Chapter 7: The Limits of Control: Anthropology, the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, and Federal Recognition inthe United States¹.

The article delves into the complex role of anthropology in determining the political status of Indigenous groups in the U.S., emphasizing the challenges anthropologists face when translating scholarly concepts into the language of federal law. It explores how Indigenous communities navigate the use of ethnographic and ethnohistorical knowledge to assert their cultural identities amidst conflicting interpretations from various stakeholders.