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Indian Tribal Sovereignty and Treaty Rights
Deloria, Sam – La Confluencia, 1978
At the most abstract level it can be asked whether tribes today have an international personality, whether they can be recognized internationally as sovereign entities. The answer can tell us whether the treaties signed between the tribes and the U.S. have an international status and if so, what sort of status that is. (AUTHOR/NQ)
Descriptors: American Indians, Definitions, Individual Power, Self Determination
Indian Tribal Sovereignty and Treaty Rights--Case Studies: How Sovereignty Works in the U.S. Today
Kidwell, Clara Sue; Castillo, Ed – La Confluencia, 1978
The variety of definitions of Indian tribal sovereignty may stem from the fact that there are so many differences in situation and problems from one reservation to the next. Three cases are briefly surveyed: the White Earth Chippewa Reservation in Minnesota, the Choctaw Reservation in Philadelphia, Mississippi, and the Makah Reservation in Neah…
Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Definitions, Self Determination
Indian Tribal Sovereignty and Treaty Rights--Indian Sovereignty in the Americas and in the International Community
Ortiz, Roxanne Dunbar; Davies, Tom – La Confluencia, 1978
The political experience of the indigenous peoples of the United States, Canada, and Latin America are discussed. (NQ)
Descriptors: American Indians, Civil Liberties, International Relations, Political Power
Indian Tribal Sovereignty and Treaty Rights--Political Ethics and Indian Advocacy
Koppelman, Walter – La Confluencia, 1978
The article gives some philosophical reflections on Indian self-government. (NQ)
Descriptors: American Indians, Civil Liberties, Government Role, Individual Power