Examples of the Act of 1871 in a sentence
Six weeks later, in a letter to the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, the Indian party leaders—Mr. Charles and Mr. Slingerland—urged passage of Senate Bill 610 which was to become the Act of 1871.
With the passage of the Act of 1871, a series of subtle and overt deceptions were set in motion – all in conjunction and collusion with the Congress, who knowingly and deliberately sold the People down the river.
The Court explained:Those who opposed the Act of 1871 clearly recognized that the proponents were extending federal power in an attempt to remedy the state courts’ failure to secure federal rights….
Renewals for maintenance and repairs of previously27 approved projects may be granted for periods not to exceed 10 years.28 (b) All other CAMA permits may be extended where substantial development, either within or outside the AEC, has29 begun and is continuing.
The change in the wording of the law as it stood under the Act of 1871 to as it stands now is that the words in good faith" have been omitted and the word "purchased" has been replaced by "transferred." The article as it now stands therefore requires for its application that the property in suit must have been transferred by the trustee or mortgagee for a valuable consideration.
After citing the Act of 1871, the Court stated, “Indian tribes are States in a certain sense, though not foreign states, or states of the United States.
The historical record suggests that although the Supreme Court has employed both interpretations, the political branches have been more consistent (relatively) in recognizing sovereignty and negotiating agreements with the tribes, with some notable exceptions, as discussed in the following sections.Early Interpretations (1872-1884) The year following the Act of 1871, the Supreme Court was called upon to determine the status of the Cherokee Nation in a property dispute involving former Cherokee lands.
The government which was created for the District of Columbia via the Act of 1871 operates under Private International Law, and not Common Law, which was the law of the Constitutional Republic.
A reservation was established under the Act of 1871, which was subject to allotment under the 1887 General Allotment Act.
The Court encountered another chance to consider the meaning of the Act of 1871 in Elk v.Wilkins, decided in 1884.