Indian Claims Commission Act
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The Indian Claims Commission Act was a 1946 U.S. federal law that created a special commission to hear and resolve longstanding monetary claims by Native American tribes against the federal government for past treaty violations and land takings.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
ⓘ
statute ⓘ |
| allowedClaimType |
claims based on fair and honorable dealings not recognized by existing law
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failure to pay treaty-promised compensation ⓘ illegal or wrongful taking of tribal lands ⓘ unconscionable consideration for land cessions ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Alaska Native groups
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
federally recognized Native American tribes ⓘ |
| commissionAppointmentBy | President of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionComposition | three commissioners ⓘ |
| commissionConfirmationBy | United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionNature | quasi-judicial tribunal ⓘ |
| commissionPower | to enter final judgments subject to review ⓘ |
| commissionPower | to hear evidence and make findings of fact and law ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBodyType | special commission ⓘ |
| criticism |
limited to monetary compensation rather than land return
ⓘ
process controlled largely by federal legal standards ⓘ valuation of lands often based on historic rather than contemporary values ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1946 ⓘ |
| effect |
did not restore tribal land bases
ⓘ
enabled hundreds of tribal claims to be filed ⓘ resulted in substantial monetary awards to many tribes ⓘ |
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| established | Indian Claims Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excludedRemedy | land restoration ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post–World War II federal Indian policy ⓘ |
| implementedPrinciple | federal trust responsibility toward Native American tribes ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalRemedyType | monetary compensation ⓘ |
| legalStatus | historical statute no longer in active operation as originally enacted ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
United States House of Representatives
ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ |
| policyEra | early termination era of United States Indian policy ⓘ |
| purpose |
to provide a legal forum for Native American tribes to bring monetary claims against the United States
ⓘ
to resolve claims arising from uncompensated or undercompensated land takings ⓘ to resolve longstanding claims arising from treaty violations ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Indian Claims Commission
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Court of Claims NERFINISHED ⓘ federal Indian law ⓘ |
| repealedOrSuperseded | Indian Claims Commission Act amendments and termination provisions ⓘ |
| reviewedBy | United States Court of Claims NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortDescription | Act creating a special tribunal to hear Native American claims against the United States ⓘ |
| signedBy | Harry S. Truman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statuteOfLimitations | generally five years from the date of the Act for filing claims ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Native American land claims
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Native American treaty claims ⓘ claims arising under the Constitution, laws, treaties, and executive orders of the United States ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | claims arising before August 13, 1946 ⓘ |
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