The author explores how tribal governments have worked through the constraints of their eroded territory and sovereignty to provide effective leadership and governance.
List of Illustrations; List of Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction: Sovereignty; The Reservation, Assimilation, and Allotment; The Indian Reorganization Act, Termination, and Rehabilitation; 4. Diminishment: A Question of Indian Country becomes a Question of Indian Character; 5. Self-Determination, Regulation, and Tribal Governments; 6. Conclusion; Selected Bibliography; Index.