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13 Dec 2011, 3:11 pm by Scott C. Idleman
Mancari, which involved a challenge by non-Indian employees of the Interior Department’s Bureau of Indian Affairs to the Bureau’s promotion preference for Indians. [read post]
9 Jul 2013, 6:22 am by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
” Davis, 773 N.W.2d at 75 (Page, J., dissenting) (citing Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible To Receive Services From the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs, 73 Fed. [read post]
4 Apr 2019, 4:52 am by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
  Regulatory Bulletinhttp://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2019.html A notice of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, under the HEARTH Act, announces approval of a tribal ordinance authorizing the Fond du Lac Band to enter into leases for agricultural, residential, business, wind and solar, wind energy evaluation, and other authorized purposes without further BIA approval. [read post]
11 May 2015, 4:19 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
Publicly Released: May 11, 2015: “Agencies GAO reviewed—the Forest Service in the Department of Agriculture and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), and National Park Service (NPS) in the Department of the Interior—reported conducting 34 landscape-scale forest restoration projects (defined by GAO as projects larger than 50,000 acres with a focus on forests) from 2004 through 2014. [read post]
12 May 2020, 7:51 am by Allan Blutstein
.) -- concluding that: (1) Bureau of Indian Affairs performed adequate search for tribal membership and genealogy records concerning deceased family member; (2) agency properly relied on Exemption 5’s deliberative process privilege to withhold records concerning its processing of plaintiff’s FOIA request; and (3) plaintiff arguably asserted “policy-and-practice” claim, but neither party moved for summary judgment on that issue.Summaries of all… [read post]
29 Jul 2021, 5:30 am by Chris Williams
[CBS Local] * The Crow are suing the Bureau of Indian Affairs for excessive use of force during a traffic stop. [read post]
28 Jun 2020, 1:57 pm by Allan Blutstein
.) -- finding that: (1) Bureau of Indian Affairs conducted adequate search for records concerning plaintiff and properly redacted third-party information pursuant to Exemptions 6 and 7(C), issues that plaintiff conceded; (2) agency’s post-litigation release of records did not necessarily entitle plaintiff to litigation costs, because agency explained that end of post-conviction proceedings triggered release of records; (3) even if plaintiff were eligible for costs,… [read post]
15 Jun 2021, 6:59 pm by Allan Blutstein
Bureau of Indian Affairs (D.D.C.) -- ruling that: (1) agency performed reasonable search for records pertaining to plaintiff’s arrest and properly withheld records pursuant to Exemption 7(C), issues that plaintiff conceded; (2) court lacked jurisdiction to consider plaintiff’s claims about agency’s fee practices, because agency released all records free of charge; (3) pro se plaintiff was not eligible for attorney’s fees and he failed to argue why… [read post]
29 Apr 2011, 2:13 pm by David Ferriero
In addition, the growing collection of records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs is housed there. [read post]
22 Jan 2020, 12:28 pm by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
Mashantucket Pequot Gaming Enterprise  (Personal Injury) News Bulletinhttps://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html  This week, in brief: The necessity of the Indian Child Welfare Act Census count is ‘an act of rebellion’ Bureau of Indian Affairs propose change affecting Alaska tribal recognition Guest opinion: Bison transfer corrects longstanding wrong Tohono O’odham historic sites at risk as border wall construction… [read post]
17 Mar 2021, 9:06 pm by Robert J. Miller
” Finally, the Court also recommended—albeit to “a lesser extent”—that courts consider examining subsequent events, including: how Congress and the Bureau of Indian Affairs treated the lands in question; “who actually moved onto opened reservation lands;” and the “subsequent demographic history of opened lands. [read post]
30 Aug 2012, 6:43 am by Kate Fort
The plan submitted to the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs also proposes a casino, hotel, meeting space and parking garage, although Pokagon Band chairman Matt Wesaw said the tribe’s focus was on providing services for about 500 members living in the area. “There’s no time frame for the casino yet. [read post]
4 Jan 2012, 11:22 am by Greg Guedel
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Larry Echo Hawk have unveiled the new Tribal Consultation Policy for the Department of the Interior, designed to launch “a new era” of enhanced communication with American Indian and Alaska Native tribes. [read post]
18 Dec 2014, 6:42 pm by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
Part 151 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), entitled Land Acquisitions, is the regulatory framework within which the Secretary of the Interior, through the Assistant Secretary and the Bureau of Indian Affairs, will consider requests and exercise discretion to take land into trust. [read post]
26 Jul 2018, 9:05 am by Victoria Sweet
The bill also establishes a Human Trafficking Prevention Coordinator within the Bureau of Indian Affairs to coordinate human trafficking prevention efforts across federal agencies. [read post]
25 Jan 2021, 4:27 am by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
By Dana Hedgpeth, former board member of the Native American Journalists Association. [read post]
21 Oct 2022, 10:17 am by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
Here: Backcountry Opening Brief.pdfDownload BIA Answer Brief.pdfDownload Campo Band Answer Brief.pdfDownload Development Co Amicus Brief.pdfDownload Reply Brief.pdfDownload Backcountry Supplemental Brief.pdfDownload BIA Supplemental Brief.pdfDownload Campo Band Supplemental Brief.pdfDownload Development Co Supplemental Brief.pdfDownload Lower court materials here. [read post]
4 May 2022, 10:27 am by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
A review of the few existing successful cases suggests that tribes confront dramatically different dynamics when seeking to contract functions with federal agencies beyond the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Indian Health Service, and other agencies providing services to Indian people. [read post]