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D.N., a Minor
Juvenile court may terminate parental rights to Indian children after sending notices to tribes, which informed court that children were ineligible for membership. 		Native American Affairs Aug. 15, 2013
Fort Belknap Housing Dept. v. Office of Public and Indian Housing
Court may not review Dept. of Housing and Urban Development’s decision to withhold overpayment to Indian Tribe's housing entity under rent-subsidy program. 		Native American Affairs Aug. 9, 2013
U.S. v. Livingston
Former manager of Indian resort is properly convicted for using resort credit card to make personal purchases, regardless of establishment’s location. 		Native American Affairs Aug. 8, 2013
Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation v. Thurston County Board of Equalization
County may not tax permanent improvements on non-reservation resort lodge that Indian tribe owned a 51 percent interest in. 		Native American Affairs Jul. 31, 2013
United States v. Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of Indians
Due to effect of ‘gauge errors,’ court orders recalculation of water flow diverted to Pyramid Lake for tribal use and irrigation. 		Native American Affairs Jul. 23, 2013
Gila River Indian Community v. United States
In dispute over Indian land surrounded by city, Secretary of Interior mistakenly concludes government had to hold 52-acre parcel in trust for tribe. 		Native American Affairs Jul. 10, 2013
S.E., a Minor
Dept. of Children and Family Services must provide all relevant information regarding child's Indian heritage at dependency proceedings, even where parents kidnapped child. 		Native American Affairs Jun. 27, 2013
Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl
Father who gave up parental rights to child before birth cannot invoke protections of Indian Child Welfare Act to gain back custody. 		Native American Affairs Jun. 25, 2013
G.C., a Minor
Father may not object to termination of his parental rights because he did not bring up issues regarding tribal customary adoption during hearing. 		Native American Affairs Jun. 9, 2013
Gila River Indian Community v. United States
In dispute over Indian land surrounded by city, Secretary of Interior mistakenly concludes government had to hold 52-acre parcel in trust for tribe. 		Native American Affairs May 21, 2013
Grand Canyon Skywalk Development LLC v. Sa Nyu Wa Inc.
Corporation must exhaust tribal court remedies before suing in federal court over dispute involving development project in Grand Canyon. 		Native American Affairs Apr. 29, 2013
A.M., a Minor
Native American tribe may not dispute inaction regarding tribal customary adoption for child when tribe continually expressed preference for guardianship instead. 		Native American Affairs Apr. 12, 2013
U.S. v. Alvirez
Certificate of Indian Blood must first be authenticated to prove Indian status for purposes of aggravated assault on Indian reservation charge. 		Native American Affairs Mar. 15, 2013
U.S. v. Zepeda
When proving defendant is an 'Indian' who committed a crime in Indian country, prosecution must prove bloodline was from federally recognized tribe. 		Native American Affairs Jan. 21, 2013
Miller v. Wright
Cigarette vendor's lawsuit to stop tribe's cigarette tax fails due to tribe's sovereign immunity, despite cigarette tax contract with Washington. 		Native American Affairs Jan. 14, 2013
Miller v. Wright
Cigarette vendor's lawsuit to stop tribe's cigarette tax fails due to tribe's sovereign immunity, despite cigarette tax contract with Washington. 		Native American Affairs Nov. 14, 2012
Twenty-Nine Palms Enterprises Corp. v. Bardos
Indian tribe may recover payment from unlicensed contractor, who performed work on tribe's casino, because contractor may not assert tribe's sovereign immunity. 		Native American Affairs Nov. 12, 2012
W.B., a Minor
Placement of Indian child outside of family home based on child’s delinquent conduct is not subject to Indian Child Welfare Act procedures. 		Native American Affairs Sep. 28, 2012
Michael A., a Minor
Grandmother may not challenge order removing alleged Indian children from her custody based on Indian Child Welfare Act’s inquiry and notice provisions. 		Native American Affairs Sep. 25, 2012
Gila River Indian Community v. United States
Land surrounded by city must be held in trust for Indian Tribe because it is on unincorporated side of city’s boundary line. 		Native American Affairs Sep. 12, 2012
Anthony T., a Minor
Minor's placement in foster care with Indian family is not within reasonable proximity to child's home because it would cause geographic barrier to visitation with mother. 		Native American Affairs Aug. 23, 2012
H.R., a Minor
In absence of finding that tribal customary adoption would be detrimental to child, juvenile court must select such adoption as permanent plan. 		Native American Affairs Aug. 22, 2012
Cook Inlet Region Inc. v. Rude
Federal court has jurisdiction over claim alleging that solicitation materials violated state law incorporated into Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. 		Native American Affairs Aug. 21, 2012
W.B., a Minor
Placement of Indian child outside of family home based on child’s delinquent conduct is not subject to Indian Child Welfare Act procedures. 		Native American Affairs Aug. 7, 2012
C.Y., a Minor
Agency has no duty to conduct further inquiry into child’s Indian ancestry where Mother, who was adopted, could not provide basis for Indian heritage claim. 		Native American Affairs Aug. 2, 2012
Native Village of Eyak v. Locke
Alaskan native villages fail to establish aboriginal fishing rights in Alaska's Outer Continental Shelf where there is no evidence of tribe's exclusive control over area. 		Native American Affairs Aug. 1, 2012
Salazar v. Ramah Navajo Chapter
Government must fully pay Tribes’ contract support costs when Congress appropriated sufficient funds to pay individual costs, but not enough to cover aggregate amount due every contractor. 		Native American Affairs Jun. 18, 2012
Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians v. Patchak
Challenge to government's title in tribal land is not barred by sovereign immunity where plaintiff sought no personal interest in real property. 		Native American Affairs Jun. 18, 2012
Gabriel G., a Minor
Juvenile court fails to ensure compliance with Indian Child Welfare Act where child was eligible for membership in Indian tribe and tribe was not provided notice. 		Native American Affairs Jun. 12, 2012
Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District v. Lee
Tribe is not necessary party in lawsuit against tribal officials where officials would adequately represent tribe’s interests and complete relief could be accorded. 		Native American Affairs May 29, 2012
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