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ROFF v. BURNEY

No. 34.

168 U.S. 218 (1897)

18 S.Ct. 60

42 L.Ed. 442

ROFF, v. BURNEY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided November 29, 1897.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. C.L. Herbert for plaintiff in error.

Mr. H.C. Potterf and Mr. W.F. Bowman for defendant in error.

MR. JUSTICE BREWER, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court.

The condition of the Indians and Indian tribes within the limits of the United States is anomalous. The tribes, though in certain respects regarded as possessing the attributes of nationality, are held to be not foreign, but domestic dependent nations. Cherokee Nation v. Georgia, 5 Pet. 1; Worcester v. Georgia, 6 Pet. 515; Choctaw Nation v. United...

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