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Page 10 of 15
Community
Myaamia Center
Category
Government & Business, Land & Place
Summary
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.
Page 9 of 15
Community
Myaamia Center
Category
Government & Business, Land & Place
Summary
Opinion: A quote from Chief Little Turtle about the lands belonging to the Miami People. This was used as support for the Miami People's claim to certain lands in Indiana, Ohio, and Illinois.
Page 7 of 15
Community
Myaamia Center
Category
Government & Business, Land & Place
Summary
Final Award: The Commission revised the final award amount to reflect the increased valuation of the land in Royce Area 99. The final award amount totaled $4,647,467.67.
Page 6 of 15
Community
Myaamia Center
Category
Government & Business, Land & Place
Summary
Findings: The Commission was presented with possible offsets by the defendants to credit toward the remaining amount due to the Miami Tribe for Royce Area 99.
Page 5 of 15
Community
Myaamia Center
Category
Government & Business, Land & Place
Summary
Dissenting Opinion: The Associate Commissioner, Arthur V. Watkins, provides a dissenting opinion in regards to the Commission's valuation of the land in Royce Area 99.
Page 4 of 15
Community
Myaamia Center
Category
Government & Business, Land & Place
Summary
Opinion: The opinion of the Commissioner regarding the valuation of the lands in Royce Area 99.
Page 3 of 15
Community
Myaamia Center
Category
Government & Business, Land & Place
Summary
Opinion: The Commission considered proposed amendments to the findings regarding the value of the land. It was found that the original findings were accurate and the original award amount was slightly increased.
Page 6 of 8
Community
Myaamia Center
Category
Government & Business, Land & Place
Summary
Opinion: The Miami Indians of Indiana requested that the Kansas land values offset only the award granted to the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma. The Commission denied the request as the 1840 treaty was agreed upon by the Miami Tribe before removal.
Page 2 of 15
Community
Myaamia Center
Category
Government & Business, Land & Place
Summary
Opinion: The Miami Tribe of Oklahoma made claims about the sale of Royce Area 99 in Indiana. The court decided that the Miami Tribe had claim to the land at this time and decided to continue to deliberate whether the government owed any additional money.
Royce 99.jpg
15 pages
Community
Myaamia Center
Category
Government & Business, Land & Place
Summary
The Miami Tribe brought claims forward about Royce Area 99 in Indiana.
Community
Myaamia Center
Category
Government & Business, Land & Place
Summary
Findings: The findings of the Commission were able to verify that the Miami, Wea, and Delaware had claims to the land in Royce Area 99.
Royce 132, 146, 180, 181.jpg
5 pages
Community
Myaamia Center
Category
Government & Business, Land & Place
Summary
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.