In any event, this is a surrender of American sovereignty.
The goal of the campaign was to affirm American sovereignty over the region and to create increased opportunities for settlement.
Human rights lawyers said the court's ruling had respected American sovereignty.
They say, among other things, that the treaty would infringe on American sovereignty.
One reason, he says, is that the accord will threaten American sovereignty.
The issue is at the heart of American Indian sovereignty.
Clinging to American sovereignty at all costs isn't just wrong.
The issue of Native American sovereignty has been debated for over 200 years.
This decision was seen as an important victory for proponents of Native American sovereignty.
If anything, they make possible a measured extension of American sovereignty.