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Podcast: The Lean to the Left Podcast
Episode: Fighting for the Invisible People
Description: Chief Harold âBusterâ Hatcher of the Waccamaw Indian People in South Carolina is waging a persistent war to gain recognition for his people, saying that they, like Native Americans across the nation, are virtually âinvisible.ââI donât think anybody should have to be ârecognizedâ to have the rights guaranteed in the Constitution,â he says. âIt doesnât say in the Constitution âunless youâre an Indian.ââThose rights include freedom of religion, a right to equal pay for equal work, and even the right to provide a proper burial for Indian ancestors.Take a listen to this interview with Chief Hatcher, which also is f...