Introduction; Indian Sovereignty; Treaty Legislation; Implications of Treaty Relationships Between the United States and Various American Indian Nations; The U.S. Supreme Court's Explication of "Federal Plenary Power:" An Analysis of Case Law Affecting Tribal Sovereignty, 1886-1914; Self-Determination and the Concept of Sovereignty; The Origins of Self-Determination Ideology and Constitutional Sovereignty; The Challenge of Indigenous Self-Determination; Indian Tribal Taxation: A Cornerstone of Sovereignty; Federal Indian Identification Policy: A Usurpation of Indigenous Sovereignty in North America; Crazy Snake and the Creek Struggle for Sovereignty: The Native American Legal Culture and American Law; Peterson Zah: A Progressive Outlook and a Traditional Style; The Quest for Sovereignty; Self-Determination and Subordination: The Past, Present, and Future of American Indian Governance; International Law and Politics: Toward a Right to Self-Determination for Indigenous Peoples, The Future of Indian Nations
