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US Politics

The Illusion of Inclusion: How Political Proclamations Erase Tribal Sovereignty

Governor Gavin Newsom and President Donald Trump both issued statements recognizing Native American Heritage Month, yet both failed to acknowledge tribal sovereignty and government-to-government relationships. This erasure of political identity perpetuates historical injustices and undermines the very self-determination that defines Native nations.

US Politics

The Unfinished Business of Repatriation: Confronting America's Institutional Failure to Return Native Ancestors and Cultural Heritage

Museums and universities continue to hold hundreds of thousands of Native American human remains and cultural items despite federal repatriation laws designed to return them to tribes. This institutional hoarding of ancestral remains represents a profound moral failure that perpetuates colonial violence and denies Indigenous communities their fundamental right to dignity and cultural sovereignty.

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