Researcher ORCID Identifier
0009-0004-8071-8131
Graduation Year
2025
Date of Submission
4-2025
Document Type
Campus Only Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
International Relations
Reader 1
Oscar Marquez
Abstract
This thesis explores how the Kickapoo nation challenges Western definitions of sovereignty and mobility by using settler-state legal frameworks to protect their indigenous nationhood. Their experience shows that indigenous sovereignty does not need validation by colonial standards but must be respected as sovereign equals. The Kickapoo offer a model for resisting the limitations of the international order and advancing indigenous rights on the world stage.
Recommended Citation
Ihueze, Swen, "How Sovereignty Travels" (2025). CMC Senior Theses. 4017.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/4017
This thesis is restricted to the Claremont Colleges current faculty, students, and staff.
