Al Jazeera: The Stream - Without a tribe: Fighting to stay Native American

An episode of Al Jazeera's The Stream program focused on the nationwide tribal disenrollment epidemic.

The program featured Michigan State University professor Matthew L.M. Fletcher, attorney Gabe Galanda, author Gyasi Ross and Michelle Roberts, who is facing removal from the Nooksack Tribe of Washington.

According to the Stop Disenrollment campaign, more than 80 tribes have purged their rolls in recent years. As many as 10,000 Indians have lost their membership.

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Without a tribe: Fighting to stay Native American (Al Jazeera 3/3)

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