In this first ever episode of A Native Podcast with Matt Zach. We give you an introduction to who we are and where we come from. We not only explain our personal histories but our native educational histories as well. We plan on having this podcast out weekly to help educate those on all the topics within Indian Country. We plan on doing research to differnt tribes, organizations and tribal histories all with the plans of sharing that information here. We also like to remind everyone that this is a positive safe space and we do not have the time to deal with those who don't respect that, hate will not be tolerated. We also like to remind you that we do this completely free. We are not funded by grants or are we paid to talk about the topics we choose. Everything Matt and Zach do is to help better educate all who want to learn about Indian Country and the Native peoples that inhabit it. None of the interviews, guest, or content is paid for this is again all free and done in the free time that Matt and Zach have. We hope that you enjoy this podcast and come back for next weeks episode.

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Today we discuss the Treaty of Washington of 1855 also know as the Treaty with the Ojibuwe. This treaty helped deal with the largest land grab by the federal government to Native Americans living in the then Minnesota Territory. Matt and Zach discuss this treaty comaparing it to the ones they know and some that they have already discussed on this podcast. We talk about tribal soverignty and many other issues that Minnesota Natives experience. Please tune in every two weeks to get your newest podcast episode of Matt and Zach a Native Podcast. We ask that you please share these episodes. Like and Subscribe where every you may be listening to us from and also please tell a friend. It really does help us out!!!

In todays interview we have a conversation with Gerald Gray Jr, Chairman of the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana. Gerald discusses the journey he went on from being a volunteer council member back in 2010 to leading his tribe to Federally recognition in 2019. We discuss the challenges it took for him and the Little Shell people s well as the 100 years war with the Federal Government. The Little Shell are the newest Federally Recognized Tribe in the Country so we also dive into some the work the Tribe is currently doing. Such as setting up a government with various entities. We want to thank you for listening to todays Interview. We hope that you have learned something new. It is our goal to teach and bring to you Indian Country 101 as we go on this podcast journey together. As always please like, add and subscribe to our Podcast. We appreciate every little thing you do as it helps us be better!