Sioux Tribe of Indians v. United States

*92SUMMARY JUDGMENT OPINION — I

PAYMENTS ON THE CLAIM

YOCK, Judge.

This case involves compensation for Sioux tribal lands acquired by the United States under the Treaty of April 29, 1868, 15 Stat. 635. The plaintiff, the Sioux Tribe of Indians, has moved for summary judgment to deny treaty-related offsets, known as payments on the claim. This motion is but one of six summary judgment1 motions brought by both parties in the offset portion of this case. Plaintiff here moves that the Government be denied any payments on the claim offsets, against a $43,949,700 interlocutory land valuation award.…