Home Resources What is Tribal Sovereignty? What is Tribal Sovereignty? Award-winning journalist Rebecca Nagle (Cherokee Nation) explains that tribal sovereignty is the inherent authority of Indigenous tribes to govern themselves and is based on hundreds of treaties between Native nations and the federal government. Country United States Language English Publication date 2022 Region North America Resource type Webinars Strategic Pillars Indigenous Human Rights, Policies and Advocacy Topic Justice Rights & Advocacy Organization National museum of the American Indian View source More on this Webinars 2021 The Power, Authority, and Governance of Native Nations (part 3). Rights & Advocacy Justice United States North America Webinars 2021 Webinar on Mayan Astronomy and Mathematics Culture Rights & Advocacy Justice United States North America Webinars 2021 Making Land Acknowledgment Meaningful Rights & Advocacy Justice United States North America Webinars 2020 Changing the Narrative About Native Americans (part 1). Culture Rights & Advocacy Justice United States North America