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  2. Aboriginal title in California - Wikipedia

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    California has experienced less possessory land claim litigation than other states. This is primarily the result of the Land Claims Act of 1851 (following the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo) that required all claims deriving from the Spanish and Mexican governments to be filed within two years. Three U.S. Supreme Court decisions and one Ninth ...

  3. Land claim - Wikipedia

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    A mining claim is the claim of the right to extract minerals from a tract of public land. In the United States, the practice began with the California gold rush of 1849. In the absence of organized government, the miners in each new mining camp made up their own rules, and to a large extent adopted Mexican mining law.

  4. Indigenous specific land claims in Canada - Wikipedia

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    To settle specific claims, the Government of Canada does not take away land from third parties; [1] rather, the government typically resolves specific claims by negotiating a monetary compensation for the breach with the band government, and in exchange, they require the extinguishment of the First Nations' rights to the land in question. [3 ...

  5. California land to be returned to Yurok Tribe - AOL

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    But between logging and fires, 95% of California's redwoods have been destroyed. Over the past decade, the Yurok have been helping restore the land. Another forgotten jewel of the ecosystem is salmon.

  6. California Land Act of 1851 - Wikipedia

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    California Senator William M. Gwin presented a bill that was approved by the Senate and the House and became law on March 3, 1851. [2]: 100 [1] [3]That for the purpose of ascertaining and settling private land claims in the State of California, a commission shall be, and is hereby, constituted, which shall consist of three commissioners, to be appointed by the President of the United States ...

  7. Aboriginal title - Wikipedia

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    In 2002, the Privy Council confirmed that the Maori Land Court, which does not have judicial review jurisdiction, was the exclusive forum for territorial aboriginal title claims (i.e. those equivalent to a customary title claim) [103] In 2003, Ngati Apa v Attorney-General overruled In Re the Ninety-Mile Beach and Wi Parata, declaring that ...

  8. Indian Land Claims Settlements - Wikipedia

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    The Mohegan Sun, developed on land taken in trust for the Mohegan as a product of settlement. Indian Land Claims Settlements are settlements of Native American land claims by the United States Congress, codified in 25 U.S.C. ch. 19. In several instances, these settlements ended live claims of aboriginal title in the United States. The first two ...

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