Ninilchik Traditional Council v. Christianson et al

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Case Number:

3:15-cv-00205

Court:

Alaska

Nature of Suit:

Other Statutory Actions

Judge:

John W. Sedwick

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  1. July 25, 2016

    Alaskan Tribe Loses Bid For Subsistence Fishing Permit

    A federal judge on Friday declined to force the federal government to give an Alaskan tribe permission to harvest salmon from a river in a suit over its subsistence fishing rights, finding the tribe had not exhausted administrative remedies.

  2. July 19, 2016

    Feds Fight Alaska Tribe's Bid For Immediate Fishing Rights

    The federal government said in a court filing Monday that an Alaskan tribe's bid for immediate permission to harvest salmon from an Alaskan river fails because the tribe hasn't shown the denial of its fishing permit was arbitrary or capricious.

  3. July 14, 2016

    Tribe Gets Fast Review Of Bid For Subsistence Fishing Permit

    An Alaska federal judge said Wednesday he will quickly consider the governing body of Ninilchik Village's bid to compel the federal government to authorize the tribe to harvest salmon from a river in a suit over its subsistence fishing rights.

  4. April 19, 2016

    Alaska Tribe's Fishing Rights Suit Out-Swims Dismissal Bid

    An Alaska federal judge has trimmed a suit brought by an Alaska Native tribe against the U.S. Department of the Interior's Federal Subsistence Board and the U.S. Department of Agriculture over subsistence fishing rights, but left the bulk of the case intact.

  5. January 26, 2016

    US Seeks Toss Of Alaska Tribe's Fishing Rights Suit

    The U.S. government on Monday asked an Alaska federal judge to toss a suit brought by a Southern Alaska Native American tribe against the U.S. Department of the Interior's Federal Subsistence Board and the U.S. Department of Agriculture over subsistence fishing rights.

  6. October 23, 2015

    Alaska Tribe Sues Feds Over 'Restrictive' Fishing Rules

    A Southern Alaska tribe sued the U.S. government in federal court Thursday, accusing various government agencies of unlawfully restricting its access to salmon in the Kenai and Kasilof rivers for its subsistence usage.