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Self-goverance

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Is sovereignty really sovereignty if Uncle Sam still has the last word?

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Freedom comes with constraints.

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Not all tribal nations are federally recognized due to the failure of the US Government to uphold treaty agreements. #honorthetreaties
#showmeyourpaperspilgrim
#decolonize

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Federal government, State government, and Tribal nations

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Sovereign nations are ultimately overseen by the Federal Government. Yet the nine Native Tribes have the responsibility to their people as defined by the 9 Essential Understandings.

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What are the benefits and potential setbacks of operating their own sovereign government?

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1. How do certain tribes select federal aid? What is the process and procedure for this?
2. Can the federal government overturn the decisions made by tribes?

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Do Native Americans feel like they have sovereignty?

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Misunderstandings revealed by the text - possible conflicts between Tribal law and how that interacts with Federal Law, i.e., youth crime; whaling; environmental concerns.

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Misunderstandings revealed by the text - possible conflicts between Tribal law and how that interacts with Federal Law, i.e., youth crime; whaling; environmental concerns.

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Not all tribes choose to exercise all powers of a sovereign government.

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Protect health, wealth, and safety of citizens

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Sovereignty

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Federal government still retains ultimate authority over federal organized tribes.

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-Treaties
-Power
-Land
-School resources

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Overview of the 9 confederated tribes - legally separate from US Federal auth. but constrained by money and capacity ( might not be people to do the jobs)

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Treaties & derived from the people

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Definition of Essential Undertanding 2 - Sovereignty

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Definition of Essential Undertanding 2 - Sovereignty

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Native peoples have their own systems of government that predate the US government.

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Sovereignty
government

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Exercise self-governance
separate and unique
independent interactions
rights

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Definition of Essential Undertanding 2 - Sovereignty

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Definition of Essential Undertanding 2 - Sovereignty

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Create a tweet based on this essential understanding:

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Create a tweet based on this essential understanding:

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Examples of this essential understanding:

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Examples of this essential understanding: