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

  1. October 15, 2018

    Mich. Group Seeks Quick Win On BIA Tribal Recognition Regs

    A Native American group from Michigan urged a D.C. federal judge Friday to hand it a win in its suit over its lack of recognition by the federal government, saying the Bureau of Indian Affairs is illegally blocking the group from trying to obtain recognition again after having rejected its initial bid over a decade ago.

  2. March 30, 2018

    Mich. Tribe's Battle For Federal Recognition Partially Cut

    A D.C. federal judge on Thursday kept afloat part of a Michigan band of Native Americans' suit against the United States over its lack of federal recognition, refusing to toss claims challenging the Bureau of Indian Affairs' 2015 regulations that barred the band from repetitioning for recognition.

  3. January 10, 2017

    Mich. Tribe Renews 80-Year Battle For Federal Recognition

    A Michigan band of Native Americans filed a suit in D.C. federal court on Monday against the Bureau of Indian Affairs, arguing that the BIA's failure to issue a final decision on the tribe's petition to reorganize led to its failure to receive federal recognition.