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Indian Issues: Eastern Indian Land Claims and Their Resolution

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date June 22, 1994
Report No. RCED-94-157
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Summary:

In late 1992, the Golden Hill Paugussett Indian Tribe filed a lawsuit claiming damages and the right to have large tracts of land in Connecticut restored to the tribe. The lawsuit asserted that land historically belonging to the tribe had been transferred without the congressional approval required by the Indian Nonintercourse Act of 1790. In response to concern about Congress' responsibilities under the act, the unpredictability of such claims, and the hardships they place on current landowners, this report (1) provides information on land claims made by eastern Indians during the past 20 years, (2) determines how these claims were resolved, and (3) identifies steps that Congress could take to mitigate the unpredictability and impact of these claims.

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