disestablish

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But in Martinez’s case, the district court in Comanche County held a hearing specific to the Kiowa-Comanche-Apache Reservation and determined that reservation was formally disestablished by Congress in the early 1900s.

From Seattle Times

Supreme Court, which issued a landmark decision last year that because the Muscogee Nation’s reservation had never been disestablished by Congress, the state did not have jurisdiction there in cases involving tribal citizens.

From Seattle Times

Two of the rulings by the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals also affirm that Congress never formally disestablished the reservations of the Choctaw and Seminole nations and because of a U.S.

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Supreme Court ruling last year that determined a large swath of eastern Oklahoma remains an Indian reservation, because Congress never voted to disestablish it.

From Seattle Times

Gorsuch said, despite history and practices and common understanding, only an act of Congress can disestablish a reservation.

From Washington Times