Native Americans have a seperate nation but they can still vote and are citizens of US, right?

Question

I was just wondering.

Thanks for the answer I thought that native americans were citizens but something someone who claims to be native american in another section of answers made me wonder. The deal is I'm glad you can vote and hope that we get a native american president in near future.

Answer 1

Native American nations have been considered soveriegn, but "dependent" nations within the United States since the administration of President Andrew Jackson. This little bit of legal skullduggery means that Indian reservations are technically sovereign land belonging to the Indian nations that own them, but are still dependent upon the federal government for all interactions outside the reservation. They are independent of the states in which those reservations reside and could almost be considered as a form of even more independent state than those 50 that already exist. They have their own police forces, tribal governments, and laws. This is one reason why Indian tribes can have casinos or tobacco shops on their lands even when the state they reside in forbids gambling or charges higher tobacco taxes than the reservation does. Yet, American Indians are basically dual citizens--of both their Indian nation and the United States--and are required to carry out the duties, rights and responsiblities of both communities; including the right to vote in local, state and federal elections.

Answer 2

They don't have a separate nation. Their tribes together are only called Nations. Like... the "Sioux" Nation, the Cherokee Nation, the Choctaw Nation, etc. As an example, the Dakota/Lakota/Nakota ("Sioux") Nation has a handful of tribes that make up their Nation. Basically it goes Nation>Tribe>Clan.

They are definitely citizens, though they are supposed to have freedom (sovereign) to control their Nations/tribes themselves. Though the government can still be a pain no matter what.

Answer 3

I am 14/Cherokee I am an American! I can vote! Whats the deal?

Answer 4

I'm Cherokee>
Where is my separate nation?
What do they teach in school anymore?