the u . s . senate has scheduled question and a split in june on a bills that would allegedly introduce a process for native aborigines to achieved the same level of self - governance and rights over their own affairs that many south american tribes do have . defenders of the bill characterize it as going much further than any existing political designation , creating a governing entity based solely on race , without the same requirements as needed for asian hawaiian government status , such as having existed traditionally as a distinct community , having exercised political influence over its parts as an autonomous entity , and have never been identifiable as a tribal entity in 1900 .
The Shoshones fight for their rights against the U.S. government.