1985, the United Houma Nation has been seeking federal tribal recognition status. Without this status, the tribe has fewer resources to respond to the climate crisis.“Our people are on that front line, but we don't have a seat at that table,” Curole said.Gaining federal recognition would grant the Houma access to the Indian Health Service and would allow the tribe to work directly with federal agencies like the Federal Emergency Management Agency when storms strike.“It's not like Willy Wonka’s ‘golden ticket’ … but I think it does open some additional doors that are definitely closed to us right now,” Curole said.Episode 11 explores the Houma people’s efforts to preserve culture in the face of the climate crisis.<a href="https://khn.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/ADXs4e11-TRANSCRIPT.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here for a transcript of the episode.</a>Voices from the episode:<ul><li>Lanor Curole, Houma tribal administrator</li><li>Thomas Dardar Jr., former chief of the United Houma Nation</li><li>Shanondora Billiot, assistant professor of social work at Arizona State University</li><li>Daniel Lewerenz, assistant professor at the University of North Dakota School of Law</li></ul>Season 4 of “American Diagnosis” is a co-production of KHN and Just Human Productions.  Our Editorial Advisory Board includes <a href="https://twitter.com/jourdanbb?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jourdan Bennett-Begaye</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/alastairbitsoi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alastair Bitsóí</a>, and <a href="http://cherokee_editor/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bryan Pollard</a>.

S4E11 / Climate Displacement, Cultural Resilience / Lanor Curole, Thomas Dardar Jr., Shanondora Billiot, Daniel Lewerenz

Former Colorlines staffer Aura Bogado speaks with Chief Thomas Dardar, principal Chief of the United Houma Nation in Louisiana. Chief Dardar speaks on the vital importance of preserving their culture and staying connected to the land, and their historical struggle to receive proper treatment from the government, as a tribe that is still not federally recognized.Rate and subscribe to this podcast on iTunes [http://bit.ly/facingracepodcast] and be sure to join us at #FacingRace 2016 this November. Visit [http://bit.ly/facingrace2016] or facingrace.raceforward.org to register now!

Former Colorlines staffer Aura Bogado speaks with Chief Thomas Dardar, principal Chief of the United Houma Nation in Louisiana. Chief Dardar speaks on the vital importance of preserving their culture and staying connected to the land, and their historical struggle to receive proper treatment from the government, as a tribe that is still not federally recognized. Rate and subscribe to this podcast on iTunes [<a href="http://bit.ly/facingracepodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/facingracepodcast</a>] and be sure to join us at #FacingRace 2016 this November. Visit [<a href="http://bit.ly/facingrace2016" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/facingrace2016</a>] or <a href="http://facingrace.raceforward.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facingrace.raceforward.org</a> to register now!

Chief Thomas Dardar on surviving "Indian Schools," and keeping traditions alive