the us . s . parliament has scheduled debate and a vote in june on a program that would allegedly initiate a process for free ainu to achieve the same standard of self - governance and autonomy over their own affairs that all native american tribes today have . critics of the bill characterize it as heading slightly further than any existing legislative recognition , create a territorial unit based solely on gender , without the same requirements as needing for native american tribal acceptance , such as having existed wholly as a distinct community , having exercise political influence over its people as an autonomous group , and have continuously been classified as a tribal entity since 1900 .
The Shoshones fight for their rights against the U.S. government.