[Hodar]

You are better informed than I, I was taking a more ‘literal’ implication as to the ‘Termination’ policy. Somehow, I don’t see that as a ligitimate policy today....

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

No, such a policy would never get past the congressional staff of key politicians from Indian states like Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Alaska, Minnesota, South Dakota, etc.

And please don't take my posts as criticism of your points. I've worked very closely with the tribes from inside the cognizant federal agencies and have years of experience in dealing with Indian law and tribal issues. It's all very complicated, and very few folks have a detailed understanding of the tribes and the issues and laws that affect them. In short there are now about 562 sovereign tribal governments inside the U.S. today, each with its own leaders, laws, and customs, the federal government is required to interact with them on a government-to-government basis. Needless to say, it gets really tricky.