This is a list of
U.S. Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all U.S. federal court cases, and over state court cases that involve a point o ...
cases involving
Native American Tribe
In the United States, an American Indian tribe, Native American tribe, Alaska Native village, tribal nation, or similar concept is any extant or historical clan, tribe, band, nation, or other group or community of Native Americans in the Unit ...
s. Included in the list are Supreme Court cases that have a major component that deals with the relationship between tribes, between a governmental entity and tribes, tribal sovereignty, tribal rights (including property, hunting, fishing, religion, etc.) and actions involving members of tribes. Cases are sorted into general areas of Native American law, with a chronological listing at the end of the article.
Citizenship
Adoption
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Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians v. Holyfield
''Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians v. Holyfield'', 490 U.S. 30 (1989), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the Indian Child Welfare Act governed adoptions of Indian children. It ruled that a tribal court had jur ...
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Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl
''Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl'', 570 U.S. 637 (2013), was a decision of the Supreme Court of the United States that held that several sections of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) do not apply to Native American biological fathers who are not ...
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Haaland v. Brackeen'',
Tribal
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Ex parte Joins'',
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Santa Clara Pueblo v. Martinez
''Santa Clara Pueblo v. Martinez'', 436 U.S. 49 (1978), was a landmark case in the area of Outline of United States federal Indian law and policy, federal Indian law involving issues of great importance to the meaning of Tribal sovereignty in the ...
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Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians v. Holyfield
''Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians v. Holyfield'', 490 U.S. 30 (1989), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the Indian Child Welfare Act governed adoptions of Indian children. It ruled that a tribal court had jur ...
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South Dakota v. Bourland
''South Dakota v. Bourland'', 508 U.S. 679 (1993), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that Congress specifically abrogated treaty rights with the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe as to hunting and fishing rights on reservati ...
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United States
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Elk v. Wilkins
''Elk v. Wilkins'', 112 U.S. 94 (1884), was a United States Supreme Court landmark 1884 decision respecting the citizenship status of Indians.
John Elk, a Winnebago Indian, was born on an Indian reservation within the territorial bounds of Unite ...
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United States v. Nice
''United States v. Nice'', 241 U.S. 591 (1916), is a United States Supreme Court decision which declared that United States Congress, Congress still retains plenary power to protect Native Americans in the United States, Native American interests ...
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Civil rights
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Elk v. Wilkins
''Elk v. Wilkins'', 112 U.S. 94 (1884), was a United States Supreme Court landmark 1884 decision respecting the citizenship status of Indians.
John Elk, a Winnebago Indian, was born on an Indian reservation within the territorial bounds of Unite ...
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Talton v. Mayes
''Talton v. Mayes'', 163 U.S. 376 (1896), was a United States Supreme Court case, in which the court decided that the individual rights protections, which limit federal, and later, state governments, do not apply to tribal government.. It rea ...
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Bad Elk v. United States'',
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United States v. Antelope
''United States v. Antelope'', 430 U.S. 641 (1977), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that American Indians convicted on reservation land were not deprived of the equal protection of the laws; (a) the federal criminal ...
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Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe
''Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe'', 435 U.S. 191 (1978), is a United States Supreme Court case deciding that Indian tribal courts have no criminal jurisdiction over non-Indians.. The case was decided on March 6, 1978 with a 6–2 majority. Th ...
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United States v. Wheeler'',
Congressional authority
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Lone Wolf v. Hitchcock
''Lone Wolf v. Hitchcock'', 187 U.S. 553 (1903), was a United States Supreme Court case brought against the US government by the Kiowa chief Lone Wolf, who charged that Native American tribes under the Medicine Lodge Treaty had been defrauded of ...
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Ex parte Joins'',
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United States v. Nice
''United States v. Nice'', 241 U.S. 591 (1916), is a United States Supreme Court decision which declared that United States Congress, Congress still retains plenary power to protect Native Americans in the United States, Native American interests ...
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Williams v. Lee'',
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Antoine v. Washington'',
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Delaware Tribal Business Committee v. Weeks
''Delaware Tribal Business Committee v. Weeks'', 430 U.S. 73 (1977), was a case decided by the United States Supreme Court.
Background
On appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, the appellants, federa ...
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White Mountain Apache Tribe v. Bracker
''White Mountain Apache Tribe v. Bracker'', 448 U.S. 136 (1980), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States holding that Arizona, Arizona's taxes that were assessed against a non-Indian contractor that was working exclusively for ...
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United States v. Sioux Nation of Indians
''United States v. Sioux Nation of Indians'', 448 U.S. 371 (1980), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that: 1) the enactment by Congress of a law allowing the Sioux Nation to pursue a claim against the United States tha ...
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California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians
''California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians'', 480 U.S. 202 (1987), was a United States Supreme Court case involving the development of Native American gaming. The Supreme Court's decision effectively overturned the existing laws restricting g ...
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South Dakota v. Bourland
''South Dakota v. Bourland'', 508 U.S. 679 (1993), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that Congress specifically abrogated treaty rights with the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe as to hunting and fishing rights on reservati ...
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United States v. Lara
''United States v. Lara'', 541 U.S. 193 (2004), was a United States Supreme Court landmark case which held that both the United States and a Native American (Indian) tribe could prosecute an Indian for the same acts that constituted crimes in bo ...
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Contract law
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Salazar v. Ramah Navajo Chapter'',
Gambling
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California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians
''California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians'', 480 U.S. 202 (1987), was a United States Supreme Court case involving the development of Native American gaming. The Supreme Court's decision effectively overturned the existing laws restricting g ...
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Chickasaw Nation v. United States'',
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Ysleta del Sur Pueblo v. Texas'',
Hunting and fishing rights
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Ward v. Race Horse'',
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Menominee Tribe v. United States
The Menominee (; mez, omǣqnomenēwak meaning ''"Menominee People"'', also spelled Menomini, derived from the Ojibwe language word for "Wild Rice People"; known as ''Mamaceqtaw'', "the people", in the Menominee language) are a federally recog ...
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Antoine v. Washington'',
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New Mexico v. Mescalero Apache Tribe'',
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Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife v. Klamath Indian Tribe
Oregon () is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho. T ...
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Brendale v. Confederated Yakima Indian Nation'',
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South Dakota v. Bourland
''South Dakota v. Bourland'', 508 U.S. 679 (1993), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that Congress specifically abrogated treaty rights with the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe as to hunting and fishing rights on reservati ...
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* ''Washington v. United States'',
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Herrera v. Wyoming
''Herrera v. Wyoming'', No. 17-532, 587 U.S. ___ (2019), was a Supreme Court of the United States, United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that Wyoming's statehood did not void the Crow Tribe's right to hunt on "unoccupied lands o ...
