Results for keyword: tribal sovereignty
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The Black Hills await justice
The U.N. Human Rights Council believes that South Dakota's Black Hills belong to their native Sioux inhabitants -- but do most Americans even understand the issue?
by Paul VanDevelder, Jun 07, 2012 -
Regaining identity through restoration
Charles Wilkinson's new book, The People Are Dancing Again: The History of the Siletz Tribe of Western Oregon describes how a tribe "terminated" by the federal government fought to regain its identity.
by Chérie Newman, Mar 06, 2011 -
Cigarette wars
The late activist Alison Gottfriedson was one of many Indians who saw selling tax-free cigarettes as an act of Native sovereignty.
by Krista Kapralos, Aug 12, 2009 -
Sovereign immunity on trial
Recent court decision puts tribal governments at risk
by Terri C. Hansen, Apr 22, 2008 -
Raising the bar for lawyers
Washington has become the third state to require that would-be lawyers taking the bar exam know more than a little about Indian law.
by Eve Rickert, Sep 17, 2007 -
The Latest Bounce
Navajo Nation opens arms to coal-fired Desert Rock power plant; plan to trade public lands for schools is pulled off table; EPA has new Homeland Security position
by Laura Paskus, May 29, 2006






