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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

* '' Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians v. Holyfield'', * '' Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl'', * '' Haaland v. Brackeen'',


Tribal

* '' Ex parte Joins'', * '' Santa Clara Pueblo v. Martinez'', * '' Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians v. Holyfield'', * '' South Dakota v. Bourland'',


United States

* ''
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. Nice'',


Civil rights

* ''
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 ...
'', * '' Talton v. Mayes'', * '' Bad Elk v. United States'', * '' United States v. Antelope'', * '' Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe'', * '' United States v. Wheeler'',


Congressional authority

* '' Lone Wolf v. Hitchcock'', * '' Ex parte Joins'', * '' United States v. Nice'', * '' Williams v. Lee'', * '' Antoine v. Washington'', * '' Delaware Tribal Business Committee v. Weeks'', * ''
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 ...
'', * '' United States v. Sioux Nation of Indians'', * '' California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians'', * '' South Dakota v. Bourland'', * '' United States v. Lara'',


Contract law

* '' Salazar v. Ramah Navajo Chapter'',


Gambling

* '' California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians'', * '' Chickasaw Nation v. United States'', * '' Ysleta del Sur Pueblo v. Texas'',


Hunting and fishing rights

* '' Ward v. Race Horse'', * ''
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 ...
'', * '' Antoine v. Washington'', * '' New Mexico v. Mescalero Apache 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 ...
'', * '' Brendale v. Confederated Yakima Indian Nation'', * '' South Dakota v. Bourland'', * ''Washington v. United States'', * '' Herrera v. Wyoming'',


Jurisdiction

* ''Iowa Mutual Insurance Co. v. LaPlante'', * '' California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians'', * '' Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians v. Holyfield'', * '' South Dakota v. Bourland'',


Criminal

* '' United States v. McBratney'', * ''
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 ...
'', * '' United States v. Kagama'', * '' United States v. Ramsey'', * '' United States v. Antelope'', * '' United States v. Wheeler'', * '' United States v. John'', * '' Solem v. Bartlett'', * '' Duro v. Reina'', * '' United States v. Lara'', * '' McGirt v. Oklahoma'', * '' Sharp v. Murphy'', * ''United States v. Cooley'', * '' Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta'',


Federal

* '' United States v. McBratney'', * '' United States v. Rogers'', * ''
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 ...
'', * '' United States v. Kagama'', * '' United States v. Ramsey (1926)'', * '' United States v. John (1978)'', * ''National Farmers Union Ins. Cos. v. Crow Tribe'', * '' United States v. Lara'', * '' United States v. Bryant'', * '' Denezpi v. United States'',


Over non-Indians

* '' United States v. McBratney'', * '' United States v. Ramsey (1926)'', * '' Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe'', * '' Montana v. United States'', * '' New Mexico v. Mescalero Apache Tribe'', * ''National Farmers Union Ins. Cos. v. Crow Tribe'', * ''Iowa Mutual Insurance Co. v. LaPlante'', * '' California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians'', * '' Duro v. Reina'', * '' Strate v. A-1 Contractors'', * ''
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 ...
'', * ''
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 ...
'', * ''United States v. Cooley'',


State

* '' Williams v. Lee'', * '' Antoine v. Washington'', * '' United States v. John (1978)'', * '' Washington v. Confederated Bands and Tribes of the Yakima Indian Nation'', * ''
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'', * '' Rice v. Rehner'', * '' Solem v. Bartlett'', * ''Three Affiliated Tribes of Fort Berthold Reservation v. Wold Engineering, P. C.'', * ''Iowa Mutual Insurance Co. v. LaPlante'', * '' California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians'', * '' Inyo County v. Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Bishop Community'', * '' McGirt v. Oklahoma'', * '' Sharp v. Murphy'', * '' Ysleta del Sur Pueblo v. Texas'', * '' Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta'',


Liquor

* ''Sarlls v. United States'', * '' United States v. Nice'', * '' Rice v. Rehner'',


Property rights

* '' Johnson v. McIntosh'', * '' United States v. Sandoval'', * ''
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. ...
'', * ''United States v. Southern Ute Tribe or Band of Indians'', * '' United States v. Sioux Nation of Indians'', * '' Rice v. Rehner'', * '' Hodel v. Irving'', * ''Brendale v. Confederated Yakima Indian Nation'', * '' Oklahoma Tax Commission v. Citizen Band, Potawatomi Indian Tribe of Oklahoma'', * ''Yakima v. Confederated Tribes'', * '' South Dakota v. Bourland'', * ''
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 ...
'',


Allotment

* '' Lone Wolf v. Hitchcock'', * ''Arenas v. United States'', * '' Solem v. Bartlett'', * ''Brendale v. Confederated Yakima Indian Nation'', * ''Yakima v. Confederated Tribes'', * ''
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 ...
'',


Mineral rights

* '' United States v. Shoshone Tribe of Indians'', * ''
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 ...
'', * ''
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 ...
'',


Reservations

* '' United States v. McBratney'', * '' United States v. Sandoval'', * ''United States v. Southern Ute Tribe or Band of Indians'', * ''
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 ...
'', * '' Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe'', * '' 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 ...
'', * '' United States v. Sioux Nation of Indians'', * '' Montana v. United States'', * ''
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 ...
'', * '' New Mexico v. Mescalero Apache Tribe'', * '' Rice v. Rehner'', * '' Solem v. Bartlett'', * ''
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 ...
'', * '' California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians'', * '' Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians v. Holyfield'', * ''Brendale v. Confederated Yakima Indian Nation'', * '' Oklahoma Tax Commission v. Citizen Band, Potawatomi Indian Tribe of Oklahoma'', * '' South Dakota v. Bourland'', * ''
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 ...
'', * '' City of Sherrill v. Oneida Indian Nation of New York'', * ''
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 ...
'', * ''
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 ...
'',


