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Indian Tribe Claim Denied by U S Court of Claims
The Cherokee Nation of Indians in Oklahoma had a claim denied for 14 160 000 acres of land in the Southwest. The court upheld an Indian Claims Commission ruling, tracing back to 1817 and 1828 treaties that the Cherokees argued granted lands across Oklahoma Texas and New Mexico they never occupied.
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U. S. Court of Claims
Cherokee Nation of Indians
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Indian Claims Commission
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