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The Cherokee Freedmen controversy was a political and tribal dispute between the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma and descendants of the Cherokee Freedmen regarding the issue of tribal membership. The controversy had resulted in several legal proceedings between the two parties from the late 20th century to August 2017.
The Supreme Court’s dismissal of the Cherokee Nation’s claims in Cherokee Nation v. Georgia reflected the limitations of Native sovereignty under U.S. law and set the stage for continued federal and state encroachments on tribal autonomy. However, the subsequent Worcester v. Georgia decision has had enduring significance. It remains a ...
The Cherokee Nation brought Cherokee Nation v. Hitchcock to the Court to challenge the validity of the 1898 Curtis Act. [4] This act weakened and dissolved Indian territory tribal governments by abolishing tribal courts. In turn, Native American tribes in the United States were required to bring any cases to a US federal court. [4]
Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin, a frequent critic of Stitt and one of many tribal leaders in the gallery for the governor's speech, bristled at Stitt's suggestion that race is a ...
Teague v. Bad River Band, 236 Wis. 2d 384 (2000) (holding that tribal courts deserve full faith and credit since they are the court of an independent sovereign; however, in order to end confusion, cases that are filed in state and tribal courts require consultation of both courts before they are decided.) Inyo County v.
The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued its decision on Wednesday, rejecting the city's argument that the Curtis Act, an 1898 federal law passed before Oklahoma became a state, gave the city ...
Federally recognized tribes, including the Cherokee Nation, have accused Mount Tabor of being one of many organizations that have tried to manufacture claims of tribal status, co-opting Indigenous ...
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.