and continue to be wards until they are. Legal status of wards of the state in France are covered by law 224-4 of the . United States In the Supreme Court case Cherokee Nation v. Georgia, the native peoples were legally made to be wards of the state. One consequence of this was that they were not permitted to sue the US government because of their status as a dependent nation. The Indian Appropriations Act was passed on 3 March 1871, with an amendment ending tribal recognition and the treaty system. All Indians were made wards of the state; thus the U.S. government no longer needed tribal consent in dealing with the tribes. In California, a juvenile offender may be ordered to be a ward of a court if such juvenile violated any state law, curfew, or from excessive truancies since the juvenile criminal justice system in California is geared toward rehabilitation instead of punishment. See also Charge (youth) Godchild Court of Wards and Liveries Government involvement in the Terri Schiavo case History of the English fiscal system Proof of age inquisition Tenant-in-chief - relating to medieval feudal wardships References Family law legal terminology Family law Common law legal terminology sv:Myndling