But if we own the underlying title and they own an occupancy right, then doesnt that mean that were sort of like their landlord, right . Because thats the one that were familiar with. So, the landlord owns the building. You have an occupancy right to live there. And how do you get rid of tenants you dont like . Well, you change the lease terms. So, now it would be, you know, i love your dog. Hes a great dog, but you know, a 20,000 pet deposit, its not unreasonable. So, youre more than welcome to stay as long as you want to. As long as you want to, with the dog, but i need 20,000. Youre like, oh, this is terrible, im moving. You say, oh, ill miss you. Youve been great, right . And thats sort of what happens to the cherokees. What troup does is he marches into the legislature of georgia and says, look, were their landlords, and he uses that. And so, we can theyre our tenants. We can change the lease terms and you guys should do something to act on this. And thats pretty much troups contr
We will hear arguments first this morning case 189526 mcgirt versus oklahoma. Mr. Chief justice and may i please the court, this case is resolved by the fundamental proposition that decisions about sovereign rights are for congress to make an Congress Makes those decisions by the text. Learly and the decision must be reversed because the text makes clear Congress Never terminated the reservation and never transferred federal criminal jurisdiction to oklahoma. I have four basic points to make this morning. First, there was a reservation. The relevant treaties preserve the land to solemnly goin guarad to govern. The text of the treaties and statutes expressly identified the land of the reservation. Nothing more was needed. Second, congress did not establish, disestablish the reservation. In fact they considered a disestablishment and rejected it and initially sought the section yet instead only for the allotment. Then when congressional inaction would have dissolved, congress preserved t
Oyez oyez oyez all persons having business before the honorable, the Supreme Court of the United States, are admonished to draw near and give their attention, for the court is now sitting. God save the United States and this Honorable Court argument first this morning, number matt, state mac, may it please the court, this the is revolves by decisions about sovereign rights are about congress to make an Congress Makes those decisions by speaking clearly with the decision below must be reversed because the text makes clear Congress Never terminated the creek reservation and never transferred federal your stiction to oklahoma. I have four basic points. First, the creek nation has the the texton, and expressly identifies the land as a reservation good nothing more was needed. Second congress did not disestablish that reservation. Congress considered the language that rejected it. Congress initially provided only for allotment, and then when congressional inaction wouldve dissolved the trib
Here to indian territory. We began the removals starting in 1829 and they culminated in our large old our larger removal here to indian territory in the summer and fall months of 1836 with our arrival to indian territory here in late december, 1836, and throughout january of 1837, when we arrived at port at fort gibson in indian territory. For about 20 years or so, beginning at about 1840, prior to settling at our place in the capital here, we met at the grand council of our tribal towns until about 1861. 1861 was the arrival of the statesar for the united and pretty much everyone. Post the civil war, we had to sign the treaty, as many other tribes who found themselves involved in the civil war. We signed that treaty in 1856. 18 57, we developed our new tribal constitution, which was really the foundation for Government Operations that established themselves in this area. Once we established that new tribal government, we had a to have a place for that. The place the muscogee people se
Decisions about sovereign rights are about congress to make an Congress Makes those decisions by speaking clearly with the decision below must be reversed because the text makes clear Congress Never terminated the creek reservation and never transferred federal your stiction to oklahoma. I have four basic points. First, the creek nation has the the texton, and expressly identifies the land as a reservation good nothing more was needed. Second congress did not disestablish that reservation. Congress considered the language that rejected it. Congress initially provided only for allotment, and then when congressional inaction wouldve dissolved the tribe, congress preserved the tribe for all purposes authorized by law. The backdrop of existing authority that legislate over legislation land. Those should be respected. Third congress did not transfer terminal jurisdiction to oklahoma. Eight stated the major crimes act exclusive jurisdiction over enumerated crimes in a state of the United Sta