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Jurisdiction
* ''Iowa Mutual Insurance Co. v. LaPlante'',
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California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians
''California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians'', 480 U.S. 202 (1987), was a United States Supreme Court case involving the development of Native American gaming. The Supreme Court's decision effectively overturned the existing laws restricting g ...
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Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians v. Holyfield
''Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians v. Holyfield'', 490 U.S. 30 (1989), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the Indian Child Welfare Act governed adoptions of Indian children. It ruled that a tribal court had jur ...
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South Dakota v. Bourland
''South Dakota v. Bourland'', 508 U.S. 679 (1993), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that Congress specifically abrogated treaty rights with the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe as to hunting and fishing rights on reservati ...
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Criminal
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United States v. McBratney'',
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Ex parte Crow Dog
''Ex parte Crow Dog'', 109 U.S. 556 (1883), is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States that followed the death of one member of a Native American tribe at the hands of another on reservation land. Crow Dog was a member of th ...
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United States v. Kagama
''United States v. Kagama'', 118 U.S. 375 (1886), was a United States Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of the Major Crimes Act of 1885. This Congressional act gave the federal courts jurisdiction in certain Indian-on-Indian ...
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United States v. Ramsey'',
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United States v. Antelope
''United States v. Antelope'', 430 U.S. 641 (1977), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that American Indians convicted on reservation land were not deprived of the equal protection of the laws; (a) the federal criminal ...
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United States v. Wheeler'',
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United States v. John'',
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Solem v. Bartlett'',
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Duro v. Reina
''Duro v. Reina'', 495 U.S. 676 (1990), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court concluded that Indian tribes could not prosecute Indians who were members of other tribes for crimes committed by those nonmember Indians on their re ...
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United States v. Lara
''United States v. Lara'', 541 U.S. 193 (2004), was a United States Supreme Court landmark case which held that both the United States and a Native American (Indian) tribe could prosecute an Indian for the same acts that constituted crimes in bo ...
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McGirt v. Oklahoma
''McGirt v. Oklahoma'', 591 U.S. ___ (2020), was a landmark United States Supreme Court case which ruled that, as pertaining to the Major Crimes Act, much of the eastern portion of the state of Oklahoma remains as Native American lands of the pr ...
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Sharp v. Murphy
''Sharp v. Murphy'', 591 U.S. ___ (2020), was a Supreme Court of the United States case of whether United States Congress, Congress disestablished the Muscogee (Creek) Nation reservation. After holding the case from the 2018 term, the case was dec ...
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* ''United States v. Cooley'',
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Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta'',
Federal
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United States v. McBratney'',
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United States v. Rogers'',
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Ex parte Crow Dog
''Ex parte Crow Dog'', 109 U.S. 556 (1883), is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States that followed the death of one member of a Native American tribe at the hands of another on reservation land. Crow Dog was a member of th ...
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United States v. Kagama
''United States v. Kagama'', 118 U.S. 375 (1886), was a United States Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of the Major Crimes Act of 1885. This Congressional act gave the federal courts jurisdiction in certain Indian-on-Indian ...
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United States v. Ramsey (1926)'',
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United States v. John (1978)'',
* ''National Farmers Union Ins. Cos. v. Crow Tribe'',
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United States v. Lara
''United States v. Lara'', 541 U.S. 193 (2004), was a United States Supreme Court landmark case which held that both the United States and a Native American (Indian) tribe could prosecute an Indian for the same acts that constituted crimes in bo ...
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United States v. Bryant'',
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Denezpi v. United States'',
Over non-Indians
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United States v. McBratney'',
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United States v. Ramsey (1926)'',
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Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe
''Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe'', 435 U.S. 191 (1978), is a United States Supreme Court case deciding that Indian tribal courts have no criminal jurisdiction over non-Indians.. The case was decided on March 6, 1978 with a 6–2 majority. Th ...
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Montana v. United States
''Montana v. United States'', 450 U.S. 544 (1981), was a Supreme Court case that addressed two issues: (1) Whether the title of the Big Horn Riverbed rested with the United States, in trust for the Crow Nation or passed to the State of Montana up ...
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New Mexico v. Mescalero Apache Tribe'',
* ''National Farmers Union Ins. Cos. v. Crow Tribe'',
* ''Iowa Mutual Insurance Co. v. LaPlante'',
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California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians
''California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians'', 480 U.S. 202 (1987), was a United States Supreme Court case involving the development of Native American gaming. The Supreme Court's decision effectively overturned the existing laws restricting g ...
'',
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Duro v. Reina
''Duro v. Reina'', 495 U.S. 676 (1990), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court concluded that Indian tribes could not prosecute Indians who were members of other tribes for crimes committed by those nonmember Indians on their re ...
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Strate v. A-1 Contractors'',
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Plains Commerce Bank v. Long Family Land and Cattle Co., Inc.
''Plains Commerce Bank v. Long Family Land and Cattle Co., Inc.'', 554 U.S. 316 (2008), is a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States holding that a tribal court had no jurisdiction to hear a case for discrimination against an Indian in ...
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Dollar General Corp. v. Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians
''Dollar General Corp. v. Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians'', 579 U.S. ___ (2016), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court was asked to determine if an American Indian tribal court had the jurisdiction to hear a civil case ...
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* ''United States v. Cooley'',
State
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Williams v. Lee'',
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Antoine v. Washington'',
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United States v. John (1978)'',
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Washington v. Confederated Bands and Tribes of the Yakima Indian Nation'',
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White Mountain Apache Tribe v. Bracker
''White Mountain Apache Tribe v. Bracker'', 448 U.S. 136 (1980), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States holding that Arizona, Arizona's taxes that were assessed against a non-Indian contractor that was working exclusively for ...
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Montana v. United States
''Montana v. United States'', 450 U.S. 544 (1981), was a Supreme Court case that addressed two issues: (1) Whether the title of the Big Horn Riverbed rested with the United States, in trust for the Crow Nation or passed to the State of Montana up ...
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Rice v. Rehner'',
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Solem v. Bartlett'',
* ''Three Affiliated Tribes of Fort Berthold Reservation v. Wold Engineering, P. C.'',
* ''Iowa Mutual Insurance Co. v. LaPlante'',
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California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians
''California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians'', 480 U.S. 202 (1987), was a United States Supreme Court case involving the development of Native American gaming. The Supreme Court's decision effectively overturned the existing laws restricting g ...
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Inyo County v. Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Bishop Community
''Inyo County v. Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Bishop Community'', 538 U.S. 701 (2003), was a United States Supreme Court case.
Background
The Bishop Paiute Tribe of California owns and operates the Paiute Palace Casino. The Inyo County Distr ...
