...point of possession when their right of possession ceases. Meanwhile they are in a state of pupilage. Their relation to the United States resembles that of a ward to his guardian. ... The court has bestowed its best attention on this question, and, after mature deliberation, the...

...were "more correctly . . . denominated domestic dependent nations [T]hey are in a state of pupilage. Their relation to the United States resembles that of a ward to his guardian," Chief Justice Marshall wrote.71 Thus was articulated the central tension animating the history of law...

...that Indian tribes "may, more correctly, perhaps, Tie denominated domestic dependent nations" and that "[t]heir relation to the United States resembles that of a ward to his guardian." The courts consistently have upheld exercises of congressional power over Indian affairs, often relying...

...political" communities "that may, more correctly ... be denominated domestic dependent nations" whose "relation to the United States resembles that of a ward to his guardian." Some might assume Marshall's statement to mean that individual Indians are "wards" of the government,...

...tribes "may, more correctly, perhaps, T>e denominated domestic dependent nations" and that "[tjheir relation to the United States resembles that of a ward to his guardian." The courts consistently have upheld exercises of congressional power over Indian affairs, often relying...

...tribes "may, more correctly, perhaps, Tie denominated domestic dependent nations" and that "[tjheir relation to the United States resembles that of a ward to his guardian." The courts consistently have upheld exercises of congressional power over Indian affairs, often relying...

...point of possession, when their right of possession ceases. Meanwhile, they are in a state of pupilage; their relation to the United States resembles that of a ward to his guardian." 30 US (5 Pet.) at 17. Cited in William C. Canby Jr., American Indian Law (St. Paul, Minn.: West Group,...

...point of possession when their right of possession ceases. Meanwhile they are in a state of pupilage. Their relation to the United States resembles that of a ward to his guardian. The construction of a "domestic dependent nation" has served to provide the US government with a tool...

...United States for protection of that right. They were also in a "state of pupilage," Marshall added, and "their relation to the United States resembles that of a ward to his guardian." Marshall wrote in another momentous passage, "They look to our government for protection; rely upon...

...denominated domestic dependent nations." Id. at 17. Chief Justice Marshall concluded that "[tjheir relation to the United States resembles that of a ward to his guardian." Id. Thus, recognition of tribes' sovereign status forms a cornerstone of the trust relationship, which...