Sovereignty/Governance

Last changed on Tue, 09/12/2023 - 17:47

This category will include content related to self-governance, treaty agreements, and different pathways toward native-human rights (rights as defined by indigenous peoples rather than rights as they are federally defined). 

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Public User, Nisqually
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Cultural Roles, Sovereignty/Governance
Summary
The final part of the Billy Frank Jr. story, produced in celebration of the Billy Frank Jr. bronze statue project, honors the lasting legacy of Indigenous leader and environmentalist Billy Frank Jr.
Community
Public User, Nisqually
Category
Activism & Advocacy, Sovereignty/Governance
Summary
Part two in a three part series follows the unveiling of the Billy Frank Jr. statue design in Olympia Washington. Nisqually Tribal leaders and State legislatures gather to celebrate the legacy of Billy Frank Jr.
Community
Public User
Category
Native Sciences & Technology, Sovereignty/Governance
Summary
Ellie Kinley shares a personal and urgent account of how open-net fish farms in British Columbia threaten the survival of wild salmon and Indigenous lifeways in the Salish Sea.
Community
Public User
Category
Sovereignty/Governance
Summary
This powerful short film traces the ongoing struggle of Native fishing nations to defend their treaty rights, from the Fish Wars of the 1960s to present-day protests, affirming fishing as a sovereign right and cultural lifeline.
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Public User, Lummi Nation
Category
Sovereignty/Governance, Wellness & Resilience
Summary
In this episode we discuss and honor Indigenous' Peoples Day
Community
Public User, Lummi Nation
Category
Native Sciences & Technology, Sovereignty/Governance, Ways of Life
Summary
The Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People teaching guide is an instructional resource that provides middle and high school teachers with the necessary information to understand and teach the film.
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Public User, Kumeyaay Tribe
Category
Sovereignty/Governance
Summary
Anthony pico talks about how there was a link between sovereignty and governments. Explaining how we teach about Tribal Sovereignty and what it means.
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Public User, Haudenosaunee Confederacy
Category
Sovereignty/Governance
Summary
Oren Lyons talks with us about the history of Treaty Belts and the relationship between Ronald Regan and Haudenosaunee Confederation in 1983.
Community
Public User
Category
Sovereignty/Governance
Summary
In 2022, Oren Lyons visited Lummi Nation to discuss the history of Onondaga Nation's sovereignty and the Haudenosaunee Confederacy.