21.   President Clinton has endorsed the tax credit and interracial adoption provisions but has expressed concern that the American Indian provision might violate tribal sovereignty.

22.   Proponents of the tax plan argue that the Constitution assures their right to regulate tribes, but critics counter that it would violate tribal sovereignty.

23.   Scalia said that Indian law, based on the concept of tribal sovereignty, was irrelevant to Hawaii, where the natives were never organized into tribes.

24.   The dispute is over how much leverage tribal sovereignty gives the Indian leaders when they come into confrontation with the federal government and state governments.

25.   The issue stands in especially stark relief in Florida, where Miccosukee leaders have cited tribal sovereignty to prevent state and federal authorities from issuing subpoenas on tribal land.

26.   These days Congress finds it politically expedient to pay lip service to tribal sovereignty, but it remains very much in control.

27.   These days, Begay is bothered by the many news stories that refer to tribal sovereignty without offering an appropriate definition of the term.

28.   They would undercut tribal sovereignty and hurt some tribes financially.

29.   Under pressure, he agreed to remove the rider with the understanding that the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs would hold hearings on tribal sovereignty.

30.   Yet for many Americans today, the concept of tribal sovereignty remains elusive and ill-understood, tribal leaders and scholars say.