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Why Treaties Matter (video)

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National Museum of the American Indian
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2013

Why Treaties Matter (video)

Why Treaties Matter (video)
Why Treaties Matter (video)

This 15-minute video, produced by the National Museum of the American Indian, serves as a companion piece to "Why Treaties Matter - Self Government in the Dakota and Ojibwe Nations," a travelling exhibit on treaties between Dakota and Ojibwe people and the U.S. The film introduces the themes of the exhibit: that tribal governments exercise indigenous sovereignty today, and that indigenous sovereignty was not given in treaties, but retained in treaties.

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National Museum of the American Indian. "Why Treaties Matter (video)." A Companion to Why Treaties Matter - Self Government in the Dakota and Ojibwe Nations, an exhibit of the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council. 2013. Film. (http://treatiesmatter.org/about, accessed May 20, 2013)

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Why Treaties Matter: Relations: Dakota & Ojibwe Treaties

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Why Treaties Matter: Relations: Dakota & Ojibwe Treaties
Ojibwe and Dakota people in what is now Minnesota signed dozens of treaties with the United States. Among these treaties are famous land cession agreements in which sovereign American Indian groups retained ownership or use of natural resources — land, water, timber, minerals — or transferred these...
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Why Treaties Matter: Video Gallery

Why Treaties Matter: Video Gallery
Why Treaties Matter: Video Gallery
This video gallery serves as a companion piece to "Why Treaties Matter - Self Government in the Dakota and Ojibwe Nations," a travelling exhibit on treaties between Dakota and Ojibwe people and the U.S. It features testimonies from Native nation leaders and citizens about many of the exhibit's main...
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