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McGirt v. Oklahoma
''McGirt v. Oklahoma'', 591 U.S. ___ (2020), was a landmark United States Supreme Court case which ruled that, as pertaining to the Major Crimes Act, much of the eastern portion of the state of Oklahoma remains as Native American lands of the pr ...
'',
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Sharp v. Murphy
''Sharp v. Murphy'', 591 U.S. ___ (2020), was a Supreme Court of the United States case of whether United States Congress, Congress disestablished the Muscogee (Creek) Nation reservation. After holding the case from the 2018 term, the case was dec ...
'',
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Ysleta del Sur Pueblo v. Texas'',
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Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta'',
Liquor
* ''Sarlls v. United States'',
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United States v. Nice
''United States v. Nice'', 241 U.S. 591 (1916), is a United States Supreme Court decision which declared that United States Congress, Congress still retains plenary power to protect Native Americans in the United States, Native American interests ...
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Rice v. Rehner'',
Property rights
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Johnson v. McIntosh'',
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United States v. Sandoval'',
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Oklahoma Tax Commission v. United States
''Oklahoma Tax Commission v. United States'', 319 U.S. 598 (1943), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that Indian land that Congress has exempted from direct taxation by a state is also exempt from state estate taxes.
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* ''United States v. Southern Ute Tribe or Band of Indians'',
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United States v. Sioux Nation of Indians
''United States v. Sioux Nation of Indians'', 448 U.S. 371 (1980), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that: 1) the enactment by Congress of a law allowing the Sioux Nation to pursue a claim against the United States tha ...
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Rice v. Rehner'',
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Hodel v. Irving
''Hodel v. Irving'', 481 U.S. 704 (1987), is a case in which the U.S. Supreme Court held that a statute ordering the escheat of fractional interests in real property which had been bequeathed to members of the Oglala Sioux tribe was an unconstitu ...
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* ''Brendale v. Confederated Yakima Indian Nation'',
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Oklahoma Tax Commission v. Citizen Band, Potawatomi Indian Tribe of Oklahoma'',
* ''Yakima v. Confederated Tribes'',
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South Dakota v. Bourland
''South Dakota v. Bourland'', 508 U.S. 679 (1993), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that Congress specifically abrogated treaty rights with the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe as to hunting and fishing rights on reservati ...
'',
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Plains Commerce Bank v. Long Family Land and Cattle Co., Inc.
''Plains Commerce Bank v. Long Family Land and Cattle Co., Inc.'', 554 U.S. 316 (2008), is a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States holding that a tribal court had no jurisdiction to hear a case for discrimination against an Indian in ...
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Allotment
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Lone Wolf v. Hitchcock
''Lone Wolf v. Hitchcock'', 187 U.S. 553 (1903), was a United States Supreme Court case brought against the US government by the Kiowa chief Lone Wolf, who charged that Native American tribes under the Medicine Lodge Treaty had been defrauded of ...
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* ''Arenas v. United States'',
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Solem v. Bartlett'',
* ''Brendale v. Confederated Yakima Indian Nation'',
* ''Yakima v. Confederated Tribes'',
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Plains Commerce Bank v. Long Family Land and Cattle Co., Inc.
''Plains Commerce Bank v. Long Family Land and Cattle Co., Inc.'', 554 U.S. 316 (2008), is a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States holding that a tribal court had no jurisdiction to hear a case for discrimination against an Indian in ...
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Mineral rights
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United States v. Shoshone Tribe of Indians
''United States v. Shoshone Tribe of Indians of the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming'', 304 U.S. 111 (1938), was a Supreme Court of the United States, United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that mineral rights on a reservation b ...
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Merrion v. Jicarilla Apache Tribe
''Merrion v. Jicarilla Apache Tribe'', 455 U.S. 130 (1982), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States holding that an Indian tribe has the authority to impose taxes on non-Indians that are conducting business on the reservation as ...
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Idaho v. United States
''Idaho v. United States'', 533 U.S. 262 (2001), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the United States, not the state of Idaho, held title to lands submerged under Lake Coeur d'Alene and the St. Joe River, and that ...
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Reservations
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United States v. McBratney'',
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United States v. Sandoval'',
* ''United States v. Southern Ute Tribe or Band of Indians'',
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McClanahan v. Arizona State Tax Comm'n
''McClanahan v. Arizona State Tax Comm'n'', 411 U.S. 164 (1973), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States holding that Arizona has no jurisdiction to impose a tax on the income of Navajo Indians residing on the Navajo Reservatio ...
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Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe
''Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe'', 435 U.S. 191 (1978), is a United States Supreme Court case deciding that Indian tribal courts have no criminal jurisdiction over non-Indians.. The case was decided on March 6, 1978 with a 6–2 majority. Th ...
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Washington v. Confederated Bands and Tribes of the Yakima Indian Nation'',
* ''Washington v. Confederated Tribes of Colville Reservation'',
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White Mountain Apache Tribe v. Bracker
''White Mountain Apache Tribe v. Bracker'', 448 U.S. 136 (1980), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States holding that Arizona, Arizona's taxes that were assessed against a non-Indian contractor that was working exclusively for ...
'',
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United States v. Sioux Nation of Indians
''United States v. Sioux Nation of Indians'', 448 U.S. 371 (1980), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that: 1) the enactment by Congress of a law allowing the Sioux Nation to pursue a claim against the United States tha ...
'',
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Montana v. United States
''Montana v. United States'', 450 U.S. 544 (1981), was a Supreme Court case that addressed two issues: (1) Whether the title of the Big Horn Riverbed rested with the United States, in trust for the Crow Nation or passed to the State of Montana up ...
'',
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Merrion v. Jicarilla Apache Tribe
''Merrion v. Jicarilla Apache Tribe'', 455 U.S. 130 (1982), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States holding that an Indian tribe has the authority to impose taxes on non-Indians that are conducting business on the reservation as ...
'',
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New Mexico v. Mescalero Apache Tribe'',
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Rice v. Rehner'',
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Solem v. Bartlett'',
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Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife v. Klamath Indian Tribe
Oregon () is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho. T ...
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California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians
''California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians'', 480 U.S. 202 (1987), was a United States Supreme Court case involving the development of Native American gaming. The Supreme Court's decision effectively overturned the existing laws restricting g ...
'',
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Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians v. Holyfield
''Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians v. Holyfield'', 490 U.S. 30 (1989), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the Indian Child Welfare Act governed adoptions of Indian children. It ruled that a tribal court had jur ...
