New casual catch-up is out! In this episode, Jordan and Steve spend some time discussing the impacts of settler-colonialism on board games, and celebrating the work of the indigenous designers whose games often cut against the grain of colonial play.

Games by Indigenous Creators

Dog Eat Dog by Liam and William Burke; Liwanag Press

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/198050/dog-eat-dog

https://liwanagpress.com/

Coyote & Crow by Connor Alexander et al.; Coyote and Crow LLC

https://coyoteandcrow.net/

https://coyoteandcrow.net/games-accessories/

Wolves by Connor Alexander; Coyote and Crow LLC

https://coyoteandcrow.net/wolves/

Potlatch by N.D.N. Players’ Research Group

https://www.ndnplayers.com/informaton-resources

https://www.ndnplayers.com/

Nunami by Thomassie Mangiok

http://www.nunamigame.com/index.php/en/

Burn the Fort by Klee Benally; Indigenous Action

https://burnthefort.com/

Further Reading / Viewing

No Pun Included, (2021). “Colonialism – The Board Game Struggle” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQuFSxs9VXA&t=21s

LaPensée, E. A., (2016). Indigenous Board Game Design in The Gift of Food. Analog Game Studies, 11(2). https://analoggamestudies.org/2016/03/indigenous-board-game-design-in-the-gift-of-food/

LaPensée, E. A., Laiti, O., & Longboat, M. (2022). Towards Sovereign Games. Games and Culture, 17(3), 328-343. https://doi.org/10.1177/15554120211029195

Murray, Soraya. (2021). On Video Games: The Visual Politics of Race, Gender, and Space. Bloomsbury Publishing. New York. https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/on-video-games-9781350217706/