Join us as we re-cap the historic trip to Atlanta for oral arguments in Muscogee (Creek) Nation v. Poarch Band of Creek Indians before the 11th Circuit US Court of Appeals. We’ll breakdown highlights of the trip, a history of the dispute, and we’ll be joined by MCN’s lead attorney Mary Kathryn Nagle to provide analysis of the most crucial points made during arguments. It’s another “Conversation from our Reservation” that you can’t find anywhere else and that you don’t want to miss!

Pertinent Links:

www.JusticeForHickoryGround.com

https://www.facebook.com/justiceforhickoryground

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In this episode we chat with Riyaz Kanji, widely considered the leading trial and appellate litigator on behalf of Indian Nations and tribes across the country. He takes us on a journey through his storied career, from his beginnings in Indian law and the battles of the “Fish Wars” in the Pacific Northwest, to his monumental arguments before the United States Supreme Court on behalf of the Muscogee Nation in McGirt v. Oklahoma. You do not want to miss this “Conversation from our Reservation.”

Pertinent Links:

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/the-fish-wars-a-timeline-of-the-origins-and-effects-of-the-boldt-decision/

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/19pdf/18-9526_9okb.pdf

https://harvardlawreview.org/print/vol-134/mcgirt-v-oklahoma/

https://www.motherjones.com/criminal-justice/2020/08/how-native-tribes-started-winning-at-the-supreme-court/

Richard Ray Whitman joins us in the Pod Cave to tell the story of how a chance encounter with a LIFE Magazine cover led to a career in fine art, photography, poetry and acting. Whitman, a Yuchi-Muscogee, describes his journey from the tiny community of Gypsy, Oklahoma to a life of world-wide acclaim as a multidisciplinary visual artist. An eclectic life story told in this "Conversation from our Reservation!"