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Who gets to be Native in America

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North Carolina’s Lumbee Tribe have been pursuing full federal recognition for over 130 years. A campaign promise kept by Donald Trump has given them hope. But it’s also renewed centuries-old questions about who gets to be Native in America.

Featuring:

  • Sarah Nagem, editor of the Border Belt Independent
  • John Lowery, Lumbee Tribal Chairman
  • Carrie Lowry Schuettpelz, author of The Indian Card: Who Gets to Be Native in America

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Special thanks this week goes out to ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøվ’s Will Michaels for providing us audio from his interview with John Lowery.

Anisa Khalifa is an award-winning podcast producer and host at ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾. She grew up in a public radio household, and fell in love with podcasts shortly before her friends convinced her to start one with them about Korean dramas. Since joining ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾ in 2021, Anisa has produced Me and My Muslim Friends, CREEP, Tested and Dating While Gray, and is the host of ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾'s weekly podcast The Broadside.
Jerad Walker is ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøվ’s editor of narrative audio and podcasts. He joined the station in 2022 after nearly a decade at Oregon Public Broadcasting.
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