Indian Issues: Eastern Indian Land Claims and Their Resolution (Letter
Report, 06/22/94, GAO/RCED-94-157).

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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 REPORTNUM:  RCED-94-157
     TITLE:  Indian Issues: Eastern Indian Land Claims and Their 
             Resolution
      DATE:  06/22/94
   SUBJECT:  Indian lands
             Indian affairs legislation
             Land transfers
             Native American claims
             Native American rights
             Litigation
             Congressional powers
             Judicial remedies
             Oversight by Congress
             Claims settlement
IDENTIFIER:  Connecticut
             Louisiana
             Maine
             Massachusetts
             New York
             Rhode Island
             South Carolina
             Ancient Indian Land Claims Settlement Act of 1982
             Florida
             
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