Siletz Takes Unusual Step of Filing an Amicus Brief in Opposition to Chinook’s Federal Recognition Cert Petition Where Feds Had Already Declined to Respond

Here is the brief in Chinook Indian Nation v. Burgum:

Siletz Amicus BIO

Petition here.

Chinook Indian Nation v. Burgum Cert Petition [federal recognition]

Here:

Question presented:

Does a federal court have jurisdiction to recognize the existence of an Indian tribe where the findings in the Indian Tribe List Act, Public Law 103-454, sec. 103(3), provide that “Indian Tribes presently may be recognized by . . . a decision of a United States court,” and no other federal statute addresses the question of tribal recognition?

Lower court materials here.

Alaska Federal Court Rejects Effort to Attack Alaska Tribal Nations’ Federal Acknowledgment + Sovereign Immunity [Eklutna Gaming Operations]

Here are the materials in Holl v. Avery (D. Alaska):

7 Amended Complaint

13 Tribe Motion to Dismiss

26 Opposition

29 Federal Response

33 Reply ISO 13

35 DCT Order

D.C. Circuit Briefs in California Miwok Tribe v. Burgum

Here:

Opening Brief

Answer Brief

Reply

Lower court materials here.

Ninth Circuit Rejects Chinook Recognition Bid

Here is the unpublished opinion in Chinook Indian Nation v. Burgum.

Briefs here.

Ninth Circuit Materials in Chinook Indian Nation v. Burgum

Briefs:

Chinook Opening Brief

Federal Answer Brief

Siletz Amicus Brief

Reply

California Federal Court Rejects Terminated Tribe’s Administrative Recognition Effort

Here are the materials in Tsi Akim Maidu of Taylorsville Rancheria v. Dept. of the Interior (E.D. Cal.):

Washington Federal Court Remands Duwamish Federal Recognition Suit

Here are the materials in Duwamish Tribe v. Haaland (W.D. Wash.):

Prior post here.

Chinook Wins $117K Attorney Fee Award over Federal Acknowledgement Dispute

Here are the new materials in Chinook Indian Nation v. Haaland (W.D. Wash.):

Prior post here.

New Federal Regulations on Federal Acknowledgment of American Indian Tribes