Jurisdiction
Last updated February 16, 2010
State Has Jurisdiction Through Federal Acts Other Than Public Law 280
The Massachusetts Indian Land Claims Settlement Act addresses state civil and criminal jurisdiction.
Legislation
Massachusetts Indian Land Claims Settlement Act, P.L. 100-95, 101 Stat. 704, Aug. 18, 1987, codified at 25 U.S.C. § 1771 et seq. (§§ 1771e and 1771g address state civil and criminal jurisdiction)
Case Law
Wiener v. Wampanoag Aquinnah Shellfish Hatchery Corp., 223 F. Supp. 2d 346 (D. Mass. 2002)
James v. Wampanoag Tribal Council, 499 N.E.2d 1213 (Mass. App. Ct. 1986)