January 11, 2022
A D.C. federal judge said the U.S. Department of the Interior "determined the right outcome –– for mostly the right reasons" in deciding not to intervene in the disenrolling of Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe members, but the judge still sent claims by former members back to the agency for reconsideration.
April 28, 2021
The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan has asked a federal judge for a win in a suit brought by ex-members over their disenrollment from the tribe, saying the U.S. Department of the Interior rightly didn't interfere with the tribe's authority to determine its own membership.
October 15, 2020
Disenrolled members of the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan have asked a D.C. federal court to restore their status in the tribe, alleging U.S. Department of the Interior officials violated federal law by refusing to step in to protect their rights.