Draft of the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act Bill (07/21/1980)
Indians of North America--Maine--Land tenure
Indians of North America--Maine--Claims
Indians of North America--Legal Status, Laws, etc.
Indians of North America--Government Relations
Indians of North America--Politics and Government
Section 4 corresponds to what we now know as 25 U.S.C. 1723. Section 6(h) corresponds to what we now know as 25 U.S.C. 1725(h). This version of the bill does not yet contain the section that we now know as 25 U.S.C. 1735(b).
National Congress of American Indians Records
National Congress of American Indians records, Box 532, Misc. Rec. of S. Harjo, Eastern Land Claims, Folder Titled “Maine Land Settlement Legislation [1 of 2]”; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution
7/21/1980
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Memo to Eliot Cutler (White House, OMB), Douglas Huron (Associate Counsel to the President), Edwin Kneedler (Department of Justice) and Tim Vollmann (Department of Interior) from Kay Oberly (Department of Justice, Land and Natural Resources Division), with draft of Maine Indian Claims Settlement legislation attached. This draft reflects changes drafted by Tom Tureen (NARF Attorney for the Passamaquoddy Tribe and the Penobscot Nation). (07/11/1978)
Indians of North America--Maine--Land tenure
Indians of North America--Maine--Claims
Indians of North America--Legal Status, Laws, etc.
Indians of North America--Government Relations
Indians of North America--Politics and Government
Sections 4 and 7 of this draft deal with Extinguishment of Claims (what is now found in 25 U.S.C. 1723). What we know today as 25 U.S.C. 1725 (Application of State Law) is not included. The provision in the 07/07/1977 draft that affirms that the Tribes will be entitled to federal services and assistance has been deleted. What we know today as 25 U.S.C. 1735(b) is not yet included either.
National Congress of American Indians Records
National Congress of American Indians records, Box 532, Misc. Rec. of S. Harjo, Eastern Land Claims, Folder Titled “[Maine Indian Land Claims - General V]”; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution
7/11/1978
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NMAI025
Draft Maine Indian Claims Settlement Bill sent to Suzan Harjo (Congressional Liaison for Indian Affairs) from Tim Vollmann (Department of Interior), with his handwritten notes (07/07/1977)
Indians of North America--Maine--Land tenure
Indians of North America--Maine--Claims
Indians of North America--Legal Status, Laws, etc.
Indians of North America--Government Relations
Indians of North America--Politics and Government
Sections 4 and 7 of this draft deal with Extinguishment of Claims (what is now found in 25 U.S.C. 1723). What we know today as 25 U.S.C. 1725 (Application of State Law) is not yet included. Instead there is a merely a provision that affirms that the Tribes will be entitled to federal services and assistance (Section 8). What we know today as 25 U.S.C. 1735(b) is not yet included either.
National Congress of American Indians Records
National Congress of American Indians records, Box 532, Misc. Rec. of S. Harjo, Eastern Land Claims, Folder Titled “[Maine Indian Land Claims - General V]”; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution
7/7/1977
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NMAI024
State of Maine Aboriginal Claims Bill S. 842 (Senate) (03/01/1977)
Indians of North America--Maine--Land tenure
Indians of North America--Maine--Claims
Indians of North America--Legal Status, Laws, etc.
Indians of North America--Government Relations
Indians of North America--Politics and Government
Section 3 of this draft deals with Extinguishment of Claims (what is now found in 25 U.S.C. 1723). What we know today as 25 U.S.C. 1725 (Application of State Law) and 25 U.S.C. 1735(b) are not yet included.
National Congress of American Indians Records
National Congress of American Indians records, Box 531, Misc. Rec. of S. Harjo, Eastern Land Claims, Folder Titled “[Maine Indian Land Claims - General, IV]”; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution
3/1/1977
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Maine Indian Claims Settlement Bill H.R. 12834 (House of Representatives) (05/23/1978)
Indians of North America--Maine--Land tenure
Indians of North America--Maine--Claims
Indians of North America--Legal Status, Laws, etc.
Indians of North America--Government Relations
Indians of North America--Politics and Government
Section 2 of this draft deals with Extinguishment of Claims (what is now found in 25 U.S.C. 1723). Section 2 extinguishes claims involving transfers of lands or waters (or rights to their use). Section 3 provides a remedy against the U.S. for damages related to the extinguished claims. Section 2 does not "constitute a finding that any [federal laws] were applicable to any such transfer." Section 4 of this draft deals with Application of State Law (an early version of what we now know as 25 U.S.C. 1725). What we know today as 25 U.S.C. 1735(b) is not yet included.
