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PLEASE ANSWER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!! Status of Indian Rights Article 26 of the Washington constitution specifies that Indian land and the native people living there fall under the jurisdiction (power or authority) of the federal government, not the state government. As you read in the last lesson, Indian tribes do have tribal sovereignty (the right to self- government). Federal law, however, is the supreme law of the land. Therefore, tribal law, as well as individual state laws, can be overruled by federal law.



Do Washington state laws apply to Native Americans living on reservation land? Explain below.

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No. Washington state laws do not apply to Native Americans living on reservation land. This is because, like stated above, reservations have tribal sovereignty (the right to self-government,). You can picture it like a reservation is a country within the country of the United States. That little country has its own laws and customs and beliefs. Honestly...I'd argue that federal law can't overrule tribal sovereignty either, but...apparently it can.