Indians
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Case Law, Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
Definitions from Case Law
From 555 U.S. 379 - Carcieri v. Salazar · 2009Most cited · 454 citing opinions
multiple individuals who each qualify as "Indian" under the IRA.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
The aboriginal inhabitants of North America. Frazee v. Spokane County, 29 Wash. 278, 69 Pac. 782.
— Indian country. This term does not necessarily import territory owned and occupied by Indians, but it means all those portions of the United States designated by this name in the legislation of congress. Waters v. Campbell, 4 Sawy. 121, Fed. Cas. No. 17,264 ; In re Jackson (C. C.) 40 Fed. 373.
— Indian tribe. A separate and distinct community or body of the aboriginal Indian race of men found in the United States. Montoya v. U. S., 180 U. S. 261, 21 Sup. Ct. 358, 45 L. Ed. 521; Cherokee Nation v. Georgia, 5 Pet 17, 8 L. Ed. 25.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
The aboriginal inhabitante of North America.