It is believed that implementation of this proposal would result in the development of that formidable Indian voice which would, necessarily, and deservingly, demand the attention and respect of the Federal, State, and local governments as well as of the general public. Unified in this manner, and yet retaining their own special characteristics, the various Indian organizations can help bring into being that sovereignty and self-determination so long withheld and now, at last, so seemingly possible. 3. 4. 2. Worcester v Georgia, 6 Pet. 515, 559 [1832]. Cohen, Handbook of Federal Indian Law, Chap. 7, Sec. 2. 7 Stat. 13. 20. Act of June 26, 1936, 49 Stat. 1967, as amended. 24. Act of June 17, 1954, 68 Stat. 250, 25 U.S.C. 891. |