Tribal Sovereignty: Tribal Sovereignty is the inherent authority of Native American tribes to govern themselves within the boundaries of their reservations.
Indian Removal Act: The Indian Removal Act was a law passed in 1830 that authorized the forced relocation of Native American tribes from their ancestral lands to territories west of the Mississippi River.
Dawes Act: The Dawes Act was a law passed in 1887 that sought to assimilate Native Americans into mainstream American society by dividing tribal lands into individual plots for Native Americans to own privately.