Aboriginal Title or the Paramountcy Doctrine? Johnson v. McIntosh Flounders in Federal Waters off Alsaka in Native Village of Eyak v. Trawler Diane Marie, Inc.

• Main Author: Richards, Andrew P.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: UW Law Digital Commons 2003
• Subjects: Indigenous; Indian; and Aboriginal Law; McIntosh; eyak; Alaska
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.law.uw.edu/wlr/vol78/iss3/9; https://digitalcommons.law.uw.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4433&context=wlr

In Johnson v. McIntosh and its progeny, the United States Supreme Court established the principle that aboriginal title allows Indian tribes to exclusively use and occupy their territories after they come under United States sovereignty. In Native Village of Eyak v. Trawler Diane Marie, Inc., five A...