American Indian tribe OKs same-sex marriage, lets gay couple wed

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2013

The head of an American Indian tribe in Michigan signed a law approving same-sex marriage on Friday, joining at least two other tribes nationwide in doing so, then immediately wed a gay couple who had been together for 30 years but never thought they would see this day come...

capable governing institutions

cultural match

practical sovereignty

same-sex marriage

social justice

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Native Nations

Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians

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Leitsinger, Miranda. "American Indian tribe OKs same-sex marriage, lets gay couple wed." NBC News. March 15, 2013. Article. (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/american-indian-tribe-oks..., accessed March 1, 2023)

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