SOVEREIGN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS
"No right is more sacred to a nation, to a people, than the right to freely determine its social, economic, political and cultural future without external interference. The fullest expression of this right occurs when a nation freely governs itself. We call the exercise of this right Self determination. The practice of this right is Self government."
- Joseph Burton DelaCruz (1937-2000)
- President of Quinault Indian Nation
- President of National Congress of American Indians
- Chairman of World Council of Indigenous Peoples
NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN GOVERNMENT barona.com:
- "The Barona Band of Mission Indians is recognized by the United States Government as a sovereign government.
"It is governed by a General Council, which is comprised of approximately 240 voting members of the tribe. The General Council meets monthly. In addition, there is a Tribal Council comprised of seven elected tribal officials, including tribal chairperson and vice-chairman, each serving four-year terms. The Tribal Council meets on a weekly basis to set policies and rule on matters of importance to the tribe...".
- www.baronatribe.com
Campo Kumeyaay Nation government has published their new .gov website.
- "The Campo Indian Reservation is governed under authority of the Campo Constitution passed by the tribal community on July 13, 1975. Under the Campo Constitution the lawmaking authority for the Band is exercised by a General Council comprised of all adult members (18 & older)...".
- www.campo-nsn.gov
"TRIBES ARE GOVERNMENTS, History of Sovereignty in U.S."
Essay by Chairman Anthony Pico, Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians:
- "Educating governments and the public that Tribes are sovereign governments is the modern legacy, urgent need and first responsibility of tribal leaders.
"Sovereignty is not a word the average American uses everyday. Nor is it a word most people get terribly excited about. Sovereignty, however, is a word Indians take seriously and get very excited about...".
www.viejasbandofkumeyaay.org
While the American Kumeyaay tribes have banded together and formed the KUMEYAAY-DIEGUENO NATION in what appears apart from the four Mexican Kumeyaay communities, today's impoverished poverty-stricken southern Kumeyaay peoples struggle for a national identity and daily survival. Please see our extensive photojournalistic documentaries on the impoverished Kumeyaay communities of Baja California, Mexico.
KUMEYAAY OPINION Letters to the Editor:
"With the slightest few facts about Kumeyaay Indian history in San Diego County, it seems unconscionable (to me) that a reasonable person would dare judge or attempt to interfere with the Native American Indigenous people's legal and moral right to sovereign self government...".
KUMEYAAY HISTORY IN SANDIEGO Essay:
The U.S.-Mexico Border cut through the heart of Kumeyaay ancestral lands and to this day the border situation effectively alienates the southern Kumeyaay from their northern Kumeyaay relatives....
KUMEYAAY RESEARCH DEPARTMENT Web Portal:
The Kumeyaay Information Village Web Site provides this KUMEYAAY INDIANS on-line research guide and educational tutorial free of advertisements and agendas to learn about the aboriginal California tribal peoples of San Diego County....
CALIFORNIA INDIAN RESEARCH DEPARTMENT Web Portal:
The Kumeyaay Information Village Web Site provides this CALIFORNIA NATIVE AMERICAN RESEARCH on-line reference guide and educational resource to learn about the Native California Indian peoples of California....
SAN DIEGO INDIAN GAMBLING CASINOS RESORTS HOTELS GOLFING RESTAURANTS free directory listings to the 10 Native American gaming tribes in San Diego County.
• Native American Sovereignty Issues WEBSITE hanksville.org
• Bureau of Indian Affairs WEBSITE doi.gov
• US Department of the Interior WEBSITE doi.gov
• Southern California Tribal Chairmen's Association WEBSITE sctca.net
• University of San Diego Legal Research Center WEBSITE sandiego.edu:
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