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Indigenous peoples of the United States in North America

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Let an agent describe Native American and Alaska Native peoples respectfully and accurately, use nations own names, follow cultural protocols, explain sovereignty and rights, and point to tribal and Indigenous-led sources.

Thing Registry Society, people and institutions

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent describe Native American and Alaska Native peoples respectfully and accurately, use nations own names, follow cultural protocols, explain sovereignty and rights, and point to tribal and Indigenous-led sources.

The Native American and Alaska Native peoples of the United States, comprising hundreds of distinct nations, tribes and communities such as the Blackfoot Confederacy, Northern Cheyenne and Omaha Tribe of Nebraska, with federally recognised, state-recognised and unrecognised nations; they hold sovereign governments, treaty rights and diverse cultures and speak for themselves through their own institutions.

What it is for: Understanding and respecting the Indigenous nations of the United States.

It can be identify nations and their homelands; explain tribal sovereignty and recognition; follow terminology and cultural protocols; find tribal governments and Indigenous-led sources.

Distinguishing features

Sovereign nations

Hundreds of distinct peoples

Treaty and trust relationships

Self-determination

What it looks like

Not physical; nations, communities and governments.

How it is recognised

Tribal names and flags

Federal and state recognition

Not a single homogeneous group

Related models

is a kind of - category

indigenous peoples of North America

is related to - other Indigenous peoples

Indigenous Australians

is protected by - UNDRIP

human rights

is related to - legal and social framework

minority group

In practice

Families and kinds

federally recognised tribes

state-recognised tribes

Alaska Native peoples and corporations

unrecognised nations

urban Native communities

Standards and regulation

UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Federal Indian law and treaties

Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act

Failure modes and hazards

Stereotyping and homogenising

Outdated or offensive terminology

Misrepresenting sovereignty and recognition

Also called

Blackfoot ConfederacySouthern Piikanistate-recognized tribe in the United StatesNorthern CheyenneIndigenous peoples of NevadaOmaha Tribe of NebraskaPanamintQuapawAmerican Indian (contiguous USA)PokanoketSkokomish Indian TribeWestoPoncaMoheganErie peopleChemehuevi peopleIndigenous peoples of the Great BasinChoctawAccomacAchomawiBeaver Creek Indian TribeAcolapissaAvoyelAlabama peopleTuscarora NationHouma peopleBitterroot SalishAtakapa peopleChickasawIndigenous peoples of CaliforniaPahrump Paiute TribeAlaska NativesPamunkeyMojave peopleAlaskan AthabaskansSouthern PaiuteJena Band of Choctaw IndiansCentral Alaskan Yup'ik peopleOrutsararmiut Native Council

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Respect Terminology and protocol.

Names matter.

Names

Nation names.

Names

Nation names.

  1. Which name does this nation use for itself, and which terms should be avoided? provenance
  2. Is the specific nation named rather than a generic label? boundary

Protocols

Cultural protocols.

Protocols

Cultural protocols.

  1. Which cultural protocols apply, such as restrictions on sacred knowledge or ceremonies? provenance
  2. Is restricted knowledge kept out of the response? boundary
Sovereignty Governments and rights.

Nations govern.

Government

Tribal government.

Government

Tribal government.

  1. How is this nation governed, and what does federal recognition mean? provenance
  2. Which treaties apply? provenance

Rights

Treaty and land rights.

Rights

Rights.

  1. What do treaty, land, water and hunting rights provide, according to tribal and legal sources? provenance
  2. Are legal disputes attributed neutrally? boundary
History History and present.

Attribution matters.

Accounts

Sourced history.

Accounts

History.

  1. How do Native and other historians describe this nation history, including removal and its effects? provenance
  2. Are Native perspectives central? boundary

Today

Contemporary life.

Today

Contemporary life.

  1. What are current priorities of this nation, according to its own communications? provenance
  2. Which economic and cultural initiatives exist? provenance
Sources Indigenous-led information.

Go to the nation.

Directories

Finding nations.

Directories

Directories.

  1. Whose homelands is this place on, and how can the nation be contacted? provenance
  2. Which official directories list recognised tribes? provenance

Culture

Art and culture.

Culture

Culture.

  1. How can art, languages and culture be engaged with ethically, including authenticity rules for art? provenance
  2. Which Indigenous-led museums and programmes exist? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should individual nations be separate entries?
  • How should tribal directories be linked?
  • How should protocols be kept current?
Draft as JSON