March 04, 2020
An Oklahoma federal judge knocked out the last remaining claims Wednesday in a lawsuit from the Caddo Nation, which sought to block the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes' construction projects on land held in trust for both tribes, finding the issue is moot because the Wichita no longer plans to build a ceremonial dance ground.
November 12, 2019
The Caddo Nation is asking an Oklahoma federal judge to block another tribe's construction of a ceremonial dance ground on land held in trust for both tribes, saying it could disturb the graves of children buried under a former boarding school.
April 26, 2018
The Caddo Nation of Oklahoma on Wednesday urged an Oklahoma federal court not to toss its suit claiming a Wichita and Affiliated Tribes history center threatens ancestral graves, saying the suit's claims can still be tackled despite the completion of construction on the project.
April 05, 2018
The Wichita and Affiliated Tribes on Wednesday urged an Oklahoma federal court to toss a land row suit by the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma claiming that a tribal history center threatens ancestral graves, saying the Caddo Nation hadn't furnished evidence for its claims and that many of them are moot since construction of the center has been completed.
July 15, 2016
The Wichita and Affiliated Tribes continued to press an Oklahoma federal court Thursday to reject the Caddo Nation's challenge to the construction of a history center on disputed lands, saying the Caddo Nation was advancing contradictory arguments in "desperation" to keep its suit alive.
July 08, 2016
The Caddo Nation urged an Oklahoma federal judge Thursday to reject a bid by another tribe to end a challenge to the construction of a history center on jointly held trust lands, arguing that a dispute over control of the lands didn't undermine the Caddo tribe's federal law claims.
June 16, 2016
The Wichita and Affiliated Tribes moved to dismiss the Caddo Nation's challenge to the construction of a history center on disputed lands, telling an Oklahoma federal court Thursday the suit fails for several reasons, including sovereign immunity.
June 10, 2016
The Wichita and Affiliated Tribes on Thursday asked an Oklahoma federal judge to deny the Caddo Nation's bid to block construction of a history center located on disputed lands, arguing there is no evidence to warrant such a measure.
June 08, 2016
The Caddo Nation of Oklahoma said Tuesday it was appealing an Oklahoma federal judge's ruling that allowed the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes to continue building a history center on disputed land, despite the nation's concerns that the construction threatens its ancestors' graves.
June 01, 2016
An Oklahoma federal judge on Wednesday vacated a temporary block on the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes' construction of a history center on disputed land, finding the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma was unlikely to succeed on claims that certain environmental and historical preservation laws had been violated.