INDIAN DISTINCTION

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From:  BREAD and FREEDOM.....JUSTICE and FAITH
By:      FATHER TED ZUERN, SJ
 bi-monthly release in Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions NEWSLETTER
2021 "H" Street
Washington, DC  2006-4207

".What distinguishes American Indian Tribes and Alaska Natives from all population groups in the United States are three distinct points of their relationship to the federal government. 

The three points of distinction are:
 1) Inherent Sovereignty
2) International Treaties
3) Trust Responsibility of the United States to the Tribes..."      Nov./Dec 2000