This tribal leader wants sovereignty restoredthat she says the government erased 50 years ago

Among the longtime Native American tribes, consider the Muwekma Ohlone tribe. It once occupied land in what is now in California’s Santa Clara and San Francisco counties. The Bureau of Indian Affairs recognizes nearly 600 indigenous tribes, but not the Muwekma Ohlone. To see if that might soon change, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with Charlene Nijmeh, Chairwoman of the Muwekma Ohlone tribe.
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