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The biggest success story is Hebrew, which died out in everyday usage around the beginning of the Common Era—exactly when seems to be debated. (The New Testament Gospels were written in Greek and render almost all speech in Greek. But at several points, Jesus’s actual words are recorded—for example, as he dies on the cross, he cries out Eli, Eli, lemma sabachthani?—and those are Aramaic, not Hebrew. He would have known Hebrew, since in one episode he enters the Temple and reads from the Torah scroll, but as far as anyone can now tell, Aramaic was what he spoke in daily life, and that seems to be the general situation for Judaea around this time. See Language of Jesus) Anyway. . . Hebrew was of course revived as a spoken language in the 20th century, and now has millions of first-language speakers and flourishing media.But. . . this depends on what you mean by “dead language”. Hebrew was “dead” in the sense that it stopped being passed from parents to their children and used in everday life. But Hebrew was never forgotten—it was still read and spoken and taught. Obviously it was used for religious purposes, but there’s plenty of literature in Hebrew from ancient, medieval, and early modern times—poetry, philosophical and scientific works, correspondence, and such. (The same was true for Latin, of course.) You could argue that the “thread” of transmission, connecting living mind to living mind, teacher to learner, was never broken. There were always people on Earth who could speak, understand, read, and write Hebrew, in a chain of transmission going back to ancient times.If you want a language that’s truly come back from the dead—as in, there was a time when not one living person remembered it, spoke it, or wrote it—there’s Wôpanâak or Wampanoag, which was once spoken over much of what is now Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. The last native speakers died in the late 19th century. But there had been a lot of Christian missionary activity to the Wampanoag between the 1600s and about 1800. As a result there are many surviving Wampanoag texts, including a translation of the Bible, religious tracts and such—but also some legal documents, wills, and personal letters. In fact, Wampanoag has the largest corpus of written texts of any Native American language.John Eliot’s “Indian Bible” of 1663—the first Bible printed in what would later become the United States. See also First Complete Bible Printed in AmericaAnyway. . . . Jesse Little Doe Baird started reviving the Wampanoag language in 1993. With the backing of the remaining tribes, she and others have created Wampanoag curricula for children and adults, dictionaries, educational materials, teacher training programs, even immersion programs for children. There are several hundred people who’ve learned Wampanoag as a second language—and there are at least a few children who are growing up speaking Wampanoag as their first language, because their parents learned Wampanoag as adults and chose to pass it to their children. It’s still fragile—it doesn’t have the number of speakers that Hebrew does, and odds are it never will, and it could easily die out again, if the tribes were to choose not to give it their full support—but it has indeed come back as a first language. (And long may it live, say I!) Here’s more: Wôpanâak Language Reclamation Project in Mashpee, MA . Or check this out:Or this:There are a number of Native American tribes whose languages are almost extinct, with just a few elderly speakers—but who are working to keep their languages alive by developing curricula, classes, media, and such. Some now have learning software, podcasts, and even apps (How Technology Is Helping Modern Language Revitalization Efforts) For an overview, check out Native American Language Revitalization . But Wampanoag has arguably come the farthest, from virtual oblivion for 100+ years to its modern revival.Another language that was similarly forgotten and is being revived is Chochenyo, the language (or dialect of Ohlone; seems to depend on whom you ask) that was historically spoken on the east side of San Francisco Bay, i.e. what is now Oakland, Berkeley, etc. The last fluent native speaker died in 1939. Linguist John Peabody Harrington, who spent much of his career on heroic, frantic efforts to record dying Native American languages, recorded some of the grammar and vocabulary, and made recordings of one of the last speakers, in the 1920s. From what he left, plus some mission records and some other anthropologists’ work, tribal members are now trying to rebuild Chochenyo. Harrington and others didn’t manage to record everything—only about 1000–2000 words have survived, and today’s Ohlone have to coin new words—so “Neo-Chochenyo” may never be the same as what was actually spoken in the 1700s. But a few dedicated tribal members are actively working from what has survived to revitalize Chochenyo. See: Reviving Indian language Chochenyo ; and California Alumni Association at UC Berkeley .EDIT: From the other end of California, the Tongva language was spoken by the Tongva (a.k.a. Gabrieliño) people, who lived in what is now the Los Angeles Basin—basically, greater Los Angeles itself. The suffix -nga, meaning “place of”, still appears in place names derived from their language: Topanga and Cahuenga and Tujunga and such. J. P. Harrington also documented Tongva from some of the last speakers, as he did with Chochenyo. Pamela Munro, a linguist at UCLA, has gone through his notes and reconstructed the language. See: How to Revive a Language With No Native Speakers; Tongva Language ; and a Facebook page, Tongva Language .EDIT 2: Even though I didn’t major in anthropology, I did once, a long time ago, take a course in Nahuatl (the language of the Aztecs) with Dr. Judith Maxwell at Tulane University, which I enjoyed immensely. Nahuatl itself is still spoken in a variety of dialects all over central Mexico—it’s not dead at all, although Classical Nahuatl, used at the Aztec court and in the surviving colonial-era poetry and official documents, is no longer spoken by anyone. But I have just found out that Dr. Maxwell is working with the Tunica-Biloxi tribe of Louisiana to revitalize the Tunica language. (Louisiana's Tunica tribe revives its lost language) The last native speaker of Tunica, the beautifully named Sesostrie Youchigant, died in the 1950s, but not before linguist Mary Haas recorded a considerable amount of vocabulary, grammar, and texts, which Dr. Maxwell and the tribe have been able to build on. Here’s more: A collaboration of the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana and Tulane University ; Language and Culture. And because funny songs and goofy jokes are as important as “serious” grammatical studies to revitalize a language that people will enjoy using and keep on speaking. . . . here’s Bobby Pickett’s classic Halloween song “Monster Mash”, translated into Tunica!I’m running out of time to write, but another Native American language that went extinct but is now being revitalized is Myaamia, or Miami—which has nothing to do with Florida, by the way; the Miami lived in Indiana, and the language was also spoken by the Illinois Confederacy tribes. The last native speaker died in the 1950s, but the tribe is working on revitalization efforts—here’s some quick info: Advancing the research needs of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma with a focus on myaamia language, culture and history.There’s also the amazing story of the Alaskan language Eyak. The last native speaker died in 2008. But a French teenager, Guillaume Leduey, got his hands on instructional materials and taught himself the language. He never met the last native speaker, but he eventually traveled to Alaska and studied more. He’s now considered fluent, and he helps out with language revitalization efforts. (See also: In Alaska, a Frenchman Fights to Revive the Eyak's Dead Tongue—or for current revitalization, Bringing Back Eyak! and a number of YouTube videos at Eyak Language ~ dAXunhyuuga' )In the British Isles, Manx and Cornish are also being revived from extinction. Maybe I can write some more on those later. Gotta dash. . .

It is very, very complex. There are hundreds of tribes with courts and each is a little different.The general rule is that States have no jurisdiction over the activities of Indians and tribes in Indian country. Basically the principal is the land and jurisdiction was before the existence of the states or territories, in many cases. What they have is the land remaining after the ceded the rest by forced treaty or land given ins compensation of what they ceded. The tribal courts cover some laws and then the federal courts cover the rest. The land is held in trust for the tribes by the federal government so they have the responsibility of administering justice. The tribal lands are NOT state lands. But, it depends a great deal on what state and what reservation you are on. Just as is true in the rest of the US, most law and courts are is different from place to place. General Rules Criminal Jurisdiction in Indian CountryGenerally, tribal courts have civil jurisdiction over Indians and non-Indians who either reside or do business on federal Indian reservations. They also have criminal jurisdiction over violations of tribal laws committed by tribal members residing or doing business on the reservation. It depends a lot on who the victim and perpetrator are (tribal or not) and on what tribal land it happened. The latest numbers of enrolled triabl members who might be under a courts jurisdiction is they were living on the reservation is 12 years out of date. In 2005 the total number of enrolled members of the (then) 561 federally recognized tribes was shown to be less than half the Census number, or 1,978,099. There are now 567 tribes and the population has grown, probably above 2.1 million. Most, however, do not live on Indian lands and thus would only be effected by this when they visit. About 60–70% don’t live on reservation lands.Tribal courts are responsible for