the u . s . senate has scheduled debate and a ballot in october on a bill that will allegedly initiate a method for the aborigines to achieve the same level of self - governance and autonomy over their own affairs that many indian american tribe presently have . critics of the statute characterize it as going much further than any existing political designation , creating a regulatory mechanism dependence directly on nationality , having the same requirements as needed for north american tribal recognition , such as having existing distinctly as a single settlement , having acquired political influence over its members as an autonomous entity , and have independently been identified as a tribal structure since 1900 .
The Shoshones fight for their rights against the U.S. government.