Commission opinions:

NARF published the set of Indian Claims Commission Decisions (1946-1978).

• This set is available for sale.
• It can also be accessed at the Library or with a NILL Librarian's assistance via phone/Email.
• Oklahoma State University Library Electronic Publishing Center has digitized the collection for online use.

Indexes to the cases and decisions:

• In 1973, NARF published the Index to the Indian Claims Commission Decisions that covered cases from 1948-1973.
• In 1976, it completed a supplement that covered cases from 1973-1976.
  • These two indexes are available for sale and can be used at the Library. Or a NILL Librarian can review the indexes for you.
• Recently, the library created a database that covers the rest of the set from 1976-1978. This index can be used at the Library, or a Librarian can review it for you.
• All cases are listed by docket number and tribe. In some indexes cases are organized by subject also.

Indexes to testimony and expert witnesses:

• The library has numerous indexes to the decisions and other materials, such as testimony.
  • To find these indexes, go to http://narf.org/nill/catalog/catalog.htm
  • Use Advanced search - Subject field.
  • Type indian claims commission indexes.
  • Make sure that "search across" is set to "all words".
  • Click on search.

Briefs and court hearings materials:

These are available through some law school libraries and are known by the following titles:

• Briefs submitted to the Indian Claims Commission [microform] : including petitions, proposed findings of fact, and answers - New York : Clearwater Pub. Co., 1973-
• Indian Claims Commission Supplement
• Indian Claims Commission Expert Testimony (this is the name of a series of testimony materials)
• Indian Claims Commission Testimony Supplement 1
• Indian Claims Commission Testimony Supplement 2

Reports by the ICC:

• Go to http://narf.org/nill/catalog/catalog.htm
• Use Advanced search - Subject field.
• Type Indian Claims Commission report
• Make sure that "search across" is set to "all words".
• Click on search.

A selection of free federal Indian and tribal law secondary resources on the Internet.

"The Indian Claims Commission was created by the Act of August 13, 1946 (605 Stat. 1060, 25 USC 70a et seq.) to hear claims of 'any Indian tribe, band, or other identifiable group of American Indians' against the United States. The Act provides broad grounds for recovery, including claims based on 'unconscionable consideration' for tribal lands which were taken and 'claims based on fair and honorable dealing not recognized by any existing rule of law or equity.'" (From the Index to Indian Claims Commission Decisions.)

Claims not settled after 1978 were transferred to the Court of Claims.

Other materials :

Their day in court : a history of the Indian Claims Commission / H.D. Rosenthal; New York, NY : Garland Publishing Inc., 1990.

Irredeemable America : the Indians' estate and land claims / edited by Imre Sutton. Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, Institute for Native American Studies, University of New Mexico, 1985.

ICC ethnological reports for various tribes can be found using http://www.worldcat.org -- search by author (au:United States. Indian Claims Commission) and/or tribe.