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The Powerful Asset of Tribal Lands
From public policy, corporate culture and, for tribes across the country, who controls their land, in this special episode, we look at issues that impact the future and well-being of tribal nations, through a sovereignty lens. Questions about blame, beyond Donald Trump, are surfacing in Congress. Markwayne Mullin is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, and he's a Republican Representative from Oklahoma. He is a good example of the complexity of the situation. In a video he released this week, he says we are all to blame. But that same member of Congress is being castigated for two incidents that other members of Congress say put them at risk. The first involves guns in the Capitol. House rules say that members are allowed to have weapons in their offices, but not at the Capitol itself. Even after the attack, Mullin refused to accept screening at a weapons checkpoint, saying it violated his freedom. And during the insurrection Mullin was one of the members who refused to wear a mask - and now several House members have tested positive for coronavirus. Both House incidents are under investigation and could result in discipline.
