Indian reservation
Sovereign tribal territory
An Indian reservation is land set aside by the U.S. federal government for Native American tribes, where tribal nations retain limited sovereignty and self-governance.
Reservations were established through treaties, acts of Congress, or executive orders, often after forced relocations from ancestral lands.
She grew up on a reservation in South Dakota.
The Canadian equivalent is called a reserve.
Ceremonial tribal gathering
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- beadworkStrung ornament craft
- moccasinsSoft leather slip-ons
- regaliaCeremonial emblems of authority
drumming · traditional dance · sweat lodge · vision quest · sun dance · storytelling · petroglyphs · pictographs
Indigenous peoples' governmental independence
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- self-governanceIndependent management of affairs
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- federal recognitionGovernment's formal tribal acknowledgment
nationhood · tribal law · sovereign immunity · treaty rights · water rights · tribal courts · land trust · government-to-government
Designated share or portion
- checkerboardAlternating square pattern
- boundaryLine marking a limit
- acreageAmount of land owned
- tribal landsIndigenous peoples' sovereign territory
ancestral lands · sacred sites · natural resources · mineral rights · grazing · agriculture · casino · housing
- ratificationFormal approval by authority
- annuitiesPeriodic fixed payments
- allotmentDesignated share or portion
- relocationPermanent change of residence
broken promises · displacement · compensation · hunting rights · fishing rights · treaty violations · land loss · Trail of Tears
Social group sharing ancestry
- eldersSenior community members
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
- councilAdvisory deliberative group
- chiefTop-ranking leader
kinship · families · youth · gathering · feast · oral history · language preservation · tribal school
powwow
Ceremonial tribal gathering
regalia · drumming · traditional dance · sweat lodge · vision quest · sun dance · storytelling · petroglyphs · pictographs · totem pole
tribal sovereignty
Indigenous peoples' governmental independence
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- self-governanceIndependent management of affairs
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
federal recognition · nationhood · tribal law · sovereign immunity · treaty rights · water rights · tribal courts · land trust · government-to-government · political status
allotment
Designated share or portion
- checkerboardAlternating square pattern
- boundaryLine marking a limit
- acreageAmount of land owned
tribal lands · ancestral lands · sacred sites · natural resources · mineral rights · grazing · agriculture · casino · housing · infrastructure
treaty signing
- ratificationFormal approval by authority
- annuitiesPeriodic fixed payments
- allotmentDesignated share or portion
broken promises · relocation · displacement · compensation · hunting rights · fishing rights · treaty violations · land loss · Trail of Tears · reparations
tribe
Social group sharing ancestry
chief · kinship · families · youth · gathering · feast · oral history · language preservation · tribal school · housing
- jurisdictionscounty, city, province, state, counties
- restricted areasno-go area, lab, cordoned area, buffer zone, safe zone
- public landsnational park, public lands, public land, national forest, state park
- US Divisionsstate, county, city, town, township
- tribal governancetribal council, tribal councils, tribal government, elders, chieftaincy
- tribal lawtribal courts, tribal law, tribal court, tribal sovereignty, tribal governance
Indian reservationstate land
Government-owned territory
federal land · private property · freehold · public land · national forest
Indian reservationcolonial settlement
Outpost in claimed territory
suburbs · European settlement · conquered land · frontier town
Indian reservationconquered land
Area seized through warfare
settler colony · homestead · colonial settlement · annexed territory · stolen land
Indian, India, Indians, reservation, reservations, reserve, reserved, reserves, reserving