The constitutional status of Indian tribes within the framework of the American Republic has
been elusive from the very beginning. This essential point was acknowledged by the …

I. The Constitutional Status of the Indian The American tribal Indian can be described not
only as a member of America's largest neglected minority, but also as a victim of too many …

American Indians have always had a tenuous relationship within the governmental structure
of the United States. Are Indian tribes to be treated as states? Are they to be treated as …

F ederal Indian law is oftentimes characterized as a niche and dis-crete area of law, but this
depiction really misstates the breadth and relevance of the field. Federal Indian law is a …

The United States is in the midst of a new civil war. Unlike the last civil war, it is not between
the states and the Union; rather, it is a challenge by American Indian tribes against the states …

Since 1831, Indian nations have been viewed as Domestic Dependent Nations located
within the geographical boundaries of the United States. 1 Chief Justice Marshall attributed …

The traditional analytical approach to the doctrine of tribal sovereignty is reflected in Chief
Justice John Marshall's observation that the" condition of the Indians in relation to the United …

Under black-letter law declared in the US Supreme Court's decision in Morton v. Mancari,
federal classifications of individuals as" Indian" based on membership in a federally …

Perhaps the most basic principle of all Indian law, sup ported by a host of decisions... is the
principle that those powers which are lawfully vested in an Indian tribe are not, in general …

There is the widespread and mistaken notion that constitutional government did not reach
Oklahoma until 1906 when the conven tion at Guthrie prepared the state's organic law as a …