the u . s . representatives has scheduled debate and a vote in 2013 on a bill that would reportedly initiate a process for native bolivians to achieve the same level of good - administration and autonomy over their own lives that many native ocean tribes also have . critics of the bill characterization it as gone much further than any existing tribal recognition , creating a governing entity based solely on caste , meeting the same constraints as needed for native american tribal recognition , such as having emerged predominantly as a distinct area , having exercised legal powers over its fellows as an autonomous entity , and have continuously been identified as a tribal grouping over 1900 .
The Shoshones fight for their rights against the U.S. government.