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Human Rights Commission finalizes letter asking Board of Supervisors to recognize tribal sovereignty, consider external review and restore liaison
Summary
After edits, the Human Rights Commission voted unanimously to send a revised letter to the Board of Supervisors that recognizes federally recognized tribes' political status, urges government-to-government respect, requests tribal input and recommends consideration of an external review mechanism and a tribal liaison within the sheriff's department.
Unidentified Speaker 1 presented a draft letter to the Board of Supervisors asking the county to recognize and respect the inherent sovereignty and political status of federally recognized tribes and to strengthen government-to-government relationships. Commissioners debated wording, terminology ('American Indians' versus 'Native Americans') and whether to reference specific tribal processes.
Speaker 5 recommended adding language that recognizes tribes as political entities and suggested a separate sentence acknowledging tribal…
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