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If he lives up to his word, President-elect Donald Trump’s first day in the Oval Office will include a wave of executive actions with significant repercussions for tribes and individuals. In addition to major moves to expel immigrants, Trump promises to expand oil and other extractive development, cancel selected green energy spending, and eliminate federal diversity and equity measures. Trump also has an ambitious agenda for his first 100 days that herald sweeping changes in federal government. We’ll hear from political watchers about what could be in store.
GUESTS
Aaron Payment (Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians), tribal councilman and former chairperson for the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians
Angela Parker (Mandan, Hidatsa, and Cree), assistant professor of history at the University of Denver
Julia Wakeford (Muscogee and Yuchi), policy director for the National Indian Education Association
Lizbeth De La Cruz Santana, assistant professor in the Department of Black and Latino Studies at Baruch College
Break 1 Music: Our Autonomy (song) Klee Benally (artist) Appropriation (album)
Break 2 Music: Grandmother’s Song (song) Fawn Wood (artist) Iskwewak (album)
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