Throughline Presents: Code Switch

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Society & Culture, History, Documentary

4.7 • 15K Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2020

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

The Principal Chief of Cherokee Nation told his people to stay strong during this pandemic, and to remember how much they've endured over a long history that includes the Trail of Tears. This week, we share an episode from Code Switch that takes a look at an almost 200-year-old Cherokee family feud, the right to representation and what both things have to do with the Trail of Tears.

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, it's Rund and Ramteen and we hope you're hanging in there and everyone is safe and sound.
0:10.0	Last week we brought you an episode about the history of the US Census and it reminded us that our friends at another MPR podcast,
0:17.6	Code Switch, are in the midst of a series this month that also examines the US Census.
0:22.6	So it made sense to share one of those episodes.
0:25.6	It's a different facet of the Census and who counts in America.
0:29.8	After the break, Code Switch brings us a story from the Cherokee Nation.
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1:44.8	I'm Shireen Madisol-Muragy.
1:47.8	I'm Gene Demby and this is Code Switch.
1:50.8	From NPR.
1:55.8	I didn't know who I was exactly. I didn't know where we started.
2:00.8	You are Cherokee. Your grandfather's fought and gave their lives to save Cherokee Nation.
2:08.8	My family history is riddled with federal policy, congressional actions.
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