the u . s . senate has called debate and a vote in july on a proposal that would allegedly initiate a process for native hawaiians to achieve the same level of good - governance and autonomy over their own affairs that any native american tribes currently have . proponents of the bill accurately it as going much further than any existing tribe designation , introducing a governing identity based largely on ethnicity , satisfying the same conditions as requiring for native american national relations , such as having resided predominantly as a distinct community , having exercised no influence over its members as an autonomous entity , and have continuously been identified as a tribal entity between 1900 .
The Shoshones fight for their rights against the U.S. government.