United States v. Ramsey (1926)
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united-states-v-ramsey-1926-165-2562899
title:
United States v. Ramsey (1926)
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United States v. Ramsey, 271 U.S. 467 (1926), was a U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the government had the authority to prosecute crimes against Native Americans (Indians) on reservation land that was still designated Indian Country by federal law. The Osage Indian Tribe held mineral rights that were worth millions of dollars. A white rancher, William K. Hale, devised a plot to kill tribal members to allow his nephew, who was married to a tribal member, to inherit the minera
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1926 United States Supreme Court case
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Ramsey_(1926)
date created:
2013-08-14T23:01:38Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T11:00:53Z
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