From left: Margo Gray, executive director of the United Indian Nations of Oklahoma, Principal Chief Michell Hicks of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and Chief Ben Barnes of the Shawnee Tribe converse before a Senate Committee on Indian Affairs legislative hearing on S.107, the Lumbee Fairness Act, on November 5, 2025. Photo by Indianz.Com (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)