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Who gets to be Native in America
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 Links: Check out more reporting from Sarah Nagem and the staff of the Border Belt Independent here. You can find a transcript of this episode here. Special thanks this week goes out to WUNC’s Will Michaels for providing us audio from his interview with John Lowery. Donate: The Broadside is made possible by contributions from listeners like you. Support WUNC-North Carolina Public Radio and this podcast by making a donation here. Sign up for WUNC's new Politics Newsletter here.
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