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What Does It Take to be a Federally Recognized Tribe?

Season 1 Episode 11 | 15m 27s

The 1830 Indian Removal Act led to the forced relocation of nearly 50,000 indigenous people. What happened to the ones that stayed? This is the story of one small southern Alabama tribe’s ongoing fight for federal recognition.

Aired: 11/04/24
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