appointing guardians, determining competency, awarding child support from Individual Indian Money (IIM) accounts, determining paternity, sanctioning adoptions, marriages, and divorces, making presumptions of death, and adjudicating claims involving trust assets. There are approximately 225 tribes that contract or compact with the BIA to perform the Secretary’s adjudicatory function and 23 Courts of Indian Offenses (also known as CFR courts) which exercise federal authority. The Indian Tribal Justice Act of 1993 (P.L. 103-176, 107 Stat. 2005) supports tribal courts in becoming, along with federal and state courts, well-established dispensers of justice in Indian Country.There are Also CFR courts (Code of Federal Regulations).After the reservations in Oklahoma were opened by land runs to non-Indian homesteading, and federal Indian policy sought to weaken tribal governments and break up tribal land holdings, the courts over time lost their funding and consequently ceased to function. With the void in the enforcement of tribal law, the state began to assert its authority over the remaining tribal and allotted Indian lands even though no jurisdiction properly existed. In recent decades, the Indian tribes have regained the jurisdiction over these lands and have re-established tribal court systems.The State of Oklahoma once contended that tribal governments had no authority to operate their own justice systems, arguing that the Indian nations had no land remaining under their jurisdictions. Much confusion arose because many thought that tribes only asserted jurisdiction over “reservation” lands. Many people in Oklahoma incorrectly assumed that reservations were terminated at statehood. Recent court decisions have made it clear that tribes assert jurisdiction over all lands that are “Indian country”, including reservations, dependent Indian communities, and Indian allotments. These Indian country lands from the basis of tribal jurisdiction today. Since few Indian tribes had operating judicial systems in place in the late 1970's. When tribal jurisdiction was re-affirmed, the Court of Indian Offenses for the Anadarko Area Tribes now the Southern Plains Region Tribes was created. Courts of Indian Offenses are established throughout the U.S. under the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), providing the commonly used name — the “CFR” Court”. Until such time as a particular Indian tribe establishes their own tribal court, the Court of Indian Offenses will act as a tribe’s judicial system. The only difference between CFR Courts and Tribal Courts is the form of laws they enforce.When the court was re-established in western Oklahoma in 1979, there were four CFR Courts covering eighteen Indian nations. A number of tribes have since established their own systems of justice. Accordingly, the CFR Courts for these tribes have been deactivated. In 1991, a separate CFR Court system was established for Eastern Oklahoma Region Tribes covering eastern Oklahoma, which is headquartered in Muskogee, Oklahoma.One big difference between Tribal courts and other types of state or local courts, is that, as in many places on other lands that are controlled or held in trust by the Federal government, some serious crimes are not dealt with by the local, tribal or state authorities but by the FBI and the Federal courts. This is analogous to what happens with crime is a Federal Park or BLM or Forest land, or on a military base. What crimes on Indian reservations are dealt with by the FBI.“The FBI is responsible for investigating the most serious crimes in Indian Country— such as murder, child sexual and physical abuse, violent assaults, drug trafficking, gaming violations, and public corruption matters. Nationwide, the FBI has investigative responsibilities for some 200 federally recognized Indian reservations. More than 100 agents in 19 of the Bureau’s 56 field offices work Indian Country matters full time.” Indian Country Crime There are 566 federally recognized American Indian Tribes in the United States, and the FBI has federal law enforcement responsibility on nearly 200 Indian reservations. This federal jurisdiction is shared concurrently with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Justice Services (BIA-OJS).Here is a map of the Indian Country Federal judicial districts. Indian Country in Judicial DistrictsHere is the General Crimes Act (18 USC 1152): This federal statue (enacted in 1817 and set forth below) provides that the federal courts have jurisdiction over interracial crimes committed in Indian country as set forth below:Except as otherwise expressly provided by law, the general laws of the United States as to the punishment of offenses committed in any place within the sole and exclusive jurisdiction of the United States, except in the District of Columbia, shall extend to the Indian Country.This section shall not extend to offenses committed by one Indian against the person or property of another Indian, nor to any Indian committing any offense in the Indian Country who has been punished by the local law of the tribe, or to any case where, by treaty stipulations, the exclusive jurisdiction over such offenses is or may be secured to the Indian tribes respectively.The Major Crimes Act : The Major Crimes Act (enacted following the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1883 Ex Parte Crow Dog decision) provides for federal criminal jurisdiction over seven major crimes when committed by Indians in Indian country. Over time, the original seven offenses have been increased to sixteen offenses currently. So, these crimes are usually prosecuted in Federal District courts.In 1953, Public law 280 was passed. It grants certain states criminal jurisdiction over American Indians on reservations and to allow civil litigation that had come under tribal or federal court jurisdiction to be handled by state courts. However, the law did not grant states regulatory power over tribes or lands held in trust by the United States; federally guaranteed tribal hunting, trapping, and fishing rights; basic tribal governmental functions such as enrollment and domestic relations; nor the power to impose state taxes. These states also may not regulate matters such as environmental control, land use, gambling, and licenses on federal Indian reservations.This changed things in Some states. The states required to assume civil and criminal jurisdiction over federal Indian lands were Alaska (except the Metlakatla Indian Community on the Annette Island Reserve, which maintains criminal jurisdiction), California, Minnesota (except the Red Lake Reservation), Nebraska, Oregon (except the Warm Springs Reservation), and Wisconsin. In addition, the federal government gave up all special criminal jurisdiction in these states over Indian offenders and victims. The states that elected to assume full or partial jurisdiction were Arizona (1967), Florida (1961), Idaho (1963, subject to tribal consent), Iowa (1967), Montana (1963), Nevada (1955), North Dakota (1963, subject to tribal consent), South Dakota (1957-1961), Utah (1971), and Washington (1957-1963).Subsequent acts of Congress, court decisions, and state actions to retrocede jurisdiction back to the Federal Government have muted some of the effects of the 1953 law, and strengthened the tribes’ jurisdiction over civil and criminal matters on their reservations.Here is a summary of who has what jurisdiction: 689. Jurisdictional SummarySummary of which government entity has jurisdiction in various types of scenarios.Where jurisdiction has not been conferred on the stateOffender Victim JurisdictionNon-Indian Non-Indian State jurisdiction is exclusive of federal and tribal jurisdiction.Non-Indian Indian Federal jurisdiction under 18 U.S.C. § 1152 is exclusive of state and tribal jurisdiction.Indian Non-Indian If listed in 18 U.S.C. § 1153, there is federal jurisdiction, exclusive of the state, but probably not of the tribe. If the listed offense is not otherwise defined and punished by federal law applicable in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, state law is assimilated. If not listed in 18 U.S.C. § 1153, there is federal jurisdiction, exclusive of the state, but not of the tribe, under 18 U.S.C. § 1152. If the offense is not defined and punished by a statute applicable within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, state law is assimilated under 18 U.S.C. § 13.Indian Indian If the offense is listed in 18 U.S.C. § 1153, there is federal jurisdiction, exclusive of the state, but probably not of the tribe. If the listed offense is not otherwise defined and punished by federal law applicable in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, state law is assimilated. See section 1153(b). If not listed in 18 U.S.C. § 1153, tribal jurisdiction is exclusive.Non-Indian Victimless State jurisdiction is exclusive, although federal jurisdiction may attach if an impact on individual Indian or tribal interest is clear.Indian Victimless There may be both federal and tribal jurisdiction. Under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, all state gaming laws, regulatory as well as criminal, are assimilated into federal law and exclusive jurisdiction is vested in the United States.Where jurisdiction has been conferred by Public Law 280, 18 U.S.C. § 1162Offender Victim JurisdictionNon-Indian Non-Indian State jurisdiction is exclusive of federal and tribal jurisdiction.Non-Indian Indian "Mandatory" state has jurisdiction exclusive of federal and tribal jurisdiction. "Option" state and federal government have jurisdiction. There is no tribal jurisdiction.Indian Non-Indian "Mandatory" state has jurisdiction exclusive of federal government but not necessarily of the tribe. "Option" state has concurrent jurisdiction with the federal courts.Indian Indian "Mandatory" state has jurisdiction exclusive of federal government but not necessarily of the tribe. "Option" state has concurrent jurisdiction with tribal courts for all offenses, and concurrent jurisdiction with the federal courts for those listed in 18 U.S.C. § 1153.Non-Indian