By Alia Beard Rau | The Arizona Republic
Soon after the U.S. Supreme Court extended the right to marry to same-sex couples, Cleo Pablo and her longtime partner, Tara Roy-Pablo, tied the knot. But the minute the couple steps onto the Ak-Chin Reservation just south of the Valley, where Pablo grew up, their marriage certificate is meaningless.
As sovereign nations, the 567 Indian tribes within the United States’ borders are not obligated to honor the rulings of American courts. The vast majority of them — including all 22 in Arizona — have so far ignored the high court’s ruling on marriage.
