This page provides links to court cases critical for understanding the legal entitlements of states, Indian tribes and bands, the federal government, and individuals pursuant to the provisions of treaties between sovereign Native American nations and the United States of America.
Opinion of the court delivered by Mr. Chief Justice Marshall in Cherokee Nation v. Georgia, 1831.
Voigt case--Summary of the history of the Wisconsin litigation
First Nations Law Research Guide -- Access to Canadian law related to relations with First Nations
Final judgement of the U. S. Supreme Court in the case of MINNESOTA v. MILLE LACS BAND OF CHIPPEWA INDIANS (97-1337) 124 F.3d 904, affirmed. PDF files also available: Syllabus, Opinion, Rehnquist dissent, Thomas dissent.
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Date created: June, 2002
Last modified: February, 2006
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