United States v. Kagama
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United States v. Kagama, 118 U.S. 375, was a landmark United States Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of the Major Crimes Act of 1885. This Congressional act gave the federal courts
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Trinity River near reservation
Justice Miller, author of the opinion
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Crow Dog was a Brulé Lakota subchief, born at Horse Stealing Creek, Montana Territory.
United States v. Kagama
…legal scholars as drawing on powers that are not granted to Congress by the Constitution, but it remains good law. In 1881, a Brulé Lakota Sioux named Crow Dog killed his government-installed chief. Crow Dog was detained and tried for murder. However, he contended that the United States held no jurisdiction…
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Spotted Tail, by Henry Farny
Crow Dog with a Remington–Keene rifle, ca. 1898.