The Cherokee cases : two landmark federal decisions in the fight for sovereignty / Jill Norgren.
2004
KIG2000.5.A5 N67 2004 (Mapit)
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Title
The Cherokee cases : two landmark federal decisions in the fight for sovereignty / Jill Norgren.
Imprint
Norman, Oklahoma : University of Oklahoma Press, ©2004.
Description
x, 212 pages : maps ; 22 cm
Formatted Contents Note
Who came first was not all that mattered
Prelude to litigation
The Age of Jackson
The test of Cherokee legal rights begins
A decision on Indian sovereignty
Conclusion: the life of landmark litigation
Appendix I. The State v. George Tassels
Appendix II. The Cherokee Nation v. the State of Georgia
Appendix III. Samuel A. Worcester v. the State of Georgia.
Prelude to litigation
The Age of Jackson
The test of Cherokee legal rights begins
A decision on Indian sovereignty
Conclusion: the life of landmark litigation
Appendix I. The State v. George Tassels
Appendix II. The Cherokee Nation v. the State of Georgia
Appendix III. Samuel A. Worcester v. the State of Georgia.
Summary
Jacket: This compact history is the first to explore two landmark U.S. Supreme Court cases of the early 1830s: Cherokee Nation v. Georgia and Worcester v. Georgia. Legal historian Jill Norgren details the extraordinary story behind these cases, describing how John Ross and other leaders of the Cherokee Nation, having internalized the principles of American law, tested their sovereignty rights before Chief Justice John Marshall in the highest court of the land. The Cherokees' goal was to solidify these rights and to challenge the aggressive actions that the government and people of Georgia carried out against them under the aegis of law. Written in a style accessible both to students and to general readers, The Cherokee Cases is an ideal guide to understanding the political development of the Cherokee Nation in the early nineteenth century and the tragic outcome of these cases so critical to the establishment of U.S. federal Indian law.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-201) and index.
Call Number
KIG2000.5.A5 N67 2004
Language
English
ISBN
0806136065 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
9780806136066 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
9780806136066 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
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