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Quasi-Sovereign with Oliver Gourd

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Interview · North Dakota · Oliver Gourd · NDNAEU 5

Themes: Land & stewardship, Treaties & sovereignty

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What are treaties? How are they different from policies? Why were the agreements between Native people and the US Government not kept? Why did land ownership create so many issues between Native people and the government? What does sovereign mean? What does it mean to be quasi-sovereign? What is a treaty tribe? What are some of the benefits of upholding the treaties? How did the Indian Reorganization Act impact Native people?

Learn From questions

What is an example of a promise I have made in my life? Who was the promise made with? Have I ever experienced having a promise broken? What happened? How have promises and agreements helped me in my life?  How have they hurt me?

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NDNAEU document credits: Oliver Gourd — Spirit Lake (Dakota).

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