 The Menominee sued in the U.S. Court of Claims to recover compensation for the loss of their hunting and fishing rights . The Court of Claims first clarified that the Menominee Termination Act did not abolish the tribe or its membership , but merely ended federal supervision of the tribe . Since the Menominee was still a tribe , although not one under federal trusteeship , the tribe had a right to assert a claim arising out of the Wolf River Treaty in accordance with the Indian Claims Commission Act and the Tucker Act . 
