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sovereign-
- possessing supreme or ultimate power
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entity-
- a thing with distinct and independent existence
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indigenous-
- originating in and characteristic
- of a particular region or country;native
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contemporary-
- living or occurring @ the same time.belonging to or occurring in the present.person or thing living @ the same time.
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capacity -
- the maximum amount that something can contain.the ability or power to do, experience, or understand something.
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exertion-
- physical or mental effort.
- application of a force,influence, or quality.
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robust-
- strong and full of life;vigorous
- vigorous: full of energy.
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allocated-
distribute (resources or duties) for a particular purpose.
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wherewithal-
- the money or other means needed for a particular purpose.
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clout-
- influence or power, esp. in politics or business
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tribal governments- sovereign governments:
- meaning that we have the authority as Indian peoples to control our own destinies.
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provision-
- the action of providing or supplying something for use.
- an amount or thing supplied or provided.
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assertion-
- a confident and forceful statement of fact or belief.
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anachronistic-
- chronologically misplaced.
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anachronisms-
- a thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists.
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subsistence-
- the action or fact of maintaing or supporting oneself at minimum level.
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