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15 Dec 2016, 4:00 pm by Margaret Drew
According to a report on International Law Grrls, "The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, and Yankton Sioux Tribe, with Earthjustice and... [read post]
5 Dec 2016, 7:45 am by Sarah M Donnelly
Download(PDF): Request for Precautionary Measures Pursuant to Article 25 of the IACHR Rules of Procedure Concerning Serious and Urgent Risks of Irreparable Harm Arising Out of Construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline Press Release: Tribes Ask International Human Rights Commission to Stop Violence Against Water Protectors at Standing Rock Filed on behalf of Standing Rock, Cheyenne River, and Yankton Sioux Tribes by the American Indian Law Clinic at… [read post]
3 Dec 2016, 8:49 pm by Cymie Payne
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, and Yankton Sioux Tribe, with Earthjustice and the American Indian Law Clinic – UC Boulder, submitted a Request for Precautionary Measures Pursuant to Article 25 of the IACHR Rules of Procedure Concerning Serious and Urgent Risks of Irreparable Harm Arising Out of Construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline to the IACHR. [read post]
10 Oct 2016, 1:45 pm by Emelina Perez
The Standing Rock Sioux and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribes sought a permanent injunction to block construction of the 1,170-mile pipeline, which they say would be built on sacred burial grounds and would pose an environmental risk to the surrounding rivers. [read post]
12 Sep 2016, 8:19 pm by Jeffrey Brown and Jodie Herrmann Lawson
  Under the parties’ business arrangement, Western Sky originated loans online and over the phone to customers across the country and then subjected the loan agreements “to the exclusive laws and jurisdiction of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, Cheyenne River Indian Reservation. [read post]
14 Mar 2016, 3:10 pm by Peter S. Lubin and Vincent L. DiTommaso
The Fifth Circuit Court denied Delbert’s request, and pointed out that, although Delbert was collecting loans on behalf of Western Sky Financial, LLC, which is owned by a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, Delbert itself has no tribal affiliations. [read post]
8 Feb 2016, 1:28 pm by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
But what if the Cheyenne River Sioux did have a robust arbitration mechanism in place or rules to guide an arbitration? [read post]
3 Feb 2016, 1:22 pm by Christie D. Arkovich, P.A.
 Delbert is one of a group of companies connected with tribal payday lender Western Sky Financial LLC, an online lender that asserted state laws did not apply to its business because it was based on an Indian reservation and owned by a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. [read post]
2 Nov 2015, 6:12 am by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
Operating against that backdrop, these courts mandated tribal exhaustion where the record did not establish (i) the nature of the payday lenders’ relationship to each other and/or the tribe; (ii) the unavailability of the specified tribal arbitral forum; and (iii) for purposes of the Western Sky agreement, (A) who constitutes an “authorized representative of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Nation” and (B) whether any such authorized… [read post]
8 Oct 2015, 3:05 pm by Joshua Davey
Western Sky is owned by a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, and the loan agreements stated that the loans were “subject solely to the laws and jurisdiction of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe” and therefore exempt from state law. [read post]
2 Nov 2014, 1:01 am by rhapsodyinbooks
It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux Native American tribes. [read post]
24 Aug 2014, 12:40 pm by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
We also cannot accept the Loan Entities’ alternative argument for upholding the district court’s dismissal: that the loan documents require that any litigation be conducted by a tribal court on the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Reservation. [read post]
24 Aug 2014, 12:40 pm by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
We also cannot accept the Loan Entities’ alternative argument for upholding the district court’s dismissal: that the loan documents require that any litigation be conducted by a tribal court on the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Reservation. [read post]
16 Apr 2013, 7:57 am by Rahul Bhagnari, ACLU
I am a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe in South Dakota and my grandfather is Chief Dave Bald Eagle. [read post]
12 Apr 2013, 10:05 am by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
By Chief Joseph Brings Plenty, a former chairman of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, teaches Lakota culture at the Takini School on the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation. [read post]
2 Apr 2013, 4:47 am by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
That court responded to the plaintiff that the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe does not authorize arbitration under the American Arbitration Association rules, so the plaintiff successfully brought the case back to federal court. [read post]