Oklahoma’s Republican governor Kevin Stitt is a card-carrying member of the Cherokee Nation. So why is he also considered the most “anti-Native governor” in history? A look at his family history reveals some wild surprises, and shows how Indigenous identity can be used as a weapon against Native nations.

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