American Indians and the Trouble with Sovereignty: A Turn Toward Structural Self-Determination

By: Kessler-Mata and Kouslaa T.

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Synopsis: With tribes and individual Indians increasingly participating in American electoral politics, this study examines the ways in which tribes work together with state and local governments to overcome significant governance challenges. Much scholarship on tribal governance continues to rely on a concept of tribal sovereignty that does not allow for or help structure this type of governance activity. The resulting tension which emerges in both theory and practice from American Indian intergovernmental affairs is illuminated here and the limits of existing theory are confronted. Kessler-Mata presents an argument for tribal sovereignty to be normatively understood and pragmatically pursued through efforts aimed at interdependence, not autonomy. By turning toward theories of federalism and freedom in the republican tradition, the author provides an alternative framework for thinking about the goals and aspirations of tribal self-determination.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781108244992
Related ISBNs:: 9781108415866, 9781108415866
Publisher:: Cambridge University Press
Date of Addition:: 06/15/18
Copyrighted By:: Kouslaa Kessler-Mata
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Social Studies, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Politics and Government
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