First America
Episodes
From HISTORY This Week: How the Whitman Murders Redefined the American West
This episode explores the 1847 Whitman Massacre and its pivotal role in expanding the United States to the Pacific Northwest.
The Origin of American Authoritarianism | Episode 6
Host Rebecca Nagel connects the detention of US citizen Ryan to the 1787 Northwest Ordinance, arguing that America’s colonial blueprint for governing Native lands now fuels modern authoritarianism.
Land, Not Liberty | Episode 5
Host Rebecca Nagel traces the modern housing crisis to 18th-century land speculation, where corrupt elites bought stolen Indigenous land instead of selling to small farmers.