Tribal Sovereignty

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• SOURCE: Slate
  6/20/2023
  

  Clarence Thomas Took a Swipe at My Dissertation Research in a Decision. Here's Why He's Wrong

  by Gregory Ablavsky

  Historians' work played a huge role in a recent decision affecting Native American children. But the dissent by Clarence Thomas showed an appalling willingness to cherry-pick from the past that undermines originalism's own claims to legitimacy. 

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• SOURCE: The Atlantic
  11/8/2022
  

  Haaland v. Brackeen: The Case that Could Break Native Sovereignty

  by Rebecca Nagle

  "The U.S. has been passing laws that treat tribes and tribal citizens differently from non-Native citizens since the founding of the republic. If that is unconstitutional, the entire legal structure defending the legal rights of Indigenous nations could crumble."

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• SOURCE: Perspectives on History
  8/2/2022
  

  Tribal Sovereignty Isn't So Fragile

  by Noah Ramage

  Although the United States's campaign to legislate existing Indigenous republics out of existence has been broadly successful, the tenacity and durability of tribal sovereignty has been underestimated. 

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• SOURCE: The Guardian
  7/21/2022
  

  The Right-Wing Court Has a New Target: Native American Rights

  by Nick Estes

  The Court recently overturned precedent to allow state governments criminal jurisdiction over tribal lands, which has historically been a tactic of oppression and elimination.