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Blog #3
I used the online resource https://www.bia.gov/frequently-asked-questions. This online resource is separated into sections with their subtitles as questions. You can then click on the question get a brief explanation that answers the question. Something I learned is “A federally recognized tribe is an American Indian or Alaska Native tribal entity that is recognized as having a government-to-government relationship with the United States, with the responsibilities, powers, limitations, and obligations attached to that designation, and is eligible for funding and services from the Bureau of Indian Affairs”. This was surprising because now I know that all tribes are not considered federal tribes. This online resource mainly addresses the relationship between the government and the tribes. In addition to that something else that stood out to me was “No.  Congress ended treaty-making with Indian tribes in 1871.  Since then, relations with Indian groups have been formalized and/or codified by Congressional acts, Executive Orders, and Executive Agreements. Between 1778, when the first treaty was made with the Delaware’s, to 1871, when Congress ended the treaty-making period, the United States Senate ratified 370 treaties.  At least 45 others were negotiated with tribes but were never ratified by the Senate”. This stood out to me because I did not know that treaty making was ended in 1871. This make things much clearer on why there was so much communication between the government and the Native Americans and back then compared to the present day. This could also be a factor to why the Native Americans had so many conflicts back then.

https://www.bia.gov/frequently-asked-questions

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  1. UnknownNovember 10, 2018 at 7:10 AM

    I found many interesting facts on this site. Under the question about whether Native Americans have the right to vote it stated that because they are American citizens, they have the right to vote. It also said that “just as the federal government and state and local governments have the sovereign right o establish voter eligibility criteria, so do tribal government” (https://www.bia.gov/frequently-asked-questions). This right of state governments to establish the criteria for voting has recently been used against the Indian nations in North Dakota. The Secretary of State of N.D., who oversees voting regulations, several weeks before the recent midterm elections, implemented an ID law which requires a street address. Indian reservations do not have street addresses but use post office boxes. Many nations attempted to establish street addresses and issued new IDs but were not completely successful because of the short time limit.

    Frequently Asked Questions. (n.d.) U.S. Department of the Interior: Indian Affairs. Retrieved from https://www.bia.gov/frequently-asked-questions. November 10, 2018.

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  2. CKaneNovember 12, 2018 at 12:00 PM

    I was also unaware that all tribes were not federally recognized. I thought they all were, and why not? To me there is no good reason not too, and I know that would mean the US Government might have to do the right thing, but all should be treated the same.

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