National Congress of American Indians Records
National Congress of American Indians records, Box 531, Misc. Rec. of S. Harjo, Eastern Land Claims, Folder Titled “[Maine Indian Land Claims - General, IV]”; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution
5/23/1978
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Handwritten note from Tim Vollmann (Department of Interior) to Thomas Tureen (NARF Attorney for the Passamaquoddy Tribe and the Penobscot Nation), with a portion of a draft bill attached (07/16/1979)
Indians of North America--Maine--Land tenure
Indians of North America--Maine--Claims
Indians of North America--Legal Status, Laws, etc.
Indians of North America--Government Relations
Indians of North America--Politics and Government
Both Section 4 and Section 6 of this draft deal with Extinguishment of Claims (what is now found in 25 U.S.C. 1723). Section 10 of this draft deals with Application of State Law (an early version of what we now know as 25 U.S.C. 1725). What we know today as 25 U.S.C. 1735(b) is not yet included.
National Congress of American Indians Records
National Congress of American Indians records, Box 531, Misc. Rec. of S. Harjo, Eastern Land Claims, Folder Titled “[Maine Indian Land Claims - General, IV]”; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution
7/16/1979
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NMAI020
Amendment to Maine Indian Claims Settlement Bill S. 2829 (Senate) in the Nature of a Substitute
Indians of North America--Maine--Land tenure
Indians of North America--Maine--Claims
Indians of North America--Legal Status, Laws, etc.
Indians of North America--Government Relations
Indians of North America--Politics and Government
Section 4 corresponds to what we now know as 25 U.S.C. 1723. Section 6(h) corresponds to what we now know as 25 U.S.C. 1725(h), but here has a handwritten notation that the language is "not firm" yet. This version of the bill does not yet contain the section that we now know as 25 U.S.C. 1735(b).
National Congress of American Indians Records
National Congress of American Indians records, Box 531, Misc. Rec. of S. Harjo, Eastern Land Claims, Folder Titled “[Maine Indian Land Claims - General, III]”; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution
9/6/??
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Draft of a Portion of the Senate Report for the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act: Summary of Major Provisions (of the Act) (Undated)
Indians of North America--Maine--Land tenure
Indians of North America--Maine--Claims
Indians of North America--Legal Status, Laws, etc.
Indians of North America--Government Relations
Indians of North America--Politics and Government
Though this draft is not identical to the final version of the Senate Report, the language is similar, except for the explanation of "materially affect" for Section 16(b). Section 16(b) corresponds to what we now know as 25 U.S.C. 1735(b), but the final version of this section says "affect" rather than "materially affect."
National Congress of American Indians Records
National Congress of American Indians records, Box 531, Misc. Rec. of S. Harjo, Eastern Land Claims, Folder Titled “[Maine Indian Land Claims - General, II]”; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution
Undated
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Amendment to Maine Indian Claims Settlement Bill S. 2829 (Senate) in the Nature of a Substitute (Undated)
Indians of North America--Maine--Land tenure
Indians of North America--Maine--Claims
Indians of North America--Legal Status, Laws, etc.
Indians of North America--Government Relations
Indians of North America--Politics and Government
Of particular interest is how Section 16(b) (now known as 25 U.S.C. 1735(b)) reads: "The provisions of a federal act adopted after this Act shall modify or alter the provisions of this Act, and the Maine Implementing Act only if such later Act contains an express provision making it applicable within the State of Maine." Section 4 corresponds to what we now know as 25 U.S.C. 1723. Section 6(h) corresponds to what we now know as 25 U.S.C. 1725(h).
National Congress of American Indians Records
National Congress of American Indians records, Box 531, Misc. Rec. of S. Harjo, Eastern Land Claims, Folder Titled “[Maine Indian Land Claims - General, II]”; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution
Undated
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NMAI016
Memo from Tim Vollmann (Department of Interior) to Leo Krulitz (Solicitor), with draft bill attached of Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act (MICSA) (07/31/1979)
Indians of North America--Maine--Land tenure
Indians of North America--Maine--Claims
Indians of North America--Legal Status, Laws, etc.
Indians of North America--Government Relations
Indians of North America--Politics and Government
Both Section 4 and Section 6 of this draft deal here with Extinguishment of Claims (what is now found in 25 U.S.C. 1723). Section 10 of this draft deals with Application of State Law (an early version of what we now know as 25 U.S.C. 1725). What we know today as 25 U.S.C. 1735(b) is not yet included.
National Congress of American Indians Records
National Congress of American Indians records, Box 531, Misc. Rec. of S. Harjo, Eastern Land Claims, Folder Titled “[Maine Indians - Land Claims - General, I] [2 of 3]”; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution
7/31/1979
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