Indian Territory. A former U.S. territory — now a part of the state of Oklahoma — to which the Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, and Seminole tribes were forcibly moved between 1830 and 1843. • In the late 19th century, most of this territory was ceded to the United States, and in 1907 the greater part […]
Indian Child Welfare Act. A federal act that governs child-custody proceedings — including foster-care placement, preadoptive placement, adoptive placement, and termination of parental rights — in cases involving a child of American Indian descent.25 USCA §§ 1911 et seq. • Congress enacted the Act to help protect the best interests of Indian children, to promote
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Indian reservation. An area that the federal government has designated for use by an American Indian tribe, where the tribe generally settles and establishes a tribal government. [Cases: Indians 12. C.J.S. Indians §§ 72–74, 79–80.]
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Department of the Interior. The cabinet-level department of the federal government responsible for managing the nation’s public lands and minerals, national parks, national wildlife refuges, and western water resources, and for upholding federal trust responsibilities to Indian tribes. • The Department also has responsibility for migratory-wildlife conservation; historical preservation; endangered species; surface-mined-lands preservation and restoration;
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Cherokee Nation 〈美〉彻罗基部落联盟 1838年7月12日，彻罗基印第安人东部部落和西部部落联合成立了以之为名的政治实体。根据其与美国政府于1833年和1866年签订的条约，一部分印第安人居住地划给该联盟，由其自行管辖。该联盟于1839年通过了自己的宪法，并于1866年对之进行修订。1881年，经联盟会议批准，出版了一部彻罗基部落联盟法律汇编。 (→Indian tribe)
Under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, an agreement by which the federal government provides funds to an Indian tribe and allows the tribe to plan and administer a program that would otherwise be administered by the federal government. 25 USCA § 450b(j). [Cases: Indians 7. C.J.S. Indians §§ 46–47.]
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Native American law. The body of law dealing with American Indian tribes and their relationships to federal and state governments, private citizens, and each other. — Also termed American Indian law; Indian law.
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gambling, n. The act of risking something of value, esp. money, for a chance to win a prize. • Gambling is regulated by state and federal law.18 USCA §§ 1081 et seq. — Also termed gaming. See COMMON GAMBLER. [Cases: Gaming 1.] Indian gambling. Gambling conducted by a federally recognized Indian tribe and regulated by
U.S. Const. art. I, § 8, cl. 3, which gives Congress the exclusive power to regulate commerce among the states, with foreign nations, and with Indian tribes. [Cases: Commerce 4–6. C.J.S. Commerce §§ 2–3, 5–7.]
Commerce Clause. U.S. Const. art. I, § 8, cl. 3, which gives Congress the exclusive power to regulate commerce among the states, with foreign nations, and with Indian tribes. [Cases: Commerce 4–6. C.J.S. Commerce §§ 2–3, 5–7.] Dormant Commerce Clause. The constitutional principle that the Commerce Clause prevents state regulation of interstate commercial activity even