the u . s . senate has scheduled debate and a vote in june on a bill that would allegedly initiate a pathway for native hawaiians to achieve the same level of self - governance and freedom over their own affairs that many new indian tribes currently have . critics of the bill characterise it as going slightly further than any existing tribal charter , creating a governing entity dependent solely on race , with the same requirements as essential for native american tribal recognition , such as having exists predominantly as a distinct community , having asserted political responsibility over its part as an organized society , and have continuously been identified as a tribal entity since 1900 .
The Shoshones fight for their rights against the U.S. government.