The Native American Fight for Sovereignty and Self-Determination

This paper was written in January, 2014, while the author was still an undergraduate student at Dresden University of Technology. It focuses on Native Americans within the United States and their struggle to achieve tribal sovereignty and self-determination. The author examines the special relationship between indigenous tribes and the federal government and how it has changed throughout the years. The consequences of America's Indian policies are analyzed in relation to the Red Power movement of the 1960s and 70s.