ADRIP Article XXI: The Right to Self-Government
Article XXI of the American Declaration affirms that Indigenous peoples govern their own internal and local affairs, and finance that governance.
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How an International Declaration Is Made
International institutions are not abstract forces. They are created and run by nations, and nations are made of people.
Read the article →Indigenous Misclassification in Public Records
Identity comes from belonging to a people. Records only reflect it, and sometimes they reflect it wrongly.
Read the article →Why Records Decide Jurisdiction
Belonging comes from the people. Recognition comes from the record. A nation needs both.
Read the article →What Is the Xi-Amaru Republic?
An Indigenous nation of the Americas, established December 17, 2022, rebuilding the governance that denationalization interrupted.
Read the article →The Role of the Aboriginal Ministry of Justice
The Republic governs. The Ministry administers. Both are needed for a nation to function.
Read the article →Who Are Xi-Amaru Native Americans?
Recognition as a Xi-Amaru Native American is the formal national relationship between a person and the Republic.
Read the article →Why Jurisdiction Decides Who Issues an ID
An ID card does not create a person. It shows which jurisdiction recognizes that person.
Read the article →Federal Recognition Is Not the Source of Indigenous Jurisdiction
Recognition is how one government relates to another. Jurisdiction is what a nation holds in the first place.
Read the article →Child Welfare: Why Timing of Affiliation Matters
A case study from the Entry-Level Tribal Law Course, with names withheld for privacy.
Read the article →Jurisdiction and Tax Authority
Every government needs resources to function. Tax authority, like identification, flows from jurisdiction.
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