Legal Opinion

Wyandot Nation of Kansas v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided June 8, 2017No. 2016-1654PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Concurring in the result filed by Circuit Judge O’Malley.

Dyk, Circuit Judge.

The Wyandot Nation of Kansas (“Wyan-dot Nation”) is a Native American tribe allegedly tracing its ancestry to the Historic Wyandot Nation. It claims to be a federally recognized Indian tribe and a successor-in-interest to all of the treaties between the Historic Wyandot Nation and the United States. On June 1, 2015, Wyan-dot Nation filed a complaint in the United States Court of Federal Claims alleging that the United States had breached its trust and fiduciary obligations with respect to two trusts that resulted from…

2Cases cited26 opinions

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3Cited by15 opinions

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