Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 71%
The legal relationship of Native American groups with the government of the United States, unlike that of any other minority group, is spelled out in a vast body of treaties, court actions, and legislation. Consequently, use of the legal system by Native American activists in recent years has been particularly effective. In 1972, for example, the Penobscot and Passamaquoddy Indians filed a court suit based on a 1790 law governing land transactions with Native American groups. The suit led to the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980, which deeded 300,000 acres of timberland to the two groups.

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