'',
* ''Brendale v. Confederated Yakima Indian Nation'',
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Oklahoma Tax Commission v. Citizen Band, Potawatomi Indian Tribe of Oklahoma'',
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South Dakota v. Bourland
''South Dakota v. Bourland'', 508 U.S. 679 (1993), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that Congress specifically abrogated treaty rights with the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe as to hunting and fishing rights on reservati ...
'',
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Idaho v. United States
''Idaho v. United States'', 533 U.S. 262 (2001), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the United States, not the state of Idaho, held title to lands submerged under Lake Coeur d'Alene and the St. Joe River, and that ...
'',
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City of Sherrill v. Oneida Indian Nation of New York
''City of Sherrill v. Oneida Indian Nation of New York'', 544 U.S. 197 (2005), was a Supreme Court of the United States case in which the Court held that repurchase of traditional tribal lands 200 years later did not restore tribal sovereignty to ...
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Plains Commerce Bank v. Long Family Land and Cattle Co., Inc.
''Plains Commerce Bank v. Long Family Land and Cattle Co., Inc.'', 554 U.S. 316 (2008), is a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States holding that a tribal court had no jurisdiction to hear a case for discrimination against an Indian in ...
'',
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Dollar General Corp. v. Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians
''Dollar General Corp. v. Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians'', 579 U.S. ___ (2016), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court was asked to determine if an American Indian tribal court had the jurisdiction to hear a civil case ...
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Statutory and treaty interpretation
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Ex parte Crow Dog
''Ex parte Crow Dog'', 109 U.S. 556 (1883), is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States that followed the death of one member of a Native American tribe at the hands of another on reservation land. Crow Dog was a member of th ...
'',
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Lone Wolf v. Hitchcock
''Lone Wolf v. Hitchcock'', 187 U.S. 553 (1903), was a United States Supreme Court case brought against the US government by the Kiowa chief Lone Wolf, who charged that Native American tribes under the Medicine Lodge Treaty had been defrauded of ...
'',
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Menominee Tribe v. United States
The Menominee (; mez, omǣqnomenēwak meaning ''"Menominee People"'', also spelled Menomini, derived from the Ojibwe language word for "Wild Rice People"; known as ''Mamaceqtaw'', "the people", in the Menominee language) are a federally recog ...
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Antoine v. Washington'',
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Bryan v. Itasca County
''Bryan v. Itasca County'', 426 U.S. 373 (1976), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that a state did not have the right to assess a tax on the property of a Indigenous people of the United States, Native American (Ind ...
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Washington v. Confederated Bands and Tribes of the Yakima Indian Nation'',
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Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife v. Klamath Indian Tribe
Oregon () is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho. T ...
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South Dakota v. Bourland
''South Dakota v. Bourland'', 508 U.S. 679 (1993), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that Congress specifically abrogated treaty rights with the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe as to hunting and fishing rights on reservati ...
'',
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Yellen v. Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation
''Yellen v. Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation'', 594 U.S. ___ (2021), was a United States Supreme Court case dealing with the classification of Alaska Native corporations (ANCs) for purposes of receiving funds set-aside for tribal go ...
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Fiduciary duties
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Seminole Nation v. United States
''Seminole Nation v. United States'', 316 U.S. 286 (1942), was a United States Supreme Court case.
Background
The original suit was decided by the Court of Claims in favor of petitioner, the Seminole Nation, in the amount of $1,317,087.27. The ...
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United States v. Mitchell'',
Taxation
Federal
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Chickasaw Nation v. United States'',
State
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Oklahoma Tax Commission v. United States
''Oklahoma Tax Commission v. United States'', 319 U.S. 598 (1943), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that Indian land that Congress has exempted from direct taxation by a state is also exempt from state estate taxes.
...
'',
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Mescalero Apache Tribe v. Jones'',
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McClanahan v. Arizona State Tax Comm'n
''McClanahan v. Arizona State Tax Comm'n'', 411 U.S. 164 (1973), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States holding that Arizona has no jurisdiction to impose a tax on the income of Navajo Indians residing on the Navajo Reservatio ...
'',
* ''
Bryan v. Itasca County
''Bryan v. Itasca County'', 426 U.S. 373 (1976), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that a state did not have the right to assess a tax on the property of a Indigenous people of the United States, Native American (Ind ...
'',
* ''Washington v. Confederated Tribes of Colville Reservation'',
* ''
White Mountain Apache Tribe v. Bracker
''White Mountain Apache Tribe v. Bracker'', 448 U.S. 136 (1980), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States holding that Arizona, Arizona's taxes that were assessed against a non-Indian contractor that was working exclusively for ...
'',
* ''
Ramah Navajo School Bd., Inc. v. Bureau of Revenue of N.M.
''Ramah Navajo School Board, Inc. v. Bureau of Revenue of New Mexico'', 458 U.S. 832 (1982), is a Supreme Court of the United States, United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the state was not authorized to impose taxes on a co ...
'',
* ''
New Mexico v. Mescalero Apache Tribe'',
* ''Cotton Petroleum Corp. v. New Mexico'',
* ''
Oklahoma Tax Commission v. Citizen Band, Potawatomi Indian Tribe of Oklahoma'',
* ''Yakima v. Confederated Tribes'',
* ''
Oklahoma Tax Comm'n v. Sac & Fox Nation'',
* ''Dept. of Taxation and Finance of N.Y. v. Milhelm Attea & Bros., Inc.'',
* ''
Wagnon v. Prairie Band Potawatomi Indians
''Wagnon v. Prairie Band Potawatomi Indians'', 546 U.S. 95 (2005), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that a state's non-discriminatory fuel tax imposed on off-reservation distributors does not pose an affront to a tri ...
'',
* ''
Washington State Dept. of Licensing v. Cougar Den, Inc.
''Washington State Dep't of Licensing v. Cougar Den, Inc.'', 586 U.S. ___ (2019), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the Yakama Nation Treaty of 1855 preempts the state law which the State purported to be able to ...
'',
Tribal
* ''
Merrion v. Jicarilla Apache Tribe
''Merrion v. Jicarilla Apache Tribe'', 455 U.S. 130 (1982), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States holding that an Indian tribe has the authority to impose taxes on non-Indians that are conducting business on the reservation as ...
'',
* ''
Alaska v. Native Village of Venetie Tribal Government
''Alaska v. Native Village of Venetie Tribal Government'', 522 U.S. 520 (1998), was a United States Supreme Court case. The local tribal council in Venetie, Alaska, wanted to collect tax from non-tribal members doing business on tribal lands. Th ...
'',
* ''
Washington State Dept. of Licensing v. Cougar Den, Inc.
''Washington State Dep't of Licensing v. Cougar Den, Inc.'', 586 U.S. ___ (2019), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the Yakama Nation Treaty of 1855 preempts the state law which the State purported to be able to ...
