Sovereignty
Supreme authority within a territory
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| 2023 |
Tribal sovereignty in the United States
The Resighini Rancheria of the Yurok People, Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation, and Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community announced the protection of the Yurok-Tolowa-Dee-ni' Indigenous Marine Stewardship Area, covering ocean waters and coastline from Oregon to south of Trinidad.
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| 2021 |
Food sovereignty
The United States Department of Agriculture launched the Indigenous Food Sovereignty Initiative to promote traditional food ways, partnering with multiple Indigenous organizations and academic institutions.
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| 2021 |
Food sovereignty
A comprehensive literature review of Indigenous Food Sovereignty (IFS) concluded that Indigenous people in the United States and Canada have higher rates of obesity, food insecurity, and Type 2 diabetes than the general population.
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| 2021 |
Dissolution of the Soviet Union
United States completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan, resulting in the Taliban regaining control of the country.
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| June 2021 |
Dissolution of the Soviet Union
Russia and China renewed the Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation for an additional five years.
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| July 2020 |
Tribal sovereignty in the United States
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in McGirt v. Oklahoma that the state of Oklahoma acted outside its jurisdiction when trying a Muscogee (Creek) Nation member, affirming tribal court jurisdiction and potentially expanding Native American sovereignty in areas like alcohol regulation and casino gambling.
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| 2019 |
Tribal sovereignty in the United States
The Cherokee Nation appoints a delegate to the United States House of Representatives, exercising a right granted by treaties in the 1830s, though the delegate has not been accepted by Congress.
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| January 2019 |
Food sovereignty
The Canadian Food Guide (CFG) was created, incorporating multicultural diets and involving Indigenous populations in consultation.
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| 2017 |
Diplomacy of the Caspian littoral states
Astana Summit held at the foreign minister level, which was adjourned due to disagreements on key issues including sea division, pipeline construction, and navigation rights.
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| 2017 |
Independence
Catalonia issued a declaration of independence, marking another contemporary attempt at declaring national sovereignty.
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| January 25 2016 |
Dissolution of the Soviet Union
Russian President Vladimir Putin describes Lenin's support of republics' right to secession as a 'delayed-action bomb' contributing to the Soviet Union's dissolution.
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| 2015 |
Tribal sovereignty in the United States
The Gold King Mine contaminated three million gallons of water in the Colorado River, with the EPA appropriating $156,000 in reparations to the Navajo and Hopi.
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| 2013 |
Dissolution of the Soviet Union
Chinese leader Xi Jinping made a state visit to Moscow, with Russian President Vladimir Putin remarking on forging a special relationship between the two nations.
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| 2012 |
Independence
Azawad declared independence, representing a recent example of a territorial entity seeking self-governance.
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| November 2012 | The Turks and Caicos Islands government was returned to full local administration after elections. |
| October 2012 | A new constitution was promulgated for the Turks and Caicos Islands. |
| July 9 2011 |
Independence
South Sudan became the newest country in Africa and the world, gaining independence from Sudan after decades of civil conflict.
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| 2010 |
Tribal sovereignty in the United States
President Barack Obama declared U.S. support for the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People, though its requirements were not adopted into U.S. law.
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| November 18 2010 |
Diplomacy of the Caspian littoral states
Baku Summit achieved the signing of the Security and Military Cooperation Agreement between Caspian littoral states.
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