Indian Claims Commission

The Miami Tribe brought claims forward about Royce Area 99 in Indiana.

The Commission considered claims regarding the provision of financial documents by the defendants. The petition was ultimately dismissed by the Commission.

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.

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.

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.

The Miami Tribe of Oklahoma and the Miami Indians of Indiana brought claims forward to address discrepancies in payment from several treaty agreements.

The Miami Tribe of Oklahoma presented claims for the reimbursement of attorney's fees for many cases brought forth against the Indian Claims Commission.

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.

Docket 253 details the interactions between several tribes and the United States government and the process of ceding Royce Areas 56, 71, and 72.

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.

Arthur V Watkins was one of the appointed Commissioners for the Indian Claims Commission

Brantley Blue was the only American Indian to serve as Commissioner for the Indian Claims Commission

Edgar E Witt served as a Commissioner for the Indian Claims Commission

Jerome K. Kuykendall served as a Commissioner for the Indian Claims Commission

Theodore R. McKeldin served as Commissioner for the Indian Claims Commission

Chief Richardville is referenced in several Indian Claims Commissions dockets as the claims being made pertain to treaties signed while he was chief.

Francis Godfroy served as chief of the Miami Tribe and is referenced in several Indian Claims Commissions Dockets.

William M. Holt, commonly referred to as Wm. Holt, was a Commissioner for the Indian Claims Commission

T. Harold Scott served as Commissioner for the Indian Claims Commission from 1960-68.

Pierce served as Commissioner for the Indian Claims Commission from 1968-78.

John T. Vance served as Commissioner for the Indian Claims Commission from 1968-78

Richard W. Yarborough served as a Commissioner for the Indian Claims Commission

Forest D. Olds served as both second and first chief of the Miami Tribe and is referenced in dockets made to the Indian Claims Commission.

Ira Sylvester Godfroy was an integral leader in making claims to the Indian Claims Commission.