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This report, dated June 22, 1953, by the firm of Wilkinson, Boyden, Cragun, and Barker to the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation concerns the status of the reservation's claims before the Indian Claims Commission. The report outlines the status of a claim under review by the Commission, noting that the Commission may refer to the Blackfeet case from December 17, 1952 once it comes out of the appeal process. The report also summarizes the Fort Berthold Reservation's claim, which states that the Tribes should have the right to sue for damages based on the delay between the time their lands were taken and the date of they payment. The report also summarizes the argument as it relates to the Indian Claims Commission Act, predicting that the Blackfeet appeal will be concluded during the fall of 1953 and the commission will update Fort Berthold at that time.

See also:

Report to the Three Affiliated Tribes Regarding the Fort Berthold Claims, January 12, 1954

Date of Work

6-22-1953

Keywords

Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana, Blackfeet Nation, Aamsskáápipikani, Piikani, Blackfeet Case, Indian Claims Commission, Indian Claims Commission Act, Court of Claims, Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, The Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish, Fort Berthold Claims, land payments

Organizations Referenced

Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, The Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish, Indian Claims Commission, Court of Claims, Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana, Blackfeet Nation, Aamsskáápipikani, Piikani

People Referenced

John W. Cragun, Boyden, Barker, Wilkinson

Report by Wilkinson, Boyden, Cragun, and Barker on the Status of the Fort Berthold Claims, June 22, 1953

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