Victimless State jurisdiction is exclusive, although federal jurisdiction may attach in an option state if impact on individual Indian or tribal interest is clear.Indian Victimless There may be concurrent state, tribal, and in an option state, federal jurisdiction. There is no state regulatory jurisdiction.Where jurisdiction has been conferred by another statute Offender Victim JurisdictionNon-Indian Non-Indian State jurisdiction is exclusive of federal and tribal jurisdiction.Non-Indian Indian Unless otherwise expressly provided, there is concurrent federal and state jurisdiction exclusive of tribal jurisdiction.Indian Non-Indian Unless otherwise expressly provided, state has concurrent jurisdiction with federal and tribal courts.Indian Indian State has concurrent jurisdiction with tribal courts for all offenses, and concurrent jurisdiction with the federal courts for those listed in 18 U.S.C. § 1153.Non-Indian Victimless State jurisdiction is exclusive, although federal jurisdiction may attach if impact on individual Indian or tribal interest is clear.Indian Victimless There may be concurrent state, federal and tribal jurisdiction. There is no state regulatory jurisdiction.Each tribe has it’s own tribal traditions; history on its own and with the Federal government; language, culture and philosophy; and resources. Most courts are directly based on American laws and traditions. But a few courts have been experimenting with a more tribal tradition based judicial philosophy.The Navajo Nation Peacemaker Courts are an example of this. They basically work the same as if two parties chose to submit to arbitration.People are not forced into these courts. They follow traditional idea of justice which are not revenge or compensation based as in Northern European traditions but which put a priority on balance and harmony and relationships (Hozho and K’e). The Navajo Nation Peacemaking Program. Here is a booklet on what they do. http://www.navajocourts.org/Peacemaking/Plan/PPPO2013-2-25.pdfHere is a statement of how is works and the goals. It is very different than the Anglo-American legal tradition. There are twelve people who work as Peacemakers in these courts. The Navajo Nation has 300,000 enrolled members and is the size of Belgium and Holland combined so they have 11 districts.Hózhóji Naat’aah (Diné Traditional Peacemaking)Traditional Diné Peacemaking begins in a place of chaos, hóóchx̨o’/anáhóót’i’, whether within an individual or between human beings. Perhaps due to historical trauma, Navajos shy away from face-to-face confrontations. However, such confrontations are vital in order to dispel hóóchx̨o’/anáhóót’i’. The Peacemaker has the courage and skills to provide the groundwork for the person or group to confront hóóchx̨o’/anáhóót’i’ and move toward mastering harmonious existence. Life value engagement with the peacemaker provides the sense of identity and pride from our cultural foundations. Hóóchx̨o’/anáhóót’i’ can block and overwhelm clanship, k’é, which is normally what binds human beings together in mutual respect. Through engagement, the Peacemaker educates, persuades, pleads and cajoles the individual or group toward a readiness to open up, listen, share, and make decisions as a single unit using k’é. When hóóchx̨o’/anáhóót’i’ is confronted, people may learn there is a choice to leave it. When harmony, hózh̨̨ó, is self-realized, sustaining it will have clarity and permanent hózh̨̨ó will be self-attainable, hózh̨ǫ́ójí k’ehgo nįná’íldee’ iłhááhodidzaa ná’oodzíí’.Through stories and teachings, the Peacemaker dispenses knowledge, naat'áánii, in order to guide the whole toward a cathartic understanding of hózh̨̨ó that opens the door to transformative healing. The flow of hózh̨̨ó is a movement inwards toward the core issue or underlying truth. Recognition of this truth and the ending of denial provide the opportunity for healing or mutual mending. Realization of the truth occurs when individual feelings are fundamentally satisfied. The resolution of damaged feelings is the core material of peacemaking sessions, hózh̨óji naat’aah. Depending on the skill of the Peacemaker, hózh̨̨ó may be short or may take several peacemaking sessions.The Dynamics of Navajo PeacemakingLiving Traditional Justicehttp://commission-on-legal-pluralism.com/volumes/44/nielsen-art.pdfIndigenous Justice Systems and Tribal SocietyHere is a list of the different tribal courts in the US. They are in 31 of the 50 states. Justice Systems of Indian NationsAlabamaPoarch Band of Creek IndiansPoarch Band of Creek Indians Tribal Court5811 Jacksprings, Atmore, AL 36502AlaskaAlaska Tribal Judges AssociationThere are 79 Alaskan Native tribal villiage courts. There are more in development. This booklet has maps of where they are and lists of what issues they deal with. There are some that are not in this directory —- 2012 Alaska Tribal Court DirectoryCentral Council Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of AlaskaCentral Council Tlingit and Haida Judicial Branch320 W. Willoughby Ave., Ste. 300, Juneau, AK 99801Ninilchik Village TribeNinilchik Tribal CourtP.O. Box 39070, Ninilchik, AK 99639ArizonaAk-Chin Indian CommunityAk-Chin Indian Community Tribal Court47314 W. Farrell Road, Maricopa, AZ 85139Cocopah Indian TribeCocopah Tribal Court14515 S. Veteran’s Drive, Sommerton, AZ 85350Colorado River Indian TribesColorado River Indian Tribal CourtP.O. Box 3428, Parker, AZ 85344Fort McDowell Yavapai NationFort McDowell Tribal Court10755 North Fort McDowell Road, Ste. 1, Fort McDowell, AZ 85264Fort Mojave Indian TribeFort Mojave TribeS. Highway 95, Mojave Valley, AZ 86440Gila River Indian CommunityGila River Indian Community Judicial Branch721 W. Seed Farm Rd., P.O. Box 368, Sacaton, AZ 85147Havasupai TribeHavasupai Tribal CourtP.O. Box 94, Supai, AZ 86435Hopi TribeHopi Judicial BranchP.O. Box 156, Keams Canyon, AZ 86034Hualapai TribeHualapai Tribal Court960 Rodeo Way, P.O. Box 275, Peach Springs, AZ 86434Kaibab Band of Paiute IndiansKaibab-Paiute Tribe CourtHC65, Box 328, Fredonia, AZ 86022Navajo NationNavajo Nation Judicial BranchNavajo Nation – Chinle District CourtP.O. Box 547 Chinle, AZ 86503Navajo NationNavajo Nation Judicial BranchNavajo Nation – Dilkon District/Family CourtHC63, Box 787, Winslow, AZ 86047Navajo NationNavajo Nation Judicial BranchNavajo Nation – Kayenta District/Family CourtP.O. Box 2700, Kayenta, AZ 86033Navajo NationNavajo Nation Judicial BranchNavajo Nation Supreme CourtP.O. Box 520, Window Rock, AZ 86515Navajo NationNavajo Nation Judicial BranchNavajo Nation – Tuba City District/Family CourtP.O. Box 275, Tuba City, AZ 86045Navajo NationNavajo Nation Judicial BranchNavajo Nation – Window Rock District/Family CourtP.O. Box 5520, Window Rock, AZ 86515Pascua Yaqui TribePascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona4781 W. Calle Torim, Tucson, AZ 85757Quechan Indian TribeQuechan Tribal CourtP.O. Box 1899, Yuma, AZ 85366Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian CommunitySalt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Court10005 East Osborn Rd. Scottsdale, AZ 85256San Carlos Apache – Ndeh NationSan Carlos Apache Tribal CourtP.O. Box 6, San Carlos, AZ 85550Tohono O’odham NationTohono O’odham Nation Tribal CourtP.O. Box 761, Sells, AZ 85634Tonto Apache TribeTonto Apache Tribal CourtReservation 30, Payson, AZ 85541White Mountain Apache TribeWhite Mountain Apache Tribal CourtP.O. Box 598, Whiteriver, AZ 85941Yavapai-Apache NationYavapai-Apache Nation Tribal CourtP.O. Box 3500, Camp Verde, AZ 86322Yavapai Prescott Indian TribeYavapai-Prescott Tribal CourtCaliforniaBishop Paiute TribeBishop Paiute Tribal Court50 Tu Su Lane, Bishop, CA 93514Blue Lake Rancheria TribeBlue Lake Rancheria Tribal CourtP.O. Box 426, Blue Lake, CA 95525Chemehuevi Indian TribeChemehuevi Tribal CourtP.O. Box 1976, Havasu Lake, CA 92363Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidad RancheriaCher-Ae Heights Indian Community Tribal CourtP.O. Box 630, Trinidad, CA 95570Hoopa Valley TribeHoopa Valley Tribal CourtP.O. Box 1389, Hoopa, CA 95546Hopland Band of Pomo IndiansHopland Band of Pomo Indians Tribal Court3000 Shanel Road, Hopland, CA 95449Intertribal Court of Northern California5250 Aero Drive, Santa Rosa, CA 95403Intertribal Court of Southern California49002 Golsh Road, Rincon Indian Reservation, Valley Center, CA 92082Jamul Indian VillageJamul Tribal Court - Intertribal Court of Southern CaliforniaP.O. Box 612 Jamul, CA 91935Karuk TribeKaruk Tribal Court1836 Apsum, P.O. Box 629, Yreka, CA 96097La Jolla Band of Luiseno IndiansLa Jolla Tribal Court - Intertribal Court of Southern California22000 Highway 76, Pauma Valley, CA 92061Los Coyotes Band of IndiansLos Coyotes Tribal Court - Intertribal Court of Southern CaliforniaP.O. Box 189 Warner Springs, CA 92086Manzanita Band of the Kumeyaay NationManzanita Tribal Court - Intertribal Court of Southern CaliforniaP.O. Box 1302 Boulevard, CA 91905Mesa Grande Band of Diegueno Mission Indians Mesa Grande Tribal Court - Intertribal Court of Southern CaliforniaP.O. Box 270 Santa Ysabel CA 92070Morongo Band of Mission IndiansMorongo Tribal Court, 11581 Potrero Road, Banning, CA 92220Northern California Tribal Courts Coalition1517 S. Oregon St., Ste. B, Yreka, CA 96097Pala Band of Luiseno Mission IndiansPala Band of Luiseno Mission Indians Tribal Court35008 Pala Temecula PMB 348, Pala, CA 92059Pauma Band of Luiseno IndiansPauma Tribal Court - Intertribal Court of Southern CaliforniaP.O. Box 369, Pauma Valley CA 92061Redding RancheriaRedding Rancheria Tribal Court2000 Redding Rancheria Road, Redding, CA 96001Rincon Nation of Luiseno IndiansRincon Tribal Court - Intertribal Court of Southern California1 West Tribal Road, Valley Center, CA 92082San Manuel Band of Mission IndiansSan Manuel Band of Mission Indians Tribal Court3214 Victoria Ave. Highland, CA 92346San Pasqual Band of IndiansSan Pasqual Tribal Court - Intertribal Court of Southern CaliforniaP.O. Box 365 Valley Center, CA 92082Shingle Springs Band of Miwok IndiansShingle Springs Tribal CourtP.O. Box 531, Single Springs, CA 95682Smith River RancheriaSmith River Rancheria Tribal