Tribal Sovereignty

A replica of the Treaty of Point Elliott, on display at the Hibulb Cultural Center and Natural History Preserve in Tulalip, Wash.

See the Treaty of Point Elliott, exhibit on 'The Power of Words' at Tulalip Cultural Center

Bellamy Pailthorp

166 years ago this past Friday, on Jan. 22, 1855, the Treaty of Point Elliott was signed in what is now Mukilteo, Washington. The document is the source…

Rick Desautel, his family and other Sinixt descendent celebrated outside the courthouse in Nelson, BC after a trial judge acquitted him of illegal hunting charges in March, 2017.

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Appeal Of Tribal Sovereignty Case Means Washington Man Is Back In Canadian Court

Emily Schwing

A Washington man with tribal roots in Canada is back in court Wednesday in British Columbia. The nearly decade-long case could set precedent for tribal...

Members of the Sinixt tribe from Washington and Canada, gather outside the courthouse in Nelson, British Columbia with Attorney Mark Underhill, center, in black robes, after three days of arguments in an appeal of a tribal sovereignty case.

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In Appeal, British Columbia Argues Washington Tribe Has No Rights in Canada

Emily Schwing

What was expected to be a two-day hearing on tribal sovereignty spilled into its third day Friday. The provincial government in British Columbia is...

Rick Desautel of Inchelium, Washington, center, was accused of illegal hunting after he crossed into Canada in 2010 to hunt for elk on the traditional hunting grounds of the Sinixt tribe in Canada.

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Appeal Of Tribal Sovereignty Case Gets Underway In British Columbia

Emily Schwing

Members of the Sinixt Indian tribe reside on the reservation of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville in Washington. Last spring, one of them won a...

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Unpacking Government: What Is Tribal Sovereignty?

Ariel Van Cleave

Protests over the last year that originated in North Dakota against the Dakota Access oil pipeline have once again highlighted the complex relationship…

File photo of National Congress of American Indians President Brian Cladoosby delivering the State of Indian Nations in 2014.

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Tribal Sovereignty A Hot Topic At Gathering Of Native American Leaders In Spokane

Emily Schwing

There’s been a lot of political buzz this week at the mid-year conference of the National Congress of American Indians in Spokane. Tribal leaders say...