Land Acknowledgement

Black Mountain Radio is an artist-driven and community-focused audio project broadcast from Las Vegas to the world. In this special pilot episode, join us for an hour of experimental radio exploring paradoxes of "land acknowledgment," the reality of life in Las Vegas, the southwest literary style, oral histories, and more.

Show Notes

Black Mountain Radio is an experimental, artist-driven audio project from The Beverly Rogers, Carol C. Harter Black Mountain Institute at UNLV, publishing home of The Believer. This pilot episode features an audio essay by Soni Brown on the paradoxes of “land acknowledgment” (because performing them often brings with it a decided lack of acknowledgment), and an oral history from Kenny Anderson, a member of the Southern Paiute tribe; an adaptation of an essay by Kenny Paoletta, featured in a forthcoming issue of The Believer; and more surprises.

Bonus material and more information.

What is Black Mountain Radio?

Black Mountain Radio is an artist-driven, community-focused audio project broadcast from Las Vegas to the world, created by the Beverly Rogers, Carol C. Black Mountain Institute (BMI), home of The Believer.