Congress Should Uphold Tribal Sovereignty Without Delay

By Willie Hardacker (March 19, 2018, 11:41 AM EDT) -- History and the law recognize that Native Americans and Native American tribes were here on these lands first. Under any belief system based in fact, the rule of law and common decency, being here first counts for something. If fact, it counts for a lot. The legal and political status of tribal governments has been recognized and repeatedly confirmed through treaties, court decisions, acts of Congress and presidential executive orders. One constant remains throughout our entire history: Native American tribes are governments....

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