Sac & Fox Indians of Mississippi in Iowa v. Sac & Fox Indians of Mississippi in Oklahoma
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL PROM THE COURT OP CLAIMS. The facts, which involve the determination of the status of Sac and Fox Indians under certain treaties and statutes, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holmes
This is a suit brought by the Sac and Fox Indians of the Mississippi in Iowa against the Sacs and Foxes in Oklahoma and against the United States, under the act of March 1, 1907, c. 2290, 34 Stat. 1055. That statute gave “full legal and equitable jurisdiction, without regard to lapse of time,” to the Court of Claims to hear and determine “as justice and equity may require, with right of appeal” to this court, all claims of the plaintiffs against the defendants for their alleged “proportionate shares, according to their numbers,” not already paid to or for them, of appropriations for…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Wisconsin & Michigan Railway Co. v. PowersSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- New York Indians v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- United States v. PughSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- United States v. Old SettlersSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Blackfeather v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
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- United States v. Mille Lac Band of Chippewa Indians in Minn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1913
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