Lacey Parks Events
Tribal Sovereignty: A History of Colonization and Federal Indian Policy
December 18 | 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Lacey,
WA, USA
Dec. 18, 2025 6:30 pm
Dec. 18, 2025 7:30 pm
America/Los_Angeles
Lacey Parks Events
Join Kyle Pittman for a presentation that explores the key concept that underpins the existence of Tribal Nations: sovereignty. Hybrid Format: Come in person to Lacey City Hall, Council Chambers or join online. Registration required for online attendance only. Doors open at 6:00 p.m.
Lacey City Hall, Council Chambers
Hybrid Format: Come in person to Lacey City Hall, Council Chambers or join online. Registration required for online attendance only. Doors open at 6:00 p.m.
Program Description
Since time immemorial, Indigenous Peoples have lived in what we now call the United States, constituting distinct political nations with their own systems of governance. This talk will seek to explore the key concept that underpins the existence of Tribal Nations: sovereignty. It will also cover various aspects of history that have shaped the way in which Tribal Nations have come to operate, including the history of colonization in the Americas, the impact of westward expansion on federal Indian law and policy, and the basic legal concepts that underpin modern government-to-government relationships between the Tribes and the United States.
Speaker
Kyle Pittman is a Nez Perce descendant and life-long resident of Washington State, having been raised on the Puyallup Indian Reservation in Tacoma. He currently serves as a full-time faculty member at The Evergreen State College teaching in the Native Pathways Program where he offers classes on federal Indian law and policy, Tribal governance, and American Indian histories.