Omaha Tribe of Nebraska, a Corporation v. Village of Walthill, Nebraska, a Municipal Corporation

This controversy is between the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska,, the Tribal Council of the Omaha Tribe and certain officers and members of the Council, as plaintiffs-appellees, and the Village of Walthill, Nebraska, Thurston County, Nebraska, the State of Nebraska, and certain village, county, and state officers, as defendants-appellants.

The dispute centers on the question of jurisdiction over crimes committed by or against Indians on the Omaha Reservation. Seeking a resolution of the problem, plaintiffs filed this action in the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska. They sought…