Breaking the Cycle

Protecting Land and Place With Chiara Beaumont and Jessi Parfait

Episode Summary

In our second episode of Breaking the Cycle, we take you from the Karankawa Kadla lands of the Coastal Bend in Texas to the United Nation of Houma in southern Louisiana. Your host, Courtney Naquin, discusses the efforts of two Indigenous women activists, Chiara Sunshine Beaumont and Jessi Parfait, to protect and reclaim culture, history, and land from polluting industry in the Gulf Coast.

Episode Notes

Chiara Beaumont and Karankawa Kadla

• About Karankawas
• News Article: Protesters Rally Against Oil Company Expansion on Karankawa Site
• News Article: Karankawa Descendants are Reclaiming Their Heritage
• News Article: Karankawa Artifacts

Jessi Parfait and United Houma Nation

• Jessi Parafait Facebook
• United Houma Nation