the ruling in Ex parte Crow Dog, the U.S. Congress passed the Major Crimes Act () in 1885. It places 15 major crimes under federal jurisdiction if they occur on Native territory, even if both perpetrator and victim are Native American, beginning a legal doctrine limiting tribal sovereignty. Later life Crow Dog returned to the Rosebud Indian Reservation, where he remained for the rest of his life. He died there in August 1912. See also Leonard Crow Dog Ex parte Crow Dog References External links Ex parte Crow Dog, 109 U.S. 556, 3 S.Ct. 396, 27 L.Ed. 1030 (1883) 1833 births 1912 deaths Brulé people Lakota leaders Native American people of the Indian Wars People from Montana