Does anyone know if Native Americans were able to file lawsuits, divorce actions or other legal actions in the courts in the 1880's? I am trying to resolve questions about an ancestor who may or may not have been Native American. She was my great-grandmother and filed for divorce from my great-grandfather in 1888. I have the papers from the Taylor county courthouse. There are questions in our family relating to whether she was a full blooded Native American or not. I thought if I knew what access native American's had to the courts, I could resolve some of my questions about her. I was told native American's could not legally marry white people in the 1800's but they did have a marriage license issued in Nodaway county, Missouri. So maybe she could pass as white or maybe she was only part native American. Any help you all can give me would be appreciated. Thanks Kathy Salem, Or