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The relationship between the US government and Native American tribes.

April 23, 2026/

This week, we took a deep dive into Here are some of the most interesting resources we found:

 

> The Iroquois Confederacy’s political structure, with its separation of powers and representative governance, may have directly influenced the framers of the US Constitution (Read).

 

> There are 575 federally recognized tribes in the US, a legal status that determines access to land, resources, and sovereignty (Watch).

 

> Explore the rest of the resources we discovered with our topic page about US-Native American relations.

 

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