Dr. Chuck Stead was raised in the Village of Hillburn, in the Ramapo Mountains of Lower New York. Get the Lead Out is a chronical of the environmental degradation of a water shed and its deadly impact on an indigenous population. A skilled storyteller, Dr. Stead studied at the Vermont Institute of Social Ecology and received his PhD at the Antioch New England School of Environmental Studies. This podcast follows his journey from boyhood, hunting and trapping in the Torne Valley of Ramapo where he first discovered Ford Motor Company’s pollution of the watershed, and on to the culmination of a Forty-million-dollar clean-up. Along the way we are introduced to members of the Ramapough Lunaape Nation, as well as citizen scientists, archaeologists, herpetologists, engineers, politicians, journalists, and Dr. Steads students who experienced what it means to speak truth-to-power. We are looking into Traditional Ecological Knowledge and its application to our contemporary environmental crisis.
Living the Story: In this our final episode of the series, we focus on the cooptation of native culture, which is, in effect, the final Western cooptation of the indigenous community. As the Ramapoughs grapple with survival, they build a narrative of recovery. You can buy Chuck's original book "Get the Lead Out" by clicking this link: https://www.bkstr.com/ramapostore/product/get-the-lead-out--custom--428867-1Please (https://www.bkstr.com/ramapostore/product/get-the-lead-out--custom--428867-1Please) remember to tell your friends and family about our podcast and feel free to email us with some of your own stories at: cstead@ramapo.edu (mailto:cstead@ramapo.edu)
6 Oct 2023
White Man's Indian
White Man’s Indian: Being a Nation within a Nation, our indigene find that the white world tends to think of them only as a people in the past. This episode relates the Story of Little Crow and investigates the white-washing of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.You can buy Chuck's original book "Get the Lead Out" by clicking this link: https://www.bkstr.com/ramapostore/product/get-the-lead-out--custom--428867-1Please (https://www.bkstr.com/ramapostore/product/get-the-lead-out--custom--428867-1Please) remember to tell your friends and family about our podcast and feel free to email us with some of your own stories at: cstead@ramapo.edu (mailto:cstead@ramapo.edu)
29 Sept 2023
Nature or Disney
Nature or Disney: Having recorded at the home of Cindy and Jeff Fountain for the last three episodes, we are left with a strong impression of the indigenous world of Animist Spirit. In this episode, we investigate the traditional story of Turtle, Turkey, and Wolf.You can buy Chuck's original book "Get the Lead Out" by clicking this link: https://www.bkstr.com/ramapostore/product/get-the-lead-out--custom--428867-1Please (https://www.bkstr.com/ramapostore/product/get-the-lead-out--custom--428867-1Please) remember to tell your friends and family about our podcast and feel free to email us with some of your own stories at: cstead@ramapo.edu (mailto:cstead@ramapo.edu)
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