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Native Americans

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  • Rights, Commerce, and Reform

    Era

    The end of Reconstruction and the start of Industrialization led to a 50-year era where the Supreme Court addressed constitutional questions about rights, commerce, and reform.

  • Lone Wolf v. Hitchcock

    Significant Case

    The Supreme Court decision that affirmed the unrestricted legislative power of Congress in regard to treaties and weakened Native American claims to landholdings.

  • Ex parte Crow Dog

    Significant Case

    The Supreme Court decision that upheld Native American tribal sovereignty but paved the way for an expansion of federal authority over crimes committed in Native territory.

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