Final answer:
The correct answer is option a. Reservation.
Step-by-step explanation:
The term given to areas where Indigenous peoples could live is known as a reservation. These were lands set aside primarily through treaties or executive orders, supposedly as permanent places for Native communities to live and practice their culture.
However, the history of reservations in the United States is marked by broken promises and hardships. Indigenous tribes were often moved to reservations during the expansion of White settlement in America, such as during the Trail of Tears to what was called Indian Territory, now Oklahoma. Over time, reservations often diminished in size due to various government policies and expansion of White settlement.
Life on reservations was wrought with challenges due to inadequate resources, slow federal aid, and at times, the malfeasance of government officials. Furthermore, tribal sovereignty, the right for these communities to govern themselves, was influenced by key Supreme Court decisions in the 1830s known as the Marshall court trilogy. Today, after many historical struggles, Native Americans living on or off reservations vote as citizens and retain certain rights to self-governance.