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While tribal territory and sovereignty guide the approaches of tribal governments, their ability to govern depends on other factors, such as leadership and economic development.
Through historical and political geography, the author examines how the erosion of tribal territory has affected tribal sovereignty on the Cheyenne River and Lake Traverse Indian Reservations. In particular, the book analyzes the concept of Indian Character as used by the United States Supreme Court in deciding diminishment cases involving the two reservations. The Court concluded that the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation has maintained its Indian Character while the Lake Traverse Indian Reservation has not. On the basis of Indian Character, the Court determined that the Lake Indian Reservation was diminished and, therefore, that the exterior borders of the reservation no longer define the tribe's territorial jurisdiction.
Through a study of the approaches, organizational structures, and services of the two tribal governments, the author explores how the tribal governments have worked through the constraints of their eroded territory and sovereignty to provide effective leadership and governance.
Tribal Territory, Sovereignty, and Governance : A Study of the Cheyenne River and Lake Traverse Indian Reservations (Native Americans : Interdisciplinary Perspectives),Erin Fouberg,Garland,081533494X,Cheyenne River Indian Reservat,Ethnic Issues,Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies,Government - State & Provincial,History,History: American,Lake Traverse Indian Reservati,Native American,Native Americans - Plains,Politics and government,Politics and government,Sisseton Indians,Sociology,Teton Indians,Wahpeton Indians,Anthropology,Constitution: government & the state,History / Native American,History of specific racial & ethnic groups,Indigenous peoples,Land rights,South Dakota,USA
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