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BURT LAKE BAND OF OTTAWA AND CHIPPEWA INDIANS v. HAALAND, et al

  1. November 01, 2023

    Tribal Recognition Rule Now Under Review, DOI Says

    U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland says the agency's proposed rule addressing the eligibility of tribes to reapply for federal recognition is under review by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs as a "significant regulatory action," however it will be at least another three months before the decision will be made public.

  2. August 22, 2023

    DC Circ. Extends Tribal Recognition Rule Deadline To Oct. 31

    A D.C. federal judge has given the Department of the Interior until Oct. 31 to submit for review either a newly proposed or final rule that will determine if Native American tribes that were once denied federal recognition can reapply for the status.

  3. August 17, 2023

    Stay In DOI Recognition Rule 'No Win Situation,' Tribe Says

    A Michigan tribe is asking a D.C. federal judge to reconsider a recent stay that allowed the U.S. Department of the Interior more time to submit a new rule for federal recognition, saying that the decision places them in a "no win situation" by essentially forcing them to start over in a decadeslong process.

  4. August 11, 2023

    DC Judge Permits Stay On DOI Tribe Recognition Rule

    A D.C. federal judge agreed to pause enforcement of an order forcing the U.S. Department of the Interior to produce a new rule for federal recognition of Native American tribes by Aug. 31 after the department warned that rushing rulemaking could yield the opposite result of what the Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians wants.

  5. August 10, 2023

    DOI Wants Court To Rethink Tribal Recognition Rule Deadline

    Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland is asking a D.C. federal judge to reconsider an order setting an Aug. 31 deadline to produce the agency's new rule on re-petitioning for tribal federal recognition, saying it's unclear if the court had jurisdiction to impose the timeline.

  6. July 21, 2023

    DOI Must Submit New Tribal Recognition Rule By August

    A D.C. Circuit judge has ordered the U.S. Department of the Interior to produce by Aug. 31 its new rule for federal recognition of tribes after the Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians accused the DOI of dragging its feet.

  7. June 06, 2023

    Mich. Tribe Says DOI Response Slow In Recognition Efforts

    A Native American tribe in Michigan is asking a federal court for an order requiring the U.S. Department of the Interior to submit regular status reports on its progress in making a final determination on whether to recognize the tribe, saying members of its band are dying and membership dwindles as they wait for an answer.

  8. March 26, 2020

    Mich. Tribe Granted Win In Battle For DOI Recognition

    A D.C. federal judge has granted a win to a Michigan band of Native Americans that has sought federal recognition for more than 80 years, saying the Bureau of Indian Affairs' 2015 ban on re-petitioning is unjustified.

  9. February 15, 2019

    DOI Tribal Recognition Changes Are 'Self-Serving,' Group Says

    A Native American group from Michigan has urged a D.C. federal court to give it a win in litigation over its lack of federal tribal recognition and to reject the government's dueling request, saying the decision to block groups whose recognition petitions were rejected from trying again was "self-serving" and doesn't deserve deference.

  10. December 17, 2018

    Mich. Group Lost Chance To Fight For Tribal Status, Feds Say

    A Native American group from Michigan can't re-petition for federal tribal recognition after having squandered prior opportunities to challenge a denial, the U.S. government has told a D.C. federal judge.