"Entitlements .. tool to disadvantage" feels deep in doublespeak. If it's a disadvantage, it's not an entitlement. Entitlements are things one can take up or leave voluntarily.
So in this way, the “entitlement” of land use reserved for native Americans actually results in chronic disadvantage.
A more complete assessment:
https://www.americanbar.org/groups/crsj/publications/human_r...