'',
Tribal sovereignty
* ''
Talton v. Mayes
''Talton v. Mayes'', 163 U.S. 376 (1896), was a United States Supreme Court case, in which the court decided that the individual rights protections, which limit federal, and later, state governments, do not apply to tribal government.. It rea ...
'',
* ''
Oklahoma Tax Commission v. United States
''Oklahoma Tax Commission v. United States'', 319 U.S. 598 (1943), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that Indian land that Congress has exempted from direct taxation by a state is also exempt from state estate taxes.
...
'',
* ''
Williams v. Lee'',
* ''
Menominee Tribe v. United States
The Menominee (; mez, omǣqnomenēwak meaning ''"Menominee People"'', also spelled Menomini, derived from the Ojibwe language word for "Wild Rice People"; known as ''Mamaceqtaw'', "the people", in the Menominee language) are a federally recog ...
'',
* ''
Bryan v. Itasca County
''Bryan v. Itasca County'', 426 U.S. 373 (1976), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that a state did not have the right to assess a tax on the property of a Indigenous people of the United States, Native American (Ind ...
'',
* ''
Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe
''Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe'', 435 U.S. 191 (1978), is a United States Supreme Court case deciding that Indian tribal courts have no criminal jurisdiction over non-Indians.. The case was decided on March 6, 1978 with a 6–2 majority. Th ...
'',
* ''
United States v. Wheeler'',
* ''
Santa Clara Pueblo v. Martinez
''Santa Clara Pueblo v. Martinez'', 436 U.S. 49 (1978), was a landmark case in the area of Outline of United States federal Indian law and policy, federal Indian law involving issues of great importance to the meaning of Tribal sovereignty in the ...
'',
* ''
Washington v. Confederated Bands and Tribes of the Yakima Indian Nation'',
* ''Washington v. Confederated Tribes of Colville Reservation'',
* ''
White Mountain Apache Tribe v. Bracker
''White Mountain Apache Tribe v. Bracker'', 448 U.S. 136 (1980), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States holding that Arizona, Arizona's taxes that were assessed against a non-Indian contractor that was working exclusively for ...
'',
* ''
Montana v. United States
''Montana v. United States'', 450 U.S. 544 (1981), was a Supreme Court case that addressed two issues: (1) Whether the title of the Big Horn Riverbed rested with the United States, in trust for the Crow Nation or passed to the State of Montana up ...
'',
* ''
Merrion v. Jicarilla Apache Tribe
''Merrion v. Jicarilla Apache Tribe'', 455 U.S. 130 (1982), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States holding that an Indian tribe has the authority to impose taxes on non-Indians that are conducting business on the reservation as ...
'',
* ''
Ramah Navajo School Bd., Inc. v. Bureau of Revenue of N.M.
''Ramah Navajo School Board, Inc. v. Bureau of Revenue of New Mexico'', 458 U.S. 832 (1982), is a Supreme Court of the United States, United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the state was not authorized to impose taxes on a co ...
'',
* ''
New Mexico v. Mescalero Apache Tribe'',
* ''National Farmers Union Ins. Cos. v. Crow Tribe'',
* ''Three Affiliated Tribes of Fort Berthold Reservation v. Wold Engineering, P. C.'',
* ''Cotton Petroleum Corp. v. New Mexico'',
* ''Brendale v. Confederated Yakima Indian Nation'',
* ''
Duro v. Reina
''Duro v. Reina'', 495 U.S. 676 (1990), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court concluded that Indian tribes could not prosecute Indians who were members of other tribes for crimes committed by those nonmember Indians on their re ...
'',
* ''
Oklahoma Tax Commission v. Citizen Band, Potawatomi Indian Tribe of Oklahoma'',
* ''Yakima v. Confederated Tribes'',
* ''Dept. of Taxation and Finance of N.Y. v. Milhelm Attea & Bros., Inc.'',
* ''
C & L Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizen Band, Potawatomi Indian Tribe of Oklahoma'',
* ''
Inyo County v. Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Bishop Community
''Inyo County v. Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Bishop Community'', 538 U.S. 701 (2003), was a United States Supreme Court case.
Background
The Bishop Paiute Tribe of California owns and operates the Paiute Palace Casino. The Inyo County Distr ...
'',
* ''
City of Sherrill v. Oneida Indian Nation of New York
''City of Sherrill v. Oneida Indian Nation of New York'', 544 U.S. 197 (2005), was a Supreme Court of the United States case in which the Court held that repurchase of traditional tribal lands 200 years later did not restore tribal sovereignty to ...
'',
* ''
Wagnon v. Prairie Band Potawatomi Indians
''Wagnon v. Prairie Band Potawatomi Indians'', 546 U.S. 95 (2005), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that a state's non-discriminatory fuel tax imposed on off-reservation distributors does not pose an affront to a tri ...
'',
* ''
Plains Commerce Bank v. Long Family Land and Cattle Co., Inc.
''Plains Commerce Bank v. Long Family Land and Cattle Co., Inc.'', 554 U.S. 316 (2008), is a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States holding that a tribal court had no jurisdiction to hear a case for discrimination against an Indian in ...
'',
* ''
Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community
''Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community'', 572 U.S. 782 (2014), was a United States Supreme Court case examining whether a federal court has jurisdiction over activity that violates the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act but takes place off Indian lan ...
'',
* ''
Dollar General Corp. v. Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians
''Dollar General Corp. v. Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians'', 579 U.S. ___ (2016), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court was asked to determine if an American Indian tribal court had the jurisdiction to hear a civil case ...
'',
* ''
Lewis v. Clarke'',
* ''Upper Skagit Tribe v. Lundgren'',
* ''
Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Coughlin'',
Chronological listing
* ''
Fletcher v. Peck
''Fletcher v. Peck'', 10 U.S. (6 Cranch) 87 (1810), was a landmark United States Supreme Court decision in which the Supreme Court first ruled a state law unconstitutional. The decision created a growing precedent for the sanctity of legal contra ...
'',
* ''New Jersey v. Wilson'',
* ''
Preston v. Browder
The Marshall Court (1801–1835) issued some of the earliest and most influential opinions by the Supreme Court of the United States on the status of aboriginal title in the United States, several of them written by Chief Justice John Ma ...
'',
* ''
Danforth's Lessee v. Thomas'',
* ''
Johnson v. McIntosh'',
* ''Patterson v. Jenks'',
* ''
American Fur Co. v. United States'',
* ''
Cherokee Nation v. Georgia
''Cherokee Nation v. Georgia'', 30 U.S. (5 Pet.) 1 (1831), was a United States Supreme Court case. The Cherokee Nation sought a federal injunction against laws passed by the U.S. state of Georgia depriving them of rights within its boundaries, but ...
