Ep. 141 Still Here Part 2: Setting the Record Straight With Chief Marilyn Berry Morrison of the Roanoke-Hatteras Tribe

To follow up my perspective seeking conversation with Gray Parsons of the Secotan Alliance, I sat down next with Chief Marilyn Berry Morrison of the Roanoke-Hatteras Tribe. I asked Chief Morrison the same question: why do you think the misconception exists that Indigenous Americans no longer exist in the eastern part of the United States? She had similar thoughts to share. Chief Morrison spoke a lot about fear and shame stemming from the trauma of the past. She also clued me in to a personal journey she's been on for quite some time, a journey to get state and national recognition for her ancestry and her tribe, the Roanoke-Hatteras, and the unnecessary difficulty involved in the process. Again, this is a must listen! 

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Sources: 

• Native Heritage Project “The Pierce Family of Tyrrell County”
• “Deliver Us from Evil: The Slavery Question in the Old South” by Lacy K. Ford