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Will Open Courts To Hearing of Freedmen Cases
Judge Gill rules the Dawes Commission lacks authority to enroll descendants not on the 1880 Cherokee roll and may block records of Freedmen claims. The decision asserts jurisdiction over enrollment, threatens penalties for illegal perjury, and opens court action against the commission to limit interference with Cherokee citizens and land allotment procedures.
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Gill
Muskogee
Dawes Commission
Reedwen
Rolla
Court of
Oleime
Court of Claims
Wallace Ball
Indiana
Thie
United Biazon
Eid Nai
United States
Eaid
Iaid Dawes Commission
Tatute
Pelasiake
Indian Territory
Aid Commission
Aberakee
Congress
Lodian Department
Secretary of ‘the Interior
Secretary of the Interior
Anid Commission
Ite
Eald Dawes Commission
Eaid Nation