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21 Dec 2010, 12:56 pm by brian
     During the Civil War, the Seminole, Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek and Chickasaw tribes cut ties with the Union and entered into treaties with the Confederacy. [read post]
18 May 2015, 6:33 am by Kate Fort
The tribe’s determination that Olivia is a member of Choctaw Nation is conclusive. [read post]
16 Nov 2017, 12:01 am by rhapsodyinbooks
According to a history of Oklahoma, the name for this area was actually suggested in 1866 by a Choctaw, Reverend Allen Wright, in his proposal for a federal territory comprising all the Indian nations and tribes within its present borders. [read post]
3 Jan 2016, 3:13 pm by Howard Wasserman
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, which took place early in December; the case concerns the scope of tribal court jurisdiction in civil actions against non-Tribe members. [read post]
17 Jun 2014, 5:47 am by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
Here: Dollar General Cert Petition Questions presented: Whether Indian tribal courts have jurisdiction to adjudicate civil tort claims against nonmembers, including as a means of regulating the conduct of nonmembers who enter into consensual relationships with a tribe or its members? [read post]
12 May 2023, 12:24 pm by ACLU
The Meaning of Tribal Regalia Tribal regalia can take many forms and differs from tribe to tribe. [read post]
14 Jan 2011, 11:16 am by Tana Fye
Part 3 of my paper on the existing Indian family exception to ICWA.Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians v. [read post]
7 Dec 2015, 5:45 pm
In 2000, the multi-billion dollar retailer Dollar General opened a store on the Mississippi Choctaw reservation. [read post]
23 Jan 2015, 8:51 am by Native American Rights Fund
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act; funding regulations)Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma v. [read post]
7 Feb 2010, 12:38 pm by Greg Guedel
Tribe members were granted scholarships to attend any U.S. university. [read post]
25 Jun 2016, 6:28 am by Ed Gehres
The youth participated in a job training program sponsored by the tribe, and was assigned to work at the Dollar General store located on trust land, in a building owned by the tribe, within the boundaries of the Mississippi Choctaw reservation. [read post]
17 Mar 2014, 6:25 am by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
Here is the amended opinion: CA5 Amended Opinion The main amendment appears to be that the panel will no longer rely upon the Ninth Circuit’s holding in Water Wheel — and instead finds that the tribe retains jurisdiction over the underlying tort claim under the Montana 1 consensual relations exception. [read post]
2 Jun 2013, 4:33 am by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
The video trailer was developed by the Mississippi Administrative Office of Courts/Court Improvement Program in consultation with the National Resource Center on Legal and Judicial Issues and the National Resource Center for Tribes as an ICWA educational resource for judges, courts, child welfare, and judicial educators. [read post]
3 Sep 2014, 7:15 pm by Maureen Johnston
Issue: Whether Indian tribal courts have jurisdiction to adjudicate civil tort claims against nonmembers, including as a means of regulating the conduct of nonmembers who enter into consensual relationships with a tribe or its members. [read post]
3 Mar 2007, 12:41 am
Cherokees, along with Choctaws, Chickasaws, Creeks and Seminoles, were long known as the "Five Civilized Tribes" because they adopted many of the ways of their white neighbors in the South, including the holding of black slaves. [read post]
23 Jun 2016, 8:18 am by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
Huge win for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians tribal court and most especially for the family of John Doe. [read post]
22 Sep 2021, 4:14 pm by NARF
Seminole Tribe of Florida (Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Contract Breach) Shade v. [read post]
15 Jan 2011, 11:08 am by Tana Fye
       In the aftermath of Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians v. [read post]