SCOTUS Blog··Friday, November 13, 2026, 9:30 AM

Tribal property and the Supreme Court

One of the fundamental questions in federal law is the exact parameters of Indigenous property rights. From the first Supreme Court decisions in Indian affairs (such as Johnson v. McIntosh and Lone Wolf v. Hitchcock), Indigenous property has been treated in a sui generis manner that is often to the detriment of Indigenous Peoples.

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