SCOTUS Cases
Events
The Numbers
100
This case that stated that states do not have jurisdiction over crimes committed by non-Indians towards non-Indians on Indian land.
What is United States v. McBratney
100
What organization relocated a large amount of Indians in 1949?
What is The Bureau of Indian Affairs
100
AIM was founded in this year
What is 1968
200
The Supreme Court determined that the Constitution grants Congress the power over the jurisdiction of crimes committed by one Native American against another in this case
What is United States v. Kagama
200
AIM was founded in this city
What is Minneapolis
200
The occupation of Wounded Knee lasted this long
What is 71 days
300
In this case, the Supreme Court decided that Indian courts were not bound by United States Constitution provisions.
What is Talton v. Mayes
300
This place was occupied by student protestors
What is Alcatraz Island
300
Around this many students participated in the Alcatraz occupation
What is 200
400
In this case the Court held the opinion that the United states has the power to overrule Cherokee laws
What is Cherokee Nation v. Hitchcock
400
Native Americans were allowed to retain custody of their children because of this.
What is the Indian Child Welfare Act
400
This many Native Americans were relocated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs in 1949
What is 35,000
500
In this case, the Supreme Court ruled that tribes do not have jurisdiction over non-Indians residing on Indian reservations.
What is Oliphant v. Squamish
500
This act gave the US government jurisdiction over crimes in Native American tribes
What is Major Crimes Act
500
This many Native Americans died in the occupation of Wounded Knee
What is 2
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