Letter from Clyde O. Martz (Solicitor, Department of Interior) to Senator John Melcher, in response to request from Senator George J. Mitchell at the Senate Select Committee Hearing regarding the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Bill (08/20/1980)

Letter from Clyde O. Martz (Solicitor, Department of Interior) to Senator John Melcher, in response to request from Senator George J. Mitchell at the Senate Select Committee Hearing regarding the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Bill (08/20/1980)

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

Written legal opinion provided to the Senate Committee by DOI, confirming that “the comprehensive nature of the extinguishment of Indian land claims provided for in Section [1723] (which is very similar to the language used in the Rhode Island Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1978, 25 U.S.C. §1705), especially as supplemented by Section [1724(e)], would completely eliminate the clouds from land titles in Maine caused by the pendency of such Indian claims.”

William S. Cohen Papers

William S. Cohen Papers (MS 106), Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine, Orono, Maine, 3.3.13.2 Box 6, Folder 1

8/20/1980

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