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The Four Corners Power Complex: Pollution On The Reservation, Laurence A. Mchugh
The Four Corners Power Complex: Pollution On The Reservation, Laurence A. Mchugh
Indiana Law Journal
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Tribal Self-Government And The Indian Reorganization Act Of 1934, Michigan Law Review
Tribal Self-Government And The Indian Reorganization Act Of 1934, Michigan Law Review
Michigan Law Review
The Indian Reorganization (Wheeler-Howard) Act of 1934 (IRA) was, by all accounts, one of the most significant single pieces of legislation directly affecting Indians ever enacted by the Congress of the United States. It has been "equalled in scope and significance only by the legislation of June 30, 1834, and the General Allotment Act of February 8, 1887." A major reversal of governmental policy and approach toward Indian affairs was effectuated by the IRA. This Comment will be concerned with the IRA as it affected the concept of tribal self-government, and primarily with those sections providing for adoption of tribal …
The States Versus Indian Off-Reservation Fishing: A United States Supreme Court Error, Ralph W. Johnson
The States Versus Indian Off-Reservation Fishing: A United States Supreme Court Error, Ralph W. Johnson
Articles
Pacific Northwest Indian tribes signed treaties with the United States in the mid-1850's which guaranteed them the permanent right to fish at their usual and accustomed fishing sites off the reservations. The Indians believe these treaties mean that those states which did not exist in 1855 have no power to regulate Indian off-reservation fishing under any circumstances. State officials, on the other hand, have consistently argued that Indian off-reservation fishing is subject to the same state regulation as non-Indian fishing. The United States Supreme Court has basically accepted the states' position, holding that states can regulate off-reservation fishing when "necessary …
The States Versus Indian Off-Reservation Fishing: A United States Supreme Court Error, Ralph W. Johnson
The States Versus Indian Off-Reservation Fishing: A United States Supreme Court Error, Ralph W. Johnson
Washington Law Review
Pacific Northwest Indian tribes signed treaties with the United States in the mid-1850's which guaranteed them the permanent right to fish at their usual and accustomed fishing sites off the reservations. The Indians believe these treaties mean that those states which did not exist in 1855 have no power to regulate Indian off-reservation fishing under any circumstances. State officials, on the other hand, have consistently argued that Indian off-reservation fishing is subject to the same state regulation as non-Indian fishing. The United States Supreme Court has basically accepted the states' position, holding that states can regulate off-reservation fishing when "necessary …
The City Of New Town, North Dakota V. U.S, United States Court Of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
The City Of New Town, North Dakota V. U.S, United States Court Of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
US Government Documents related to Indigenous Nations
This court case, decided on January 17, 1972, established that the act of 1910 which allowed for the sale of “surplus” lands on the Fort Berthold Reservation after allotment did not change the jurisdictional boundaries of the reservation, meaning that the reservation proper still includes the northeast quadrant.