Legal Opinion
Omaha Indian Tribe v. Wilson
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 15, 1980No. Nos. 77-1384, 77-1387PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Chief Judge.
These cases have been remanded to us by the United States Supreme Court for reconsideration in light of the principles set forth in its June 20, 1979 opinion. Wilson v. Omaha Indian Tribe, 442 U.S. 653, 99 S.Ct. 2529, 61 L.Ed.2d 153 (1979).
I. Factual Background.
At issue is ownership of approximately 2,900 acres of land lying adjacent to the Missouri River in an area called Blackbird Bend located in what was then the Territory of Nebraska, and which is conceded to have been set aside in 1854 by treaty as a reservation for the Omaha Indian Tribe. The tortured history of the…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- Oneida Indian Nation v. County of OneidaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Wilson v. Omaha Indian TribeSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Jefferis v. East Omaha Land Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Nebraska v. IowaSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- County of St. Clair v. LovingstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Rupp v. Omaha Indian TribeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
- United States v. WilsonDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 1981
- United States v. WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
- Omaha Indian Tribe v. JacksonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988
- Bear v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Nebraska · 1985
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