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  2. Same-sex marriage in tribal nations in the United States

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    The information available for the federally recognized Native American tribes in this section is suggestive of same-sex marriage but does not fit clearly into one of the above categories. Some recognize same-sex marriage for specific benefits, or domestic partnerships, but the marriage laws (if any) are not indicated in the source.

  3. Anti-miscegenation laws in the United States - Wikipedia

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    All anti-miscegenation laws banned marriage between whites and non-white groups, primarily black people, but often also Native Americans and Asian Americans. [ 5 ] In many states, anti-miscegenation laws also criminalized cohabitation and sex between whites and non-whites.

  4. Same-sex unions in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Thus, unless Congress passes a law imposing same-sex marriage on Native American tribes, federally recognized Native American tribes have the legal right to form their own marriage laws. [3] As of the time of the Obergefell ruling, 24 tribal nations legally recognize same-sex marriage.

  5. Interracial marriage in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The relationship between Africans and Native Americans was seen as a threat to Europeans and European Americans, who actively tried to divide Native Americans and Africans and put them against each other. [95] During the 18th century, some Native American women turned to freed or runaway African men due to a major decline in the male population ...

  6. Same-sex marriage in the United States - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 February 2025. Jack Baker and Michael McConnell (r), the first same-sex couple ever legally married in the United States (in 1971), at their Minneapolis home, 1970 Part of the LGBTQ rights series Legal status of same-sex unions Marriage Andorra Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Canada Chile ...

  7. The first legally-recognized same-sex marriage occurred in Minneapolis, [3] Minnesota, in 1971. [4] On June 26, 2015, in the case of Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court overturned Baker v. Nelson and ruled that marriage is a fundamental right guaranteed to all citizens, and thus legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.

  8. Blood quantum laws - Wikipedia

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    Many Native American tribes continue to employ blood quantum in current tribal laws to determine who is eligible for membership or citizenship in the tribe or Native American nation. These often require a minimum degree of blood relationship and often an ancestor listed in a specific tribal census from the late 19th century or early 20th century.

  9. History of marriage in California - Wikipedia

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    Marriage and procreation are fundamental to the very existence and survival of the race." (Skinner v. Oklahoma, supra, at p. 541.) Legislation infringing such rights must be based upon more than prejudice and must be free from oppressive discrimination to comply with the constitutional requirements of due process and equal protection of the ...