Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p United States v. Ramsey, 271 U.S. 467 (1926), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the United States had the authority to prosecute crimes against Native Americans (Indians) on land that was on a reservation and that was still designated Indian Country by federal law. The Osage Indian Tribe held mineral rights that were worth millions of dollars. A white rancher, William K. Hale, devised a plot to kill tribal members to allow his nephew, who was married to a tribal member, to inherit the mineral rights. The tribe requested the assistance of the federal government, which sent Bureau of Investigation agents to solve the murders. Hale and several others were arrested and tried for the murders and they claimed that the federal government did not have jurisdiction. The district court quashed the indictments, but on appeal, the Supreme Court reversed, holding that the Osage lands were Indian Country and that the federal government therefore had jurisdiction. This put an end to the Osage Indian murders.. }
Showing items 1 to 1 of
1
with 100 items per page.
- United_States_v._Ramsey_(1926) abstract "United States v. Ramsey, 271 U.S. 467 (1926), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the United States had the authority to prosecute crimes against Native Americans (Indians) on land that was on a reservation and that was still designated Indian Country by federal law. The Osage Indian Tribe held mineral rights that were worth millions of dollars. A white rancher, William K. Hale, devised a plot to kill tribal members to allow his nephew, who was married to a tribal member, to inherit the mineral rights. The tribe requested the assistance of the federal government, which sent Bureau of Investigation agents to solve the murders. Hale and several others were arrested and tried for the murders and they claimed that the federal government did not have jurisdiction. The district court quashed the indictments, but on appeal, the Supreme Court reversed, holding that the Osage lands were Indian Country and that the federal government therefore had jurisdiction. This put an end to the Osage Indian murders.".