Legislation Legacy

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Legislation Legacy

Tribal recognition has continued to be one of the most crucial issues between the Federal Government and Native Americans alongside land After the thirteen colonies that had waged war against British colonialism got their independence , the United States of America as a young nation embarked on an expansionist campaign . The result of this campaign is that virtually all native tribes were forced to make concessions in territory and their liberty . A tribe must be recognized

by the federal government of the U .S . for it to have in place its justice systems outside the jurisdictions of local and federal institutions and to gain access to land held in trust by the federal government (NCAI 2010

In many cases , treaties have been signed between Native Americans and the federal government but the misfortune is that they are not always implemented to the latter (NCAI 2010 . Take for example the case of the Western Shoshone Nation . Under treaty , the nation was guaranteed the land that includes Yucca Mountain but the Department of Energy (DOE has been undertaking research in an attempt to convert Yucca Mountain to a nuclear dumping site . This is in spite of the fact that Yucca Mountain is a place of much spiritual significance to the Shoshone as well as the Pauite people

Most currently , the Tribal Law and Order Act is one example of legislation causing ethical contention . In itself , it is supposed to augment justice resources...