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Eighth Circuit Rejects Sandy Lake Chippewa Secretarial Election Appeal — UPDATED with briefs
Here is the opinion. The court’s syllabus: Civil case – Indian law. Because the district court had adjudicated the issue of subject matter jurisdiction in the Sandy Lake Band’s previ… more →
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Eighth Circuit Rejects Sandy Lake Chippewa Secretarial Election Appeal -- UPDATED with briefs
wrote 1 month ago: Here is the opinion. The court’s syllabus: Civil case – Indian law. Because the district … more →
Interior Office of Inspector General Questions Recognition of Tejon Indian Tribe
wrote 1 month ago: Here. H/T Pechanga. From the Interior OIG website: The Office of Inspector General investigated form … more →
Federal Court Dismisses Winnemem Tribe's NAGPRA Claims
wrote 2 months ago: Here are the materials: DCT Order Denying Motion But DismissingNAGPRA Claims USFS Motion to Strike N … more →
Federal Court Rejects Challenge to Interior's Denial of Historic Eastern Pequots Federal Recognition Petition
wrote 2 months ago: Here are the materials in Historic Eastern Pequots v. Salazar (D. D.C.): DCT Order Dismissing Compla … more →
Federal Court Holds Bush-Era Denial of Duquamish Federal Recognition Violated APA
wrote 2 months ago: Here are the materials in Hansen v. Salazar (W.D. Wash.): DCT Order Granting Hansen Motion Hansen Mo … more →
D.C. Circuit Affirms Interior's Decision Not to Recognize Muwekma Ohlone
wrote 3 months ago: Here is the opinion in Muwekma Ohlone Tribe v. Salazar: CADC Opinion Briefs are here. Lower court ma … more →
Split Ninth Circuit Orders Federal Prosecutors to Prove Federal Recognition Status of Tribes in Major Crimes Act Prosecutions...
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wrote 4 months ago: … to a jury beyond a reasonable doubt. Here are the materials in United States v. Zepeda: CA9 … more →
First Nations protests over Canadian Bill C-45
wrote 6 months ago: Articles can be found here, here, and here, among other places. A snippet of one of the articles her … more →
Schaghticoke Tribal Nation Non-Intercourse Act Land Claims Dismissed
wrote 8 months ago: Here are the materials in United States v. 43.47 Acres of Land, More or Less, Situated in The County … more →
Supreme Court Partially Vacates and Reverses Judgment Favoring Samish Indian Nation
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wrote 8 months ago: Here is today’s order list. From the order: The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted. … more →
Pro Se Complaint Seeking Kern Valley Indian Community Recognition Dismissed
wrote 8 months ago: Here are the materials in Lenares v. Salazar (E.D. Cal.): DCT Order Dismissing Lenares Complaint Len … more →
Brothertown Indian Nation Petition for Federal Recognition Denied
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wrote 9 months ago: Press release here. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Acting Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs Donald E. “Del” L … more →
Samish Indian Nation Cert Opposition Brief in Trust Breach Case
wrote 9 months ago: Here: Samish Cert Opp The cert petition is here. Lower court materials here. … more →
Federal Recognition: Can the BIA’s Acknowledgment Process Be Fixed?
wrote 10 months ago: By Gale Courey Toensing August 8, 2012 Courtesy Senate Committee on Indian Affa … more →
Interior breaks another federal law involving tribes and indians
wrote 10 months ago: By Rob Capriccioso July 23, 2012 WASHINGTON – The Interior Department has confirmed that it broke a … more →
Book launch - Fractured Homeland by Bonita Lawrence - Aug 13
wrote 10 months ago: Launch of Fractured Homeland: Federal Recognition and Algonquin Identity in Ontario. Featuring autho … more →
Senate Indian Affairs Oversight Hearing on Federal Recognition
wrote 11 months ago: With a BIA official OVERSIGHT HEARING on Federal Recognition: Political and Legal Relationship betwe … more →
Witnesses and Testimony in House Resources Committee Hearing on Federal Recognition
wrote 11 months ago: Here (from June 27): OPENING STATEMENT: The Honorable Don Young Chairman WITNESSES AND TESTIMONY: Pa … more →
D.C. Circuit Briefs in Muwekma Ohlone Challenge to Interior Denial of Federal Recognition
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wrote 12 months ago: Here are the materials in Muwekma Ohlone Tribe v. Salazar: Muwekma Opening Brief Salazar Answering B … more →
