· 3/25/1980
Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma v. The State of Oklahoma
Citations
- 618 F.2d 665
- 1980 U.S. App. LEXIS 19281
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- holding that lands held in trust by the United States for the Tribes are Indian country within the meaning of § 1151(a)
- holding no state authority over Indians in Indian Country unless expressly conferred by Congress
- finding unauthorized state prosecutions of Indians in Indian Country would cause irreparable injury to tribal sovereignty
- hunting and fishing rights on allotments and tribal trust lands survive disestablishment of reservation
- hunting and fishing rights on allotments and tribal trust lands survive disestablishment of reservation
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Judges: McWilliams, Breitenstein, Logan
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