Sovereignty on Trial by Tim Alan Garrison - 9780700641390

Name: Sovereignty on Trial by Tim Alan Garrison - 9780700641390
Brand: University Press of Kansas

University Press of Kansas

Sovereignty on TrialThe Cherokee Nation and the Fight for Native Rights\nAuthor(s): Tim Alan Garrison\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University Press of Kansas, United States\nImprint: University Press of Kansas\nISBN-13: 9780700641390, 978-0700641390\nSynopsis\nThe story of the legal battle between the Cherokee Nation and the State of Georgia that ultimately led to the infamous Trail of Tears and the ongoing struggles for Native sovereignty.\n\n Sovereignty on Trial tells the story of a trio of landmark United States Supreme Court casesJohnson v. MIntosh [tel], Cherokee Nation v. Georgia [tel], and Worcester v. Georgia [tel]that considered the legal status of Native nations in the early nineteenth century.\n\n Known as the Marshall Trilogymajority opinions all written by Chief Justice John Marshallthe decisions are inconsistent in their holdings and reasoning, leaving American Indian law and interpretations of Native sovereignty confusing and ambiguous. In MIntosh, Marshall used the.