What has happened with similar land claims in the U.S.?
Several other Indian nations in the eastern United States have made similar land claims, seeking to win recognition of their titles to lands taken by various states in violation of the Trade and Intercourse Acts. In a 1974 decision on an Oneida Nation land claim brought under the Trade and Intercourse Acts, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the right of Indian nations to sue in federal court for the recovery of damages with respect to lands taken in violation of the Trade and Intercourse Acts. In a second decision concerning the Oneida Nation claim, the Court ruled that state statutes of limitations and other state law defenses were not applicable to such suits, and that title to lands taken in violation of the Trade and Intercourse Acts remains with the Indian owner. These decisions have served as precedents for a number of land claim cases brought by Indian nations. Of land claim cases based on the Trade and Intercourse Acts, six have been resolved by negotiation between the Indians nati
