Navajo Tribe of Indians v. United States

OPINION

LYDON, Judge:

Plaintiff, the Navajo Tribe of Indians (hereinafter the Tribe), is a tribe of American Indians which has a tribal organization recognized by the Department of the Interior. The Tribe initially brought these actions in the Indian Claims Commission in 1950 and 1951 under Section 2 of the Indian Claims Commission Act, as amended, 25 U.S.C. § 70a (1976). Thereafter, plaintiff’s actions were transferred to the United States Court of Claims, this court’s predecessor, on January 3, 1977, pursuant to the Act of October 28, 1976, 90 Stat. 1990, 25

U.S.C. § 70v (1976). In substance,…