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Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska v. Department of the Army et al
Case Number:
1:24-cv-00078
Court:
Nature of Suit:
Other Statutes: Administrative Procedures Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision
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October 22, 2024
Neb. Tribe Appeals Ruling To 4th Circ. In Army Burial Row
A Nebraska tribe will ask the Fourth Circuit to overturn a lower court's decision that determined that the U.S. Army isn't required to repatriate the remains of two Indigenous children from an Indian Boarding School cemetery in Pennsylvania, arguing that the ruling is an affront to tribal sovereignty.
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August 21, 2024
US Army Escapes Nebraska Tribe's Repatriation Suit
A federal district court judge won't order the U.S. Army to repatriate the remains of two Native American children from a boarding school cemetery in Pennsylvania, saying provisions of a law designed to protect Indigenous burial sites don't apply to the 180 children entombed there for more than a century.
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June 26, 2024
'Tragic History' Can't Rewrite Law In Burial Row, Army Says
The U.S. Army says the nation's "tragic history" of injustices done to children through the Indian Boarding School system does not give a federal district court license to rewrite a law aimed at protecting Indigenous burial sites, arguing that a Nebraska tribe's challenge over the repatriation of two children should be dismissed.
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June 18, 2024
Failure To Return Remains Violates Human Rights, Court Told
A nonprofit tribal organization and a South Carolina tribe are backing a challenge to the U.S. Army that seeks to repatriate the remains of two Native American children from an Indian boarding school cemetery in Pennsylvania, arguing that failure to do so constitutes a continuing human rights violation.
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June 11, 2024
Army's Claims In Burial Dispute 'Unconscionable,' Tribe Says
A Nebraska tribe seeking to repatriate the remains of two boys from an Indian boarding school cemetery in Pennsylvania has said the U.S. Army's claims that it is exempt from a federal law designed to protect Native American burial sites are "unconscionable."
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May 06, 2024
US Army Looks To Dismiss Tribe's Repatriation Lawsuit
The U.S. Army is seeking to dismiss efforts by a Native American tribe to repatriate the remains of two boys from one of the largest former Indian boarding schools in the country, arguing that it is "ready and willing" to assist to return them to their final resting places.