{"id":147069,"date":"2025-05-28T00:00:43","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T05:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=147069"},"modified":"2025-05-28T12:42:48","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T17:42:48","slug":"native-america-calling-hurdles-opposition-confront-tribes-on-the-cusp-of-federal-recognition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/05\/28\/native-america-calling-hurdles-opposition-confront-tribes-on-the-cusp-of-federal-recognition\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: Hurdles, opposition confront tribes on the cusp of federal recognition"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"card mb-2\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-4 align-self-center\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nativeamericacalling.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"native america calling\"\/>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-8\">\r\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\r\n        <div class=\"h5-responsive card-title\">Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n           Listen to Native America Calling every weekday at 1pm Eastern.\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n          <!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\r\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1859-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\">http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\r\n\t\t\tAlternate Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nv1.org\/\">Native Voice One<\/a> |\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\">NAC<\/a>\r\n\t\t\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Wednesday, May 28, 2025<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\"><i class=\"fas fa-link fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling.com<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nativeamericacalling\/\"><i class=\"fab fa-instagram fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nativeamericacalling\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\"> Hurdles, opposition confront tribes on the cusp of federal recognition<\/div>\r\n The 3,300-member <a href=https:\/\/chinooknation.org>Chinook Indian Nation<\/a> in Washington State just scrapped their support of <a href=\"https:\/\/chinookjustice.org\/\">legislation for federal recognition<\/a> that tribal leaders had been working on for more than two years.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n The <a href=\"https:\/\/chinookjustice.org\/chinook-justice-seeks-new-champion\/\">rejection comes<\/a> after the key author of the bill added a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opb.org\/article\/2025\/05\/08\/chinook-indian-nation-federal-status-uncertain-again-after-political-break\/\">series of onerous conditions at the last minute<\/a>. A handful of other tribes around the country are working through the long, complicated process to secure recognition. \r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Justice is overdue. The time to act is now.\u2070<br>Every day without recognition is another day of injustice.\u2070We will not remain silent. We will not wait any longer.<br><br>\u270a\ud83c\udffd Stand with us. Sign the petition.\u2070\ud83d\udd17 Link in bio or visit <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/q3ItA4vh40\">https:\/\/t.co\/q3ItA4vh40<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UQRAn1qZp8\">pic.twitter.com\/UQRAn1qZp8<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Chinook Indian Nation (@chinook_nation) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chinook_nation\/status\/1918407961682297295?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 2, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nMeanwhile, efforts to follow through on <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/05\/12\/lumbee-tribe-still-waiting-on-federal-recognition-report-as-trump-threatens-indian-country-funding\/\">President Donald Trump\u2019s promise of federal recognition<\/a> for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lumbeetribe.com\/\">Lumbee Tribe<\/a> is encountering criticism from other tribes who say the process ignores important considerations that most other tribes have to contend with.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nTune into Native America Calling to get status updates on tribes awaiting federal recognition.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\" content_cards_card content_cards_domain_indianz-com\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content_cards_image\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_image_link\" href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/05\/12\/lumbee-tribe-still-waiting-on-federal-recognition-report-as-trump-threatens-indian-country-funding\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/06\/departmentofhousingandurbandevelopment.jpg\" alt=\"Lumbee Tribe still waiting on federal recognition report as Trump threatens Indian Country funding\">\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_title\">\n\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_title_link\" href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/05\/12\/lumbee-tribe-still-waiting-on-federal-recognition-report-as-trump-threatens-indian-country-funding\/\">\n\t\t\tLumbee Tribe still waiting on federal recognition report as Trump threatens Indian Country funding\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_description\">\n\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_description_link\" href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/05\/12\/lumbee-tribe-still-waiting-on-federal-recognition-report-as-trump-threatens-indian-country-funding\/\">\n\t\t\t<p>Despite lacking a formal relationship with the U.S. government, the Lumbee Tribe depends on federal funds that are now being threatened by President Trump.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_site_name\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/favicon.ico\" alt=\"Indianz.Com\" class=\"content_cards_favicon\"\/>\t\tIndianz.Com\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n Sam Robinson, vice chairman of the <a href=\"https:\/\/chinooknation.org\">Chinook Indian Nation<\/a> in Washington\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nJohn Lowery, chairman of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lumbeetribe.com\/\">Lumbee Tribe<\/a> of North Carolina\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nRobert Brevelle (Adai Caddo Indian Nation), Tribal Councilman At-Large for <a href=https:\/\/adaination.com>Adai Caddo Indian Nation<\/a> in Louisiana\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; 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