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As the nation continues to debate restrictions on guns, a number of Native nations have their own gun laws that visitors aren’t always aware of. A number of tribes, including the Navajo Nation, prohibit possessing guns of any kind, even in vehicles on their reservations. Violating the law could mean permanently forfeiting your firearms. At the same time, proposed federal legislation would make it easier for tribal citizens to acquire guns using only their tribal ID.
GUESTS:
- Joe Talachy (from the Pueblo of Pojoaque), owner and founder of Indigenous Arms
- Katherine Florey, Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of Law at UC Davis
- Ann Tweedy, professor at the University of South Dakota School of Law
Break 1 music: Peace Calls (song) Robert Mirabal (artist) The River (Album)
Break 2 music: A Song for Mosom (song) Fawn Wood Featuring Alan DiPerna (artist) Kikāwiynaw (album)
