US Government Documents related to Indigenous Nations
Sponsor
John Melcher, Edward Moore Kennedy
Committee
Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs, Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Congress
96th Congress, 2d Session
Files
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Description
This report from the United States (US) Select Committee on Indian Affairs and the Committee on the Judiciary, dated June 25, 1980 was written to accompany US Senate Bill 1796 which authorized the Assiniboine tribe to seek damages for US constitutional violations and the delay of payment for taken lands. This report includes recommendations from the US assistant attorney general and proposed amendments for the bill. US Senate Bill 1796 became US Public Law 96-434 on October 10, 1980.
Publication Date
6-25-1980
Keywords
Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian, Reservation, Assiniboine Tribe, Asiniibwaan, US Constitution, constitutional violations, litigation, lawsuit, damages, delay of payment
Organizations Referenced
Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian, Reservation, Assiniboine Tribe, Asiniibwaan, US Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs, US Senate Committee on the Judiciary
People Referenced
Edward M. Kennedy, John Melcher
Publisher
Government Printing Office
Disciplines
American Politics | Indigenous, Indian, and Aboriginal Law | Indigenous Studies | Law and Politics | Native American Studies | United States History
Recommended Citation
US Congress, Senate. Select Committee on Indian Affairs and the Committee on the Judiciary. Authorizing the Assiniboine Tribe to File in the U.S. Court of Claims Any Claims Against the United States for Damages for Delay in Payment of Lands Claimed to be Taken in Violation of the U.S. Constitution, and for Other Purposes. 96th Cong., 2d sess., S. Rep. 835. June 25, 1945. https://commons.und.edu/indigenous-gov-docs/26/
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