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4 pages
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Miami Tribe of Oklahoma - CommunityCategory
Government & Business, Land & PlaceSummary
Docket 251 A explores the findings and opinion of the claims made by the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma after removal to Kansas. These cases were originally pleaded in Docket 251 but were severed and compiled into a separate claim.
Digital Heritage
8 pages
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Miami Tribe of Oklahoma - CommunityCategory
Government & Business, Land & PlaceSummary
The Miami Tribe of Oklahoma and the Miami Indians of Indiana brought claims forward to address discrepancies in payment from several treaty agreements.
Digital Heritage
4 pages
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Miami Tribe of Oklahoma - CommunityCategory
Government & Business, Land & PlaceSummary
The Miami Tribe of Oklahoma and the Miami Indians of Indiana agreed to consolidate Docket Nos 124 C & 255. This consolidation allowed them to petition together and split the final award.
Digital Heritage
7 pages
Community
Miami Tribe of Oklahoma - CommunityCategory
Government & Business, Land & PlaceSummary
Docket 253 details the interactions between several tribes and the United States government and the process of ceding Royce Areas 56, 71, and 72.
Digital Heritage
3 pages
Community
Miami Tribe of Oklahoma - CommunityCategory
Government & Business, Land & PlaceSummary
The Commission considered the claims of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma and the Miami Indians of Indiana in regards to unpaid annuities and promised lands in Kansas and Oklahoma.
Digital Heritage
3 pages
Community
Miami Tribe of Oklahoma - CommunityCategory
Government & Business, Land & PlaceSummary
The Commission considered claims regarding the provision of financial documents by the defendants. The petition was ultimately dismissed by the Commission.
Digital Heritage
5 pages
Community
Miami Tribe of Oklahoma - CommunityCategory
Government & Business, Land & PlaceSummary
The Commission considered the claims of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma as well as several other tribes in regards to the sale of land in Michigan and Indiana.
Digital Heritage
7 pages
Community
Miami Tribe of Oklahoma - CommunityCategory
Government & Business, Land & PlaceSummary
Docket 252 summarizes the history of tribes ceding Royce Areas 19, 20, 24, and 27 to the United States as well as details the settlement that was reached.
Digital Heritage
15 pages
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Miami Tribe of Oklahoma - CommunityCategory
Government & Business, Land & PlaceSummary
The Miami Tribe brought claims forward about Royce Area 99 in Indiana.
Digital Heritage
Page 5 of 5
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Miami Tribe of Oklahoma - CommunityCategory
Government & Business, Land & PlaceSummary
Findings: The Commission conducted research into the value of the land the tribes brought forth claims about in Michigan and Indiana. The history of the migration patterns and land values of the area is detailed.
Digital Heritage
Page 10 of 15
Community
Miami Tribe of Oklahoma - CommunityCategory
Government & Business, Land & PlaceSummary
Opinion: The Commissioners explained their opinions regarding the reimbursement of funds spent by the Miami Tribe on legal counsel throughout the cases surrounding Royce Area 99.
Digital Heritage
Page 15 of 15
Community
Miami Tribe of Oklahoma - CommunityCategory
Government & Business, Land & PlaceSummary
Final Award: The Commission announced the final award amounts in regards to Royce Area 99 to the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, Ira Sylvester Godfroy on behalf of the Miami Indians of Indiana, and several other tribes inhabiting the area in 1818.