<span>The issuer will pay you back, plus interest.</span>
In 1830, they took the state of Georgia to court in a case that challenged Georgia's jurisdictional claims directly. In Cherokee Nation v. Georgia, the Cherokees sought an injunction against Georgia's attempts to implement its act of 1828 asserting sovereignty over Cherokee lands.
They had no real power or authority to enforce their laws, taxes, and/or polices.