Tribal Order

Tribal order

Tribal Order Past and Present

A tribe is basically a social political unit which is organized with consistent clans, families or the group of people who shares common values, culture and heritage. It has been observed that the leadership of the tribe is not permanent the leadership of the tribe is also not formalized. United States claims to give the tribal sovereignty to the tribes living in the US. The sovereignty of the tribes in the US is intrinsic authority of the native tribes to manage and rule their tribes within the laws and borders of the US. The US government distinguishes the tribes and says them “domestic nations”. There are certain laws which are made for the tribes to define and distinguish the ruling of the State and the tribes.

The US law provides the local sovereignty to the tribe's nation of the US but the law clearly said that it does not give complete sovereignty (Equivalent to other countries), that is the reason why the US government use the term “domestic nation.” The early history of the tribe originated in the nineteenth century, The Marshall Trilogy from 1823 to 1832. It was the collection of the Supreme Court's three decisions which emphasizes on the political and legal status of the Indian nations. Later in the nineteenth century the Indian Appropriation Act was introduced, in 1871 the political party of the US congress made this Act. It says that, no Indian tribe in the US will be recognized as an independent tribe by whom the US might have signed an agreement. This Act was divided into two major sections (Evans, 2011). The first section of the Act says that no Indian tribe will be considered an independent tribe in the boundary of the US. Secondly this Act made the murder, rape and killings as federal State crime in the boundary of the US. The Act of 1871 was confirmed by the Supreme Court of the US in 1886. This Act provides the safety to the tribal people and also to those people who are living near these tribes. The federal government has the general power over the tribes.

When the Act of 1871 was not introduced the tribes of the India was considered as semi-independent. After five years of the establishment of the Indian police, in 1883 the commissioner of the India granted a rule “Court of Indian Crimes”. The Supreme Court of the US highlights some responsibilities and rights of the federal government of the US towards the Indian tribes. Another Act addressing the tribes was introduced in 1887 named, “The General Allotment Act” this Act was also approved by the Congress. This Act was introduced by the Senator Mr. Dawes who was the Chairman of the Indian affair Committee. This Act broke the land of the many tribes and some were auctioned and purchased by the white people. This Act was considered as the tragedy for the Indian tribes because their land was lost and ...