Some 1818 Treaties

November 26, 2019 admin 0

During the nineteenth century, the United States aggressively pursued a policy of manifest destiny to spread out between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans. At […]

American Indian Treaties in 1816

American Indian Treaties in 1816

January 18, 2016 admin 0

A treaty is simply an agreement between two or more sovereign nations. Following the Constitution, the United States recognized Indian nations as sovereign entities and […]

American law

The 1837 Winnebago Treaty

January 2, 2015 admin 0

During the first part of the nineteenth century, the American Indian policy was to remove Indians from east of the Mississippi River and to “give” […]

A Chippewa Treaty

A Chippewa Treaty

November 10, 2013 admin 0

A treaty is an agreement between two or more sovereign nations. Under the U.S. Constitution and the Supreme Court’s interpretation of the Constitution, Indian tribes […]

The Navajo and Mexico

November 16, 2011 admin 0

In 1821 Mexico obtained independence from Spain. In the Plan of Iguala, Mexico did away with all legal distinctions regarding Indians and reaffirmed that Indians […]

Breaking Treaties

Breaking Treaties

October 11, 2011 admin 0

A treaty is an agreement between two or more sovereign nations. Under the U.S. Constitution, Indian tribes are considered sovereign nations-or as dependent domestic nations, […]