Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Thomas Norton Tureen (born 1945) is a prominent American lawyer, known for his work with Native American tribes and the Native American Rights Fund pioneering the use of the Nonintercourse Act to challenge post-1790 acquisitions of Native American lands by state governments without federal approval. Tureen litigated Joint Tribal Council of the Passamaquoddy Tribe v. Morton (1975) and negotiated the $81.5M settlement, codified by Congress in the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act (1980). According to Time, in Passamaquoddy, Tureen was "[p]lotting what could become the most celebrated Indian victory since the Little Big Horn."Tureen also represented the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe, resulting in their 1983 federal recognition and the construction of the Foxwoods Resort Casino, the largest casino in the world.. }
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- Tom_Tureen abstract "Thomas Norton Tureen (born 1945) is a prominent American lawyer, known for his work with Native American tribes and the Native American Rights Fund pioneering the use of the Nonintercourse Act to challenge post-1790 acquisitions of Native American lands by state governments without federal approval. Tureen litigated Joint Tribal Council of the Passamaquoddy Tribe v. Morton (1975) and negotiated the $81.5M settlement, codified by Congress in the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act (1980). According to Time, in Passamaquoddy, Tureen was "[p]lotting what could become the most celebrated Indian victory since the Little Big Horn."Tureen also represented the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe, resulting in their 1983 federal recognition and the construction of the Foxwoods Resort Casino, the largest casino in the world.".