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What does it mean?
Tribal sovereignty defines the relationship between tribes and the federal government as one between equal sovereign entities.
In plain terms
Tribes are sovereign nations, so the government treats them as such.
What can you take from it?
Recognizing tribal sovereignty shapes legal and political interactions.

Where it applies

  • legal disputes
  • policy making
  • political discourse

Putting it to work

  • advocating for tribal rights
  • explaining federal-tribal relations

Questions to consider

  • What does sovereignty mean in practice for tribes?
  • How does this affect policy?

Another view

It simplifies complex historical and legal realities of tribal status.

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