Washington's New NFL Team Name, SCOTUS, COVID and Voting in Indian Country

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jul 13, 2020

Nick Martin, staff writer for The New Republic and a member of the Sappony tribe, talks about the Supreme Court decision acknowledging tribal jurisdiction over much of eastern Oklahoma, a name change in the NFL, how Indian Country is faring with the pandemic, and how vote-by-mail would work on reservations.

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