Скачать или смотреть Tribal Sovereignty, Blood Quantum & the Rainbow People | Luke Velasquez Interview (Tunica-Biloxi)

In this conversation filmed during the 2025 Tunica-Biloxi Powwow, Télé-Louisiane CEO Will McGrew sits down with Luke Velasquez, a citizen, cultural activist & youth leader in the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana, in the newly built Tribal Courthouse.

We discussed:
What sovereignty really means — spiritually, politically, and economically
The violent legacy and modern implications of blood quantum laws
How colonization has shaped Native identity and erased language
The complex racial history of Afro-Indigenous Louisiana
Economic sovereignty beyond casinos: land, language, and food
The role of art, language, and kinship in tribal revival
Building solidarity between Native, Black, Mexican, and working-class peoples
The wisdom of Indigenous community building as a model for all peoples

📷 Filmed by Albaledo Media for Télé-Louisiane.
📍 Recorded at the Tunica-Biloxi Tribal Courthouse in Marksville, LA.
🗣️ Languages: English, French, Tunica

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