Joseph J. Heath

City of _Sherrill v. Oneida Indian Nation_, 544 U.S. 197 (2005): THE DOCTRINE OF CHRISTIAN DISCOVERY AND DOMINATION AND THE DENIAL OF TREATY RIGHTS

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This shameful, land mark decision by the Supreme Court was issued just three weeks after the filing of the Onondaga Nation’s Land Rights Action. It was a rem...

U.S. v. KING MOUNTAIN TOBACCO CO., INC. DECISION 9th Circuit, August 13, 2018

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Tobacco company, owned by a Yakima Nation citizen, makes cigarettes using 54 % tobacco that is grown on allotted nation land, held in trust by US. The 9th Ci...

S01E01 - The Legal Framework of the Doctrine of Christian Discovery in Practice with Joe Heath

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The Doctrine Of Christian Discovery: Its Fundamental Importance In United States Indian Law And The Need For its Repudiation And Removal

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The doctrine of discovery has continued to be the cornerstone of United States Indian law. A series of recent, disturbing decisions by the Supreme Court and ...

The Good, The Bad & The Ugly In Mcgirt V. Oklahoma

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As promising as this decision is, deeply racist problems remain in US law.Left unsaid by Gorsuch was his, and the court’s, unquestioned acceptance of “plenar...

Native American Law in the Modern Era

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Albany Government Law Review Volume 10 Issues 1&2 2016-2017

Statement on the Historical Use of the Doctrine of Christian Discovery by the United States Supreme Court Since 1823

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The purpose of this paper is to review the history of the use of the Doctrine of Christian Discovery in United States Supreme Court decisions since 1823. It ...