{"id":7309,"date":"2017-11-08T17:00:20","date_gmt":"2017-11-08T17:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=7309"},"modified":"2023-04-21T22:11:31","modified_gmt":"2023-04-21T22:11:31","slug":"indian-country-law-embedded-into-constitutional-law-through-the-great-law-of-peace-and-cherokee-nation-v-georgia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=7309","title":{"rendered":"Legal Terms pertaining to Indian Country:"},"content":{"rendered":"

Contents of this Section Include:<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

i. Legal Term Definitions pertaining to Indian Country.<\/strong><\/span>
\n ii. Various Maps of Tribes and Tribal Nations.<\/strong><\/span>
\n iii. Political Associations of Tribes including Pre-Contact Primary Systems of Law\u00a0(and related information).<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

i.\u00a0Legal Term Definitions pertaining to “Indian Country”:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The term “Indian”\u00a0connotes very different meanings to\u00a0people: some consider the\u00a0<\/span>colloquialism\u00a0<\/span>derogatory and offensive\u00a0(and inaccurate)<\/em><\/a> while <\/span>others wear it proudly<\/a>.\u00a0 According to the U.S. Supreme Court, Indian<\/em> is a\u00a0legal term,\u00a0<\/em>usually pertaining to American Indians<\/em><\/a> rather than to Hindu people (another colloquialism<\/a>)<\/em> from India.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Below<\/em> you’ll find short description for several legal terms pertaining\u00a0to American Indian Tribes<\/a>.\u00a0 Click any of the following terms (or related sub-terms)<\/em> for the full definition as recorded within federally-recommended law dictionaries.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Notice:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Our<\/a> intention for posting these terms is to help\u00a0interpret and<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>inform<\/em>\u00a0regarding “what the law has previously decided” so that <\/span>grievances<\/a><\/span>\u00a0may be effectively <\/span>redressed<\/a> without confusion or misunderstanding from within the courtroom.\u00a0 The primary function of this website<\/a> is to help people learn more about the systems of\u00a0law<\/a>, equity<\/a>, and admiralty<\/a>\u00a0so that those who are facing injustice may make more informed decisions about how they navigate their interactions with the courts.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Definitions:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

American Indian tribe<\/a> <\/span>– a definable group characterized by sociological, cultural, and familial links residing\u00a0on one reservation.\u00a0 aka\u00a0federally-recognized tribe.\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong>Section includes definitions for\u00a0tribe<\/strong><\/span>;<\/em> Indian<\/em><\/strong><\/span>; Indian Chief<\/em><\/strong><\/span>;\u00a0Indian band<\/em><\/strong><\/span>;\u00a0Indian Nation<\/em><\/strong><\/span>;\u00a0Indian<\/strong><\/span><\/em> maize<\/strong><\/span>;<\/span>\u00a0Indian war<\/em><\/strong><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n