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Our America Indians Should be Able to Vote

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I went looking at what was going on with our America Indian lands across the US not able to vote. The US has treaties with them dating back to right around the day America was born. Many treaties were to protect the Indians from abuse by the States by making Indian land theirs and that NO state has a right to encroach on their land or make laws against the Indians or their land. While tribal sovereignty is limited today by the United States under treaties, acts of Congress, Executive Orders, federal administrative agreements and court decisions, what remains is nevertheless protected and maintained by the federally recognized tribes against further encroachment by other sovereigns, such as the states. Tribal sovereignty ensures that any decisions about the tribes with regard to their property and citizens are made with their participation and consent. The other party is the Federal Government BIA. So if I am right what this means is if the Indians set up their own a...