• At birth, Elk was “subject to the jurisdiction” of his tribal nation, not United States.
• A tribal citizen could not make himself a U.S. citizen simply by leaving the tribe & living among non-Native people; ctzship req’d “the consent and co-operation of the government.”
• At birth, Elk was “subject to the jurisdiction” of his tribal nation, not United States.
• A tribal citizen could not make himself a U.S. citizen simply by leaving the tribe & living among non-Native people; ctzship req’d “the consent and co-operation of the government.”