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What Does It Take to be a Federally Recognized Tribe?

In the Margins covers the history they didn’t teach in school, exploring obscure, yet captivating tales that offer unique insights into their time and place.

What Does It Take to be a Federally Recognized Tribe?

Season 1 Episode 11 | 15m 27s | CC

The 1830 Indian Removal Act led to the forced relocation of nearly 50,000 indigenous people. What happened to the ones that stayed? This is the story of one small southern Alabama tribe’s ongoing fight for federal recognition.

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