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Rebecca Nagle
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Nagle on The Laura Flanders Show in 2014
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| Born | June 12, 1986 Joplin, Missouri, U.S.
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| Nationality | American Cherokee Nation |
| Education | Maryland Institute College of Art |
| Occupation | Pundit, writer |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Employer | Crooked Media |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Movement | Cherokee nationalism |
| Relatives | Mary Kathryn Nagle (sister) Major Ridge (ancestor) |
Rebecca Nagle is a Native American activist, writer, and public speaker. She is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. She uses her voice to share important stories and stand up for the rights of Indigenous people.
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Rebecca Nagle's Important Work
Her Podcast: This Land
In 2019, Rebecca Nagle started hosting a podcast called This Land. It was made by Crooked Media. This podcast was so good that it was nominated for a Peabody Award in 2021.
The podcast focused on a big court case called Carpenter v. Murphy. This case was heard by the Supreme Court, which is the highest court in the U.S. The case was about deciding land rights for different Indigenous groups in Oklahoma.
Standing Up for Native Rights
Rebecca Nagle has also spoken out about important issues. For example, she has talked about claims of Cherokee ancestry made by Senator Elizabeth Warren. Nagle explains that being Cherokee is about family ties and being part of the tribe, not just about race. She has shared her views in many places, including newspapers, TV, and online.
Awards and Recognition
Rebecca Nagle has received many awards for her work.
- In 2012 and 2013, Fast Company magazine named her one of the 100 Most Creative People.
- In 2016, she was named one of the "Native American 40 Under 40" by the National Center of American Indian Enterprise Development.
- She won the Sondheim Art Prize in 2016.
- In 2015, she was on the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts 100 List for innovators.
- In 2020, Nagle won the American Mosaic Journalism Prize. This was for her work on the podcast This Land. She also won for her article in The Washington Post titled "Half the land in Oklahoma could be returned to Native Americans. It should be."
Her Family and Heritage
Rebecca Nagle lives in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Her sister, Mary Kathryn Nagle, is a lawyer and a writer. Rebecca is an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation.
She is a direct descendant of important 19th-century Cherokee leaders, Major Ridge and John Ridge. These leaders signed the Treaty of New Echota. This treaty led to the forced removal of the Cherokee people from their lands, known as the Trail of Tears. Rebecca uses her family history to help explain parts of her podcast, This Land.
