Native American reservations
Indigenous sovereign territories
Native American reservations are lands set aside by the U.S. federal government for Indigenous tribes, established through treaties, acts of Congress, or executive orders—often after forced removal from ancestral territories.
Reservations are semi-sovereign: tribes govern themselves but remain subject to federal authority.
Conditions vary widely, from prosperous casino-operating nations to communities facing poverty and limited infrastructure.
She grew up on the Navajo reservation in Arizona.
- powwowCeremonial tribal gathering
- Indian Removal ActLaw authorizing tribal expulsion
- tribal traditionsInherited communal practices
- sweat lodgeHeated structure for ritual purification
- boarding schoolsResidential institutions for pupils
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- North DakotaBismarck, Fargo, Grand Forks, Badlands, Red River
Native American reservationspublic land
State-owned accessible terrain
private property · colonial territories · ceded lands · federal land · state land
Native American reservationsconquered lands
Areas seized through warfare
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