Legal Opinion
Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided May 11, 1973No. Appeal No. 2-72; Ind. Cl. Comm. Docket No. 49; 26 Ind. Cl. Comm. 281PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBennett, Judge
The case now before the court presents several novel problems which do not appear to have been resolved before. The issues all revolve around the extent to which an Indian tribe may claim compensation for wrongdoing to the tribe unrelated to property rights, when the actual victims of the wrongdoing were the individual members of the tribe. For reasons to be detailed, the court affirms the decision of the Indian Claims Commission, 26 Ind. Cl. Comm. 281 (1971), in which it dismissed the claim without trial on the grounds of lack of jurisdiction over the subject matter, section 2, clause 2, and…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Montoya v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Otoe and Missouria Tribe of Indians v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1955
- Minnesota Chippewa Tribe v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1963
- Gila River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1970
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- Joint Tribal Council of Passamaquoddy Tribe v. MortonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1975
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- Joint Tribal Council of the Passamaquoddy Tribe v. MortonDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1975
- Western Shoshone Legal Defense & Education Ass'n v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1976
- Navajo Tribe of Indians v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1986
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