NPR Interview

I want to sincerely thank Kat Chow, Code Switch, and NPR for inviting me to speak about my research. Our interview covered everything--from blood quantum to the Indian Child Welfare Act to assisted reproductive technologies (ART)--all with a focus on understanding how settler colonial conditions manifest in the pressures and policing of indigenous women's reproductive choices. I was particularly excited to share my term, "the colonial catch-22," as a means of understanding the impossible, contradictory, and often no-win choices which indigenous peoples, and indigenous women in particular, must navigate in the United States today. The goal in all of my work is to shed light on the pressing issues affecting Indian Country and to advocate for Native American people. I'm so happy to see NPR pick up this critical story, and am honored to share my research, insights, and voice in this important conversation.