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Cherokee Nation v. Georgia

SCOTUS · Decided Decided

Case Overview

Described tribes as domestic dependent nations in a ward-guardian relation with the United States, denying original jurisdiction over the Cherokee suit against Georgia. With Worcester, the foundation of federal Indian law.


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