FLAGSTAFF, Arizona: The clash between Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and President Donald Trump over her Native American heritage highlights the varying methods tribes use to decide who belongs.
The decision has wide-ranging consequences for Native American communities and their relationship with the federal government.
Some tribes rely on blood relationships to confer membership. Historically, they took a broader view that included non-biological connections and people’s value in society.
The 573 federally recognized tribes are sovereign governments that must be consulted on issues that affect them. Within tribes, enrollment also means being able to seek office, vote in tribal elections and secure property rights.
For centuries, a person’s percentage of Native American blood had nothing to do with determining who was a tribal member. And for some tribes, it still doesn’t.
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Warren ancestry highlights how tribes decide membership
Warren ancestry highlights how tribes decide membership
- For centuries, a person’s percentage of Native American blood had nothing to do with determining who was a tribal member
Mideast war ‘stark reminder’ of EU energy vulnerability: EU chief
PARIS: EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday that the Middle East war had exposed Europe’s “vulnerability” and dependence on fossil fuels as the conflict entered its second week.
“For fossil fuels, we are completely dependent on expensive and volatile imports. They are putting us at a structural disadvantage to other regions,” she said at the opening of a nuclear energy summit in Paris.
“The current Middle East crisis gives a stark reminder of the vulnerability it creates.”
“For fossil fuels, we are completely dependent on expensive and volatile imports. They are putting us at a structural disadvantage to other regions,” she said at the opening of a nuclear energy summit in Paris.
“The current Middle East crisis gives a stark reminder of the vulnerability it creates.”
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