CourtP.O. Box 992, Smith River, CA 95567Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay NationSycuan Tribal Court, 5523 Sycuan Road, El Cajo, CA 92019Yurok TribeYurok Tribal CourtP.O. Box 1027, Klamath, CA 95548Viejas Band of Kumeyaay IndiansViejas Tribal Court - Intertribal Court of Southern California1 Viejas Grade Rd. Alpine, CA 91901ColoradoSouthern Ute Indian TribeSouthern Ute Indian Tribal CourtP.O. Box 737, #18, Ignacio, CO 81137Ute Mountain Ute TribeUte Mountain Ute Tribe – Court of Indian OffensesBureau of Indian Affairs Ute Mountain Ute AgencyP.O. Box KK, Towaoc, CO 91334ConnecticutMashantucket (Western) Pequot Tribal NationMashantucket Pequot Tribal CourtP.O. Box 3126, Mashantucket, CT 06338Mohegan TribeMohegan Tribal CourtP.O. Box 549, Uncasville, CT 06382FloridaMiccosukee Tribe of Indians of FloridaMiccosukee Tribal Court, P.O. Box 440021, Miami, FL 33144IdahoCoeur d’Alene TribeCoeur d’Alene Tribal Court29 Route 22, Plummer, ID 83851Kootenai Tribe of IdahoKootenai Tribe of Idaho Tribal Court, P.O. Box 1269, Bonners Ferry, ID 83805Nez Perce TribeNez Perce Tribal Court P.O. Box 305, Lapwai, ID 83540Shoshone-Bannock TribesShoshone-Bannock Tribal Court, P.O. Box 306, Fort Hall, ID 83203IowaSac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa/MeskwakiSac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa Tribal Court307 Meskwaki Rd., Tama, IA 52339KansasIowa Tribe of Kansas and NebraskaIowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska Tribal Court3313 Thrasher Road, White Cloud, KS 660947Kickapoo Tribe in KansasKickapoo District Court822 K-20 Highway, Ste. E, Horton, KS 66439Prairie Band of Potawatomi NationPrairie Band Potawatomi Nation Judicial Council11444 158 Road, Mayetta, KS 66509Sac & Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and NebraskaSac & Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska305 North Main St, Reserve, KS 66434LouisianaSovereign Nation of the ChitimachaChitimacha Tribal CourtP.O. Box 610, Charenton, LA 70523Coushatta Tribe of LouisianaCoushatta Tribal CourtP.O. Box 819, Elton, LA 70532Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of LouisianaTunica-Biloxi Tribal CourtP.O. Box 1589, Marksville, LA 71351MaineHoulton Band of Maliseet IndiansHoulton Band of Maliseet Indians88 Bell Road, Littleton, ME 04730Passamaquoddy TribePassamaquoddy Tribal CourtP.O. Box 343, Perry, ME 04667Penobscot Indian NationPenobscot Indian Nation Tribal Court12 Wabanaki Way, Indian Island, ME 04468MassachusettsMashpee Wampanoag TribeMashpee Wampanoag Tribal Court483 Great Neck Road, South, Mashpee, MA 02649Wampanoag Tribe of Gay HeadWampanoag Tribal Court20 Black Brook Road, Aquinnah, MA 02535-1546MichiganBay Mills Indian CommunityBay Mills Indian Community Tribal Court12140 W. Lakeshore Drive, Brimley, MI 49715Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa IndiansGrand Traverse Band Tribal Judiciary2605 N.W. Bayshore Drive, Peshabestown, MI 49682Hannahville Indian CommunityHannahville Community CourtN14911 Hannahville B-1 Road, Wilson, MI 49896Keweenaw Bay Indian CommunityKeweenaw Bay Indian Community Tribal Court16429 Bear Town Road, Baraga, MI 49908Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa IndiansLac Vieux Tribal CourtP.O. Box 249, Watersmeet, MI 49969Little River Band of Ottawa IndiansLittle River Band of Ottawa Indians Tribal Court3031 Domres Road, Manistee, MI 49660Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa IndiansLittle Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians Tribal Court7500 Odawa Circle, Harbor Springs, MI 49740Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish band of Pottawatomi Gun Lake TribeMatch-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Tribal Court1743 142nd Ave., Ste. 8, Dorr, MI 49323Nottawaseppi Huron Band of PotawatomiNottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Tribal Court2221 1-1/2 Mile Road, Fulton, MI 49052Pokagon Band of Potawatomi IndiansPokagon Tribal CourtP.O. Box 355, Dowagiac, MI 49047Saginaw Chippewa Indian TribeSaginaw Chippewa Tribal Court6954 East BroadwayMount Pleasant, MI 48858Sault Tribe of Chippewa IndiansSault Ste. Marie Tribal CourtP.O. Box 932Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783MinnesotaBois Forte Band of ChippewaBois Forte Band of Chippewa Tribal CourtP.O. Box 25Nett Lake, MN 55772Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior ChippewaFond du Lac Band of Chippewa Tribal Court1720 Big Lake Road-Cloquet, MN 55270Grand Portage Band of Chippewa IndiansGrand Portage Band of Chippewa Tribal CourtP.O. Box 428-Grand Portage, MN 55605Leech Lake Band of OjibweLeech Lake Tribal Court115 6th Street, N.W., Ste. E, Cass Lake, MN 56633Lower Sioux Indian CommunityLower Sioux Indian Community Tribal CourtP.O. Box 308, Morton, MN 56270Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe TribeMille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Tribal Court43408 Oodena Drive-Onamia, MN 56359Prairie Island Indian CommunityPrairie Island Indian Community Tribal Court5636 Sturgeon Lake Road, Welch, MN 55089Red Lake Band of Chippewa IndiansRed Lake Band of Chippewa Indians Tribal CourtP.O. Box 572, Red Lake, MN 56671Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux CommunityShakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Tribal Court335 Atrium Office Building, 12985 Bandana Blvd.St. Paul, MN 55108Upper Sioux CommunityUpper Sioux Community Tribal CourtP.O. Box 155-Granite Falls, MN 56241White Earth NationWhite Earth Nation Tribal CourtP.O. Box 289, White Earth, MN 56591MississippiMississippi Band of Choctaw IndiansMississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Tribal CourtP.O. Box 6010, Philadelphia, MS 39350MontanaBlackfeet NationBlackfeet Tribal CourtP.O. Box 1170, Browning, MT 59417Chippewa Cree Tribe of Rocky Boy MontanaChippewa Cree Tribal Court31 Agency Square, Box Elder, MT 59521Confederated Salish and Kootenai TribesConfederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal CourtP.O. Box 278, Pablo, MT 59855Crow TribeCrow Tribal CourtP.O. Box 489, Crow Agency, MT 59022Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux TribesFort Peck Tribal Court807 Court Ave., P.O. Box 1027, Popular, MT 59255Fort Belknap Indian CommunityFort Belknap Tribal Court253 Court Housing Loop, Harlem, MT 59526Northern Cheyenne TribeNorthern Cheyenne Judicial BranchP.O. Box 1199, Lame Deer, MT 59043NebraskaOmaha Tribe of NebraskaOmaha Tribal CourtP.O. Box 508 Macy, NE 68039Ponca Tribe of NebraskaPonca Tribe of Nebraska Tribal Court1800 Syracuse Ave. Norfolk, NE 68701Santee Sioux Tribe of NebraskaSantee Sioux Tribal CourtRR 2, Box 5172, Niobrara, NE 68760Winnebago Tribe of NebraskaWinnebago Tribal CourtP.O. Box 626, Winnebago, NE 68071New MexicoJicarilla Apache NationJicarilla Apache Nation Tribal CourtP.O. Box 128, Dulce, NM 87528Kewa Pueblo (formally the Pueblo of Santa Domingo)Kewa Pueblo Tribal CourtP.O. Box 279, Santo Domingo, NM 87052Mescalero Apache TribeMescalero Apache Tribal CourtP.O. Box 227, Mescalero, NM 88340Navajo NationNavajo Nation Judicial BranchNavajo Nation Alamo District/Family CourtP.O. Box 163, Magalena, NM 87825Navajo NationNavajo Nation Judicial BranchNavajo Nation – Crownpoint District/Family CourtP.O. Box 6, Crownpoint, NM 87313Navajo NationNavajo Nation Judicial BranchNavajo Nation – Ramah District/Family CourtP.O. Box 309, Ramah, NM 87321Navajo NationNavajo Nation Judicial BranchNavajo Nation – Shiprock District/Family CourtP.O. Box 1168, Shiprock, NM 87420Navajo NationNavajo Nation Judicial BranchNavajo Nation – Tó’hajiilee District/Family CourtP.O. Box 3101-A, Canoncito, NM 87026Ohkay Owingeh PuebloOhkay Owingeh Tribal CourtP.O. Box 1128, San Juan Pueblo, NM 87566Pueblo of AcomaPueblo of Acoma Tribal CourtP.O. Box 347, Acoma, NM 87034Pueblo de CochitiPueblo of Cochiti Tribal CourtP.O. Box 70, Cochiti Pueblo, NM 87072Isleta PuebloPueblo of Isleta Tribal CourtP.O. Box 729, Isleta, NM 87022Pueblo of JemezPueblo of Jemez Tribal CourtP.O. Box 100, Jemez Pueblo, NM 87024Pueblo of LagunaPueblo of Laguna Tribal CourtP.O. Box 194, Laguna, NM 87026Pueblo of NambePueblo of Nambe Tribal CourtRoute 1, Box 117-BB, Nambe Pueblo, NM 8750+Pueblo of PicurisPueblo of Picuris Tribal CourtP.O. Box 127, Penasco, NM 87553Pueblo of PojoaquePueblo of Pojoaque Tribal Court58 Cities of Gold Road, Santa Fe, NM 87506Pueblo of San FelipePueblo of San Felipe Tribal CourtP.O. Box 4339, San Felipe, NM 87001Pueblo of San IldefonsoPueblo of San Ildefonso Tribal CourtRoute 5, Box 315-A, Santa Fe, NM 87506Pueblo of SandiaPueblo of Sandia Tribal Court481 Sandia Loop Road, Bernalillo, NM 87004Pueblo of Santa Ana Tamaya Indian ReservationPueblo of Santa Ana Tribal CourtTamaya Pueblo2 Dove Rd.Pueblo of Santa Ana, NM 87004Pueblo of Santa ClaraPueblo of Santa Clara Tribal CourtP.O. Box 580, Espanola, NM 87532Pueblo of TaosPueblo of Taos Tribal CourtP.O. Box 1846, Taos, NM 87571Pueblo of TesuquePueblo of Tesuque Tribal CourtRoute 42, Box 360-T, Santa Fe, NM 87506Pueblo of ZiaPueblo of Zia Tribal Court135 Capital Square Drive, Zia Pueblo, Nm 87053Pueblo of ZuniPueblo of Zuni Tribal CourtP.O. Box 339, Zuni, NM 87327New YorkOneida Indian NationOneida Nation Court1256 Union Street, Oneida, NY 13421Saint Regis Mohawk TribeSaint Regis Mohawk Tribal Court412 State Route 37, Akwesasne, NY 13655Seneca Nation of New YorkSeneca Nation of New York – Allegany Reservation Court of AppealsSeneca Nation of New York – Allegany Reservation Peacemaker’s CourtSeneca Nation of New York – Allegany Reservation Surrogate CourtP.O. Box 231, Salamanca, NY 14779Seneca Nation of New YorkSeneca Nation of New York – Cattaraugus Reservation Court of AppealsSeneca Nation of New York – Cattaraugus Reservation Peacemaker’s CourtSeneca Nation of New York – Cattaraugus Reservation Surrogate Court2 Thomas Indian School Drive, 1508 Route 438, Irving, NY 14081NevadaDuckwater Shoshone TribeDuckwater Shoshone Tribal CourtP.O. Box 140005, Duckwater, NV 89314Ely Shoshone TribeEly Shoshone Judicial Center16 Shoshone Circle, Ely, NV 89301Fallon Paiute Shoshone TribeFallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribal Court987 