Cherokee legal cases
At a glance:
- Series: American Indians Ready Reference
- Categories: Law, Legal History, Courts
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians, Court Cases, Rulings, Appeals, Supreme Court, U.S.
- Curriculum: American History 1816-1855, American Indian History
- Geographical Location: Georgia
- Date: March 18, 1831, and March 3, 1832
Article abstract: Two decisions rendered by the U.S. Supreme Court limit the sovereignty of Native American tribes by placing them under federal protection.
In 1823, the U.S. Supreme Court, with John Marshall as chief justice, made the first serious judicial effort to define the relationship between the federal government and Native Americans. The case, concerning disputed land titles, was Johnson v. McIntosh. The decision was that the federal government was, in effect, the Native Americans’ ultimate landlord and they were the government's tenants....
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