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Cherokee Nation principal chief talks about his fight to preserve tribal rights

NPR | By Steve Inskeep
Published March 31, 2026 at 3:41 AM CDT

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Chuck Hoskin Jr., Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, about his fight with Oklahoma's governor and tribal rights in America today.

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