'State recognized tribes are not Indian tribes': Cherokee Nation Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr.
Channel: indianz
Date: 26/04/2023

Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. of the Cherokee Nation participates in a  listening session of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on Apri 26, 2023.

During the session, Hoskin called on Congress to amend the Indian Arts and Crafts Act to protect citizens of federally recognized tribes from those he said are fraudulently claiming to be Cherokee. The law currently allows people who belong to state recognized groups to marked their goods as "Indian."

"State recognized tribes are not Indian tribes," Hoskin said.

“This is a problem that is ongoing," Hoskin said.

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