Sovereignty (10 resources)

Keynote: Reclaiming Education Sovereignty

Keynote: Reclaiming Education Sovereignty

Video

Remarks by US Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs Bryan Newland highlight the connection between boarding school research conducted by the Bureau and the efforts to support language and cultural revitalization in Indian Country today.

Becoming a Native Knowledge 360º Educator: Is a Treaty Intended to be Forever?

Becoming a Native Knowledge 360º Educator: Is a Treaty Intended to be Forever?

Video Playlist

In this four-part professional development series, educators will explore how to teach about treaties and their relevance today.

Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Lands and the American Revolution

Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Lands and the American Revolution

Classroom

This online resource shows how colonization and the American Revolution greatly reduced Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) territory. It explores the shape and scope of Haudenosaunee land before, during, and after the war.

Teach-In: What is Tribal Sovereignty?

Teach-In: What is Tribal Sovereignty?

Video

Award-winning journalist Rebecca Nagle (Citizen of the Cherokee Nation) explains that tribal sovereignty is the inherent authority of Indigenous tribes to govern themselves.

Tribal Sovereignty: Why it Matters for Teaching and Learning about Native Americans, Part 1

Tribal Sovereignty: Why it Matters for Teaching and Learning about Native Americans, Part 1

Video

In part one of this webinar, participants learned about different aspects of sovereignty, including non-political components such as cultural autonomy.

Tribal Sovereignty: Why it Matters for Teaching and Learning about Native Americans, Part 2

Tribal Sovereignty: Why it Matters for Teaching and Learning about Native Americans, Part 2

Video

In part two of this webinar, participants heard from museum education staff about ways to teach tribal sovereignty to their students.

Policy Pendulum Swings: Tribal Reorganization, Termination, and Self-Determination

Policy Pendulum Swings: Tribal Reorganization, Termination, and Self-Determination

Video

This webinar focused on three vastly divergent federal Indian policies and their positive and negative impacts on Native nations historically and today.

The Importance of U.S. Federal Indian Policy + Understanding the Colonial and Treaty Eras

The Importance of U.S. Federal Indian Policy + Understanding the Colonial and Treaty Eras

Video

This webinar examined why an understanding of the history of U.S. federal Indian policy is critical to understanding the relationship between Native nations and the United States today.

The Human Side of the Removal, Allotment, and Assimilation Policies

The Human Side of the Removal, Allotment, and Assimilation Policies

Video

This webinar considered how U.S. federal Indian policies impact people and communities on a personal level.

An Island Divided: Generations in the Hamptons' Shadow, the Shinnecock's Struggle for Sovereignty Sees Light

An Island Divided: Generations in the Hamptons' Shadow, the Shinnecock's Struggle for Sovereignty Sees Light

Article

The Shinnecock Indian Nation has held onto its land despite encroachment by affluent Hampton residents. Now its sovereignty is coming due.