Who belongs in the Cherokee Nation?

Code Switch

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Society & Culture

4.6 • 14.5K Ratings

🗓️ 20 July 2022

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

In 1866, the Cherokee Nation promised citizenship for Black "freedmen" and their descendants. But more than a century later, the descendants of the freedman are calling foul on that promise being fulfilled. This episode, from our friends at The Experiment podcast (produced by WNYC and the Atlantic) gets into the messy history and fraught present.

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0:00.0	This is Code Switch from NPR, I'm BA Parker.
0:04.0	Know your ears are not to saving you,
0:06.2	I am new to these four parts,
0:08.0	and I am absolutely thrilled to be Code Switch's new co-host.
0:12.6	And along with Gene Demby,
0:14.0	dive into some amazing conversations
0:16.4	and stories with all of you.
0:18.3	That is, if you're cool with that,
0:20.6	I mean, actually you don't have a choice,
0:22.6	but you know, that's okay.
0:25.4	You're gonna be hearing much more about who I am
0:28.2	and what I'm into very soon on the pod.
0:31.1	But first, I wanna bring you a story
0:33.5	that really captivated me recently.
0:35.8	It gets deep into a discussion
0:37.4	about who gets to be indigenous and who doesn't,
0:40.3	and it's all wrapped up in a single document.
0:43.2	It's some food for thought,
0:44.6	and I am here to feed you baby birds.
0:48.1	So here's the story from the experiment,
0:50.5	a podcast from WNYC and The Atlantic.
0:53.9	Tracy Hunt, who full disclosure is a friend of mine,
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