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Race, sovereignty clash as Congress meddles in tribal enrollment
Members of Congress are threatening to hold up housing funds for tribes. To the chief of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, itâs infringing on tribal sovereignty. For those seeking citizenship, itâs a chance to change a âsystem of hidden anti-Black racism.â
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Mar 7, 2021
Sam and Sallie Walton were the great-grandparents of Angela Walton-Raji. Walton-Raji says she has memories of her great-grandmother, who was born into slavery but whose father was a Choctaw citizen. (Photo courtesy of Angela Walton-Raji, Underscore)
Members of Congress are threatening to hold up housing funds for tribes. To the chief of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, itâs infringing on tribal sovereignty. For those seeking citizenship, itâs a chance to change a âsystem of hidden anti-Black racism.â