Show indians claim they were duped washington contend contending ing that theli f were ware not fully paid for tle tb land arted wrested from them by the white man members of thirty five indian tribes are pla plaintiffs in suits against tho iho government I 1 aggregating more ahan dating back almost to the beginning of the american government the claims as summarized by the department of justice are tor for payments on land and involve agreements said to have beon been made by the white conquerors of the indian in ili the early struggles tori for supremacy pre pro macy the largest claim is that ot of the sioux tribes for nearly principal and interest more than for ty five separate causes of action are name nam dione odone being based on the alleged fraud and duress by the govern government arent in the procurement of the agreement in 1876 following the sioux war and ausler frida massacre sacre under which the bioux bloux ceded to the united states th he ar areas eab comprising the black hillson Hill north and south dakota tito the indians contend that the consideration 0 A was inadequate another of the claims the department of jus tica must defend la is tor for principal and I 1 h tle re b rought by th the d creek indians the tribes c contend ithac by an unauthorized treaty negotiated by general andrew jackson foli following the creek war in 31 the government took from taid indians more than a cres acrea lying jn in n georgea and eastern alabenia without tiny any consideration |