The new law enabled federally recognized tribes to contract to administer programmes previously managed by federal agencies. It reflected sustained Indigenous demands for greater control over services and education. The legislation changed relationships of administrative power without resolving all sovereignty or land claims. Self-determination gained a practical institutional form beyond symbolic recognition.
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The Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act automatically returned all Indigenous lands in the United States.
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It enabled greater tribal administration of programmes and services; it did not resolve all land or sovereignty claims.