On Indigenous Peoples Day in October 2024, The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) designated the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary off    the California coast. The Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary makes it America’s 17th national marine sanctuary, the sixth off the U.S. West Coast, and it is considered one of the largest in the National Marine Sanctuary System. The sanctuary encompasses 4,543 square miles of Central California’s coastal and ocean waters, providing protection to nationally significant natural, cultural, and historical resources while bringing new opportunities for research, community engagement, and education and outreach activities.

While much of the settler colonial and some Indigenous media treated the designation of the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary as beneficial for the Chumash Nation and Mother Earth, there are larger questions about the true origins of the proposed Chumash Maritime Sanctuary along with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) process of adhering to all bands of Chumash nations free, prior, and informed consent international rights, and the failed mechanisms within between different Chumash bands and the NOAA, plus more. Today on American Indian Airwaves we address all these questions with our guests who combined with themselves and their ancestors have decades of living experiences protecting their cultural and traditional practices while simultaneous resisting settler colonial violence.

Guest:
o	Micheal Khus-Zarate (Chumash), Board Member of the Coastal Band of the Chumash Nation and Marcus Lopez (Barbareño band of the Chumash Nation), co-host and executive producer of American Indian Airwaves.


The Origins of the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary and its Failed Mechanisms

John Kush has been a part of the Chumash community's ongoing expression of unique art and culture since his early childhood. Our guest lives and works within the Chumash ancestral homelands as personal and professional artists and previously worked on several important projects for the Northern Chumash Tribal Council (NCTC). Our guest’s artistic legacy spans decades and he joins for the hour to discuss the forthcoming, international indigenous exhibit: Decolonize Native Art (D.N.A.). which comprises of Indigenous artists across Turtle Island who express what decolonization means through their “art” and more. Tune in to hear about the D.N.A. exhibit, Chumash history and contemporary struggles and more. 

Guest:
o	John Kush (Chumash Nation) is the principal organizer for the upcoming Decolonize Native Art (DNA), which is being held at the Santa Barbara Community Arts Workshop, 631 Garden Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, from 12/13/2024-12/18/2024.

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Decolonize Native Art International Exhibit in the Chumash Nation

I’m Rus Devorah Wallen and I’d like to share my T for 2, my Torah thought for two minutes, more or less. ; )

T for 2 - Mikeitz - Dreams, Light, & Perspective

Welcome to Covenant & Conversation essays, Rabbi Sacks' commentary on the weekly Torah portion, exploring Jewish ideas and sharing inspiration from the Torah readings of the week.

You can find the full written article on Vayigash available to read, print, and share, by visiting: https://rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation/vayigash/first-psychotherapist/

This week we are also sharing the Vayigash essay by Rabbi Sacks entitled Three Steps for Mankind, and available here: https://rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation/vayigash/three-steps-for-mankind/

A new accompanying FAMILY EDITION is now also available: https://rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation-family-edition/vayigash/three-steps-for-mankind/

For more articles, videos, and other material from Rabbi Sacks, please visit www.RabbiSacks.org and follow @RabbiSacks.

The Rabbi Sacks Legacy continues to share weekly inspiration from Rabbi Sacks. This piece was originally written and recorded by Rabbi Sacks in 2017.

With thanks to the Schimmel Family for their generous sponsorship of Covenant & Conversation, dedicated in loving memory of Harry (Chaim) Schimmel.

The First Psychotherapist (Rabbi Sacks on Vayigash, Covenant & Conversation)

Welcome to Covenant & Conversation essays, Rabbi Sacks' commentary on the weekly Torah portion, exploring Jewish ideas and sharing inspiration from the Torah readings of the week.

You can find the full written article on Shemot available to read, print, and share, by visiting: rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversa…/shemot/who-am-i/

Translations in Hebrew, French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Turkish, Persian and Russian are also available.

A new accompanying FAMILY EDITION is now also available: rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversa…/shemot/who-am-i/

For more articles, videos, and other material from Rabbi Sacks, please visit www.RabbiSacks.org and follow @RabbiSacks.

The Rabbi Sacks Legacy continues to share weekly inspiration from Rabbi Sacks.

With thanks to the Schimmel Family for their generous sponsorship of Covenant & Conversation, dedicated in loving memory of Harry (Chaim) Schimmel.

Freedom and Truth (Rabbi Sacks on Vaera, Covenant & Conversation)

Welcome to Covenant & Conversation essays, Rabbi Sacks' commentary on the weekly Torah portion, explores new ideas and sharing inspiration from the Torah readings of the week.

You can find the written article on Parshat Bo, available to read, print, and share, by visiting: https://rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation/bo/the-necessity-of-asking-questions/
Multiple translations of the essay are also available here.

For intergenerational discussion on the weekly Parsha and Haftara, a new FAMILY EDITION is now also available: https://rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation-family-edition/bo/the-necessity-of-asking-questions/

For more articles, videos, and other material from Rabbi Sacks, please visit www.RabbiSacks.org and follow @RabbiSacks.

The Rabbi Sacks Legacy continues to share weekly inspiration from Rabbi Sacks. This piece was originally written by Rabbi Sacks in 2013, and he recorded the audio in 2017.

With thanks to the Schimmel Family for their generous sponsorship of Covenant & Conversation, dedicated in loving memory of Harry (Chaim) Schimmel.