Rio Vista Drive, Fallon, NV 89406Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone TribesFort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribal CourtP.O. Box 391, McDermitt, NV 89421Inter-Tribal Court of Appeals of NevadaP.O. Box 7440, Reno, NV 89510680 Greenbrae Dr., Ste. 265Sparks, NV 89431Moapa Band of PaiutesMoapa Paiute Tribal CourtP.O. Box 187, Moapa, NV 89025Pyramid Lake Paiute TribePyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Judicial Services221 State Route 447, Nixon, NV 89424Reno-Sparks Indian ColonyReno-Sparks Indian Colony Tribal Court1900 Prosperity Street, Reno, NV 89502Shoshone Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian ReservationShoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Tribal CourtP.O. Box 219, Owyhee, NV 89832Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of NevadaTe-Moak Bands Tribal Court1523 Shoshone Circle, Elko, NV 89801Walker River Paiute – Agai-Dicutta NumuWalker River Paiute Tribe Civil CourtP.O. Box 220, Shurz, NV 89427Washoe Tribe of Nevada & CaliforniaWashoe Tribal Court919 U.S. Highway 395 South, Gardnerville, NV 89410Yerington Paiute TribeYerington Paiute Tribal Court171 Campbell Lane, Yerington, NV 89447Yomba Shoshone TribeYomba Shoshone Tribal CourtHC-61 Box 6275, Austin, NV 89310North CarolinaEastern Band of CherokeeEastern Band of Cherokee Tribal CourtP.O. Box 1629, Cherokee, NC 28719North DakotaSisseton Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse ReservationSisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Tribal CourtP.O. Box 568, Agency Village, ND 57262Spirit Lake TribeSpirit Lake Tribal CourtP.O. Box 30, Fort Trotten, ND 58335Standing Rock Sioux TribeStanding Rock Sioux Tribal CourtP.O. Box D, Fort Yates, ND 58538Three Affiliated Tribes: Mandan, Hidatsa & Arikara NationThree Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Tribal CourtP.O. Box 969, New Town, ND 58763Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa IndiansTurtle Mountain Chippewa Tribal CourtP.O. Box 900, Belcourt, ND 58316OklahomaAbsentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of OklahomaAbsentee-Shawnee Tribal Court2025 S. Gordon Copper Drive, Shawnee, OK 74802Alabama-Quassarte Tribal TownAlabama-Quassarte Tribal Court323 West Broadway, Ste. 300 Muskogee, OK 74401Apache Tribe of OklahomaApache Tribal Court - CFR CourtBureau of Indian Affairs Anadarko OfficeP.O. Box 1220, Anadarko, OK 73305-1220Caddo Nation of OklahomaCaddo Nation Tribal CourtCaddo Nation - Anadarko CFR CourtBureau of Indian Affairs Anadarko OfficeP.O. Box 368, Anadarko, OK 73005Cherokee NationCherokee Nation Judicial Branch101 S. Muskogee Ave., P.O> Box 1097, Tahlequah, OK 74465Cheyenne and Arapaho TribesCheyenne and Arapaho Tribes Judicial BranchP.O. Box 102 Concho, OK 73022Chickasaw NationChickasaw Nation Judicial Branch821 N. Mississippi, Ada, OK 74820Choctaw Nation of OklahomaChoctaw Nation of Oklahoma Tribal CourtP.O. Box 702, Talihina, OK 74571Citizen Potawatomi NationCitizen Potawatomi Nation Tribal Court1601 S. Gordon Cooper Dr. Shawnee, OK 74801Comanche Nation of OklahomaComanche Nation Tribal CourtP.O. Box 908, Lawton, OK 73502Delaware Tribe of IndiansDelaware Tribal Court170 NE Barbara, Bartlesville, OK 74006Eastern Shawnee Tribe of OklahomaEastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma Court of Indian OffensesBureau of Indian Affairs Miami OfficeP.O. Box 391, Miami, OK 74355Iowa Tribe of OklahomaIowa Tribe of Oklahoma Tribal CourtRt. 1, Box 721, Perkins, OK 74059Kaw NationKaw Nation Judicial BranchP.O. Box 50, Kaw City, OK 74641Kickapoo Tribe of OklahomaKickapoo Tribe of OklahomaP.O. Box 1310, McLoud, OK 74851Sovereign Miami Tribe of OklahomaMiami Tribe of Oklahoma Tribal CourtP.O. Box 1326-Miami, OK 74355Modoc Tribe of OklahomaModoc Tribal Court of Indian OffensesBureau of Indian Affairs Miami OfficeP.O. Box 391, Miami, OK 74355Muscogee (Creek) NationMuscogee Creek District CourtP.O. Box 652, Okmulgee, OK 74447Muscogee (Creek) NationMuscogee Creek Supreme CourtP.O. Box 546, Okmulgee, OK 74447Osage NationOsage Nation Judicial Branch1333 Grandview, Pawhuska, OK 74056Otoe Missouria TribeOtoe-Missouria Tribal Court (CFR)22915 Otoe Cemetery Rd.Red Rock, OK 74651Ottawa Tribe of OklahomaOttawa Tribe of Oklahoma (Miami Agency CFR Court)Bureau of Indian Affairs Miami OfficeP.O. Box 391, Miami, OK 74355Pawnee Nation of OklahomaPawnee Tribal CourtP.O. Box 28 Pawnee, OK 74058Peoria Tribe of Indians of OklahomaPeoria Tribal Court (Miami Agency CFR Court)Bureau of Indian Affairs Miami OfficeP.O. Box 1527 Miami, OK 74355Ponca Tribe of OklahomaPonca Tribe of Oklahoma Tribal Court20 White Eagle Drive Ponca City, OK 74101Quapaw Tribe of OklahomaQuapaw Tribal CourtP.O. Box 765, Quapaw, OK 74363Sac & Fox Nation of OklahomaSac & Fox Nation of Oklahoma Judicial System920883 S. Hwy 99 Bldg. A, Stroud, OK 74079Seminole Nation of OklahomaSeminole Nation Tribal CourtP.O. Box 2307, Seminole, OK 74818Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of OklahomaSeneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma (Miama Agency CFR Court)Bureau of Indian Affairs Miami OfficeP.O. Box 391, Miami, OK 74355Shawnee TribeShawnee Tribal Court (Miami Agency CFR Court)Bureau of Indian Affairs Miami OfficeP.O. Box 391 Miami, OK 74355Tonkawa TribeTonkawa Tribal Court1 Rush Buffalo Road Tonkawa, OK 74653United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in OklahomaUnited Keetoowah Band Tribal Court18263 W. Keetoowah Circle, Tahlequah, OK 74464Wyandotte NationWyandotte Nation Tribal Court (Miami Agency CFR Court)Bureau of Indian Affairs Miami OfficeP.O. Box 391, Miami, OK 74355OregonBurns Paiute TribeBurns Paiute Tribal Court100 Pasigo Street, Burns, OR 97720Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw IndiansConfederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umqua, Siuslaw Indians Tribal Court1245 Fulton Avenue, Coos Bay, OR 97420Confederated Tribes of Grand RondeConfederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Tribal Court9615 Grand Ronde Rd. Grand Ronde, OR 97347Confederated Tribes of Siletz IndiansConfederated Tribes of Siletz Tribal CourtP.O. Box 549, Siletz, OR 97380Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian ReservationConfederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation Tribal Court46411 Timine Way, Pendleton, OR 97801Coquille Indian TribeCoquille Indian Tribal Court3050 Tremont St. North Bend, OR 97459Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of IndiansCow Creek Tribal Court2371 NE Stephens St. Roseburg, OR 97470Klamath TribesKlamath Tribes JudiciaryP.O. Box 1260 Chiloquin, OR 97624The Confederated Tribes of Warm SpringsWarm Springs Tribal CourtP.O. Box 850, Warm Springs, OR 97761South DakotaCheyenne River Sioux TribeCheyenne River Sioux Tribal CourtP.O. Box 120, Eagle Butte, SD 57625Crow Creek Sioux TribeCrow Creek Sioux Tribal CourtP.O. Box 247, Ft. Thompson, SD 57339Flandreau Santee Sioux TribeFlandreau Santee Sioux Tribal Court104 W. Ross Ave, Flandreau, SD 57028Lower Brule Sioux Tribe – Kul Wicasa OyateLower Brule Sioux Tribal CourtP.O. Box 122, Lower Brule, SD 57548Oglala Sioux TribeOglala Sioux JudiciaryP.O. box 280, Pine Ridge, SD 57770Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Sicangu OyateRosebud Sioux Tribal CourtSicangu Oyate Bar Association provides an Appellate Digest of cases decided by the Rosebud Sioux Tribal Court of Appeals.P.O. Box 129, Rosebud, SD 57570Yankton Sioux TribeYankton Sioux Tribal CourtP.O. Box 980, Wagner, SD 57380TexasAlabama-Coushatta Tribe of TexasAlabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas Tribal Court571 State Park Road, 56, Livingston, TX 77351Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of TexasKickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas Tribal CourtHC1 Box 1099, Eagle Pass, TX 78852Ysleta del Sur PuebloYsleta Del Sur Pueblo Tribal Court, El Paso, TX 79907UtahConfederated Tribes of the Goshute ReservationConfederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation Tribal CourtP.O. Box 6104, Ibapah, UT 84034Navajo NationNavajo Nation Judicial BranchNavajo Nation – Aneth District/Family CourtP.O. Box 320, Montezuma Creek, UT 84534Ute Indian Tribe Uintah & Ouray ReservationUte Tribal CourtP.O. Box 190, Fort Duchesne, UT 84026WashingtonChehalis TribeChehalis Tribal CourtP.O. Box 536, Oakville, WA 98568Confederated Tribes of the Colville ReservationConfederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation Tribal CourtP.O. Box 150, Nespelem, WA 99155-0150Hoh TribeHoh Tribal CourtP.O. Box 2156, Forks, WA 98331Jamestown S’Klallam TribeJamestown S’Klallam Tribal Court1033 Old Blyn Highway, Sequim, WA 89382Kalispel Tribe of IndiansKalispel Tribal CourtP.O. Box 96, Usk, WA 99180Lower Elwha Klallam TribeLower Elwha Klallam Tribal Court4821 Dry Creek Road, Port Angeles, WA 98363Lummi NationLummi Tribal Court2616 Kwina Road, Bldg. K, Bellingham, WA 98226Makah NationMakah Tribal CourtP.O. Box 117, Neah Bay, WA 98357Muckleshoot Indian TribeMuckleshoot Tribal Court39015 172nd Ave. SE, Auburn, WA 98092Nisqually Indian TribeNisqually Tribal Court4820 She-Nah-Num Dr. SE, Olympia, WA 98513Nooksack Indian TribeNooksack Tribal CourtP.O. Box 157, Deming, WA 98244Port Gamble S’Klallam TribePort Gamble S’Klallam Court Services31912 Little Boston Road NE, Kingston, WA 98346Puyallup Tribe of IndiansPuyallup Tribal Court1638 E. 29th St. Tacoma, WA 98404Quileute NationQuileute Tribal CourtP.O. Box 69, La Push, WA 98350Quinault Indian NationQuinault Tribal CourtPO Box 99, Taholah, WA 98587Samish Indian NationSamish Indian Tribal CourtP.O. Box 217, Anacortes, WA 98221Sauk-Suiattle Indian TribeSauk-Suiattle Tribal Court5318 Chief Brown Lane, Darrington, WA 98241Shoalwater Bay TribeShoalwater Bay Tribal CourtP.O. Box 130, Tokeland, WA 98590Skokomish Tribal NationSkokomish Tribal Court, North 80 Tribal Center Rd. Shelton, WA 98584Snoqualmie TribeSnoqualmie Tribal Court8150 Railroad Avenue S.E., Ste. B, Snoqualmie, WA 98065Spokane Tribe of IndiansSpokane Tribal CourtP.O. Box 225, Wellpinit, WA 99040Squaxin Island TribeSquaxin Island Tribal Court10 SE Squaxin