2007-07-14 16:57:00 · 5 answers · asked by Kimberly B 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Yes, they have kept some of the treaties. For example, all Native Americans currently living on reservations do so by treaty.
Although many of those treaties are built upon previous broken treaties, that does not mean that there are not currently treaties in place.
For example, members of some tribes actually receive oil royalties for oil pumped on tribal lands.
2007-07-14 17:03:59 · answer #1 · answered by lotherius 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There were 341 treaties made between the United States and the Native Indian tribes.
The U.S. broke every one of them...the last one in 1980 when the Supreme Court upheld the sale of part of the Black Hills of the Lakota people.
2007-07-15 00:38:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This site gives a good overview of the treaties.
http://libr.unl.edu:8888/etext/treaties/ with links to more sites for in depth information.
These documents that still exist are binding, still to this day.
They have been the grounds many tribes are using our legal system to regain land.
Indians have regained soverign rights to their land, and american laws do not apply..
Go to indian smoke shop on a reservation to buy your cigaretts tax free.....
2007-07-15 00:09:03 · answer #3 · answered by Kacy H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Last I checked, the US had signed upwards of 450+ treaties with various native tribes, and had kept less than 1% of them.
2007-07-15 00:00:24 · answer #4 · answered by coragryph 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Like from the old days (1700's - 1800's) I am pretty sure they did made a bunch and broke every single one. As for modern times I do not know.
2007-07-15 00:00:43 · answer #5 · answered by The Teacher 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