'',
* ''
Worcester v. Georgia
''Worcester v. Georgia'', 31 U.S. (6 Pet.) 515 (1832), was a landmark case in which the Supreme Court of the United States, United States Supreme Court Vacated judgment, vacated the conviction of Samuel Worcester and held that the Georgia criminal ...
'',
* ''
United States v. Rogers'',
* ''
United States v. Brooks'',
* ''United States v. Holliday'',
* ''
In re Kansas Indians'',
* ''
The Cherokee Tobacco'',
* ''Walker v. Henshaw'',
* ''Holden v. Joy'',
* ''
United States v. Cook'',
* ''United States v. Joseph'',
* ''Beecher v. Wetherby'',
* ''Harkness v. Hyde'',
* ''United States v. Perryman'',
* ''Pennock v. Commissioners'',
* ''
United States v. McBratney'',
* ''United States v. Forty-Three Gallons of Whiskey'',
* ''
Ex parte Crow Dog
''Ex parte Crow Dog'', 109 U.S. 556 (1883), is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States that followed the death of one member of a Native American tribe at the hands of another on reservation land. Crow Dog was a member of th ...
'',
* ''
Elk v. Wilkins
''Elk v. Wilkins'', 112 U.S. 94 (1884), was a United States Supreme Court landmark 1884 decision respecting the citizenship status of Indians.
John Elk, a Winnebago Indian, was born on an Indian reservation within the territorial bounds of Unite ...
'',
* ''
United States v. Kagama
''United States v. Kagama'', 118 U.S. 375 (1886), was a United States Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of the Major Crimes Act of 1885. This Congressional act gave the federal courts jurisdiction in certain Indian-on-Indian ...
'',
* ''Sarlls v. United States'',
* ''
Talton v. Mayes
''Talton v. Mayes'', 163 U.S. 376 (1896), was a United States Supreme Court case, in which the court decided that the individual rights protections, which limit federal, and later, state governments, do not apply to tribal government.. It rea ...
'',
* ''
Ward v. Race Horse'',
* ''
Lucas v. United States'',
* ''
Bad Elk v. United States'',
* ''
Lone Wolf v. Hitchcock
''Lone Wolf v. Hitchcock'', 187 U.S. 553 (1903), was a United States Supreme Court case brought against the US government by the Kiowa chief Lone Wolf, who charged that Native American tribes under the Medicine Lodge Treaty had been defrauded of ...
'',
* ''
Ex parte Joins'',
* ''
United States v. Winans'',
* ''
Winters v. United States
''Winters v. United States'', 207 U.S. 564 (1908), was a Supreme Court of the United States, United States Supreme Court case clarifying water rights of American Indian reservations. This doctrine was meant to clearly define the water rights of in ...
'',
* ''
United States v. Sandoval'',
* ''
United States v. Nice
''United States v. Nice'', 241 U.S. 591 (1916), is a United States Supreme Court decision which declared that United States Congress, Congress still retains plenary power to protect Native Americans in the United States, Native American interests ...
'',
* ''
Alaska Pacific Fisheries v. United States
Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S. ...
'',
* ''
United States v. Ramsey (1926)'',
* ''Carpenter v. Shaw'',
* ''
United States v. Creek Nation'',
* ''
United States v. Shoshone Tribe of Indians
''United States v. Shoshone Tribe of Indians of the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming'', 304 U.S. 111 (1938), was a Supreme Court of the United States, United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that mineral rights on a reservation b ...
'',
* ''
Tulee v. Washington'',
* ''
Seminole Nation v. United States
''Seminole Nation v. United States'', 316 U.S. 286 (1942), was a United States Supreme Court case.
Background
The original suit was decided by the Court of Claims in favor of petitioner, the Seminole Nation, in the amount of $1,317,087.27. The ...
'',
* ''
Oklahoma Tax Commission v. United States
''Oklahoma Tax Commission v. United States'', 319 U.S. 598 (1943), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that Indian land that Congress has exempted from direct taxation by a state is also exempt from state estate taxes.
...
'',
* ''Arenas v. United States'',
* ''
Williams v. Lee'',
* ''
Seymour v. Superintendent of Washington State Penitentiary
''Seymour v. Superintendent of Wash. State Penitentiary'', 368 U.S. 351 (1962), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States that the state of Washington did not have jurisdiction to try an Indian (Native American) for a crime commi ...
'',
* ''
Organized Village of Kake v. Egan'',
* ''Warren Trading Post Co. v. Arizona Tax Comm'n'',
* ''Puyallup Tribe v. Department of Game'',
* ''
Menominee Tribe v. United States
The Menominee (; mez, omǣqnomenēwak meaning ''"Menominee People"'', also spelled Menomini, derived from the Ojibwe language word for "Wild Rice People"; known as ''Mamaceqtaw'', "the people", in the Menominee language) are a federally recog ...
'',
* ''United States v. Southern Ute Tribe or Band of Indians'',
* ''
Affiliated Ute Citizens of Utah v. United States'',
* ''
Mescalero Apache Tribe v. Jones'',
* ''
McClanahan v. Arizona State Tax Comm'n
''McClanahan v. Arizona State Tax Comm'n'', 411 U.S. 164 (1973), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States holding that Arizona has no jurisdiction to impose a tax on the income of Navajo Indians residing on the Navajo Reservatio ...
'',
* ''
Keeble v. United States'',
* ''
Mattz v. Arnett'',
* ''Department of Game v. Puyallup Tribe'',
* ''
Morton v. Ruiz'',
* ''
Morton v. Mancari
''Morton v. Mancari'', 417 U.S. 535 (1974), was a United States legal case about the constitutionality, under the Fifth Amendment, of hiring preferences given to Indians within the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The Supreme Court of the United States ...
'',
* ''United States v. Mazurie'',
* ''
Antoine v. Washington'',
* ''Moe v. Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of Flathead Reservation'',
* ''
Bryan v. Itasca County
''Bryan v. Itasca County'', 426 U.S. 373 (1976), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that a state did not have the right to assess a tax on the property of a Indigenous people of the United States, Native American (Ind ...
'',
* ''Puyallup Tribe v. Department of Game'',
* ''
Delaware Tribal Business Committee v. Weeks
''Delaware Tribal Business Committee v. Weeks'', 430 U.S. 73 (1977), was a case decided by the United States Supreme Court.
Background
On appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, the appellants, federa ...
'',
* ''
United States v. Antelope
''United States v. Antelope'', 430 U.S. 641 (1977), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that American Indians convicted on reservation land were not deprived of the equal protection of the laws; (a) the federal criminal ...
