Tribal Governments
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Many tribal governments were created during colonization an the signing of treaties, while others have been recognized more recently. Some tribal governments have treaties, while others have never ceded their lands. Where tribal governments are established, they may involve the voluntary or forced aggregation of many bands or communities. Tribes of the Salish Sea involve many language groups within the Salishan Languages as well as other language groups. In the United States, treaties often reference "usual and accustomed areas" and make promises about hunting, fishing, and gathering in these areas. These areas are overlapping, as many tribes had complex land sharing arrangements. Each tribal nation has distinct communities, interests and organizations, and there are many different levels of interaction and collaboration among tribal governments. The representation of these networks on this platform, as for all topics herein, are incomplete.
Notes
- Welcome to Indian Country 101 is a course developed by The Nature Conservancy and The Whitener Group to provide conservation professionals with a detailed understanding of social and political, as the website states, "The development of the Indian Country (IC) tribal engagement series was grounded in the understanding that you can’t work with tribes in the United States without first outlining the long and complicated history of tribes and tribal governments."
- The Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission was established following The Boldt Decision of 1974 to assist tribes in their role as natural resource co-managers.
- There are 566 tribal nations within the Unites States according to the [National Congress of American Indians]
- "The Congress shall have the power to ... regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes." - Article 1, Section 8, United States Constitution
- https://native-land.ca/ - A mapper that aims to describe territories, language groups and treaties.
Tribal Governments described on the Wiki
The following pages are currently in the 'tribal' and 'workgroup' categories, but does not include all tribal governments of the Salish Sea:
Tribal Workgroups
- Squaxin Island Tribe
- Skokomish Indian Nation
- Nooksack Tribe
- Lummi Nation
- Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe
- Tulalip Tribes of Washington
- Skagit River System Cooperative
- Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission
- Stillaguamish Tribe
- Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe
- Muckleshoot Indian Tribe
- Center for Braiding Indigenous Knowledges and Science
- Suquamish Tribe
Other Pages With Tribal Categories
- Nearshore Data Exchange
- File:NWIFC 2011 treaty rights at risk.pdf
- Headwaters of the Salish Sea
- British Columbia Coastal Marine Strategy
- Snohomish Estuary Restoration Effects on Temperature, Salinity, and Tides
- The Boldt Decision
- Automating Landscape Connectivity for Puget Sound River Deltas and Pocket Estuaries