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CALIFORNIA VALLEY MIWOK TRIBE et al v. HAALAND, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR et al

  1. October 01, 2024

    Calif. Tribe Can't Block 'Indian Blood' Certification Process

    A D.C. federal judge has denied a preliminary injunction request by family members who seek control of the California Valley Miwok Tribe and want the U.S. Department of the Interior to stop using a "Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood" to determine who is eligible for enrollment.

  2. July 17, 2024

    DOI Rejects Calif. Tribal Members' Lineal Descent Claims

    The U.S. Department of the Interior is backing its bid to dismiss a D.C. federal court lawsuit brought by family members who seek control of the California Valley Miwok Tribe, highlighting its argument that their claims have already been decided in several prior cases.

  3. July 02, 2024

    Calif. Tribe Members Say Racial Ancestry Case Is Valid

    Family members seeking control of the California Valley Miwok Tribe have told a federal court that the U.S. Department of the Interior wrongly claims they must submit to a process designed to determine their racial ancestry, even though the process is unregulated.

  4. April 03, 2024

    Calif. Tribe Sues DOI Over Tribal Ancestry Procedure

    A California Native American tribe has accused the U.S. Department of the Interior of using an unconstitutional and unregulated race-based procedure for determining tribal ancestry in a new lawsuit in D.C. federal court.