KSPS Documentaries
Introduction
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Some Native American tribes are also sovereign nations.
Some Native American tribes are also sovereign nations--they own their own land and have their own laws.
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KSPS Documentaries
Introduction
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Some Native American tribes are also sovereign nations--they own their own land and have their own laws.
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Clip: Special | 1m 46s | In 1855, the United States government signed treaties with native tribes. (1m 46s)
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Clip: Special | 4m 45s | Tribal members are finding individual ways of expressing their heritage (4m 45s)
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Clip: Special | 3m 3s | The U.S. government sends Native children to boarding schools. (3m 3s)
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Clip: Special | 4m 27s | The building of Grand Coulee Dam destroyed the fisheries of the native tribes. (4m 27s)
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Clip: Special | 1m 10s | On November 8, 1873, the Coeur D'Alene reservation was established. (1m 10s)
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Clip: Special | 1m 49s | In 1872, President Ulysses s. Grant established the Colville reservation (1m 49s)
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Clip: Special | 4m 17s | The Native American tribes of the Inland Northwest have formed alliances. (4m 17s)
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Clip: Special | 7m 55s | Native American tribes have begun using the court system to ensure their rights. (7m 55s)
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Clip: Special | 2m 7s | In 1887, the Dawes act attempted to integrate tribes into white society. (2m 7s)
Preservation of Cultural Heritage
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Preview: Special | 5m 4s | Native American families preserve their heritage by focusing on their native language. (5m 4s)
Settlement of Grand Coulee Dam
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Clip: Special | 2m 36s | In the 1940s, the U.S. government allowed tribes to sue for a portion of the dam's revenue (2m 36s)
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Clip: Special | 3m 15s | On January 18, 1881, President Rutherford B. Hayes established the Spokane reservation. (3m 15s)
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Clip: Special | 4m 15s | The treaties signed in the 1800s recognized the tribes as sovereign nations. (4m 15s)
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