Legal Opinion
Wolfchild v. United States
United States Court of Federal Claims
Decided September 26, 2007No. Nos. 03-2684L, 01-568LPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
LETTOW, Judge.
This Indian trust case has been brought by approximately 20,750 individuals claiming descent from persons who were members of the Mdewakanton band of Sioux Indians and who assisted white settlers in Minnesota during the 1862 Sioux uprising (“the loyal Mdewakanton”). See Wolfchild v. United States, 62 Fed.Cl. 521, 526-29 (2004) (“Wolfchild I”) (describing the 1862 Sioux uprising, the role of the loyal Mdewakanton, and their severance of tribal relations after the uprising).1 Promptly after this suit was filed in November 2003, the court addressed the nature and…
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3Cited by5 opinions
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