Schaghticoke Tribal Nation v. Kent School Corp.

SUMMARY ORDER

These appeals arise from three consolidated actions. The common claim made by the Schaghticoke Tribal Nation (“STN”) in each case is that it is an Indian tribe that has been dispossessed of Indian land without the approval of Congress in violation of the Indian Nonintercourse Act, 25 U.S.C. § 177. That statute provides, in relevant part, that “[n]o purchase, grant, lease, or other conveyance of lands, or of any title or claim thereto, from any Indian nation or tribe of Indians, shall be of any validity in law or equity, unless the same be made by treaty or convention entered into…