Early in the history of the country, the Cherokee nation attempted to use the courts to protect their ancestral lands in Georgia.

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The Cherokee nation indeed attempted to use the U.S. legal system to protect their ancestral lands in Georgia, most notably in the case of Worcester v. Georgia (1832), where the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Cherokee. However, the decision was not enforced by President Andrew Jackson, leading to the forced removal of the Cherokee people along the Trail of Tears.

Early in the History of the Country, the Cherokee Nation