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Justice Gregory Hobbs
Materials from Justice Greg Hobbs' presentation in November 2006
Key Documents from US History
US Constitution
The Homestead Act of 1862
Pacific Railway Act of 1862
Navajo Treaty of 1868
The Dawes Act of 1887
The Indian Reorganization Act, June 18, 1934
8 USC 1401, United States Citizenship of Indians
Indian Child Welfare Act
Indian Religious Freedom Act
Indian Self Determination Act
Indian Civil Rights Act
Court Cases
BH v. People (Indian Child Welfare Act Decision)
Brown v The Board of Education, U.S Supreme Court, 1954 (Racial segregation in public schools is unconstitution)
Dred Scott v Sanford, U.S Supreme Court,1857 (Slaves are not citizens of the United States)
Gila River (Indian Homeland Reserved Water Rights Decision)
People vs. Schafer (Search and Seizure Tent Decision)
US v. Friday (Indian Religous Freedom Act Decision)
U.S. v. Tawahongva (Indian Religious Freedom Act Decision)
U.S. v. Wheeler (Navajo Tribal Court jurisdiction over Tribe members)
Winters v. US (First Decision Recognizing Indian Reserved Water Rights)
Worcester v. Georgia (Chief Justice John Marshall's Decision on Indian Nation v. State Sovereignty)
Oliphant, 1978, U.S.(Tribal courts have no criminal jurisdiction over non-Indians)
Other Documents
Abraham Lincoln and Equal Justice Under the Law
Navajo Teacher America Voices and Dine Life Texts-June 2009