...John Marshall in the 1832 Supreme Court decision of Worcester v. Georgia clearly stated the obvious: The Indian Nations had always been considered as distinct, independent political communities... and the settled doctrine of the law of nations is that a weaker power does not surrender us independence-its...

..."Worcester v. Georgia, 31 US (6 Pet.) 515, 559-60 (1832), where Mr. Chief Justice Marshall stated: The Indian nations had always been considered as distinct,...from time immemorial, with the single exception of tnat imposed by irresistible power, which excluded them from intercourse with any other European potentate...

...of Indian tribes with some clarity. Marshall suggested a peculiar status for the Cherokees, writing: The Indian nations had always been considered as distinct,...communities, retaining their original natural rights . . . with the single exception of that imposed by irresistible power, which excluded them from intercourse...

...in circumstances relating to distant continents. The Indian tribes or nations, declared the Court, had "always been considered as distinct, independent,...communities, retaining their original natural rights . . . and the settled doctrine of the law of nations is that a weaker power does not surrender its...

...Error v. State of Georgia, Marshall expanded the legal definition of Indian nations and ruled that "the Indian nations had always been considered as distinct, independent political communities". Thus, inside their domain, state laws had no sanction; they were communities that were entitled to...

...(6 Peters 515-96, 1832) Chief Justice John Marshall said for the majority of the Supreme Court that "the Indian nations had always been considered as...undisputed possessors of the soil, from time immemorial. . . . The very term 'nation,' so generally applied to them, means 'a people distinct from others.'...

...housing policy-is the concept of "trust responsibility." Chief Justice Marshall stated that, The lndian nations had always been considered as distinct, independent...rights, as the undisputed possessors of the soil."" The lndian Trade and lntercourse Act of 1790 had specifically prohibited the sale of lndian land without...

...7797 fora* Supreme Court case of Worcester v. Georgia,1 Supreme Court Justice John Marshall found that "Indian nations had always been considered as distinct...original natural rights, as the undisputed possessors of their soil" The federal government formed solemn agreements with independent native governments and,...

...exception" to tribal independence, "imposed by irresistible power, which excluded them [the tribes] from intercourse with any other European potentate...discoverer of the coast of the particular region claimed." In declaring that the Indians were not foreign nations, Marshall spoke bluntly: They look to our government...

...tit, at footnote 28, p 9. See also Worcester v Georgia 31 US 515 (1832) per Marshall CJ: Indian tribes 'had always been considered as distinct, independent,...communities, retaining their original natural rights'. 90 Professor Kickingbird, op tit, at footnote 1, p 15. 91 Ibid, p 19. In addition, the Supreme Court...