April 17, 2018
The U.S. Department of the Interior urged a South Dakota federal judge on Monday to hand it a quick win in a lawsuit brought over its planned restructuring of support systems for Native American schools in the Great Plains, saying there was an open and thorough consultation with tribes.
April 03, 2018
The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and Rosebud Sioux Tribe urged a South Dakota federal judge Monday to deny the U.S. Department of the Interior a quick win in their lawsuit claiming it didn't meaningfully consult them on a planned restructuring of support systems for Native American schools in the Great Plains.
March 20, 2018
The U.S. Department of the Interior asked a federal judge Monday for a win in a lawsuit opposing the department's planned restructuring of support systems for Native American schools in the Great Plains, saying the federal government has meaningfully consulted with the tribes bringing the case for two years despite their claim to the contrary.
February 11, 2016
The U.S Department of the Interior on Wednesday countered a South Dakota tribe's lawsuit over the department's proposed restructuring of support systems for aboriginal schools, telling a federal judge that it is immune to the suit.
December 22, 2015
The U.S. Department of the Interior denied allegations Monday that it failed to consult meaningfully with tribes while proposing a reorganization of support systems for aboriginal schools, according to a federal court document seeking to dismiss a South Dakota tribe's suit over the proposed restructuring.
October 05, 2015
The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe on Friday sued the U.S. Department of the Interior over a planned restructuring of the Bureau of Indian Education, claiming the proposal violates a settlement agreement and will disrupt essential education services provided to Native American schools.