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==Political Status== | ==Political Status== | ||
Today, all Aboriginal Kiravians are citizens of the Kiravian Federacy, with the four Draili tribes being the last to gain citizenship in 21126. | Today, all Aboriginal Kiravians are citizens of the Kiravian Federacy, with the four Draili tribes being the last to gain citizenship in 21126. Previously, the civil status of Aboriginals varied by the political favour in which their tribe was held, usually entailing lower grades of status such as metics, mere nationals, or [[subjects of the land]]. | ||
The larger Treaty Tribes govern Tribal Authorities, defined by the Aboriginal Affairs Code as “domestic, dependent, but autocephalous subjects of federal law”. Though they are not states themselves and have no independent input into federal politics as states, territories, and other federal subjects do, Tribal Authorities have the same standing as states under federal law. They exercise most administrative powers of states – levying taxes, operating police forces, issuing licences, and passing laws – within areas under their jurisdiction, which include both one or more autonomous counties and larger non-autonomous areas of states where the Tribal Authority’s jurisdiction is extraterritorial. | Overall, 48% of Aboriginal Kiravites live outside of tribal jurisdiction and are subject to the same laws as other Kiravian citizens. The 52% that live on tribal lands enjoy special autonomy and exemptions from state and federal laws that vary by the type of tribal jurisdiction they inhabit. | ||
<strike>The larger Treaty Tribes govern Tribal Authorities, defined by the Aboriginal Affairs Code as “domestic, dependent, but autocephalous subjects of federal law”. Though they are not states themselves and have no independent input into federal politics as states, territories, and other federal subjects do, Tribal Authorities have the same standing as states under federal law. They exercise most administrative powers of states – levying taxes, operating police forces, issuing licences, and passing laws – within areas under their jurisdiction, which include both one or more autonomous counties and larger non-autonomous areas of states where the Tribal Authority’s jurisdiction is extraterritorial. | |||
Smaller Treaty Tribes have Autonomous Countyships – Areas within a state that can operate internally as if they were their own state, but are not subjects of federal law. | Smaller Treaty Tribes have Autonomous Countyships – Areas within a state that can operate internally as if they were their own state, but are not subjects of federal law. | ||
Neutral Tribes, small Treaty Tribes in the East, and two Defeated Tribes have access to reservations. The nature and powers of reservations vary widely. Some are virtually indistinguishable from | Neutral Tribes, small Treaty Tribes in the East, and two Defeated Tribes have access to reservations. The nature and powers of reservations vary widely. Some are virtually indistinguishable from | ||
autonomous countyships, having a great deal of autonomy. Others have more limited powers, behaving much like ordinary countyships or municipal authorities, and still others are very weak, resembling mere planning districts and homeowner’s associations. | autonomous countyships, having a great deal of autonomy. Others have more limited powers, behaving much like ordinary countyships or municipal authorities, and still others are very weak, resembling mere planning districts and homeowner’s associations.</strike> | ||
==Settlements== | ==Settlements== | ||