In an effort to control this form of exploitation of indigenous labor and raw materials, indigenous leaders have moved to assume control over the process of dealing with the U.S. government and corporations. Even with this effort the tide of economic exploitation has continued even though under increasing control by indigenous governments. Corporations have discovered that many indigenous governments are easily swayed to agree on contracts, but more importantly they have discovered that indigenous governments are inadequately prepared to nationalize industries or terminate agreements. The advantages fall to the corporations. Influenced and often controlled by U.S. laws indigenous governments have been forced to accept corporate exploitation as a replacement for U.S. government exploitation.
Indigenous nations have few alternatives for avoiding economic exploitation.
Close indigenous territories to external development by legal means, blockades or by force. Establish inter-tribal economic linkages for the production and distribution of goods and services to replace U.S. imposed economic support. Replace the U.S. currency system with an internal indigenous currency system based on indigenous labor and indigenous raw material potential. Institute nationalization laws over production and raw materials to directly control corporate activities within indigenous territories. Indigenous territories are particularly exposed to development activities centered on the industrial goals of nation-states and multinational corporations.