Argument: Alaska Native tribes are not artificial! They do, in fact, have a long, tragic history in their struggle to obtain recognition and equal protection.
Only federal law is supreme over Alaska Natives. The U.S. Constitution clearly stipulates in the commerce clause, Native tribes do indeed have a special trust relation with the federal government. The relationship has been codified by precedent in the courts, time and again.
As a group, Alaska Natives are among…
