SmithsonianNMAI | 2022 Indigenous Peoples' Day Teach-In Keynote: What is Tribal Sovereignty? @SmithsonianNMAI | Uploaded November 2022 | Updated October 2024, 18 minutes ago.
In her keynote address for the 2022 Indigenous Peoples' Day Teach-In: Sovereignty and Treaties, award-winning journalist Rebecca Nagle (Citizen of the Cherokee Nation) explains that tribal sovereignty is the inherent authority of Indigenous tribes to govern themselves and is based on hundreds of treaties between Native nations and the federal government. She emphasizes the importance of understanding not only Indigenous histories but the vibrant world of Indian Country today. Nagle also explores Indigenous erasure in the media and in society at large. Teachers will learn how to help students see the connections between tribal sovereignty and some of the important issues facing our country today. This session originally aired on October 1, 2022.
In her keynote address for the 2022 Indigenous Peoples' Day Teach-In: Sovereignty and Treaties, award-winning journalist Rebecca Nagle (Citizen of the Cherokee Nation) explains that tribal sovereignty is the inherent authority of Indigenous tribes to govern themselves and is based on hundreds of treaties between Native nations and the federal government. She emphasizes the importance of understanding not only Indigenous histories but the vibrant world of Indian Country today. Nagle also explores Indigenous erasure in the media and in society at large. Teachers will learn how to help students see the connections between tribal sovereignty and some of the important issues facing our country today. This session originally aired on October 1, 2022.
