As an element in the argument presented by the author of the passage, the reference to Blue Clark’s study of the Lone Wolf case serves primarily to
point out that this episode in Native American history has received inadequate attention from scholars
support the contention of the author of the passage that the Lone Wolf decision had a greater long-term impact than did the congressional action of 1871
challenge the validity of the Supreme Court’s decision confirming the unlimited unilateral power of Congress in Native American affairs
refute the argument of commentators who regard the congressional action of 1871 as the end of the era of formal negotiation between the federal government and Native American tribes
E. introduce a view about the Lone Wolf decision that the author will expand upon