Judicial

2003- Chambers, Ken v. Acting Eastern Oklahoma Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs

Appellant Ken Chambers sought review of two decisions issued by the Acting Eastern Oklahoma Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs (Regional Director; BIA). The first decision, dated October 10, 2001, concerned the decision in Seminole Nation of Oklahoma v. Norton, No. 00-2384 (CKK) (D.D.C. Sept. 27, 2001), and matters related to the government-to-government relationship between …

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2002- Delaware Tribe of Indians v. Bureau of Indian Affairs

This case involves Appellant Delaware Tribe of Indian’s (Appellant, Delaware Tribe or Tribe) appeal of a decision of the Midwest Regional Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA, government or Bureau) relating to the Tribe’s proposal for a FY 2002 contract to perform Bureau programs pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, …

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2002- Seminole Nation of Oklahoma v. Acting Eastern Oklahoma Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs

The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, through its Principal Chief, Jerry Haney, seeks an extension of time under 25 C.F.R. § 900.159 in which to file a notice of appeal from a January 3, 2002, decision of the Acting Eastern Oklahoma Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, concerning certain Indian Self-Determination Act contract matters. The Nation …

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2001- Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Business Council v. Bureau of Indian Affairs

The BIA was justified in effecting an emergency reassumption, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. §450m, of the Indian Self-Determination Act law enforcement contract with the Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribes, due to the Tribal Police force’s failure to provide fair and uniform law enforcement services on the reservation, and the resulting immediate threat of imminent harm to the …

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