The sovereignty of the United States emerged amid violent conflict with native peoples, and their prior claim to sovereign status. This history is acknowledged �" only American Indian reservations have sovereignty within US borders �" but centuries of denial have rendered it nearly invisible. One of our country’s leading scholars of indigenous rights, Jean O’Brien, explores conflicts over sovereignty in North America, and the racial struggles that persist within them.

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