Chief Justice Marshall ruled that Indians had right over their land and only the Federal Government could take it away from them.
Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (1831)
The state of Georgia did not have the right to extinct the Indians because they were their own nation.
Worcester v. Georgia (1832)
Marshall ruled that since the Cherokees were a distinct community, Georgia could not take their lands. However, the decision of the Chief Justice in these three cases was overrun by Jackson.
United States v. Winans (1905)
The Winans brother bought land in a Native American populated zone, which made it difficult for them to reach their fishing spots.
The court decided that the Native Americans were right and that they had the right to occupy their fishing spots.
Morton v. Mancari (1934)
This case was about the constitutionality of hiring preferences gives to Indians by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
The court ruled that hiring preferences were not in violation of the Fifth Amendment.