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UNITED STATES v. CHEROKEE NATION OF OKLA.

No. 85-1940.

480 U.S. 700 (1987)

UNITED STATES v. CHEROKEE NATION OF OKLAHOMA

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 31, 1987

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey P. Minear argued the cause for the United States. With him on the briefs were Solicitor General Fried, Assistant Attorney General Habicht, Deputy Solicitor General Wallace, Peter R. Steenland, Jr., and Jacques B. Gelin.

James G. Wilcoxen argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was Paul M. Niebell.

CHIEF JUSTICE REHNQUIST delivered the opinion of the Court.

In Choctaw Nation v. Oklahoma, 397 U.S. 620 (1970), the Court determined that certain treaties between the Cherokee, Chickasaw, and Choctaw Tribes and the United States granted to the Tribes fee simple title to the riverbed underlying specified portions of the Arkansas River in Oklahoma. The Court found the circumstances sufficient to overcome the "strong presumption...

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