We will explore various meanings of sovereignty. The colonization of what has become the United States will form the backdrop for this discussion. Because there is a current tendency to collapse the legal distinction between Indianness and indigeneity we will look at the legal content of those categories. We will read a variety of cases from federal courts, some statutory material as well as legal commentary. Perhaps most importantly, we will be framing this work in methodological critique using Linda Smith’s book: Decolonizing Methodologies. Faculty: Gerald Torres