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Native America Calling: Waiting for recognition
Tuesday, October 11, 2022
Waiting for recognition
A number of tribes remain on the waiting list for federal recognition.
Some want to legally secure their sovereign rights and access to trust land status, while others hope to gain federal emergency assistance or the power to take on civil lawsuits against corporate polluters.
Today on Native America Calling, Shawn Spruce hears from some tribes on the cusp of federal recognition about what it could mean for these petitioning groups.
Guests on Native America Calling
Professor Kerri Malloy (Yurok/Karuk), assistant professor at San Jose University
Rachel Cushman (Chinook Indian Nation), secretary and treasurer for the Chinook Indian Nation
Patty Ferguson-Bohnee (Pointe-au-Chien), director of the Indian legal program and clinical professor of Law at Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University.
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