The Oregon tribes have sued the United States on numerous occasions in the past 100 years.  Tribes across the United States began suing the federal government for non-payment of land (unratified treaties, American invasion of tribal reservation lands and survey errors), for mis-management of finances, and for misuse of the tribal lands in the early part of the 20th century. The tribes had to request a special right to sue the government from Congress and then they could file the lawsuit. The lawsuits became so common that they began taxing the federal court system. The United States had to pay … Continue reading Getting Their Due: Indian Claims Cases of Oregon Tribes