Legal Opinion
Countyof Oneida v. Oneida Indian Nation of NY
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 22, 1985No. 83-1065PublishedCited by 592 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*229Justice Powell
delivered the opinion of the Court.*
These cases present the question whether three Tribes of the Oneida Indians may bring a suit for damages for the occupation and use of tribal land allegedly conveyed unlawfully in 1795.
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The Oneida Indian Nation of New York, the Oneida Indian Nation of Wisconsin, and the Oneida of the Thames Band Council (the Oneidas) instituted this suit in 1970 against the Counties of Oneida and Madison, New York. The Oneidas alleged that their ancestors conveyed 100,000 acres to the State of New York under a 1795 agreement that violated the Trade and…
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