Legal Opinion
Sokaogon Chippewa Community v. Wisconsin
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 24, 1989No. 88-2772PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The Sokaogon Chippewa Community, an Indian tribe, brought suit against the United States, Exxon Corporation, and other defendants under 28 U.S.C. § 1362 to establish its treaty right to a tract 12 miles square (144 square miles, or 92,600 acres) in northern Wisconsin. The tract is rural, and contains federal and state public lands as well as vacation homes, farms, and other private residences. Copper and zinc were discovered in the tract in 1976, and Exxon, claiming mineral rights, began fencing portions of the tract preparatory to developing the mineral deposits. The…
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