Two Hundred Years of Federal Indian Law – What Religion Has to Do with It

2023 marks the 200th anniversary of *Johnson v. M’Intosh*, the first case of the Marshall Trilogy, in which US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall created what we now call “Federal Indian Law.” This is an occasion for us to bring together lawyers and scholars of Native American religious traditions to reflect on the roles that religion has played in the development of Federal Indian Law. Our roundtable discusses the argument that this story is not only about property, but also, importantly, about religion. Our discussion will not be limited to *Johnson v. M’Intosh*, but would also reflect on contemporary cases, such as *Haaland v. Brackeen*, as following the logic of discovery, even as they conceal the theological roots of federal Indian law.