John McCain actually said...

". . . Each of us shares a strong commitment to promote and defend tribal sovereignty, tribal self-governance, and tribal self-sufficiency."

"... Each of us shares a strong commitment to promote and defend tribal sovereignty, tribal self-governance, and tribal self-sufficiency. But my friends, these things we hold dear, will wither and die ..."

"The recognition of an Indian tribe by the Federal Government is just that--the recognition that there is a sovereign entity with governmental authority which predates the U.S. Constitution and with wh..."

"All federally-recognized Indian tribes are to be treated the same by the Federal Government under the IRA."