Wiping away tears, Nita Battise, vice chairperson of the tribal council of the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas, reacts to the Supreme Court ruling upholding a law that gives Native American families priority in adoptions and foster care placements of tribal children.
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A Supreme Court ruling has upheld the right of Congress to pass laws about Native American tribes’ rights to self-government.
Tehassi Hill, tribal chairman of the Oneida Nation, stands outside a U.S. appeals court in 2019 after arguments in a case that has made its way to the Supreme Court.
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A case before the Supreme Court will determine whether a federal law meant to protect Native American children from being forcibly removed from their families is constitutional.
Large portions of Oklahoma are governed, at least in part, by tribal jurisdiction.
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In Nagaland, a northeastern state in India, the push to implement a law giving women more representation in local politics has triggered a violent backlash.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in front of a portrait of former U.S. President Andrew Jackson.
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Comparisons often ignore the troubling history of how Jackson treated Native Americans. An expert on Native American history draws parallels to the new administration.
The Mohegan Tribe Community Center and Government Building in Uncasville, Connecticut.
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