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Letter from Reid Peyton Chambers (Attorney for the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians) to Thomas Tureen (NARF Attorney for the Passamaquoddy Tribe and the Penobscot Nation), proposing a draft of some of the provisions for the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Bill (07/18/1980)
Discusses the jurisdictional arrangement under Section 6(h) (now known as 25 U.S.C. 1725(e)), but focusing on the Maliseets.
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)
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…
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)
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…
Draft of a Portion of the Senate Report for the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act: Sections titled "Purpose", "Background and Need" and "Special Issues" (09/10/1980)
Draft of a Portion of the Senate Report for the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act: Sections titled "Purpose," "Background and Need" and "Special Issues." Includes handwritten notes.