Implications Post

I do not believe that my issue will be resolved in the near future, if only due to the fact that laws take a while to take effect, and it takes a good deal of monetary circulation before an economy can be turned around. Native Americans will try to become economically independent of the federal government, as they are doing now with Indian gaming. It is called Indian gaming because at the time it started, in 1979 with the Seminole Tribe of Florida, Indian was the politically correct term. Native Americans will also try to revive their culture, language, and traditions, stop racism, and gain true equality. The federal government, depending on its current mindset, will try to keep the tribes from becoming completely independent. That is completely understandable because the government does not want about 600 different nations within the United States. Also, the tribes should realize that if they are completely sovereign, their governments would now have to develop relations with other governments, make treaties, sign agreements, and maybe even build an army. Most tribes are not yet ready for this big advancement into the world of intergovernmental relations. Just recently the federal government let the Osage Nation write their own constitution and decide who can be a member of their tribe. The federal government should let the Native Americans be as independent as possible, while still helping them adjust to the technological and intergovernmental world. If an agreement is not reached concerning just how much sovereignty Native American tribes are allowed, and exactly what they are allowed to do with it, one that both sides like and agree upon, the same political battles that have been fought since the 1960's will continue.