tribes

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Chasing Horse, who is also known as Nathan Lee Chasing His Horse, had a reputation as a medicine man among Indigenous tribes across the US and Canada.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

But he worries that few locals have formal land titles even though the tribes are recognised by India's constitution.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Canada seemed to give more ground to Native tribes when it endorsed, as a nonbinding “aspirational” document, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, or Undrip, in 2010.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Indian tribes retained the right to conduct Nevada-style casinos on reservations in 2000, a form of gambling that is otherwise prohibited through the state’s Constitution.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Young men became educated and earned money, and once these economic opportunities were available to all, our two tribes had little reason to fight.

From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba