Dismembered: Native Disenrollment and the Battle for Human Rights (Indigenous Confluences)

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Whilst the collection of federally recognized Native nations in the US are increasing, the population figures for existing tribal nations are declining. This depopulation isn’t being perpetrated by the federal government, but by Native governments that are banishing, denying, or disenrolling Native citizens at an unprecedented rate. For the reason that 1990s, tribal belonging has turn out to be more of a privilege than a sacred right. Political and legal dismemberment has turn out to be a national phenomenon with nearly eighty Native nations, in no less than twenty states, terminating the rights of indigenous citizens.

The first comprehensive examination of the origins and significance of tribal disenrollment, Dismembered examines this disturbing trend, which incessantly leaves the disenrolled tribal members with no recourse or appeal. At the center of the issue is how Native nations are defined today and who has the fundamental rights to belong. By having a look at hundreds of tribal constitutions and talking with both disenrolled members and tribal officials, the authors demonstrate the damage this practice is having across Indian Country and how you can address the problem.

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