Suquamish Tribe of Indians v. United States

Per Curiam: Asserting three general grounds of error, the Suquamish Tribe appeals from an award made to it by the Indian Claims Commission. The first contention is that the area in the State of Washington awarded to the Tribe under the doctrine of aboriginal ownership is too small. A very substantial part of this claim, as now made in this court, was not made before the Commission. We do not consider this post-award and post-appeal enlargement of the area claimed, on the established principle that these matters should have been presented to the factfinding tribunal; no adequate excuse is…