Legal Opinion
Northwestern Bands of Shoshone Indians v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 26, 1945No. 63PublishedCited by 104 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Reed
The Northwestern Bands of Shoshone Indians, peti- ■ tioners here, seek to recover from the United States damages estimated at fifteen million dollars for the taking of some fifteen million acres of the lands held by these Indians by aboriginal or immemorial title. This title was alleged by the Indians to have been recognized by the United States by the treaty between the petitioners and the United States at Box Elder, Utah Territory, July 30, 1863.
The suit was begun in the Court of Claims against the United States by the bands pursuant to a special jurisdictional act of Congress of February…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Worcester v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1832
- Lone Wolf v. HitchcockSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- United States v. WinansSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Johnson & Graham's Lessee v. McIntoshSupreme Court of the United States · 1823
- Jones v. MeehanSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
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