a number of the Prairie Island charter's provisions were particularly paternalistic and inappropriate for effective management of tribal resources.
John McCain
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John McCain was a prominent American politician and military officer who served as a United States Senator from Arizona from 1987 until his death in 2018. A member of the Republican Party, McCain was known for his bipartisan approach and commitment to national security. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War, where he was a prisoner of war for over five years, an experience that shaped his political career and views on military and foreign policy.
a number of the Prairie Island charter's provisions were particularly paternalistic and inappropriate for effective management of tribal resources.
a number of the Prairie Island charter's provisions were particularly paternalistic and inappropriate for effective management of tribal resources.
... Each of us shares a strong commitment to promote and defend tribal sovereignty, tribal self-governance, and tribal self-sufficiency. But my friends, these things we hold dear, will wither and die unless they are watered by a strong…
. . . Each of us shares a strong commitment to promote and defend tribal sovereignty, tribal self-governance, and tribal self-sufficiency.
The recognition of an Indian tribe by the Federal Government is just that--the recognition that there is a sovereign entity with governmental authority which predates the U.S. Constitution and with which the Federal Government has…
All federally-recognized Indian tribes are to be treated the same by the Federal Government under the IRA.





