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Tribes
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A host of scholars – many of whom, like Deloria, have aided petitioning tribes – support the ‘small pie’ theory. They believe that government definitions of Indians and tribes are simply part of the old colonial order, set to ‘divide and conquer’ Native peoples. These scholars see these government definitions as overreliant on nonindigenous models of tribalism, blood quantum, government rolls and censuses. Many of them call upon tribes and Native peoples to undertake decolonization projects, imp
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― Claiming Tribal Identity: The Five Tribes and the Politics of Federal Acknowledgment
― Claiming Tribal Identity: The Five Tribes and the Politics of Federal Acknowledgment
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In existing writings about federally recognized tribes and their engagement with tribal acknowledgment politics, a palpable theme is clear: presently recognized nations are not acting the ‘Indian way’ when they refuse to acknowledge their less fortunate Indian relatives and share with them. To many writers, federally recognized tribal leaders are so ensconced in the hegemonic colonial order that they are no even aware that they are replicated and reinforcing it inequities. According to this line
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― Claiming Tribal Identity: The Five Tribes and the Politics of Federal Acknowledgment
― Claiming Tribal Identity: The Five Tribes and the Politics of Federal Acknowledgment
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The year is 1200's... no houses, roads, so basically no real civilization. You are a "tribe". Yo…more
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