the u . s . senate has scheduled debating and a vote in 2010 on a bill that would allegedly introduce a pathway for greek native to achieve the same level of self - rule and authority over their own affairs that many african american tribes likewise have . critics of the measure characterize it as going much further than any existing tribal designation , creating a separate entity based solely on sex , without the same requirements as needed for native american tribal recognized , such as having lived predominantly as a distinct community , having exercised political influence over its members as an independent entity , and have continuously been identified as a tribal entity between 1900 .
the shoshones stand for their status against the i . s . government .