Legal Opinion
The Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma, Daniel Little Axe, Governor v. The State of Kansas
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided December 23, 1988No. 86-2600PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TACHA, Circuit Judge.
The Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma (Shawnees) appeal an order of summary judgment denying their claim to certain property located in Johnson County, Kansas. The issue on appeal is whether the Shawnees have superior title to this property under an 1854 treaty with the United States. We hold that they do not, and affirm.
The Shawnees seek possession and title to 11.97 acres of land located in Johnson County, Kansas, and known as the Shawnee Mission State Park. The State of Kansas (State), the current titleholder, derives its title to this land from a patent…
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