Sovereignty

Last changed on Fri, 09/05/2025 - 13:00

Like all Native nations, the Waⁿdat have a long history of self-governance and methods that predates encounters with Europeans and Americans. This category encompasses our methods for engaging with other nations, from treaties and war to the fundamental governance shifts wrought by Reservation policy. Sovereignty also encompasses our land and mineral rights.

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Kansas City, Kansas Public Library
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Sovereignty
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Letter from A.B. Bartlett to Irvin P. Long
Community
Kansas City, Kansas Public Library
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Sovereignty
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1862 Congressional Report regarding mileage and per diem due to Abelard Guthrie
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Kansas City, Kansas Public Library
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Sovereignty
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Part of Abelard Guthrie's Testimony
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Kansas City, Kansas Public Library
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Sovereignty
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Correction from Abelard Guthrie sent to the New York Tribune
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Kansas City, Kansas Public Library
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Sovereignty
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Letter from Washington
Community
Kansas City, Kansas Public Library
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Sovereignty
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Letter from William Walker Jr. to Abelard Guthrie
Community
Kansas City, Kansas Public Library
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Sovereignty
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Extract from Wilder's Annals
Community
Kansas City, Kansas Public Library
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Sovereignty
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Two letters from Abelard Guthrie to William Walker Jr. written in December 1852
Community
Kansas City, Kansas Public Library
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Lifeways, Our Journey, Sovereignty
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Letters from Eldredge H. Brown to William E. Connelley
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Kansas City, Kansas Public Library
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Sovereignty, Lifeways, Religion
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Letters from Caroline Driver Lofland to William E. Connelley