Episode 51: History of Federal Indian Law Part 2 – Jurisdiction in Indian Country

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 cases that were the foundations of jurisdiction within Indian country.

-Ex Parte Crow Dog (1883)

-Major Crimes Act

-Assimilative Crimes Act

-P.L. 280

Intro Music: “Turning Into Me” by Jericho Salt