Indigenous Rights & Tribal Sovereignty

Trans people in Britain today have become a culture war 'issue'. Despite making up less than one per cent of the country's population, they are the subjects of a toxic and increasingly polarized 'debate' which generates reliable controversy for newspapers and talk shows. This media frenzy conceals a simple fact: that we are having the wrong conversation, a conversation in which trans people themselves are reduced to a talking point and denied a meaningful voice. In this powerful new book, Shon Faye reclaims the idea of the 'transgender issue' to uncover the reality of what it means to be trans in a transphobic society. In doing so, she provides a compelling, wide-ranging analysis of trans lives from youth to old age, exploring work, family, housing, healthcare, the prison system and trans participation in the LGBTQ+ and feminist communities, in contemporary Britain and beyond. The Transgender Issue is a landmark work that signals the beginning of a new, healthier conversation about trans life. It is a manifesto for change, and a call for justice and solidarity between all marginalized people and minorities. Trans liberation, as Faye sees it, goes to the root of what our society is and what it could be; it offers the possibility of a more just, free and joyful world for all of us.

Author and Indigenous elder Ma-Nee Chacaby talks about Two Spirit identities.

The term Two-Spirit is a direct translation of the Ojibwe term, Niizh manidoowag.“Two-Spirited” or “Two-Spirit” is usually used to indicate a person whose body simultaneously houses a masculine spirit and a feminine spirit. The term can also be used more abstractly, to indicate the presence of two contrasting human spirits (such as Warrior and Clan Mother).

Two Spirit people have been present in Native communities for countless generations that predate LGBTQ terminology. Here are 8 things to know.

Indigenous feminism is an intersectional theory and practice of feminism that focuses on decolonization, indigenous sovereignty, and human rights for Indigenous women and their families. The focus is to empower Indigenous women in the context of Indigenous cultural values and priorities, rather than mainstream, white, patriarchal ones.[1] In this cultural perspective, it can be compared to womanism in the African-American communities.

The 19th Amendment didn’t secure the right to vote for Native American women, despite their strong influence on suffragist ideas.

Winston & Strawn strongly supports the effort to secure equal rights for women through ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution.

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Background "This war was brought upon us by the children of the Great Father who came to take our land from us without price." --Spotted Tail The report and journal of proceedings of the commission appointed to obtain certain concessions from the Sioux Indians, December 26, 1876 The history of Native Americans in North America dates back thousands of years. Exploration and settlement of the western United States by Americans and Europeans wreaked havoc on the Indian peoples living there.

North Dakota Studies Links Many websites provide information related to the study of North Dakota—and the North Dakota Studies program at the State Historical Society of North Dakota encourages and supports these efforts. The following websites are considered North Dakota Studies-friendly and will help teachers, students, and lifelong learners learn more about our state.

This guide includes a selection of legal, governmental, and public policy resources in various formats on Native American law.

Print and Online Resources for Federal Indian Law and Tribal Law

Covers both tribal law sources, including tribal constitutions, tribal codes and tribal court decisions, and federal law sources, including treaties.

Reports, hotlines, toolkits, and information about MMIW

In the United States, American Indian/Alaskan Native people experience higher rates of violence than any other demographic.  Native women and girls, specifically, are disproportionately affected by the violence.

Background In Spring 2016, the Standing Rock Sioux began a protest of the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline, or DAPL for short, on their lands in North Dakota. DAPL is slated to connect the Bakken oil fields of North Dakota with other pipelines in Illinois and was mapped to go through lands belonging to Native American nations, including the Standing Rock tribe. The tribe and its supporters are demonstrating against the desecration of sacred lands, the abrogation tribal rights guaranteed by the Treaty of Fort Laramie (1851), and the potential damage to the water supply.

Ṣapai Cui'ig, S-ke:g ‘Em-Jiwhidag, Yá'át'ééh, Dagot’ee, Welcome! The Labriola National American Indian Data Center is an Indigenous-led library center where students and community members can celebrate and critically engage with American Indian and Indigenous scholarly works and creative writing. Its staff provides culturally relevant information and research support, and the center is a culturally safe learning space for Indigenous library users.

Toolkit: Indigenous Rights and the Universal Periodic Review of the U.S. Suggested Social Media Content • Additional Resources & Background “The government of the United States has repeatedly failed to protect the human rights of the Gwich’in by aggressively pursuing oil and gas development i...

The University of New Mexico School of Law Library has an extensive and well-preserved in-house Indian Law Collection, and information on many online resources. We have five (5) separate research guides on distinct areas within Indian Law. Choosing one of these five (5) guides will have its own unique tabs across the top. Use the links below to move between guides, and within the guides. These guides are starting points

This research guide is designed to assist attorneys and scholars in researching federal Indian law, tribal law, and international law related to indigenous peoples. Federal Indian law consists of the legal and political relationship between federal, state, and tribal governments. The guide provides information on researching the statutes, regulations, court decisions, treaties, and executive orders that control intergovernmental relationships among Indian tribes, the United States, and the fifty states. Tribal law is the law individual Indian tribes develop and apply to their members and territories. The guide details resources for accessing tribal law for tribes located within Arizona as well as outside of the state. International indigenous law is the interaction between public international law and Indigenous peoples. The guide focuses on key resources for public international law related to indigenous peoples with particular attention paid to relevant secondary sources, key international documents, United Nations resources, and current awareness sources.

This page is a starting point for ASU students primarily, and the wider community seeking Indigenous-centric resources and tribal perspectives on COVID-19 (novel coronavirus).

This page is a starting point for all students researching American Indian issues. This guide is created by the Labriola National American Indian Data Center.

This guide covers federal, tribal, and state (primarily Minnesota) law-related resources. Use this guide to locate: secondary sources (books, articles, and, news) and primary sources (treaties, case law, statutes and agency rules, and decisions). Links to additional selected research guides & bibliographies are provided. Selected links are also provided to bar and law student associations, public and private research institutes, and centers, and Native American advocacy organizations. A separate section devoted to the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862 and its aftermath provides links to recommended resources for research.

This guide will help you get started with your research on legal issues relating to Native Americans, Alaska Natives and other peoples indigenous to North America.