Whose Land with Rebecca Nagle
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English - February 09, 2021 08:00 - 54 minutes - 49.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 7.6K ratingsPolitics News Society & Culture chris hayes government politics nbcnews msnbc withpod the chris hayes podcast why is this happening? Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Roughly 19 million acres of eastern Oklahoma hung in the balance in the summer of 2020. Before the Supreme Court was a case asking a question crucial to Native land rights - does the United States still honor the treaties signed in the 1800s promising that land to indigenous tribes? And in a landmark 5-4 decision penned by conservative justice Neil Gorsuch, the court ruled that yes, that land remains reservation land. It was a huge win - but what does it mean? Joining us this week is Rebecca Nagle, a member of the Cherokee tribe and host of a phenomenal podcast titled "This Land", detailing the long fight leading up to this moment.
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