97.) Here are two landmark, International court decisions that were in favor of the indigenous people. (10 min. read )

These two examples show that justice is waiting for the indigenous people, at the international level. These court cases won at the international level, still have major, far-reaching affects to this day, on the lives of the indigenous people. These two brief summaries prove that indigenous court cases can not be won in the United States or Canadian courts.

The first example is when the United Kingdom brought the United States into Peculinary Arbitration at the international level, on behalf of the Cayuga Indians. This was in the 1920's. The United Kingdom was successful on the international level, which started the Cayuga Nation on their journey towards land recognition in the United States. Why didn't the United Kingdom go into the United States courts to do this? Because the United Kingdom knew it did not belong there and neither did the Cayuga Nation. And the U.K. knew it could never be successful in the american courts. And the U. K. understands that as a sovereign nation, it doesn't belong in american courts. All sovereign nation legal matters belong at the international level. Including the Haudeosaunee.This "Arbitration" has been written about numerous times in this blog. And as of last check, it has no modern publication and still not available in public libraries. Even though it is public domain. Only available in the "shadow libraries".

This second example shows that the canadian courts refused to change the Indian Act. And it was only a decision at the international level that forced Canada to change the Indian Act. 

Up until the 1980's, the Indian Act stated that if an indian man married a non-indian woman (white), the indian man would retain his indian status, his non-indian wife would become a status indian and their children would be status indians. But if an indian woman married a non-indian man, she would lose her indian status, her husband would not become a status indian and their children would never be status indians. And Canada decided who was a non-status indian. Because at this time, indians who lost their indian status through the "Enfranchisement Act", were considered "non-status indians" by Canada. So there were indian men, who were considered non-status indians by Canada. Because of the "Enfranchisement Act".

This was full on, open discrimination against all indian women. And against the all but forgotten, indian men and women who we're "enfranchised"as babies, by the "Enfranchisement Act of Canada". All committed by the patriarchal Indian Act.

Two indian women in separate court cases, tried to change this through the canadian courts. Each of their court cases in succession, lost in the canadian courts. The matter eventually found its way to the Canadian Supreme Court. And the Supreme Court gave the decision that the the Indian Act stands as is. The two indian women lost they're separate court cases in canadian courts. Right up to the Supreme Court of Canada.

After this, a third Indian woman took the same legal matter to international jurisdiction at the United Nations. A United Nations Human Rights tribunal found that canada was in violation. And that is how canada was forced to change this part of the Indian Act. The third indian woman won the same case that the previous two indian women lost in canadian courts. Because the third woman decided to go to international jurisdiction. How smart was that woman. (it takes a woman to do this, lol).

If this third indian woman hadn't gone to the international court level, that part of the Indian Act would in all likelihood, still be law. And how would the lives of Indian people have been negatively affected, to this day?

This is clear proof that the United States and Canadian domestic courts fail the indigenous people time after time. And it is proof that the "international courts" and "international jurisdiction" is where sovereign Indigenous Nations and People are successful with their legal matters.

So in the mid 1980's after the Indian Act was changed, if a indian man or woman married a non-indian, they have the same, equal rights. Both retain their indian status. The indian women does not lose her status and the children are status indians. In the case where the indian man marries a non-indian woman (white), the non-indian woman does not become a status indian. But the children from that union are status indians. 

But even after this section of the Indian Act was found discriminatory at the international level, and canada was forced to change it, the previously married non-indian female (white) spouse, still retained her full rights of being a considered a status indian that she received prior to the Indian Act being changed. In other words, the Canadian government made sure that the non-indian woman (white), married to an indian man, still retained all her indian status rights (including not having to pay taxes), even after Canada was forced to change the Indian Act, to no longer discriminate against Indian Women. 

These two legal examples show the complete premeditated failure in the american and canadian courts, waiting for the participation of Sovereign Indigenous Nation and People.

Sovereign Indigenous Nations will never get justice from the american and canadian courts.

Provided as a starting point for discussion within your circle.