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- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_001_4_47_46_0002
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Carl Albert Collection
- Title:
- Attorneys' Fees Awarded in Cherokee Nation v. United States
- Date:
- 1963-10-21
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Cherokee Nation
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma, Indians of North America--Claims, Cherokee Indians
- Congress:
- 88th (1963-1965)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_001_4_47_46_0003
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Carl Albert Collection
- Title:
- Cherokee Nation v. United States: Attorney Fee Dispute
- Date:
- 1964-01-01
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Economics and Public Finance, Native Americans
- Names:
- Cherokee Nation
- Topic:
- Speeches, addresses, etc., Indians of North America--Oklahoma, Cherokee Indians
- Congress:
- 88th (1963-1965)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_001_4_47_63_0001
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Carl Albert Collection
- Title:
- The Broken Treaty: The Plight of the Seneca Indians
- Date:
- 1964-01-01
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- International Affairs, Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Names:
- Cherokee Nation
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma, Flood control, Cherokee Indians
- Congress:
- 88th (1963-1965)
![["The Cherokee Nation filed an application for attorneys' fees, seeking an award of $1,436,447.61, based on 10% of the final judgment amount. The attorneys had two contracts with the Cherokee Nation, one from 1948 and another from 1958, both approved by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. The contracts stipulated that the attorneys' compensation would be contingent on a recovery for the Cherokee Nation and not to exceed 10% of the amount recovered. The Commission allowed a partial fee of $200,000 in a previous order."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Carl%20Albert%20Collection,%201947-1977/Departmental,%201945-1976%20(CAC_CC_001_4_0000_0000)/CAC_CC_001_4_47_46_0000-Indian%20Claims%20Commission-Cherokee,%201964/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_001_4_47_46_0002_thumbnail.jpg "Attorneys' Fees Awarded in Cherokee Nation v. United States")
![["The Cherokee Nation successfully petitioned the Indian Claims Commission for a settlement of $14,364,476.15 for land ceded in 1893. The attorneys representing the Cherokee tribe requested a fee of ten percent of the award, but the Commission determined that a fee of $1,000,000 or seven percent of the recovery was fair and adequate. The case involved determining the fair market value of the ceded land and the attorneys provided detailed information on the services they rendered in prosecuting the claim. One attorney, Earl Boyd Pierce, was primarily responsible for keeping the tribe informed and involved in the litigation process. Pierce spent a significant amount of time corresponding with and meeting with tribal members to update them on the progress of the claim."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Carl%20Albert%20Collection,%201947-1977/Departmental,%201945-1976%20(CAC_CC_001_4_0000_0000)/CAC_CC_001_4_47_46_0000-Indian%20Claims%20Commission-Cherokee,%201964/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_001_4_47_46_0003_thumbnail.jpg "Cherokee Nation v. United States: Attorney Fee Dispute")
![["The document discusses the Seneca Indians' treaty being broken by the government, resulting in the seizure of their land for a dam. The government offered $9 million in compensation, which was a significant reduction from the initial amount proposed. The document highlights the injustice faced by the Seneca Indians and calls for them to be fully compensated for their loss."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Carl%20Albert%20Collection,%201947-1977/Departmental,%201945-1976%20(CAC_CC_001_4_0000_0000)/CAC_CC_001_4_47_63_0000-Interior%20-%20Bureau%20of%20Indian%20Affairs%20-%20Seneca,%201964/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_001_4_47_63_0001_thumbnail.jpg "The Broken Treaty: The Plight of the Seneca Indians")