Episode 1 of a new podcast amplifying indigenous voices and providing context for contemporary events in California. This episode discusses the El Camino Real bells & Mission bells, their impact and legacy, and the movement for their removal. 30 minutes.
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For more information: https://removethebells.org/
Interviews were recorded by Martin Rizzo-Martinez & Alexii Sigona
Audio engineering and editing by Daniel Stonebloom
Music in this episode was created by Bernard Gordillo & Hilson Parker
The title of today’s episode comes from the work of:
Grzegorz Welizarowicz, who uses the term “instruments of colonization” in his piece "California Mission Bells: Listening Against the 'Fantasy Heritage'" published in 2016 in Beyond Philology.
Speakers:
Amah Mutsun Tribal Chairman Valentin Lopez
Annie Danis
Dr. Bernard Gordillo
Dr. Yve Chavez
Dr. Julissa Lopez
Dr. Alexii Sigona
Dr. Gregor Welizarowicz
and Will Parrish.