Statutory and treaty interpretation

* ''
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 ...
'', * '' Lone Wolf v. Hitchcock'', * ''
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 ...
'', * '' Antoine v. Washington'', * '' Bryan v. Itasca County'', * '' Washington v. Confederated Bands and Tribes of the Yakima Indian Nation'', * ''
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 Dakota v. Bourland'', * ''
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 ...
'',


Fiduciary duties

* '' Seminole Nation v. United States'', * '' United States v. Mitchell'',


Taxation


Federal

* '' Chickasaw Nation v. United States'',


State

* ''
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. ...
'', * '' 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 ...
'', * '' Bryan v. Itasca County'', * ''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'', * '' Washington State Dept. of Licensing v. Cougar Den, Inc.'',


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'', * '' Washington State Dept. of Licensing v. Cougar Den, Inc.'',


Tribal sovereignty

* '' Talton v. Mayes'', * ''
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'', * '' Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe'', * '' United States v. Wheeler'', * '' Santa Clara Pueblo v. Martinez'', * '' 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'', * ''
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'', * '' 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'', * '' City of Sherrill v. Oneida Indian Nation of New York'', * '' Wagnon v. Prairie Band Potawatomi Indians'', * ''
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'', * ''
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'', * ''New Jersey v. Wilson'', * '' Preston v. Browder'', * '' 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'', * '' 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 ...
'', * ''
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'', * ''Sarlls v. United States'', * '' Talton v. Mayes'', * '' Ward v. Race Horse'', * '' Lucas v. United States'', * '' Bad Elk v. United States'', * '' Lone Wolf v. Hitchcock'', * '' Ex parte Joins'', * '' United States v. Winans'', * '' Winters v. United States'', * '' United States v. Sandoval'', * '' United States v. Nice'', * '' Alaska Pacific Fisheries v. United States'', * '' United States v. Ramsey (1926)'', * ''Carpenter v. Shaw'', * '' United States v. Creek Nation'', * '' United States v. Shoshone Tribe of Indians'', * '' Tulee v. Washington'', * '' Seminole Nation v. United States'', * ''
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'', * '' 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'', * ''United States v. Mazurie'', * '' Antoine v. Washington'', * ''Moe v. Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of Flathead Reservation'', * '' Bryan v. Itasca County'', * ''Puyallup Tribe v. Department of Game'', * '' Delaware Tribal Business Committee v. Weeks'', * '' United States v. Antelope'', * ''Puyallup Tribe, Inc. v. Department of Game of Wash.'', * '' Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe'', * '' United States v. Wheeler'', * '' Santa Clara Pueblo v. Martinez'', * '' 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'', * '' Montana v. United States'', * ''
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.'', * '' Bowen v. Roy'', * ''Iowa Mutual Insurance Co. v. LaPlante'', * '' California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians'', * '' Hodel v. Irving'', * ''
Lyng v. Northwest Indian Cemetery Protective Association ''Lyng v. Northwest Indian Cemetery Protective Association'', 485 U.S. 439 (1988), was a Supreme Court of the United States, United States Supreme Court List of landmark court decisions in the United States, landmark case in which the Court ruled ...
'', * '' Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians v. Holyfield'', * ''Cotton Petroleum Corp. v. New Mexico'', * ''Brendale v. Confederated Yakima Indian Nation'', * '' Employment Division, Oregon Department of Natural Resources v. Smith'', * '' Duro v. Reina'', * '' 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'', * ''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'', * '' 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'', * ''Montana v. Crow Tribe of Indians'', * '' Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma v. Manufacturing Technologies, Inc.'', * ''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'', * ''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'', * '' South Florida Water Management Dist. v. Miccosukee Tribe'', * '' United States v. Lara'', * '' City of Sherrill v. Oneida Indian Nation of New York'', * '' Wagnon v. Prairie Band Potawatomi Indians'', * ''
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'', * '' United States v. Navajo Nation'', * ''Madison County v. Oneida Indian Nation of New York'', * '' United States v. Jicarilla Apache Nation'', * '' Salazar v. Ramah Navajo Chapter'', * '' Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians v. Patchak'', * '' Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl'', * '' Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community'', * '' Menominee Tribe of Wis. v. United States'', * '' Nebraska v. Parker'', * '' United States v. Bryant'', * ''
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'', * '' Patchak v. Zinke'', * ''Upper Skagit Tribe v. Lundgren'', * ''Washington v. United States'', * '' Washington State Dept. of Licensing v. Cougar Den, Inc.'', * '' Herrera v. Wyoming'', * '' McGirt v. Oklahoma'', * '' Sharp v. Murphy'', * ''United States v. Cooley'', * ''
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 ...
'', * '' Denezpi v. United States'', * '' Ysleta del Sur Pueblo v. Texas'', * '' Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta'', * '' Haaland v. Brackeen'', * '' Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Coughlin'', * '' Arizona v. Navajo Nation'',


See also

* Outline of United States federal Indian law and policy {{DEFAULTSORT:List of U.S. Supreme Court cases involving Indian tribes United States Supreme Court cases involving Indian tribes United States federal Indian policy Indian tribes