NA SCOTUS cases

Cherokee nation v Hitchcock 1902

Attempt of Cherokee tribe to challenge congress for denying them the right to live according to their own laws- failed

Lone Wolf v Hitchcock 1903

Kiowa chief challenged the breaking of a treaty, let to NA being reduced to ‘wards of the state’- revoking all treaties

Harrison v Laveen 1948

2 NA had been prevented registering to vote. Decided in their favour but other states continued to restrict their vote

Oneida v Oneida and Madison Counties 1974

gave tribes the right to sue for the return of their land- opened opportunities for other tribes

Fisher v Montana 1976

tribal courts can decide of the adoption of NA children- helped recognise tribal courts

United States v Sioux Nation 1980

have the Sioux tribe compensation of $17.5 million and 5% interest from 1877 for the black hills, they refused and wanted their land back

Seminole tribe v Butterworth 1982

Tribes have the right to establish gambling enterprises on reservation land, even when its banned by state laws

Carrier v Bell 1986

Remains dug up in Louisiana belong to the NA community - NARF continued to campaign on the issue of burial grounds