Gila River Pimamaricopa Indian Community v. United States

The Gila Diver Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (also known as the Gila Diver Indian Community) is a recognized Indian group which is the beneficial owner of the Gila Diver Indian Deservation in Arizona, legal title being in the United States. In the spring of 1942, as part of the World War II project for removing individuals of Japanese ancestry from the West Coast states,1 the War Belocation Authority (WDA), in charge of the program, determined that a portion of the plaintiff’s reservation would make an acceptable site for a “relocation center.” Three types of land were considered useful:…