The Indian Claims Commission was designed anticipating most claims would be dismissed.

Evidence

President Truman concluded his thoughts with the hope that “with the final settlement of all outstanding claims which this measure ensures, Indians can take their place without special handicap or special advantage in the economic life of our nation and share fully in its progress.” It wasn’t the first time Tribal Nations had heard such a promise. Behind the scenes, the costs of the momentous compensation scheme had not provoked any real concern because federal officials believed that most of the claims would wind up being dismissed. — Dorothy A. Brown, Getting to Reparations, 154