chapter 1, section 5, Summary Statements:
theme: tribalism
circle of concern:
contemporary peoples in the Land of the People of the Eagle, a land which is called the Great Turtle Island, also called North America
descriptions:
In the Land of the People of the Eagle which is called Great Turtle Island,
the people of the Eagle, who are the aboriginal-indigenous Native North American peoples, are many tribes and many nations; and,
hyphenated-American peoples are not tribes
and only three nations---Canada, U.S.A. and Mexico.
The lands claimed by Native American tribes and nations overlap and conflict with the lands claimed by hyphenated-American nations.
evaluation:
According to Native American judgments, the claims of Native American tribes and nations hold legal and moral priority.