Lane, Shelton, WA 98584Stillaguamish Tribe of IndiansStillaguamish Tribal CourtP.O. Box 3067, Arlington, WA 98223Suquamish TribeSuquamish Tribal Court18490 Sandy hook Road, #105, Suquamish, WA 98392Swinomish Indian Tribal CommunitySwinomish Tribal Court17337 Reservation Rd. La Conner, WA 98257Tulalip TribesTulalip Tribes Tribal CourtTulalip Tribal Code6103 31st Ave. NE, Tulalip, WA 98271Upper Skagit Indian TribeUpper Skagit Tribal Court25944 Community Plaza Way, Sedro Woolley, WA 98284Confederated Tribes and Bands of Yakama NationYakama Nation Tribal CourtP.O. Box 151, Toppenish, WA 98948-0151WisconsinBad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa TribeBad River Reservation Tribal CourtP.O. Box 39, Odanah, WI 54861Forest County PotawatomiForest County Potawatomi Tribal Court5416 Everybody’s Road, P.O. Box 340, Crandon, WI 54520Ho-Chunk NationHo-Chunk Nation JudiciaryP.O. Box 70, Black River Falls, WI 54615Lac Courte Oreilles Band of OjibweLac Courte Oreilles Tribal Court13394 W. Trepania Road, Hayward, WI 54843Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa IndiansLac du Flambeau Band Tribal CourtP.O. Box 217, Lac du Flambeau, WI 54538Menominee Indian Tribe of WisconsinMenominee Indian Tribal CourtP.O. Box 429, Keshena, WI 54135Oneida Nation of WisconsinOneida Nation of Wisconsin Judiciary2630 West Mason Street, Green Bay, WI 54303Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior ChippewaRed Cliff Tribal Court88358 Pike Road, Highway 13, Bayfield, WI 54814Sokaogon Chippewa (Mole Lake) CommunitySokaogon Chippewa Tribal Court3051 Sandlake Road, Crandon, WI 54520St. Croix Chippewa Indians of WisconsinSt. Croix Chippewa Tribal Court24663 Angeline Avenue, Webster, WI 54893Stockbridge-Munsee Community band of Mohican IndiansStockbridge-Munsee Tribal CourtP.O. Box 70, Bowler, WI 54416WyomingShoshone Indians and Northern Arapaho TribeShoshone & Arapaho Tribal CourtP.O. Box 608, Fort Washakie, WY 82514

Q. How many people were living in Louisiana Territory when Lewis and Clark came?A. Total population living in Louisiana Territory in 1803, around 70,000.Non-native population was around 60,000 inhabitants, of whom half were African slaves.Native population from census below - 7,460 (700 not counted, possibly perished from small pox). Statements regarding 1000 families. If true , can raise the population to above 10,000.Indians in the Province of Louisiana in 1803 – Access GenealogyUpdated: December 7, 2014At the time of the purchase of Louisiana from France in 1803 the knowledge of the province and its Indian tribes was very limited. The Louisiana purchase of 1803 embraced almost all the area of What now comprises seventeen states and two territories, with gross areas as follows: part of the state of Alabama, west of the Perdido and on the Gulf, below latitude 31° north, estimated to contain 2,300 square miles; part of the state of Mississippi, west of Alabama, adjoining Louisiana on the Gulf, and south of 31° north latitude, estimated at 3,600 square miles; the state of Louisiana, 48,720 square miles; the state of Arkansas, 53,850 square miles; the state of Missouri, 60,415 square miles; the state of Kansas; all but southwest corner (estimated), 73,542 square miles; the state of Iowa, 50,025 square miles; the state of Minnesota, west of the Mississippi River, 57,531 square miles; the state of Nebraska, 77,510 square miles; the state of Colorado, east of the Rocky Mountains and north of Arkansas River, 57,000 square miles; the state of Oregon (nominally and by discovery), 96,030 square miles; the state of North Dakota, 70,705 square miles; the state of South. Dakota, 77,650 square miles; the state of Montana, 146,080 square miles the state of Idaho, 81,800 square miles; the state of Washington, 60,180 square miles; the state of Wyoming, all but the zone in the middle, south, and southwest part, 83,503 square miles; the Indian territory, 31,400 square miles; Oklahoma territory, 30,030 square miles; making a total area of 1,108,021 square miles, or 766,733,140 acres.The Department of State, by direction of President Jefferson, prepared a descriptive statement of the Indians and tribes in this province. It contained all the information then possessed by the government as to the several tribes, as follows:The Indian nations within the limits of Louisiana as far as known are as follows, and consist of the number specified:On the eastern bank of the Mississippi, about 25 leagues from Orleans, are the remains of the nation of Houmas, or Red Men, which do not exceed 60 persons. There are no other Indians settled on this side of the river either in Louisiana or west Florida, though they are at times frequented by parties of wandering Choctaws.On the West side of the Mississippi are the remains of the Tounicas, settled near and above Point Coupee, on the river, consisting of 50 or 60 persons.In the AtacapasOn the lower parts of the Bayou Teche, at about 11 or 12 leagues from the sea, are two villages of Chitamachas, consisting of about 100 souls.The Atacapas, properly so called, dispersed throughout the district, and chiefly on the bayou or creek of Vermillion, about 100 souls. Wanderers of the tribes of Biloxes and Choctaws, on Bayou Crocodile, which empties into the Teche, about 50 souls.In the Opelousas to the northwest of AtacapasTwo villages of Alibamas in the center of the district near the church, consisting of 100 persons.Conchates, dispersed through the country all far west as the river Sabinus and its neighborhood, about 350 persons.On the River RougeAt Avoyelles, 19 leagues from the Mississippi, is a village of the Biloxi nation, and another on the lake of the Avoyelles, the whole about 100 souls.At the Rapide21 leagues from the Mississippi, is a village of the Choctaws of 100 souls, and another of Biloxes, about 2 leagues from it, of about 100 more. About 8 or 9 leagues higher up the Red River is a village of about 50 souls, All these are occasionally employed by the settlers in their neighborhood as boatmen.About 80 leagues above Natchitoches, on the Red River, is the nation of the Cadoquies, called by abbreviation Cados; they can raise from 800 to 400 warriors, are the friends of the whites, and are esteemed the bravest and most generous of all the nations in this vast country; they are rapidly decreasing, owing to intemperance and the numbers annually destroyed by the Osages and Choctaws.There are, besides the foregoing, at least 400 to 500 families of Choctaws, who are dispersed on the west, side of the Mississippi, on the Ouacheta and Red Rivers, as far west as Natchitoches, and the whole nation would have emigrated across the Mississippi had it not been for the opposition of the Spaniards and the Indians on that side who had suffered by their aggressions.On the River ArkansasBetween the Red River and the Arkansas there are but a few Indians left as most tribes are almost extinct. On this last river is the nation of the same name, consisting of about 200 warriors, They are bravo yet peaceable and, well disposed, and have always been attached to the French and espoused their cause in their wars with the Chickasaws, whom they have always resisted with success. They live in three villages; the first is 18 leagues from the Mississippi, on the Arkansas River, and the others are 3 and 6 leagues from the first. A scarcity of game on the eastern side of the Mississippi has lately induced a number of the Cherokees, Choctaws, Chickasaws, etc., to frequent the neighborhood of Arkansas, where game is still in abundance; they have contracted marriages with the Arkansas, and seem inclined to make a permanent settlement and incorporate themselves with that nation. The number is unknown, but is considerable tool is every day increasing.On the river St. FrancisOn the river St. Francis, in the neighborhood of New Madrid, Cape Girardeau, Reviere a la Pomme, and the environs, are settled, a number of vagabonds, emigrants from the Delawares, Shawnese, Miamis, Chickasaws, Cherokees, Piorias, and supposed to consist in all of 500 families. They are at times troublesome to the boats descending the river, and have even plundered some of them and committed a few murders. They are attached to liquor; seldom remain long in any place. Many of them speak English; and understand it, and there are some who even read and write it.At St. GenevieveAt St. Genevieve, in the settlement among the whites, are about 30 Piorias, Kaskaskias, and Illinois, who seldom hunt for fear of the other Indians; they are the remains of a nation which 50 years ago could bring into the field 1,200 warriors.On the MissouriOn the Missouri and its waters are many and numerous nations, the best known of which are the Osages, situated on the river of the same name on the right bank of the Missouri, at about 80 leagues from its confluence with it; they consist of 1,000 warriors, who live in two settlements at no great distance from each other. They are of a gigantic stature and well proportioned, are enemies of the whites and of all other Indian nations, and commit depredations from the Illinois to the Arkansas. The trade of this nation is said to be under an exclusive grant. They are a cruel and ferocious race, and are hated and feared by all the other Indians. The continence of the Osage River with the Missouri is about 80 leagues from the Mississippi.Sixty leagues higher up the Missouri, and on the same bank, is the river Kanzas and on it the nation of the same name, but at about 70 or 80 leagues from its mouth, It consists of about 210 warriors, who are as fierce and cruel as the Osages, and often molest and ill treat those who go to trade among them.Sixty leagues above the river Kanzas, and at about 200 leagues from the mouth of the Missouri, still on the right bank, is the Riviere Platte, or Shallow river, remarkable for its quicksand and bad navigation; and near its confluence with the Missouri dwells the nation of Octolactos, commonly called Otos, consisting of about 200 warriors, among whom are 25 or 80 of the nation of Missouri, who took refuge among them about 25 years since.Forty leagues up the river Platte you