Pottawatomi Nation in Canada v. United States

OPINION

HODGES, Judge.

This case comes before the court on plaintiff’s motion for reconsideration. We conclude that plaintiff’s claim is time barred.

FACTS

The Pottawatomi Nation in Canada (Pottawatomi), a tribe of Native Americans currently residing in communities surrounding Lakes Huron, Erie, and Ontario in Canada, seeks monetary damages from the United States for alleged breach of fiduciary and statutory duties arising from a series of treaties between 1795 and 1833. By these treaties, the United States agreed to make annual payments in perpetuity and furnish other consideration to the…