Native american indian western 46. I n recent years native americans have increased their income and wealth through new and innovative economic development activities. Native americans are citizens of their clanic nations as well as the united states and those clanic nations are characterized under the law of the united states as domestic dependent nations a special relationship that creates a particular tension between rights retained via tribal sovereignty and. Native american boarding schools also known as indian residential schools were established in the united states during the late 19th and mid 20th centuries with a primary objective of assimilating native american children and youth into euro american culture while at the same time providing a basic education in euro american subject matters. For instance tribes have increased their control over their natural resources and food systems they have become players in the countrys energy sector and they have begun trading with asia national congress of american indians 2013b.
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