Native America Calling

The Choctaw Nation just broke ground on a 50,000 square foot medical clinic that will double their family practice capability among other things. It's part of the tribe's commitment under PL 638 that allows the tribe governance for their citizens' health care (Photo: courtesy ChoctawNation.com)

Thursday, June 22, 2023 – Measuring the gains and losses for tribal self-governance

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Tribes abilities to deliver everything from law enforcement to adequate health care depend on their collective strength when it comes to self-governance. Several legal and policy decisions in the past year have bolstered self-governance in both big and small ways, including a full-throated affirmation of the Indian Child Welfare Act. There were some setbacks too. We’ll assess the state of tribal self-governance in advance of the upcoming self-governance conference in Tulsa, Okla.

GUESTS

Ron Allen (Jamestown S’klallam Tribe), tribal chairman for the Jamestown S’klallam Tribe

Lt. Gov. Chris Anoatubby (Chickasaw Nation), Lieutenant Governor of the Chickasaw Nation

Melanie Fourkiller (Cherokee and Choctaw), director of self-governance and health policy for the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma

 

Break 1 music:  Tiny Hands (Reimagined) (song) Quantum Tangle (artist) Shelter as We Go . . . (album)

Break 2 music: Gathering Song (song) Red Hawk Medicine Drum (artist) New Beginnings (album)

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