Supreme Court Cases Flashcards
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1903 Lone Wolf v Hitchcock
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Congress changed terms of a treaty that opened up 2 million acres of reservation lands to settlement by non Indians.
Lone Wolf appealed - eventually established the right of congress to revoke all treaties and led to further acquisition of Indian lands.
2
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1974 Oneida v Oneida
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A case to establish the right of the Oneida tribe to sue for the return of lands.
Court decided in their favour, opened up flood gate for land claims.
3
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1980 United States v the Sioux Nations
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Supreme Court ruled that the loss of Black Hills was worth a $17.5million compensation
Sioux refused it, preferring to have the land.
