Legal Opinion
Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy's Reservation v. United States
United States Court of Federal Claims
Decided January 26, 2006No. 92-675 LPublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HEWITT, Judge.
In 1863 and 1892, plaintiffs’ ancestors ceded lands totaling some 20 million acres to the United States. The Indian Claims Commission and this court awarded compensation for those lands. The compensation awarded was then held in trust by the United States. This suit seeks damages for mismanagement by the United States of the funds it held in trust.
I. Background
On September 30, 1992, the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, the Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation, and the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana filed this action on their own…
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