reservation land
Indigenous sovereign ground
Reservation land is territory set aside by the U.S. federal government for Native American tribes, held in trust and subject to tribal sovereignty rather than state jurisdiction.
The term appears in legal and political contexts concerning indigenous rights, land use, and governance: The casino operates on reservation land.
Also called tribal land.
- tribal identityBelonging to ancestral group
- treaty rightsPact-secured legal entitlements
- broken treatiesAgreements no longer honored
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- forced relocationInvoluntary removal from home
colonial history · tribal governance · tribal council · sacred sites · water rights · federal recognition · indigenous law · legal protections · allotment · checkerboard pattern · self-determination · cultural heritage · assimilation policies · mineral resources · jurisdiction · traditional practices · historical treaties · legislative reforms
- public landsnational park, national forest, state park, national forests, wilderness area
- Flathead ReservationSalish, tribal government, Ronan, Pablo, tribal council
- indigenous rightsnative sovereignty, indigenous sovereignty, traditional territories, aboriginal rights, native rights
- Native Landsallotments, indigenous territories, Alaska Natives, native villages, native rights
- tribal landsreservations, tribal territory, ancestral homeland, homeland, tribal nation
- tribal lawtribal courts, tribal law, tribal court, tribal sovereignty, tribal governance
reservation landpublic domain
Unprotected creative works
private property · state land · federal land · public land · crown land
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