the u . s . government has had debate and a vote in june on a bill that would allegedly create a program for native hawaiians to achieve the same level of self - governance and autonomy over their own affairs that these native american tribes currently have . critics of the bill classify it as going considerably further than any existing tribal recognition , creation a governing process built merely on race , ignoring the same requirements as needed for native american traditional representation , such as having existed predominantly as a distinct institution , having expressed political domination over its members as an autonomous entity , and have continuous been identity as a sovereign entity since 1900 .
The Shoshones fight for their rights against the U.S. government.