Mauna Kea Update

In this week’s episode, IllumiNative highlights the latest efforts to protect a sacred mountain, Mauna Kea. Protesters recently left the mountain after a long demonstration against building yet another telescope. We also share highlights from one of the panels featured recently during IllumiNative’s Virtual Town Hall. This Town Hall explores how the crisis has further highlighted the invisibility, inequality, and health disparities that Native Americans and communities of color are facing during the pandemic.

Produced By: Tara Gatewood (Isleta Pueblo/Diné), Crystal Echo Hawk (Pawnee)

Series Producer: Monica Braine (Assiniboine/Hunkpapa Lakota)

Associate Producer: Lincoln Cornshucker (Cherokee)

Executive Producer: Heather Rae

Title Music: Samantha Crain (Choctaw)

Additional Music: Hāwane Rios Rios Feat. Nahko, Song: Directions