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Show Two Indian Tribes Sue U. S. for $40,000,000 WASHINGTON Two Alaskan Indian In-dian tribes the Tlingits and Haidas filed suits in the court of claims against the United States, seeking $40,000,000 for alleged illegal occupancy occu-pancy of their lands by white settlers. set-tlers. In separate actions, the two nations na-tions contended they are "the owners own-ers of and entitled to the immediate and exclusive possession of all of southeastern Alaska east of the 141st meridian." The Tlingits asked $35,000,000 damages for occupancy of the land up to June 19, 1935. the date congress con-gress authorized the two nations to sue the government. The Haidas, claiming ownership of a smaller portion of the area, asked $5,000,000. |