Link to Tribal Sovereignty question
(It's an audio link, and includes the full question and answer, as such the hosting source doesn't matter)
Just come out and say it. "I have no clue what you are talking about even though I am president of this country and should."
He should have at least said I am sorry, I haven't even thought about that question. But I promise to keep it in mind and come up with an answer for it.
Something like that rather than fumbling around in the dark.
It is an important question that the US President should know something about.
http://www.academicinfo.net/nativeamdllegal.html
The Comanche's have a constitution The Cherokee have for a long time had almost nation status within Georgia. They have a whole set of separate government and even declared war on Germany, Japan and Italy during World War II, before the United States.
http://www.airpi.org/pubs/indinsov.html
http://www.airpi.org/projects/fall97genia-wedll.html
Some more links on American Indian Sovereignty.
The President, as president should really know something about this. He has micronations within his management border.
He was blindsided and revealed to us he knows absolutely nothing. It's a shame.
The episode is funny, but it's also sad in a way.