It is worth recalling that the struggle of indigenous peoples to be recognised as “peoples” in true sense was at the forefront of their journey from an object to subject of international law. One of the most pressing concerns in their struggle was crafting their own sovereign space. The article aims to embrace and comprehend the concept of “indigenous sovereignty.” It argues that indigenous sovereignty may not have fixed contour, but it essentially confronts the idea of “empire of uniformity.” It is a source from which right to self-determination stems out and challenges the political and moral authority of States controlling indigenous population within their territory.

值得回顾的是，在真正意义上被承认为“人民”的土著人民的斗争处于他们从国际法的对象到国际法主体的旅程的最前沿。他们奋斗中最紧迫的关切之一是如何打造自己的主权空间。本文旨在包含和理解“土著主权”的概念。它辩称，土著主权可能没有固定的轮廓，但实际上与“统一帝国”的观念相对立。这是源于自决权的根源，并挑战了在其领土内控制土著人口的国家的政治和道德权威。