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Tribes reached a $590 million settlement against pharmaceutical companies in ongoing legal fights to hold them accountable for the opioid addiction and overdose crisis. The money will be divided among all federally recognized tribes. The settlement is with Johnson & Johnson and three drug distributors. We’ll learn about the details of the settlement and how it might help tribes build back healing from the disproportionate effect opioid addiction has had among Native Americans.
Guests:
Douglas Yankton Sr. (Spirit Lake Tribe) – chairman of the Spirit Lake Tribe
Chuck Hoskin Jr. (Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma) – principal chief of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
Kevin Washburn (Chickasaw Nation) – dean at the University of Iowa College of Law
Lloyd Miller – tribal rights attorney
W Ron Allen (Jamestown S’Klallam) – chairman of the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe
Break 1 music: Intertribal (song) Sweetgrass (artist) Follow The Trial (album)
Break 2 music: Stomp Dance (song) George Hunter (artist) Haven (album)
