Episode 50: History of Federal Indian Law Part 1 – The Marshall Trilogy

Host: Rick

Guest: Dr. Lindsay Robertson (University of Oklahoma)

-Chickasaw Nation Endowed Chair in Native American Law

-Faculty Director, Center for the Study of American Indian Law and Policy

-Sam K. Viersen Family Foundation Presidential Professor

In this episode we cover the three cases of the Marshall trilogy, and its early impacts of federal Indian policy within the US.

Marshal Trilogy:

-Johnson v McIntosh (1823).

-Cherokee Nation v Georgia (1831).

-Worcester v Georgia (1832).

Terms covered:

-Discovery Doctrine

-Occupancy Rights

-Domestic Dependent Nations

-Extra-Constitutional Nations

-Tribal Sovereignty

Intro Music: “Turning Into Me” by Jericho Salt