Indian Self-Determination and Self-Governance Era 1968-present

1983

Supreme Court holds U.S. accountable in breaches of federal trust

Quinault woman. Image: Edward S. Curtis
Quinault woman. Image: Edward S. Curtis

In U.S. v. Mitchell (463 US 206), the Supreme Court holds that the U.S. is accountable in money damages for alleged breaches of trust in connection with its management of forest resources on allotted lands of the Quinault Indian reservation.

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