Joint Tribal Council of the Passamaquoddy Tribe et al., plaintiffs, v. Rogers C. B. Morton, Secretary, Department of the Interior, et al., defendants, and State of Maine, intervenor: civ. no. 1960

Authors

David Getches

Files

Description

Case summary: United States has trust obligation to enforce Indian land claim dormant for two centuries since the restriction against alienation imposed on Indian lands by the Indian Nonintercourse Act extends to aboriginal rights of "non-recognized" tribes located in original colonies.

Year

1975

Publisher

West Pub. Co.

Place

St. Paul

Recommended Citation

Getches, David, "Joint Tribal Council of the Passamaquoddy Tribe et al., plaintiffs, v. Rogers C. B. Morton, Secretary, Department of the Interior, et al., defendants, and State of Maine, intervenor: civ. no. 1960" (1975). Litigation. 18.
https://scholar.law.colorado.edu/david-h-getches-litigation/18