You work for the Chickasaw Nation in Oklahoma. An automobile accident occurs on State Highway 9 near the Riverwind Casino. A truck, driven by Alex Jefferson, rear-ended a car, driven by Ayita Smith, causing injury to Ms. Smith. Alex Jefferson is not a tribal member. Ms. Smith is a member of the Chickasaw tribe. Ms. Smith wants tosue Alex Jefferson in tribal court for damages caused by the injury. Search for a relevant court opinion (doesn't have to be from Oklahoma) that discusses whether a tribal court has jurisdiction over personal injury actions occurring on a state highway that runs through Indian Country.

Instructions/Evaluation Criteria:Use the research techniques demonstrated in Units 1 & 2 to locate a case (court opinion) on Westlaw that is relevant to the fact scenario above. Begin by logging into Westlaw. Click on the Practice Areas tab (below the main search bar), then click Native American Law, then click Federal Native American Law Cases. Conduct a keyword search for relevant cases and provide the following 5 pieces of information in your post (each of the below is worth 2 points):

2. The search terms you used to find the case
4. The name of the case
6. The court that issued the opinion
8. The citation to the case (the citation does not have to be exact Bluebook format)
10. The text of the headnote that is most relevant to the issue above

Answer rating: 100% (QA)

Answer Search Terms The search terms I used to find the relevant case are tribal court jurisdiction ... View the full answer