United States federal Indian law and policy

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United States federal Indian law and policy is the body of laws, court decisions, and governmental actions that define the political and legal relationship between the U.S. government and Native American tribes and individuals.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf body of law
public policy domain
basedOn Indian Commerce Clause
Treaty Clause, which governs treaties made by the United States with foreign nations
surface form: Treaty Clause

United States Constitution
country United States of America
historicalPhase Indian Reorganization Act
surface form: Indian Reorganization era

allotment and assimilation era
removal era
reservation era
self-determination era
termination era
treaty-making era
implementedBy Bureau of Indian Affairs
United States Congress
United States Department of Justice
United States Department of the Interior
federal judiciary of the United States
surface form: federal courts of the United States

tribal governments
includes administrative regulations concerning Native American tribes
executive branch policies concerning Native American tribes
federal court decisions concerning Native American tribes
federal statutes concerning Native American tribes
includesStatute Indian Civil Rights Act
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
Indian Reorganization Act
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act
Major Crimes Act
Public Law 280
keyConcept federal preemption in Indian affairs
plenary power doctrine
reserved rights doctrine
self-determination
treaty rights
tribal sovereignty
trust responsibility
regulates legal relationship between the United States and Native American tribes
political relationship between the United States and Native American tribes
relationship between the United States and Native American individuals
shapedBy California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians (1987)
surface form: California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians

Cherokee Nation v. Georgia
Johnson v. M’Intosh
Lone Wolf v. Hitchcock
McGirt v. Oklahoma
Morton v. Mancari
Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe (1978)
surface form: Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe

United States v. Kagama
United States v. Wheeler
Worcester v. Georgia
subjectArea civil jurisdiction in Indian country
criminal jurisdiction in Indian country
federal-tribal trust relationship
jurisdiction
land and natural resources
sovereignty
treaty interpretation

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Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 category United States federal Indian law and policy
Indian reservations in the United States partOf United States federal Indian law and policy
this entity surface form: United States federal Indian policy
Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe isSubjectTo United States federal Indian law and policy
this entity surface form: United States federal Indian law
Battle of the Wabash influenced United States federal Indian law and policy
this entity surface form: United States Indian policy in the Northwest Territory
American Indian Religious Freedom Act of 1978 category United States federal Indian law and policy
Narragansett Indian Tribe isSubjectOf United States federal Indian law and policy
this entity surface form: United States federal Indian law
Doctrine of Discovery influenced United States federal Indian law and policy
this entity surface form: United States federal Indian law
Custer Died for Your Sins mainTopic United States federal Indian law and policy
this entity surface form: United States federal Indian policy
Curtis Act of 1898 partOf United States federal Indian law and policy
this entity surface form: United States Indian policy
Samuel A. Worcester influenced United States federal Indian law and policy
this entity surface form: United States federal Indian law
Muscogee (Creek) Nation Constitution relatedTo United States federal Indian law and policy
this entity surface form: United States federal Indian law
Treaty of Moultrie Creek governedBy United States federal Indian law and policy
this entity surface form: United States federal Indian policy
Marshall Trilogy appliesTo United States federal Indian law and policy
this entity surface form: United States federal Indian law
Treaty of Fort Wayne (1809) governingLaw United States federal Indian law and policy
this entity surface form: United States federal Indian policy
BIA topicOf United States federal Indian law and policy
subject surface form: Bureau of Indian Affairs
this entity surface form: United States federal Indian policy
La Jolla Band of Luiseño Indians isSubjectOf United States federal Indian law and policy
this entity surface form: United States federal Indian law
Kickapoo Indian Reservation in Oklahoma hasLegalFramework United States federal Indian law and policy
this entity surface form: United States federal Indian law
John Collier areaOfInfluence United States federal Indian law and policy
this entity surface form: United States federal Indian policy
Natchez people recognizedBy United States federal Indian law and policy
this entity surface form: United States government (as descendants within other tribes)
Torres-Martinez Band of Desert Cahuilla Indians subjectTo United States federal Indian law and policy
this entity surface form: United States federal Indian law
Seneca-Cayuga Nation isSubjectOf United States federal Indian law and policy
this entity surface form: United States federal Indian law
Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa subjectOf United States federal Indian law and policy
this entity surface form: United States federal Indian law
Winnebago Reservation subjectOf United States federal Indian law and policy
this entity surface form: United States federal Indian law
Edgar Howard sphere of influence United States federal Indian law and policy
this entity surface form: United States federal Indian policy