Indian Law Handbook - Second Edition (March 2017)
Department of Homeland Security, U. S. / Law Enforcement Training Centers, Federa
There are three sovereign entities in the United States 1 Ð federal, state, and tribal. Tribal governments are unique among the three, as they possess a separate sovereignty that has never been formally incorporated into the American constitutional framework. This means that there are laws Òdealing specifically with Indian tribes and Indian peopleÓ2 that are outside the mainstream ideas of the Constitution. This body of law, Indian law, is thu...