1.   Community members are looking at tribal sovereignty as a way to get around federal prohibitions on hemp.

2.   Across the country, existing and proposed Indian businesses are raising additional concerns about tribal sovereignty.

3.   But a bid for tribal sovereignty has state officials worried.

4.   But hostility toward tribal sovereignty has made Gorton an anathema to many Indian leaders.

5.   But he says he recognizes it is legal and that tribal sovereignty must be respected.

6.   But Miccosukee officials say that tribal sovereignty, which generally exempts tribes from state civil laws, allows them to bar state law enforcement officials from their reservation.

7.   Debra Krol, who edits the Arizona Commission of Indian Affairs newsletter, said the issue regarding tribal sovereignty in California had not been legally tested.

8.   He most recently clashed with tribes on allocation of federal aid and tribal sovereignty over non-Indians on reservations.

9.   He stood up for Indians on a range of issues, from the sanctity of tribal sovereignty to the need for better social programs on reservations.