A Very Brief History of the Relationship Between Indigenous Peoples and the US Government
The history of the legal relationship between three major groups of indigenous peoples—American Indians, Native Alaskans, and Native Hawaiians—and the US government is summarized and discussed. Particular attention is paid to the treaty history and sovere
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Sovereignty and Land Rights of Indigenous Peoples in the United States
Sovereignty and Land Rights of Indigenous Peoples in the United States
Wayne Edwards
Sovereignty and Land Rights of Indigenous Peoples in the United States
Wayne Edwards Economics Saint Michael’s College Colchester, VT, USA
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Preface: A Note on Terminology
When referring to native peoples with whom the US government has had land agreements (or disagreements), standard terms and definitions used in the literature and by federal authorities are employed. The term “American Indian” refers to native peoples in the contiguous United States, while the general term “native” will refer to any indigenous group or individual considered, including American Indians, Alaska Natives (Native Alaskans), and Native Hawaiians. The Census Bureau considers “a person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America) … who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment”1 to belong to the American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) category. While the AIAN category appears to be treated as a homogeneous group by the Census Bureau due to the aggregation, it must be noted that in fact the AIAN category encompasses hundreds of tribes, vast geographical space, and many language groups. In terms of land claims, there are stark differences between the settlements with people in Alaska and those in the Lower 48, so they are treated as separate groups here. F
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