The Necessity of Asking Questions (Rabbi Sacks on Bo, Covenant & Conversation)

Welcome to Covenant & Conversation essays, Rabbi Sacks’ commentary on the weekly Torah portion, explores new ideas and sharing inspiration from the Torah readings of the week.

Listen to this audio recording from Rabbi Sacks in 2017.
For the written essay and translations, click here: www.rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation/beshallach/the-divided-sea/

You can find our written article on Parshat Beshallach from 2013, available to read, print, and share, by visiting: https://rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation/beshallach/music-language-of-the-soul/

Multiple translations of the essay are also available here.

For intergenerational discussion on the weekly Parsha and Haftara, a new FAMILY EDITION is now also available: https://rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation-family-edition/beshallach/music-language-of-the-soul/

For more articles, videos, and other material from Rabbi Sacks, please visit www.RabbiSacks.org and follow @RabbiSacks.

The Rabbi Sacks Legacy continues to share weekly inspiration from Rabbi Sacks.

With thanks to the Schimmel Family for their generous sponsorship of Covenant & Conversation, dedicated in loving memory of Harry (Chaim) Schimmel.

The Divided Sea: Natural or Supernatural (Rabbi Sacks on Beshallach)

Welcome to the Covenant & Conversation series, Rabbi Sacks’ commentary pieces on the weekly Torah portion, exploring ideas and sharing inspiration from the Torah readings of the week.

This audio from Rabbi Sacks was recorded in 2015, as part of the Ethics series.
To read and download the written essay, click here: https://rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation/behar/the-economics-of-liberty/

This week we are also featuring an essay from Rabbi Sacks on Behar-Bechukotai entitled The Limits of the Free Market. To read and download the written essay and translations, click here:
https://rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation/behar/the-limits-of-the-free-market/

For intergenerational discussion on the weekly Parsha and Haftara, a new FAMILY EDITION is now also available: https://rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation-family-edition/behar/the-limits-of-the-free-market/

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For more articles, videos, and other material from Rabbi Sacks, please visit www.RabbiSacks.org and follow @RabbiSacks.

The Rabbi Sacks Legacy continues to share weekly inspiration from Rabbi Sacks.

With thanks to the Schimmel Family for their generous sponsorship of Covenant & Conversation, dedicated in loving memory of Harry (Chaim) Schimmel.

The Economics of Liberty (Rabbi Sacks on Behar-Bechukotai, Covenant & Conversation)

Welcome to the Covenant & Conversation series, Rabbi Sacks’ commentary pieces on the weekly Torah portion, exploring ideas and sharing inspiration from the Torah readings of the week.

This audio from Rabbi Sacks was recorded in 2017.
To read and download the written essay, and all translations, click here: https://rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation/bamidbar/the-ever-repeated-story/

For intergenerational discussion on the weekly Parsha and Haftara, a new FAMILY EDITION is now also available: https://rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation-family-edition/bamidbar/the-ever-repeated-story/

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For more articles, videos, and other material from Rabbi Sacks, please visit www.RabbiSacks.org and follow @RabbiSacks.

The Rabbi Sacks Legacy continues to share weekly inspiration from Rabbi Sacks.

With thanks to the Schimmel Family for their generous sponsorship of Covenant & Conversation, dedicated in loving memory of Harry (Chaim) Schimmel.

The Ever-Repeated Story (Rabbi Sacks on Bamidbar, Covenant & Conversation)

Destruction to Devotion - A Love That Lasts

American Indian Airwaves (AIA), an Indigenous public affairs radio porgram and, perhaps, the longest running Native American radio program within both Indigenous and the United States broadcast communication histories. Also, AIA broadcast weekly every Thursday from 7pm to 8pm (PCT) on KPFK FM 90.7 Los Angeles (http://www.kpfk.org).  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aiacr


American Indian Airwaves is produced in Burntswamp Studios and started broadcasting on March 1st, 1973 on KPFK in order to give Indigenous peoples and their respective First Nations a voice about the continuous struggles against Settler Colonialism and imperialism by the occupying and settler societies often referred to as the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Latin and South America countries located therein.

American Indian Airwaves operates as an all-volunteer collective with no corporate sponsorship and no underwriters.

Founder of Toratherapeutics,®Rus Devorah Wallen is an accomplished musician, performer, social worker, psychotherapist, and educator. Rus Devorah utilizes her rich educational background to augment her natural abilities to inspire and heal. With advanced clinical training in several areas of diagnosis and treatment, Rus Devorah conducts workshops on a wide variety of therapeutic themes.  Her presentations are woven with practical ideas for improving emotional wellbeing, incorporating holistic techniques such as sound healing and therapeutic meditation. Additionally, by distilling eternal Torah concepts, she creates cutting-edge, research-based practical tools for the lay public. Wallen is most passionate about her latest endeavor, creating sound healing audio. “NOGA Sound Solutions ®, vol. 1, Listen Your Way to Wellness,” is an album containing various meditations and relaxation recordings under the rabbinic supervision of Rabbi Yehoram Ulman, Av Beis Din, Sydney, Australia.

Follow the audio shiurim, lectures and speeches of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, global religious leader, philosopher, author of over 30 books and moral voice for our time. Rabbi Sacks served as Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth between September 1991 and September 2013. A full biography - together with an extensive online archive of Rabbi Sacks' work - is available at www.rabbisacks.org or you can follow him on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @rabbisacks.

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