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tribal sovereignty  

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  • Starting in 1778, the United States has been negotiating treaties, ruling on court cases, establishing laws, and issuing presidential resolutions to create, change, and alter Native American tribal sovereignty. After years of negotiations, Native American tribes are a quasiautonomous nation within a nation and governed By the U.S. government. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Services and Diversity; Tribal Sovereignty]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-M06CJCSB-T

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