This article seeks to explain the nature of the arguments the Iroquois presented to the US government in trying to prevent their removal. In the letters they wrote to the federal government from the 1830s to the 1850s they emphasized their own law as well as that of the United States. They drew on whatever perception of law they deemed was best…

Acquisition of Cherokee lands for that which is known as the Natchez Trace Parkway is presented via an historical perspective. (JC)

Detailing the struggle between American Indians (Cherokees) and white settlers over a piece of land, known as Lovely's Purchase, lying north of the Arkansas River and extending west to the Verdigris River, this article documents attempts made by various whites to treat the Cherokee equitably. (JC)

An attempt to do what has rarely been done in the 19th century, this article examines the actual economic resources and values associated with United States Indian treaties and agreements in the Great Lakes region (land, trade, timber, maple sugar, fish and game, water resources, military posts and roads, and annuities). (JC)

Establishing that the Seminoles have present, treaty-guaranteed rights to the lands where they live and other Florida lands, this article details the Seminole claims prosecuted in the Indian Claims Commission, maintaining it was unauthorized by the traditional Seminole, unlawful, and in some respects fraudulent. (JC)

Three judical decisions (Johnson vs McIntosh, Cherokee Nation vs State of Georgia, and Worcester vs Georgia) are cited as "the root and vine of the field of jurisprudence" re: decisions imposed upon the American Indian and rendered during the first half of the 19th century when the U.S. was experiencing a national crisis. (JC)

Presenting an historical account of the Prairie Potawatomie's resistance to the General Allotment Act of 1887, this article emphasizes the Prairie Band's resiliance and underlying strength. (JC)

The Western Shoshone traditionals have challenged the ruling of the Indian Claims Commission in an effort to reclaim 24 million acres of Nevada land originally promised to them by the Federal Government. (JC)

Presenting arguments for consideration by the United Nations Decolonization Committee, this article: illustrates that under generally accepted definitions of colonialism Indian nations remain colonies today; discusses twentieth century changes in laws of territorial acquisition, agression, and self-determination; and asserts that Indian nations…

Describing events and legislation leading up to the removal of the Cherokee Nation from its eastern homelands to Oklahoma, this article details the Federal Government's role in what is termed the "cultural genocide" of the Cherokee Nation. (JC)

There were 271 treaties made between the United States Government and many Indian Nations, promising friendship and peaceful interaction, but treaty amendments and outright violations on the part of the United States led to war and loss of Indian Nation lands. (JC)

Examines the Sioux Nation Black Hills Act (1987) as a proposed settlement of the Black Hills claim by the Sioux. Examines bill in terms of American legal history. Suggests the legislation would create legal confusion, conflict, and racial tension. Criticizes bill as harming regional resource management efforts. (TES)