Indian Issues: Eastern Indian Land Claims and Their Resolution
RCED-94-157
Published: Jun 22, 1994. Publicly Released: Jul 26, 1994.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed: (1) information on land claims made by eastern Indians in the past 20 years; (2) how these claims were resolved; and (3) actions that Congress could take to mitigate the unpredictability and impact of Indian land claims.
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Claims settlementCongressional oversightCongressional powersIndian affairs legislationIndian landsJudicial remediesLand transfersLitigationNative American claimsNative American rights