Title
Campus Units
World Languages and Cultures
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
2018
Journal or Book Title
The Indigenous World
First Page
68
Last Page
74
Abstract
The indigenous population in the United States of America ranges from 2.5 to 6 million people, of which 23% live in American Indian areas or Alaska Native villages. The largest indigenous population is concentrated in the state of California and New York City. 567 Native American tribal entities were recognized as American Indian or Alaska Native tribes by the United States in January 2017, and most of these have recognized national homelands. While socioeconomic indicators vary widely across the different regions, the poverty rate for those who identify as American Indian or Alaska Native alone is around 27%. The United States announced in 2010 that it would support the UNDRIP as moral guidance after voting against it in 2007. The United States has not ratified ILO Convention No. 169. Federally-recognized Native nations are sovereign but legally wards of the state. The federal government mandates tribal consultation on many issues but has plenary powers over indigenous nations. American Indians in the United States are generally American citizens; they are also citizens of their own nations.
Copyright Owner
IWGIA - International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs
Copyright Date
2018
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Braun, Sebastian F., "United States of America" (2018). World Languages and Cultures Publications. 212.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/language_pubs/212
Included in
Indigenous Studies Commons, Other Arts and Humanities Commons, Other Languages, Societies, and Cultures Commons, Place and Environment Commons, Sociology of Culture Commons
Comments
This article is published as Braun, S. "United States of America” in The Indigenous World 2018. Edited by Pamela JacquelinAndersen.(2018);68-74. Copenhagen: IWGIA. Posted with permission.
A Spanish version is available below.