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This is a list of U.S. Supreme Court cases involving Native American Tribes.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.
Havasupai Tribe of Havasupai Reservation v. Arizona Board of Regents was brought to court on April 20, 2010. It was discovered that the DNA samples extracted from the Havasupai tribe members that were initially intended to go towards research regarding the genetic linkage to type 2 diabetes in the 1990s, were being used for additional studies. [2]
Members of NAGA were also asked about legislation eliminating mascots, and replied that it is an erasure of Native American culture and legacy within the state. Descheenie replied that Native culture is not substantiated by representation in contemporary society such as mascots, but by history that precedes the existence of the United States. [22]
The lawsuit notes that the corrections system does not include a religious designation for adherents of Native American religious traditions, and the designation chosen “determines the religious ...
Story at a glance The ACLU of Pennsylvania on Thursday filed a lawsuit in federal court against the Central Bucks School District, alleging district policies had created a hostile environment for ...
Myra Clark Gaines (c. June 30, 1804 – January 9, 1885) was an American socialite and plaintiff in the longest-running lawsuit in the history of the United States court system. From 1834 to 1891, Gaines was at the center of a legal battle to recognize her legal status as the sole heir of her deceased father's estate and recover valuable land ...
Image credits: Maxpowr9 Dr. Geher explained to us why holidays and traditions are such important parts of our lives. "Holidays and various cultural traditions are fundamental, and the nature of ...
Takao Ozawa v. United States, 260 U.S. 178 (1922), was a US legal proceeding.The United States Supreme Court found Takao Ozawa, a Japanese American who was born in Japan but had lived in the United States for 20 years, ineligible for naturalization. [1]