Search Results: keywords:"miami tribe of oklahoma"

  • S. 2796 — To provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes.
    Status:Reported to Senate
    Words:447

    S. 2796 aims to address certain Indian land disputes concerning land in Illinois. This bill allows the United States Court of Federal Claims to decide on a land claim by the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma based on their historical treaty from 1805, without being restricted by usual...

    Simple Explanation

    The government is trying to solve a disagreement about some land in Illinois for the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma. They have one year to bring their special case to a court, and after that, no one else from the tribe can ask for any more land in Illinois.

  • H. R. 2827 — To provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:364

    H. R. 2827 allows the United States Court of Federal Claims to hear a specific land claim by the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma based on their treaty with the U.S. from 1805, known as the "Treaty of Grouseland." This court's jurisdiction is valid for one year from the enactment of the Act, as long...

    Simple Explanation

    H. R. 2827 is a special rule that lets the Miami Tribe from Oklahoma ask a court to look at a very old problem about land in Illinois, but they only have one year to do so. After that, they can't ask for more land back.

  • S. 550 — To provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:363

    S. 550 aims to address Indian land disputes in Illinois by allowing the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma to file a claim concerning its land under the 1805 Treaty of Grouseland in the United States Court of Federal Claims. The court has the authority to hear and decide on this claim,...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill is about a special rule that lets a Native American group called the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma ask a special court for help about some land in Illinois. They have to do this within a year, and after that, they can't ask for more land in Illinois again.