Native Rights Are On The Chopping Block At The Supreme Court

The Supreme Court will hear a case on Monday that could significantly damage the little power that the Native American community has to address crimes committed by someone who is not a tribal member. The case, spurred by the alleged sexual assault of a minor in Mississippi, focuses solely on how courts may prosecute cases involving indigenous people.

The original case is pretty straightforward: A 13-year-old boy, involved in a youth career skills program, said he was sexually assaulted by Dale Townsend, his manager at Dollar General, a store on land belonging to the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. The boy is a member of the tribe. The manager is not. The boy’s family sued Dollar General and Townsend in tribal court.

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