Legal Opinion
United States v. Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians
United States Court of Claims
Decided December 12, 1979No. App. No. 8-78PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFriedman, Chief Judge
This is an appeal by the United States from an interlocutory order of the Indian Claims Commission awarding plaintiff Indian bands (appellees here) $52,527,337.97 as compensation for the extinguishment of their aboriginal title to land. The amount is the difference between the fair market value of the land on the date of extinguishment of the aboriginal title and the compensation the government previously paid for the land.1
At issue in this litigation is a tract in excess of 8 million acres located in north-central North Dakota on the Canadian border. A group of Chippewas, including…
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