; (6) the Shab-eh-nay Band held recognized title to the Shab-eh-nay Band Reservation; (7) Congress has never acted by treaty or statute to extinguish the recognized Indian title to the Shab-eh-nay Band Reservation; (8) the Tribe is the successor in interest to Chief Shab-eh-nay and his Band and the rightful owner and occupant of the Shab-eh-nay Band Reservation; (9) the United States continues to bear a trust responsibility to the Tribe for the Shab-eh-nay Band Reservation; (10) the Tribe pursued a claim against the United States under the Act of August 13, 1946 ( Public Law 79–726 ; 60 Stat. 1049) (commonly known as the Indian Claims Commission Act ) and was paid for the loss of certain land in northern Illinois, but the Shab-eh-nay Band Reservation was specifically excluded by the Indian Claims Commission from the land for which the Commission awarded additional compensation; (11) the Federal Government, through the actions of the General Land Office, has deprived the Tribe of the right of exclusive use and occupancy of the Shab-eh-nay Band Reservation without legal authorization or just compensation; (12) certain non-Indian individuals, entities, and local governments occupying land within the boundaries of the Shab-eh-nay Band Reservation as of the date of enactment of this Act, including the State and the County— (A) acquired ownership interests to the land in good faith; and (B) should be able to possess clear title to the land; and (13) the United States has a moral and legal responsibility— (A) to help secure a fair and equitable settlement of past inequities to the Tribe; and (B) to ensure protection of the ownership interests of non-Indian occupants of the Shab-eh-nay Band Reservation. (b) Purposes The purposes of this Act are— (1) to acknowledge the unlawful sale by the Federal Government of the valuable right held by the Tribe to the exclusive use and occupancy of the Shab-eh-nay Band Reservation