Group claiming rights to SMSC land appeals to Supreme Court

sfiecke — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:12:58 -0600

By Shannon Fiecke, Correspondent
A group claiming rights to tribal land in Prior Lake as lineal descendants of the “Loyal Mdewakanton” Dakota have appealed their case to the U.S. Supreme Court.

More than 20,000 plaintiffs are seeking monetary damages against the Unites States. They filed a petition Nov. 6, asking the high court to review a March decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals.

The Supreme Court has 30 days to determine whether it will hear the case.

The petitioners claim to be descendants of Native Americans who helped settlers during the 1862 Sioux uprising.

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