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County of Lewis v. Allen
Tribe's law enforcement contract with county doesn't create tribal jurisdiction over tort claims against officers.
Native American Affairs Apr. 7, 1999
Minnesota v. Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa Indians
Under 1837 treaty, Chippewa Indians retain usufructuary rights to ceded land in present-day Minnesota despite state's 1858 admission into Union.
Native American Affairs Apr. 2, 1999
County of Lewis v. Allen
Tribe's law enforcement contract with county doesn't create tribal jurisdiction over tort claims against officers.
Native American Affairs Apr. 2, 1999
County of Lewis v. Allen
Tribe's law enforcement contract with county doesn't create tribal jurisdiction over tort claims against officers.
Native American Affairs Apr. 2, 1999
County of Lewis v. Allen
Tribe's contractual grant of criminal investigative authority to non-member police, doesn't give civil jurisdiction over police.
Native American Affairs Apr. 2, 1999
Cook Inlet Treaty Tribes v. Shalala
Amendments to federal act renders Alaskan Native villages claim moot.
Native American Affairs Mar. 29, 1999
Helgeson v. Bureau of Indian Affairs
Judicial review isn't available for Bureau of Indian Affairs' denial of application for Indian Revolving Loan Funds.
Native American Affairs Mar. 24, 1999
U.S. v. State of Washington
Indian Tribes have right to take all species of shellfish in their traditional fishing areas.
Native American Affairs Mar. 24, 1999
Native Village of Eyak v. Trawler Diane Marie Inc.
Federal paramountcy doctrine bars native villages' aboriginal title claims to outer continental shelf.
Native American Affairs Mar. 22, 1999
Leisnoi Inc. v. Stratman
Subsurface estate owner doesn't need village corporation's consent for mining outside of village's improved area.
Native American Affairs Mar. 17, 1999
Pink v. Modoc Indian Health Project
Nonprofit organization formed by Indian tribe is immune from liability under Title VII.
Native American Affairs Mar. 12, 1999
Cree v. Flores
Treaty entitles Indian tribe to exemption from state's taxes and fees on trucks and trucking activities.
Native American Affairs Mar. 11, 1999
Ordinance 59 Association v. United States
Claims against Shoshone Tribe by membership applicants properly dismissed for lack of federal jurisdiction.
Native American Affairs Dec. 9, 1998
Ute Distribution Corp. v. Ute Indian Tribe
Tribal immunity isn't waived absent unequivocal expression of congressional intent.
Native American Affairs Jul. 29, 1998
Southern Ute Indian Tribe v. Amoco Production Co.
Acts reserving coal rights to United States reserved rights to coal bed methane.
Native American Affairs Jul. 21, 1998
Sears v. Hull
Governor can't be prevented from entering a gaming compact with an Indian tribe through mandamus.
Native American Affairs Jul. 20, 1998
Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma v. Hoover
State court judgment enforcement procedures against Indian tribe may be enjoined on sovereignty grounds.
Native American Affairs Jul. 17, 1998
P.A.M., a Minor
Indian Child Welfare Act applies only to eligible tribes published in the federal register.
Native American Affairs May 19, 1998
Citizen Band Potawatomi Indian Tribe of Oklahoma v. Collier
Tribe's consent is needed before placing into trust land within boundaries of tribe's former reservation.
Native American Affairs May 12, 1998
Enlow v. Moore
Court improperly exceeds scope of tribal exhaustion rule by dismissing case for failure to exhaust.
Native American Affairs Jan. 26, 1998