come to the nation of the Penis, composed of about 700 warriors in four neighboring villages; they hunt but little, and are ill provided with firearms; they often make war on the Spaniards in the neighborhood of Santa Fe from which they are not far distant.At 300 leagues from the Mississippi and 100 from the river Platte, on the same bank, are situated the villages of the Maims. They consisted in 1799 of 500 warriors, but tire said to have been almost out of last year by the smallpox.At 50 leagues above the Maims, and on the left bank of the Missouri, dwell the Poneas to the number of 250 warriors, possessing in common with the Maims their language, society, and. vices, Their trade has never been of much value, and those engaged in it are exposed to pillage and ill treatment.At the distance of 450 leagues from the Mississippi, and on the right bank of the Missouri, dwell the Arlearas to the number of 700 warriors, and 60 leagues above, the Mandane nation, consisting of above 700 warriors likewise. Those two last nations are well disposed to the whites, but have been the victims of the Sioux, or Mandowessies, who, being themselves well provided with firearms, have taken, advantage of the defenseless situation of the others, and. have on all occasions murdered them without mercy.No discoveries on the Missouri beyond the Mandane nation have been accurately detailed,, though the traders have been informed that many large navigable rivers discharge their waters into it far above it, and that there are many numerous nations settled upon them.The Sioux, or MandowessiesThe Sioux, or Mandowessies who frequent the country between the north bank of the Missouri and Mississippi, are it great impediment to trade and navigation. They endeavor to prevent all communication with the nations dwelling high up the Missouri to deprive them of ammunition and arms, and thus keep them subservient to themselves. In the winter they are chiefly on the banks of the Missouri and massacre all who fall into their hands.There are a number of nations at a distance from the banks of the Missouri to the north and south, concerning whom but little information has been received.Returning to the Mississippi and ascending it from the Missouri, about 75 leagues above the mouth of the latter, the river Moingona, or Riviere de Moine, enters the Mississippi on the west side, and on it are situated the Ayons, a nation originally from the Missouri, speaking the language of the Otatachas. It consisted of 200 warriors before the smallpox lately raged among them.The Sacs and RenardThe Sacs and Renards dwell on the Mississippi about 300 leagues shove St, Louis, and frequently trade with it; they live together and consist of 500 warriors; their chief trade is with Michilimakinae, and they have always been peaceable and friendly.The other nations on the Mississippi higher up are but little known to man. The nations of the Missouri, though cruel, treacherous, and insolent, may doubtless be kept in order by the United States if proper regulations are adopted with respect; to them.It is said that no treaties have been entered into by Spain with the Indian nations westward of the Mississippi, and that its treaties with the Creeks, Choctaws, etc., are in effect superseded by our treaty with that power of the 27th October, 1795.How the Louisiana Purchase Changed the WorldHISTORY STORIES10 Little-Known Facts About the Lewis and Clark ExpeditionBY EVAN ANDREWS // OCTOBER 26, 2015Lewis & Clark ExpeditionIn 1804, Jefferson sends a team to explore lands acquired in the Louisiana Purchase. The Corps of Discovery will travel nearly 8,000 miles over three years, reaching the Pacific Ocean and clearing the path for westward expansion.In May 1804, President Thomas Jefferson dispatched Meriwether Lewis and William Clark’s Corps of Discovery on an expedition to explore the Louisiana Purchase and hunt for an all-water route across the North American continent. The two-and-a-half-year trek saw the men travel some 8,000 miles from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean and back, mostly by boat and on horseback. By the time they finally emerged from the wilderness in September 1806, they had made contact with dozens of Indian tribes, survived repeated brushes with death and become the first U.S. citizens to lay eyes on the wonders of the uncharted West. Explore 10 surprising facts about one of America’s first and greatest expeditions of discovery.Lewis first met Clark after being court-martialed by the Army.Lewis (L) and Clark (R). (Credit: Jean-Erick PASQUIER/Getty Images)While serving as a frontier army officer in 1795, a young Meriwether Lewis was court-martialed for allegedly challenging a lieutenant to a duel during a drunken dispute. The 21-year-old was found not guilty of the charges, but his superiors decided to transfer him to a different rifle company to avoid any future incidents. His new commander turned out to be William Clark—the man who would later join him on his journey to the West.Lewis had served as Thomas Jefferson’s secretary.In 1801, Lewis left the army and accepted an invitation to serve as Thomas Jefferson’s presidential secretary. Lewis had known Jefferson since he was a boy—he’d grown up on a Virginia plantation only a few miles from Monticello—and the pair went on to forge a mentor-protégé relationship while working together in the White House. When Jefferson conceived of his grand expedition to the West in 1802, he immediately named the rugged, intellectually gifted Lewis as its commander. To help the young secretary prepare, Jefferson gave him a crash course in the natural sciences and sent him to Philadelphia to study medicine, botany and celestial navigation.Thomas Jefferson believed the expedition might encounter wooly mammoths.Woolly Mammoth. (Credit: Royal BC Museum, Victoria, British Columbia)Before Lewis and Clark completed their expedition, Americans could only speculate on what lurked in the uncharted territories beyond the Rocky Mountains. Even Thomas Jefferson, who’d amassed a small library of books on the frontier, was convinced the explorers might have run-ins with mountains of salt, a race of Welsh-speaking Indians and even herds of wooly mammoths and giant ground sloths. The expedition failed to sight any of the long-extinct creatures, but Lewis did describe 178 previously unknown species of plants and 122 new animals including coyotes, mountain beavers and grizzly bears.The Spanish sent soldiers to arrest the expedition.Jefferson often described Lewis and Clark’s expedition as a scientific mission to study the lands acquired in the 1803 Louisiana Purchase, but the explorers’ central goal was to find a water route to the Pacific, which would increase trade opportunities and help solidify an American claim on the far Northwest. That was distressing news for the Spanish, who feared the expedition might lead to the seizure of their gold-rich territories in the Southwest. On the suggestions of U.S. Army General James Wilkinson—a Spanish spy—the governor of New Mexico dispatched four different groups of Spanish soldiers and Comanche Indians to intercept the explorers and bring them back in chains. Luckily for Lewis and Clark, the hostile search parties failed to locate them in the vastness of the frontier.Clark brought his slave on the journey.York statue by Ed Hamilton. (Credit: Dennis Macdonald/Getty Images)Along with more than two-dozen enlisted men and officers, the Corps of Discovery also included Clark’s personal slave, York. The tall manservant was a hit with frontier tribes, many of whom had never seen a person with dark skin. The Arikara people of North Dakota even referred to York as “Big Medicine” and speculated that he had spiritual powers. Though not an official member of the Corps of Discovery, York made the entire journey from St. Louis to the Pacific and back, and became a valued member of the expedition for his skills as a hunter. When the explorers later voted on where to place their winter camp in 1805, he and the Shoshone interpreter Sacagawea were both allowed to participate. As historian Stephen E. Ambrose later noted, this simple show of hands may have marked the first time in American history a black man and a woman were given the vote.Lewis and Clark’s arsenal included 200 pounds of gunpowder and an experimental air rifle.The Corps of Discovery carried one of the largest arsenals ever taken west of the Mississippi. It included an assortment of pikes, tomahawks and knives as well as several rifles and muskets, 200 pounds of gunpowder and over 400 pounds of lead for bullets. Lewis also had a state-of-the-art pneumatic rifle he used to impress Indian tribes on the frontier. After pumping compressed air into the gun’s stock, he could fire some 20 shots—each of them almost completely silent. Despite being armed to the teeth, most of the explorers never had to use their weapons in combat. The lone exception came during the return journey, when Lewis and three of his soldiers engaged in a gun battle with Blackfeet Indians that left two natives dead.Sacagawea reunited with her long lost brother during the journey.