A Foot in Two Worlds: The Battle for Gay Marriage on Tribal Lands

Four years ago, Heather Purser stood in front of the Suquamish Tribal Council, awaiting the answer to a life-changing question: Would she – a citizen of the tribe – be allowed to marry her non-Native girlfriend?

In Washington State, home to the Suquamish people, the answer then was still no. But federally-recognized Native American tribes are not bound by state laws. So Heather decided to appeal to her tribe. If the state wouldn’t approve gay marriage, maybe her own people would.

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