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Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe enlists ex-Rep. Delahunt as lobbyist (03/10)
The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts has hired former Rep. William Delahunt (D-Massachusetts) as its lobbyist. The tribe has a long relationship with Delahunt, who left Congress in January after 14 years. He helped the tribe during its quest for...
Local official claims Chumash Tribe doesn't need land-into-trust (03/08)
A local official says wealthy tribes like the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians of California don't need the land-into-trust process. The tribe hasn't filed a land-into-trust application for 1,400 acres it recently purchased in Santa Barbara County. But Supervisor...
Shoshone woman jailed for trying to cash OST check at Walmart (03/03)
Terri Wise, a member of the Eastern Shoshone Tribe, is suing Walmart after she was arrested for trying to cash her trust fund check, The Ultimate Aldine reports. Wise tried to cash the check at the Walmart in Aldine, Wyoming,...
Opinion: Groups fight Chumash Tribe land-into-trust application (02/24)
"It has been recently rumored throughout the Santa Ynez Valley that the Santa Ynez Band is planning to put their newly purchased 1,400 acres, in the heart of the Santa Ynez Valley, into federal “trust” (outside the U.S. Constitution and...
Original BIA records dumped in trash at National Archives in DC (02/24)
In September 2005, the National Archives and Records Administration launched an investigation to determine how original Bureau of Indian Affairs documents ended up in a trash can. It doesn't appear any progress has been made in over four years, however....
Rep. Hanna urges BIA to kill Cayuga Nation land-into-trust bid (02/22)
Rep. Richard Hanna (R-New York), a new member of Congress, is asking the Bureau of Indian Affairs to reject the Cayuga Nation land-into-trust application. Hanna says the final environmental impact statement doesn't address local concerns about taxation. He Two counties...
Seminole Tribe to meet county over land-into-trust application (02/16)
The Seminole Tribe will meet with commissioners in Polk County, Florida, to discuss a land-into-trust application. The tribe submitted an application for the 796-acre site to the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Plans call for a 150-unit housing development. The land...
Judge awards Alaska Native family $4.9M for breach of trust case (02/09)
A federal judge says the federal government owes an Alaska Native family $4.9 million in a breach of trust case. Judge Nancy Firestone of the Court of Federal Claims previously ruled that the Bureau of Indian Affairs breached its trust...
Counties submit final arguments over Oneida Nation foreclosure (02/09)
Briefing is complete from the parties in the Oneida Nation foreclosure case. The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals put the case on the fast track after receiving it from the U.S. Supreme Court. Oral arguments have not been set but...
Federal judge backs Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate land-into-trust bid (02/08)
The Bureau of Indian Affairs can acquire land in trust for the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of South Dakota, a federal judge ruled. The tribe submitted its land-into-trust application in 2001. The BIA superintendent on the reservation, who happened to be a...
Members of Quapaw Tribe seek damages for trust mismanagement (02/07)
Nine members of the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma have filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, seeking damages for mismanagement of their trust funds and their trust assets. The plaintiffs seek to represent a class of all...
Seminole Tribe submits land-into-trust application for housing plan (02/04)
The Seminole Tribe of Florida has submitted a land-into-trust application to the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The tribe plans to use a 750-acre site for housing. The land was purchased for about $13 million. "Building houses has been a priority...
Oneida Nation submits arguments to 2nd Circuit in foreclosure case (02/04)
The Oneida Nation submitted a brief to the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in its foreclosure case. The tribe has waived its sovereign immunity in foreclosure proceedings. But the tribe says land within its ancestral reservation still can't be taxed...
New York budget cuts assistance to counties for Oneida Nation land (02/02)
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) proposed a budget that eliminates assistance associated with the Oneida Nation. Madison County and Oneida County used to receive $1.96 million to offset property and sales tax revenues on land owned by the tribe....
Turtle Talk: Commentary on DC Circuit decision on land-into-trust (01/31)
"On January 21, 2011, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit disagreed with three other federal circuits and held that sovereign immunity is waived for a challenge to a Department of the Interior decision to...
Dakota descendants back in court over mismanagement of trust (01/28)
The plaintiffs in the Wolfchild lawsuit were back in court last Friday to discuss the next steps in the case. On December 21, 2010, Judge Charles Lettow of the Court of Federal Claims ruled that the descendants of the "loyal...
Opening briefs due in Oneida Nation foreclosure case next week (01/19)
The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals is taking opening briefs in the Oneida Nation foreclosure case. The tribe is trying to prevent Oneida County and Madison County from foreclosing on its land. The case was due to go before the...
Native Sun News: Loyal Mdewakanton Dakota win a partial ruling (01/19)
The following story was written and reported by Ernestine Chasing Hawk. All content © Native Sun News. MORTON, Minnesota — Descendents of the Mdewakanton Dakota who remained loyal to the U.S. Government during the 1862 Dakota War were told by...
Tule River Tribe wins BIA approval of its land-into-trust application (01/13)
The Bureau of Indian Affairs has approved a land-into-trust application for the Tule River Tribe of California. The tribe acquired 40 acres near the Porterville Airport. The tribe entered into an agreement with the city regarding development of the land....
County agrees to hold off Cayuga Nation foreclosure proceedings (01/12)
Seneca County in New York has agreed to hold off foreclosure proceedings against the Cayuga Nation. The tribe and the county were due in court tomorrow to argue the case. But the county asked for a delay in light of...
Supreme Court won't be hearing Oneida Nation foreclosure case (01/10)
The U.S. Supreme Court won't be hearing Madison County v. Oneida Indian Nation in light of a "new factual development." The court was due to hear the case on February 23. But the Oneida Nation informed the justices that it...
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