Tribal Sovereignty

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-028743",
  "term": "Tribal Sovereignty",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "“Sovereignty” is the authority that a government draws on to govern. In the U.S., sovereignty is considered to be inherent and existed in tribes before the U.S. government was established. Tribes have independent sovereignty in the U.S.",
  "references": [
    "Recommendations for Integrating Environmental Justice into the EPA's Research Enterprise June 30, 2014 A Report of Recommendations of the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council A federal advisory committee to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency at https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-02/documents/nejac-research-recommendations-2014.pdf"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/tribal-sovereignty/"
}