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Indian Country, as defined by Congress in 1948 (18 U.S.C.A. 1151) is: a) "all land within the limits of any Indian reservation under the jurisdiction of the United States government, notwithstanding the issuance of any patent, and including rights-of way running through the reservation, b) all dependent Indian communities within the borders of ...
English: Indian Land Areas Judicially Established 1978 and American Indian Reservations This map was created by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Office of Trust Services (OTS) Division of Water and Power (DWP) and is currently retained and disseminated by the BIA Branch of Geospatial Support (BOGS) function, Lakewood, CO. Plot Date: July 2015
Indian Land Cessions in the United States is a widely used [1] atlas and chronology compiled by Charles C. Royce of Native American treaties with the U.S. government until 1896–97. Royce's maps are considered "the foundation of cartographic testimony in Indian land claims litigation." [2]
The Mohegan Sun, developed on land taken in trust for the Mohegan as a product of settlement. Indian Land Claims Settlements are settlements of Native American land claims by the United States Congress, codified in 25 U.S.C. ch. 19. In several instances, these settlements ended live claims of aboriginal title in the United States. The first two ...
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.
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Houston, 393 F. Supp. 719 (holding that tribal law and not state law governs the custody of children domiciled on reservation land) Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe, 435 U.S. 191 (1978) (holding that Indian tribal courts do not have inherent criminal jurisdiction to try and to punish non-Indians, and hence may not assume such jurisdiction ...
A 130-acre tract planned for residences and stores in Indian Land will include the first Costco in Lancaster County, a rapidly growing South Carolina community near Charlotte.