This discussion concerns American Indian sovereignty and territoriality. As you have seen in the NCAI report, self-governing is crucial to the survival and success of the First nation people. Below is a series of articles that examine the history of sovereignty and the debate on whether the United States Congress should limit or allow sovereignty for tribes in the United States. Each article has to discuss the history and have knowledge of treaties and policies that have been made in the past. You will pick one of the articles and your essay will summarize what you learned from the article. In this essay, make sure you discuss what sovereignty means and whether your author approves of sovereignty for a tribe residing in the United States. Discuss some of those policies or treaties you discovered in the articles. Also discuss what issues the First Nations deal with in having the ability to self govern.
