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[–] 4 points 6 months ago (3 children)

How is a sovereign entity different from a sovereign nation? If it is different.

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  • [–] 8 points 6 months ago* (2 children)

    There are tribes that refer to themselves as nations, like the Cherokee Nation for example. I don't really know if there's a specific meaning to "nation" vs using some other word. I used "entity" in order to try to avoid using a more nuanced word incorrectly. The tribes have sovereignty is all I meant.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago (1 child)

    I see. I just wondered if there was a technical difference, because tribal sovereignty does seem to be more limited than what you would expect of a sovereign nation. We don't treat them like separate countries. They're not usually identified on maps of North America, for instance. And I get that most reservations are relatively small, but the Navajo Nation is about the size of Ireland, so plenty big enough to be identified on a map.

    But I don't mean to interrogate you, I'm just curious about this topic. I think I'll do some research because I'd like to know more.

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