摘要:The Allotment Act of 1887 diminished tribal regulatory authority over Indian reservation land use. While the Act provided for alienation of reservation land to non-Indians, it did not terminate the reservation status of alienated land. Hence, a question which repeatedly arises is whether Indians can control land use on non-Indian owned reservation land. This Note traces the historical basis of Indian regulatory authority over non-Indians, examines the Supreme Court's latest decision in Brendale, and then exposes the weaknesses of that decision.
关键词:Brendale v. Confederate Tribes; Tribal land; The Allotment Act of 1887; Indian Regulatory Authority