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Tribes are helping clear the path in the legal fight against prescription opioid addiction. Tribal sovereignty is a tool tribes are turning to in order to combat rates of addiction for tribal members that far outpaces other populations. We’ll hear from the reporter who paints the human portrait of the cases tribes are making against pharmaceutical companies. We’ll also hear about the significance of Idaho gubernatorial candidate Paulette Jordan’s Democratic primary win in Idaho.
Guests:
Suzette Brewer (Cherokee Nation) – independent journalist
Paige Blankenbuehler – assistant editor at High Country News
Mark Trahant (Shoshone Bannock) – editor of Indian Country Today and host of Wassaja
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