“Lewis & Clark at Three Forks,” mural in lobby of Montana House of Representatives. (Credit: Edgar Samuel Paxson)One of the most legendary members of the Lewis and Clark expedition was Sacagawea, a teenaged Shoshone Indian who had been kidnapped from her tribe as an adolescent. Sacagawea, her husband and her newborn son first joined up with the explorers as they wintered at a Hidatsa-Mandan settlement in 1804, and she later served as an interpreter and occasional guide on their journey to the Pacific. During a run-in with a band of Shoshone in the summer of 1805, she famously discovered the tribe’s chief was none other than her long lost brother, whom she had not seen since her abduction five years earlier. The tearful reunion helped facilitate peaceful relations between the explorers and the Shoshone, allowing Lewis to procure much-needed horses for his trek over the Rockies.Only one member of the expedition died during the trip.The Lewis and Clark expedition suffered its first fatality in August 1804, when Sergeant Charles Floyd died near modern day Sioux City, Iowa. Lewis diagnosed him as having “bilious colic,” but historians now believe he suffered from a burst appendix. Over the next two years, the expedition endured everything from dysentery and snakebites to dislocated shoulders and even venereal disease, but amazingly, no one else perished before the explorers returned to St. Louis in September 1806. One of the worst injuries came during the trip home, when an enlisted man accidentally shot Lewis in the buttocks after mistaking him for an elk. Though not seriously wounded, the explorer was forced to spend a few miserable weeks lying on his belly in a canoe while the expedition floated down the Missouri River.Lewis later died under mysterious circumstances.Meriwether Lewis. (Credit: Universal History Archive/Getty Images)Lewis battled depression and mood swings for most of his life, and his condition only worsened after he returned from the transcontinental expedition in 1806. The great explorer reportedly suffered from money troubles, drinking too much and struggling as the governor of Louisiana. He was twice prevented from committing suicide during an 1809 journey to Washington, but only a few days later, he was found dead in a cabin along the Natchez Trace with gunshot wounds to the head and chest. Some have since speculated he was murdered, but most historians believe he took his own life.Clark adopted Sacagawea’s children.During her time with the Corps of Discovery, Sacagawea was accompanied by her newborn son, Jean Baptiste, whom the explorers nicknamed “Pomp.” William Clark took a shine to the boy, and when Sacagawea left the expedition in August 1806, he offered to adopt him and “raise him as my own child.” Sacagawea initially turned down the offer, but she later allowed Clark to provide for her son’s education in St. Louis. Following Sacagawea’s death in 1812, Clark became the legal guardian of both Jean Baptiste and her other child, a daughter named Lisette. Little is known about what became of Lisette, but Jean-Baptiste later traveled to Europe before returning to the American frontier to work as a trapper and wilderness guide.RELATED CONTENTTOPIC Louisiana PurchaseNEWS 8 Things You May Not Know About the Louisiana PurchaseLouisiana PurchaseConsequences of the Louisiana PurchaseThe Louisiana Purchase has often been described as one of the greatest real estate deals in history. Despite this, there were some issues that concerned Americans of the day. First, many wondered how or if the United States could defend this massive addition to its land holdings. Many New Englanders worried about the effect the new addition might have on the balance of power in the nation. Further, Jefferson and Monroe struggled with the theoretical implications of the manner in which they carried out the purchase, particularly in light of Jefferson's previous heated battles with Alexander Hamilton concerning the interpretation of limits of constitutional and presidential powers. In the end, however, the desire to purchase the territory outweighed all of these practical and theoretical objections.The increases in population, commerce, mining, and agriculture the Louisiana Purchase allowed worked to strengthen the nation as a whole. The opportunity for individuals and families to strike out into unsettled territory and create lives for themselves helped to foster the frontier spirit of independence, curiosity, and cooperation that have come to be associated with the American character.Thomas Jefferson and the Lewis and Clark ExpeditionLouisiana Purchase - Facts & Summary - HISTORY.comLOUISIANA PURCHASE: BACKGROUNDBeginning in the 17th century, France explored the Mississippi River valley and established scattered settlements in the region. By the middle of the 18th century, France controlled more of the present-day United States than any other European power: from New Orleans northeast to the Great Lakes and northwest to modern-day Montana. In 1762, during the French and Indian War (1754-63), France ceded French Louisiana west of the Mississippi River to Spain and in 1763 transferred nearly all of its remaining North American holdings to Great Britain. Spain, no longer a dominant European power, did little to develop Louisiana during the next three decades. In 1796, Spain allied itself with France, leading Britain to use its powerful navy to cut off Spain from America.Did You Know?President Thomas Jefferson commissioned the Corps of Discovery Expedition (1804-06), led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, to explore the territory acquired in the Louisiana Purchase, among other objectives.In 1801, Spain signed a secret treaty with France to return Louisiana Territory to France. Reports of the retrocession caused considerable uneasiness in the United States. Since the late 1780s, Americans had been moving westward into the Ohio River and Tennessee River valleys, and these settlers were highly dependent on free access to the Mississippi River and the strategic port of New Orleans. U.S. officials feared that France, resurgent under the leadership of Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), would soon seek to dominate the Mississippi River and access to the Gulf of Mexico. In a letter to U.S. minister to France Robert Livingston (1746-1813), America’s third president, Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), stated, “The day that France takes possession of New Orleans…we must marry ourselves to the British fleet and nation.”Livingston was ordered to negotiate with French minister Charles Maurice de Talleyrand (1754-1838) for the purchase of New OrleansLOUISIANA PURCHASE: U.S.-FRANCE NEGOTIATIONSFrance was slow in taking control of Louisiana, but in 1802 Spanish authorities, apparently acting under French orders, revoked a U.S.-Spanish treaty that granted Americans the right to store goods in New Orleans. In response, Jefferson sent future U.S. president James Monroe (1758-1831) to Paris to aid Livingston in the New Orleans purchase talks. In mid-April 1803, shortly before Monroe’s arrival, the French asked a surprised Livingston if the United States was interested in purchasing all of Louisiana Territory. It is believed that the failure of France to put down a slave revolution in Haiti, the impending war with Great Britain and probable British naval blockade of France, and financial difficulties may all have prompted Napoleon to offer Louisiana for sale to the United States.Negotiations moved swiftly, and at the end of April the U.S. envoys agreed to pay $11,250,000 and assume claims of American citizens against France in the amount of $3,750,000. In exchange, the United States acquired the vast domain of Louisiana Territory, some 828,000 square miles of land. The treaty was dated April 30 and signed on May 2. In October, the U.S. Senate ratified the purchase, and in December 1803 France transferred authority over the region to the United States.LOUISIANA PURCHASE: AFTERMATHThe acquisition of the Louisiana Territory for the bargain price of less than three cents an acre was among Jefferson’s most notable achievements as president. American expansion westward into the new lands began immediately, and in 1804 a territorial government was established. On April 30, 1812, exactly nine years after the Louisiana Purchase agreement was made, the first state to be carved from the territory–Louisiana–was admitted into the Union as the 18th U.S. state.Louisiana Purchase - WikipediaThe Louisiana Purchase (French: Vente de la Louisiane "Sale of Louisiana") was the acquisition of the Louisiana territory (828,000 square miles or 2.14 million km²) by the United States from France in 1803. The U.S. paid fifty million francs ($11,250,000) and a cancellation of debts worth eighteen million francs ($3,750,000) for a total of sixty-eight million francs ($15 million, equivalent to $300 million in 2016). The Louisiana territory included land from fifteen present U.S. states and two Canadian provinces. The territory contained land that forms Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska; the portion of Minnesota west of the Mississippi River; a large portion of North Dakota; a large portion of South Dakota; the northeastern section of New Mexico; the northern portion of Texas; the area of Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado east of the Continental Divide; Louisiana west of the Mississippi River (plus New Orleans); and small portions of land within the present Canadian provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan. Its non-native population was around 60,000 inhabitants, of whom half were African slaves.The Kingdom of France controlled the Louisiana territory from 1699 until it was ceded to Spain in 1762. In 1800, Napoleon, then the First Consul of the French Republic, hoping to re-establish an empire in North America, regained ownership of Louisiana. However, France's failure to put down the revolt in Saint-Domingue, coupled with the prospect of renewed warfare with the United Kingdom, prompted Napoleon to sell Louisiana to the United States to fund his military. The Americans originally sought to purchase only the port city of New Orleans and its adjacent coastal lands, but quickly accepted the bargain. The Louisiana Purchase occurred during the term of the third President of the United States, Thomas Jefferson. Before the purchase was finalized, the decision faced Federalist Party opposition; they argued that it was unconstitutional to acquire any territory. Jefferson agreed that the U.S. Constitution did not contain explicit provisions for acquiring territory, but he asserted that his constitutional power to negotiate treaties was sufficient.The original treaty of the Louisiana PurchaseIssue of 1953, commemorating the 150th Anniversary of signingFlag raising in the Place d'Armes of New Orleans, marking the transfer of sovereignty over French Louisiana to the United States, December 20, 1803, as depicted by Thure de ThulstrupThe Purchase was one of several territorial additions to the U.S.