'',
* ''Puyallup Tribe, Inc. v. Department of Game of Wash.'',
* ''
Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe
''Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe'', 435 U.S. 191 (1978), is a United States Supreme Court case deciding that Indian tribal courts have no criminal jurisdiction over non-Indians.. The case was decided on March 6, 1978 with a 6–2 majority. Th ...
'',
* ''
United States v. Wheeler'',
* ''
Santa Clara Pueblo v. Martinez
''Santa Clara Pueblo v. Martinez'', 436 U.S. 49 (1978), was a landmark case in the area of Outline of United States federal Indian law and policy, federal Indian law involving issues of great importance to the meaning of Tribal sovereignty in the ...
'',
* ''
United States v. John (1978)'',
* ''
Washington v. Confederated Bands and Tribes of the Yakima Indian Nation'',
* ''
Wilson v. Omaha Tribe'',
* ''
Washington v. Washington State Commercial Passenger Fishing Vessel Association'',
* ''Washington v. Confederated Tribes of Colville Reservation'',
* ''
White Mountain Apache Tribe v. Bracker
''White Mountain Apache Tribe v. Bracker'', 448 U.S. 136 (1980), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States holding that Arizona, Arizona's taxes that were assessed against a non-Indian contractor that was working exclusively for ...
'',
* ''Central Machinery Co. v. Arizona Tax Comm'n'',
* ''
United States v. Sioux Nation of Indians
''United States v. Sioux Nation of Indians'', 448 U.S. 371 (1980), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that: 1) the enactment by Congress of a law allowing the Sioux Nation to pursue a claim against the United States tha ...
'',
* ''
Montana v. United States
''Montana v. United States'', 450 U.S. 544 (1981), was a Supreme Court case that addressed two issues: (1) Whether the title of the Big Horn Riverbed rested with the United States, in trust for the Crow Nation or passed to the State of Montana up ...
'',
* ''
Merrion v. Jicarilla Apache Tribe
''Merrion v. Jicarilla Apache Tribe'', 455 U.S. 130 (1982), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States holding that an Indian tribe has the authority to impose taxes on non-Indians that are conducting business on the reservation as ...
'',
* ''
Ramah Navajo School Bd., Inc. v. Bureau of Revenue of N.M.
''Ramah Navajo School Board, Inc. v. Bureau of Revenue of New Mexico'', 458 U.S. 832 (1982), is a Supreme Court of the United States, United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the state was not authorized to impose taxes on a co ...
'',
* ''
New Mexico v. Mescalero Apache Tribe'',
* ''
United States v. Mitchell'',
* ''
Rice v. Rehner'',
* ''
Solem v. Bartlett'',
* ''Three Affiliated Tribes of Fort Berthold Reservation v. Wold Engineering, P. C.'',
* ''National Farmers Union Ins. Cos. v. Crow Tribe'',
* ''United States v. Dann'',
* ''
Kerr-McGee Corp. v. Navajo Tribe'',
* ''Montana v. Blackfeet Tribe'',
* ''
Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife v. Klamath Indian Tribe
Oregon () is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho. T ...
'',
* ''
South Carolina v. Catawba Tribe, Inc.
''South Carolina v. Catawba Indian Tribe, Inc.'', 476 U.S. 498 (1986), is an important U.S. Supreme Court precedent for aboriginal title in the United States decided in the wake of ''County of Oneida v. Oneida Indian Nation of New York State'' ( ...
'',
* ''
Bowen v. Roy'',
* ''Iowa Mutual Insurance Co. v. LaPlante'',
* ''
California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians
''California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians'', 480 U.S. 202 (1987), was a United States Supreme Court case involving the development of Native American gaming. The Supreme Court's decision effectively overturned the existing laws restricting g ...
'',
* ''
Hodel v. Irving
''Hodel v. Irving'', 481 U.S. 704 (1987), is a case in which the U.S. Supreme Court held that a statute ordering the escheat of fractional interests in real property which had been bequeathed to members of the Oglala Sioux tribe was an unconstitu ...
'',
* ''
Lyng v. Northwest Indian Cemetery Protective Association
''Lyng v. Northwest Indian Cemetery Protective Association'', 485 U.S. 439 (1988), was a United States Supreme Court landmark case in which the Court ruled on the applicability of the Free Exercise Clause to the practice of religion on Native A ...
'',
* ''
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians v. Holyfield
''Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians v. Holyfield'', 490 U.S. 30 (1989), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the Indian Child Welfare Act governed adoptions of Indian children. It ruled that a tribal court had jur ...
'',
* ''Cotton Petroleum Corp. v. New Mexico'',
* ''Brendale v. Confederated Yakima Indian Nation'',
* ''
Employment Division, Oregon Department of Natural Resources v. Smith'',
* ''
Duro v. Reina
''Duro v. Reina'', 495 U.S. 676 (1990), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court concluded that Indian tribes could not prosecute Indians who were members of other tribes for crimes committed by those nonmember Indians on their re ...
'',
* ''
Oklahoma Tax Commission v. Citizen Band, Potawatomi Indian Tribe of Oklahoma'',
* ''Blatchford v. Native Village of Noatak'',
* ''Yakima v. Confederated Tribes'',
* ''Negonsott v. Samuels'',
* ''
Oklahoma Tax Comm'n v. Sac & Fox Nation'',
* ''Lincoln v. Vigil'',
* ''
South Dakota v. Bourland
''South Dakota v. Bourland'', 508 U.S. 679 (1993), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that Congress specifically abrogated treaty rights with the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe as to hunting and fishing rights on reservati ...
'',
* ''Hagen v. Utah'',
* ''Dept. of Taxation and Finance of N.Y. v. Milhelm Attea & Bros., Inc.'',
* ''Oklahoma Tax Comm'n v. Chickasaw Nation'',
* ''
Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida
''Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida'', 517 U.S. 44 (1996), was a Supreme Court of the United States, United States Supreme Court case which held that Article One of the U.S. Constitution did not give the United States Congress the power to abrog ...
'',
* ''
Babbitt v. Youpee'',
* ''
Strate v. A-1 Contractors'',
* ''
Idaho v. Coeur d'Alene Tribe of Idaho
''Idaho v. Coeur d'Alene Tribe of Idaho'', 521 U.S. 261 (1997), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the Coeur d'Alene Tribe could not maintain an action against the state of Idaho to press its claim to Lake Coeur d ...
'',
* ''South Dakota v. Yankton Sioux Tribe'',
* ''
Alaska v. Native Village of Venetie Tribal Government
''Alaska v. Native Village of Venetie Tribal Government'', 522 U.S. 520 (1998), was a United States Supreme Court case. The local tribal council in Venetie, Alaska, wanted to collect tax from non-tribal members doing business on tribal lands. Th ...
