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Cherokee Nation v. Blackfeather

• 1894 • 155 U.S. 218 • Fuller Court
In the case of Cherokee Nation v. Blackfeather in 1894, the U.S Supreme Court was tasked with resolving a dispute over land rights between the Cherokee Nation and individual members of their tribe, specifically those known as "intruders" who were non-Cherokee people living on tribal lands. The court ruled that while tribes have sovereignty over their own affairs, this does not extend to ejecting intruders from tribal lands without federal approval. This decision reinforced previous rulings...Open Case
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Chief Fuller Court
Term: 1894
Docket: 671
155 U.S. 218
15 S. Ct. 63
39 L. Ed. 126
1894 U.S. LEXIS 2265
Argued: Oct 18, 1894

Cherokee Nation v. Blackfeather

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In the case of Cherokee Nation v. Blackfeather in 1894, the U.S Supreme Court was tasked with resolving a dispute over land rights between the Cherokee Nation and individual members of their tribe, specifically those known as "intruders" who were non-Cherokee people living on tribal lands. The court ruled that while tribes have sovereignty over their own affairs, this does not extend to ejecting intruders from tribal lands without federal approval. This decision reinforced previous rulings which held that Native American tribes are "domestic dependent nations" under U.S law and therefore subject to federal authority in certain matters such as these. It also highlighted ongoing tensions around issues of tribal sovereignty and land rights within U.S legal frameworks.

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Opinion written by Justice DJBrewer
Decided: Nov 19, 1894
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