It would also be a
suit by the federal trustee against the United States Government, and the “public
spectacle” of the United States Government suing itself on behalf of its Indian
wards.”
This is the executive-branch-cabinet-level Indian Department
that cannot keep its collective head on straight. Mr. Forrest Gerard, Assistant
Secretary for Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior testified to Congress
that “In my view, most of these claims go to history. It appears to be a type
of claim that has been ignored or not dealt with to date. We appreciate that
the Indian claims program has, or will affect a significant number of [white] citizens
in this country because, in many cases, we are looking at the prospects of
regaining title to property, and many of these individuals-the
defendants-through no fault of their own, are holding void titles. In many
instances, the defendants are corporate entities.” Approximately 17,000
pre-1966 Indian claims have been identified by Interior.-The Sacred Buffalo Vision by Robert J. Juneau and Robert C. Juneau
pg.165-166
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