'',
* ''Montana v. Crow Tribe of Indians'',
* ''
Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma v. Manufacturing Technologies, Inc.
''Kiowa Tribe v. Manufacturing Technologies'', 523 U.S. 751 (1998), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that an Indian Nation were entitled to sovereign immunity from contract lawsuits, whether made on or off reservati ...
'',
* ''Cass County v. Leech Lake Band of Chippewa Indians'',
* ''Arizona Dept. of Revenue v. Blaze'',
* ''
Minnesota v. Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa Indians'',
* ''El Paso Natural Gas Company v. Neztsosie'',
* ''Amoco Production Co. v. Southern Ute Indian Tribe'',
* ''
Rice v. Cayetano'',
* ''
Arizona v. California
''Arizona v. California'' is a set of United States Supreme Court cases, all dealing with disputes over water distribution from the Colorado River between the states of Arizona and California. It also covers the amount of water that the State of ...
'',
* ''Department of the Interior v. Klamath Water Users Association'',
* ''
C & L Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizen Band, Potawatomi Indian Tribe of Oklahoma'',
* ''
Atkinson Trading Co. v. Shirley'',
* ''
Idaho v. United States
''Idaho v. United States'', 533 U.S. 262 (2001), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the United States, not the state of Idaho, held title to lands submerged under Lake Coeur d'Alene and the St. Joe River, and that ...
'',
* ''
Nevada v. Hicks'',
* ''
Chickasaw Nation v. United States'',
* ''
United States v. White Mountain Apache Tribe'',
* ''United States v. Navajo Nation'',
* ''
Inyo County v. Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Bishop Community
''Inyo County v. Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Bishop Community'', 538 U.S. 701 (2003), was a United States Supreme Court case.
Background
The Bishop Paiute Tribe of California owns and operates the Paiute Palace Casino. The Inyo County Distr ...
'',
* ''
South Florida Water Management Dist. v. Miccosukee Tribe
''South Florida Water Management District v. Miccosukee Tribe'', 541 U.S. 95 (2004), was a U.S. Supreme Court case involving the application of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) of the Clean Water Act. The Supreme Court ...
'',
* ''
United States v. Lara
''United States v. Lara'', 541 U.S. 193 (2004), was a United States Supreme Court landmark case which held that both the United States and a Native American (Indian) tribe could prosecute an Indian for the same acts that constituted crimes in bo ...
'',
* ''
City of Sherrill v. Oneida Indian Nation of New York
''City of Sherrill v. Oneida Indian Nation of New York'', 544 U.S. 197 (2005), was a Supreme Court of the United States case in which the Court held that repurchase of traditional tribal lands 200 years later did not restore tribal sovereignty to ...
'',
* ''
Wagnon v. Prairie Band Potawatomi Indians
''Wagnon v. Prairie Band Potawatomi Indians'', 546 U.S. 95 (2005), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that a state's non-discriminatory fuel tax imposed on off-reservation distributors does not pose an affront to a tri ...
'',
* ''
Plains Commerce Bank v. Long Family Land and Cattle Co., Inc.
''Plains Commerce Bank v. Long Family Land and Cattle Co., Inc.'', 554 U.S. 316 (2008), is a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States holding that a tribal court had no jurisdiction to hear a case for discrimination against an Indian in ...
'',
* ''
Carcieri v. Salazar
''Carcieri v. Salazar'', 555 U.S. 379 (2009), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the federal government could not take land into trust that was acquired by the Narragansett Tribe in the late 20th century, as it wa ...
'',
* ''
United States v. Navajo Nation'',
* ''Madison County v. Oneida Indian Nation of New York'',
* ''
United States v. Jicarilla Apache Nation
''United States v. Jicarilla Apache Nation'', 564 U.S. 162 (2011), is a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the fiduciary exception to attorney–client privilege does not apply to the general trust relationship between ...
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Salazar v. Ramah Navajo Chapter'',
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Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians v. Patchak'',
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Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl
''Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl'', 570 U.S. 637 (2013), was a decision of the Supreme Court of the United States that held that several sections of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) do not apply to Native American biological fathers who are not ...
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Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community
''Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community'', 572 U.S. 782 (2014), was a United States Supreme Court case examining whether a federal court has jurisdiction over activity that violates the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act but takes place off Indian lan ...
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Menominee Tribe of Wis. v. United States
''Menominee Tribe of Wis. v. United States'', 577 U.S. ___ (2016), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States clarified when litigants are entitled to equitable tolling of a statute of limitations. In a unanimous opinion written ...
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Nebraska v. Parker'',
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United States v. Bryant'',
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Dollar General Corp. v. Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians
''Dollar General Corp. v. Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians'', 579 U.S. ___ (2016), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court was asked to determine if an American Indian tribal court had the jurisdiction to hear a civil case ...
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Lewis v. Clarke'',
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Patchak v. Zinke'',
* ''Upper Skagit Tribe v. Lundgren'',
* ''Washington v. United States'',
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Washington State Dept. of Licensing v. Cougar Den, Inc.
''Washington State Dep't of Licensing v. Cougar Den, Inc.'', 586 U.S. ___ (2019), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the Yakama Nation Treaty of 1855 preempts the state law which the State purported to be able to ...
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Herrera v. Wyoming
''Herrera v. Wyoming'', No. 17-532, 587 U.S. ___ (2019), was a Supreme Court of the United States, United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that Wyoming's statehood did not void the Crow Tribe's right to hunt on "unoccupied lands o ...
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McGirt v. Oklahoma
''McGirt v. Oklahoma'', 591 U.S. ___ (2020), was a landmark United States Supreme Court case which ruled that, as pertaining to the Major Crimes Act, much of the eastern portion of the state of Oklahoma remains as Native American lands of the pr ...
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Sharp v. Murphy
''Sharp v. Murphy'', 591 U.S. ___ (2020), was a Supreme Court of the United States case of whether United States Congress, Congress disestablished the Muscogee (Creek) Nation reservation. After holding the case from the 2018 term, the case was dec ...
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* ''United States v. Cooley'',
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Yellen v. Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation
''Yellen v. Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation'', 594 U.S. ___ (2021), was a United States Supreme Court case dealing with the classification of Alaska Native corporations (ANCs) for purposes of receiving funds set-aside for tribal go ...
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Denezpi v. United States'',
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Ysleta del Sur Pueblo v. Texas'',
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Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta'',
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Haaland v. Brackeen'',
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Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Coughlin'',
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Arizona v. Navajo Nation'',
See also
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Outline of United States federal Indian law and policy
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to United States federal Indian law and policy:
Federal Indian policy – establishes the relationship between the United States Government and the Indian Tribes within its ...
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United States Supreme Court cases involving Indian tribes
United States federal Indian policy
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