James Coleman, Jr. v. The United States of America, Bureau of Indian Affairs

DUMBAULD, Senior U.S. District Judge.

Plaintiffs-appellants are descendants of Creek Indians. They allege breach by the United States of its trusteeship of Indian lands held for the Creek nation. Most of the land (2,997,114 acres) was distributed to individual Creeks (and freedmen, of mixed blood, partly Creek). Appellants’ ancestors duly received their allotments. Appellants’ alleged grievance relates to disposition of 65,965 acres which were not allotted to individuals. Of these 65,805 have subsequently been sold, and appellants claim that inadequate consideration was received. It is also…