For the past 50 years, the Supreme Court has issued rulings that narrow tribal rights while Congress has worked to expand them. A recent ruling struck yet another blow against Native sovereignty.
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Local governments in Oklahoma are adapting to a 2020 Supreme Court ruling, but state officials have chosen a different path.
Land acknowledgments state that activities are taking place on land previously owned by Indigenous peoples. They’re popular – but they may harm more than they heal, say three anthropologists.
The upcoming Supreme Court session will address notable cases about the rights of different groups. The cases go to the heart of how U.S. laws protect both individual and group rights.
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Professor of Law and Adjunct Professor of Political Science, Wayne State University
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Dean of Economics, Politics & History, The University of Austin
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Professor of Anthropology & Director for Undergraduate Research, College of Arts and Letters, San Diego State University
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President of the Association of Indigenous Anthropologists; Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
