United States v. Berrigan
District Court, D. Alaska
This suit was brought in the name of the United States, as guardian or trustee, by the District Attorney under instructions from the Attorney General. The government brings the suit for Jarvis and Henry and their people, native Alaska Indians, to remove the defendants from a small tract of land-lying at the confluence of the Tanana and Little Delta rivers, and long occupied by these natives as a home and village site.
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This suit was brought in the name of the United States, as guardian or trustee, by the District Attorney under instructions from the Attorney General. The government brings the suit for Jarvis and Henry and their people, native Alaska Indians, to remove the defendants from a small tract of land-lying at the confluence of the Tanana and Little Delta rivers, and long occupied by these natives as a home and village site. The complaint alleges “that the said Jarvis and Henry are illiterate Indians, members af the aboriginal tribes of Alaska, and, as such, are wards of the United States of…
1Opinion of the Court
WICKERSHAM, District Judge.
The third article of the treaty of 1867 by which Russia ceded Alaska to the United States provided for the protection of the citizenship of the inhabitants of the ceded territory as follows:
“The inhabitants of the ceded territory, according to their choice, reserving their natural allegiance, may return to Russia within three years; but if they should prefer to remain in the ceded territory, they, with the exception of uncivilized native tribes, shall be admitted to the enjoyment of all the rights, advantages, and immunities of citizens of the United States, and…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- United States v. KagamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Fremont v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1855
- Malony v. AdsitSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- United States v. PerotSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- Bennett v. HarkraderSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Goss v. LesterWisconsin Supreme Court · 1853
- United States v. City of KodiakDistrict Court, D. Alaska · 1955
- Hynes, Regional Director, Fish & Wildlife Service v. Grimes Packing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949