Arguably the most controversial chapter of the book, Chapter 6 focuses on corruption by tribal officials. Tribal sovereignty advocates and non-Indian scholars are often reluctant to talk about tribal governance failures, but this chapter highlights the significance of corruption and the need for improvement within the tribal government. It uses the stories of Tribal Chairman Peter MacDonald’s corruption in the 1980s as well as the more recent controversies involving the Tribal Council’s use of discretionary funds for personal benefit to show how corruption impacts tribal economic development and tribal land policies.