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Tribal Sovereignty
Federal Agency Relations with Indian Tribal Governments
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Pre-Colonial Times
• 1527 – DeSoto took slaves and land• 1630 – Dutch West India Co. negotiated
w/ tribes for lands to establish trade• 1753 – King George II calls for a Union
of colonies to retain power balance with Indians as allies against France
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New Policies For New Eras• 1871 – Congress ends treaty making• 1887 – General Allotment Act1895 • Bill of Rights applies only to federal
government, not Tribal Govts.• 1903 – “trust relationship” is a source of
federal power; Congress may abrogate treaties with subsequent laws
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Policy Continues to Evolve
• 1905 – Treaty rights are a grant FROM Indians to the U.S.,with specific reservations of existing rights
• 1924 – Indian Citizenship• 1935 – Indian Reorganization Act• 1969 & 1974 – NW Fishing rights
decided
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A Turn Toward Tribal Voices
• 1970 - President Nixon: letter to Congress
• 1976 – Self-determination Act• 1978 – Indian Claims C’m final
report/map
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Political Status of Tribal Governments, Constitution
Cabinet membersDepartments
Agencies
GovernorsStates
Tribal LeadersReservations
Indian Property
Congress President CourtsLegislative Executive Judicial
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Ratified by 2/3 Senate majority
1871 – Congress ends treaty making
Of 389 Treaties, 60 reserved rights off-res.
Treaties negotiated in foreign or trade languages, via interpreters, for President
Treaty Tribes
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Executive Order Tribes
Some tribes have signed treaties not ratified by Senate
Presidential Proclamations = law for Indian property
(25 USC Sec. 9)
Some reservations created later
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Indian Groups Without Federal Acknowledgment
No Governmental relationship
May petition Secretary of the Interior
Still should consult for cultural resources
(Shasta, Stillacum, Tu-tutenay)
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Multi-tribal Organizations
May represent tribal positions or specific resources
Are considered technical arm of tribal government
Relationships with agencies remains on the technical level, not governmental
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United States American Indian Policy
PRESIDENTIAL relationshipTrustee who directs executive branches
E.O.’s shape agency actionsAdministration policies in place until removed Washington, Jackson, Hoover, Eisenhower, Nixon, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, GWBush
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Correspondence Course http://dlp.gmu.edu
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Additional Sources• CD Rom: The Indian
Question, Obj. Comp.• http://www.doi.gov.burea
u-indian-affairs• Indians, American
Heritage, 1961• The World of the
American Indian, Nat. Geographic