Congrats, Holly!! This is so well-deserved! 🎉🎉🎉

Congrats!!

IMO, if Indigenous nations are sovereign, then we are responsible for our mistakes. We cannot hold the United States accountable for the wrongs of history committed against us, but not take account for our wrong of chattel slavery. On the long path of repair, citizenship is only the first step.

Congrats, Maggie!! Very much looking forward to reading this!

Yes, you definitely are! I don’t think historical methodology is purely the province of those with history Ph.D.’s. Plenty of people without those degrees, including you and Julian, are doing careful and robust history (just not those who often claim to be originalists and thus do “history”).

Exactly. If everybody saw me before and after talks and teaching, they’d see how much time I have to spend by myself to gather the energy for my performance persona 😆

I’d gladly meet with you anytime of day, Anna, but getting you first thing in the morning—when I as an introvert will also be at my best—can’t be beat!

Looking forward to your panel too and to hopefully meeting in person!

Also shout out to @crispinsouth.com for great legal scholarship (cited in the article) on the constitutional provision this amendment addresses!

And while this amendment introduces uncertainty regarding some rights, as I say in the article, I don’t think the recognition of same-sex marriage is “jeopardized” due to the Indian Civil Rights Act and the lack of political will in the Choctaw Nation to overturn it.

However, I think the framing of this article is slightly misleading. Decoupling Choctaw rights from OK and federal rights is certainly narrowing, but not “lessening” when you’re bolstering tribal autonomy to determine what rights citizens should enjoy.

David Weber’s The Spanish Frontier in North America is a good place to start

I’m honored, and glad you found them helpful! Looking forward to reading the book and returning the favor!

Yes, I’ll be there! Looking forward to catching up!