The imposition of modern American colonial rule has defined U.
S.-indigenous Relations since the time of the American Civil War.
This resistance engenders what he calls a "Third Space of sovereignty," which resides neither inside nor outside the U.
S..
In resistance, Kevin Bruyneel asserts, indigenous political actors work across American spatial and temporal boundaries, demanding rights and resources from the government while also challenging the imposition of colonial rule over their lives.
The imposition of modern American colonial rule has defined U.
S.-indigenous Relations since the time of the American Civil War