11-12-2015, 06:18 AM
Originally posted by HereOnThePrimalEdge
That law is rather limited in scope however, and doesn't seem like something that in and of itself defines an independent nation. It's a step in the right direction though.
As I noted in an earlier post, the road to independence can take a long time. How long has the Yaqui Tribe waited for this small change. 100 years? Or more?
Not to stray too far off topic, but tribal sovereignty used to be much more extensive but curtailed in 1978 in the Oliphant case. The Violence Against Women act was passed by Congress in 2013 to explicitly restore some limited power to prosecute non-members. The right of exclusion however dates much farther back and has been upheld as a core principle of sovereignty.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliphant_v...dian_Tribe
As an aside, there have been Native Hawaiian groups arguing against Federal Recognition based in part on the ever changing definition and scope of sovereignty granted. Hopefully better and clearer agreements can be made IF a Hawaiian Government is formed and IF it chooses to work with the DOI.
As for Ige and TMT - work said to begin again this month with plenty of notice given.
http://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/news...rk-resumes
That law is rather limited in scope however, and doesn't seem like something that in and of itself defines an independent nation. It's a step in the right direction though.
As I noted in an earlier post, the road to independence can take a long time. How long has the Yaqui Tribe waited for this small change. 100 years? Or more?
Not to stray too far off topic, but tribal sovereignty used to be much more extensive but curtailed in 1978 in the Oliphant case. The Violence Against Women act was passed by Congress in 2013 to explicitly restore some limited power to prosecute non-members. The right of exclusion however dates much farther back and has been upheld as a core principle of sovereignty.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliphant_v...dian_Tribe
As an aside, there have been Native Hawaiian groups arguing against Federal Recognition based in part on the ever changing definition and scope of sovereignty granted. Hopefully better and clearer agreements can be made IF a Hawaiian Government is formed and IF it chooses to work with the DOI.
As for Ige and TMT - work said to begin again this month with plenty of notice given.
http://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/news...rk-resumes