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Supreme Court refuses Delaware Tribe's case
Tuesday, October 4, 2005
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to consider whether Delaware Tribe of Oklahoma should be federally recognized.
The tribe was kicked off the list of federally recognized entities earlier this year after the Cherokee Nation succeeded in reversing a Bureau of Indian Affairs decision that favored the Delawares.
The Delaware Tribe appealed to the high court but the justices, without comment, refused to hear
Cherokee Nation v. Norton, No. 04-1368 [
Case Documents].
The Delawares were made a part of the larger Cherokee Nation by an 1867 agreement and an 1866 treaty. The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals said the BIA failed to adequately consider this history in recognized the Delawares as a separate entity.
The Cherokees say they are trying to protect their sovereignty. The Delawares would operate in the same jurisdictional area as the Cherokees.
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10th Circuit Decision:
Cherokee
Nation v. Norton (November 16, 2004)
Lower Court Decision:
Cherokee
Nation v. DOI (7/23)
Relevant Documents:
Federal
Register Notice/Ada Deer Announcement (September 1996)
Relevant Links:
Delaware Tribe of Indians -
http://www.delawaretribeofindians.nsn.us
Cherokee Nation -
http://www.cherokee.org
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