Drum Circle News

About Drum Circle News

Drum Circle News is a Native-led podcast amplifying Indigenous voices, stories, and solutions across Turtle Island and beyond. Hosted by Dylan Aubrey, a Yurok Tribal member and media producer, the show features in-depth interviews with elders, cultural leaders, activists, artists, and visionaries working to restore balance in their communities. From traditional ceremony to environmental restoration, economic sovereignty to cross-border alliances, Drum Circle News brings forward the conversations mainstream media ignores—centered in Indigenous knowledge, grounded in truth, and guided by ancestral wisdom. Join us as we reawaken the spirit of intertribal trade, cultural resurgence, and Indigenous unity—one story at a time.

Publisher

Dylan

Category

news · religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

19 Jun 2025

Latest episode

9 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

3 of 11 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   9 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Will AI Become the Next Tool of Colonization? Indigenous Leaders Respond

   Host Dylan Aubrey interviews Desiree Jackson of Matriarch AI Initiative and David Jacobs of Kinship Intelligence about Indigenous perspectives on AI's potential for colonization and the path to technological sovereignty.

2. 

   11 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Indigenous Resistance, Chicano Identity & the Eagle and Condor Prophecy

   Host [Host Name] interviews activist Jaguar Arreola about Indigenous identity, resistance, and unity across the Americas, exploring ancestral reconnection and decolonization.

3. 

   11 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   S3:E1 “It’s Beautiful to Be Indian” — Edward Horse Aubrey on Identity, Sovereignty & Healing | DCN

   Host Edward "Horse" Aubrey interviews his father, a Yurok man, exploring Indigenous identity, sovereignty, and healing through traditional craftsmanship and cultural heritage.

4. 

   9 Sept 2025

   Moriori: The Untold Story of Peace, Survival & Revival | Drum Circle News

   Māui Solomon, a cultural leader of the Moriori people, shares the untold story of their peace, survival, and cultural revival with host [Host Name] in this interview.

5. 

   10 Jul 2025

   Four Arrows Indigenous Worldview, Ceremony & TEK A Powerful | Drum Circle News

   Host Four Arrows (Wahinkpe Topa) interviews Indigenous scholar and author Four Arrows (Wahinkpe Topa) about Indigenous worldview, ceremony, and Traditional Ecological Knowledge, offering insights into decolonization and land stewardship.

6. 

   4 Jul 2025

   Yurok Legacy, United Nations Champion of the Earth 2024 Amy Cordalis | Drum Circle News

   Yurok leader Amy Cordalis discusses her family's history, her work with Ridges to Riffles, and the Klamath River dam removal in an interview, highlighting Indigenous sovereignty and environmental justice.

7. 

   29 Jun 2025

   Boarding Schools, Klamath River History, & Elder Wisdom | Drum Circle News

   Mel Brooks, an elder of the Talowa Dee-ni' Nation, recounts his experiences in Indian boarding schools and discusses pre-colonization life for Klamath River natives, offering insight into cultural loss and the responsibilities of a headman in this interview with Drum Circle News.

8. 

   27 Jun 2025

   Cahuilla History, Colonization, and Catholic Faith | Drum Circle News

   Sean Milanovich, Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians elder, discusses Cahuilla history, colonization, and faith with Dylan Aubrey, challenging migration theories and exploring the impact of historical injustices in this interview.

9. 

   23 Jun 2025

   From Mexico to Empowering East LA | Drum Circle News

   Talk show host Omeatl describes his journey from Mexico to Los Angeles and his work empowering the Boyle Heights community with self-sustaining skills in an interview with Dylan Aubrey.

10. 

    22 Jun 2025

    MaxaCali President of Native American Church | Drum Circle News

    Antonio Carrasco, President of the Native American Church MaxaCali Chapter, discusses the Prophecy of the Eagle and the Condor and his family's history with Dylan Aubrey in this interview.

11. 

    19 Jun 2025

    Indigenous Persecution in Mexico | Drum Circle News

    Historian Miguel Angel informs host Dylan Aubrey about the Nahua people and other indigenous tribes of Mexico, examining the impacts of Spanish colonization and the racial hierarchy that suppresses indigenous knowledge; this is an interview.

Inside a recent episode

Will AI Become the Next Tool of Colonization? Indigenous Leaders Respond

Published 9 Jun 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] There are plenty of humans in Israel who are doing genocide on Palestinians. It's not that AI you know, the problem isn't AI. This is how I'm thinking about it. The problem is humans, right? So to the extent that we can, let's harness these new tools, what I call kinship intelligence and kinship agents, do everything we can to help nurture humans away from this colonial mindset into what Fueros calls the hegemonic or dominant worldview into an indigenous worldview. And that's what I think is possible. And that's what the focus has got to be on. Otherwise, yeah, whatever tool they come up with is still going to be used for this colonial project. […]

Who has been a guest on Drum Circle News

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• Desiree Jackson
• David Jacobs
• Jaguar Arreola
• Edward Aubrey
• Māui Solomon

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