CURIOUS AS TO WHAT ELSE FEDERAL RECOGNITION WILL DO FOR HAWAIIANS?
True or False?...
11. Federal law provides for the protection of indigenous peoples entitlements and they cannot be taken from them without their consent.
12. Federal law prohibits the states from interfering in federally recognized indigenous peoples affairs in any way.
13. Americans on recognized indigenous land bases are subject to the laws of the indigenous people of that land.
14. Recognized indigenous people are not subject to the laws of the United States whether on their recognized land base or in the United States.
15. State law and rights do not apply on federally recognized indigenous land bases.
16. Federal law allows for recognized indigenous people to make treaties and commercial agreements with foreign nations.
17. Federal law allows recognized indigenous people to make treaties with the United States.
18. Federal law does not allow the United States to terminate recognition of an indigenous people at any time.
19. Federal recognition will occur under the Akaka/Stevens bill even if the officials of the Hawaiian governing entity are not authorized by their constitution agree to extinguishment of Hawaiians claims as the representatives of their people.
20. Federal recognition will occur under the Akaka/Stevens bill if the Hawaiian constitution specifically excludes claims extinguishment agreements from the governmental authorities that Hawaiians officials are authorized to exercise.
YOU GUESSED IT - EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THESE IS FALSE!
