Micro: The fact of that is, that just as we "took" their land, we can take back their fishing right.. We do have that power.. But they know that if we can keep em by law, their right is safe and they will have a leg to stand on.. Soveriegn nation? I think not... They are all citizens of the united states of america... A joke though that may be! They exist simply because we allowed them to. We fund them god aweful amounts of money, and I guarantee, if we were to cut that funding 100%, they would listen, without even so much as a question.