MANDAN, HIDATSA AND ARIKARA NATION v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR et al

  1. September 09, 2020

    ND Says DOI Right To Recognize Riverbed Claim Over Tribe's

    North Dakota has urged a D.C. federal judge to trim the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation's suit against the U.S. Department of the Interior over rights to land beneath the Missouri River, saying a DOI solicitor's opinion that the state owns the riverbed is backed by the historical record.

  2. September 02, 2020

    DOI Looks To Toss Tribal Nation's Riverbed Rights Suit

    The U.S. Department of the Interior says a tribal suit in D.C. federal court over land beneath the Missouri River should be tossed, arguing that the DOI chief attorney's recent legal opinion about who owns the property is not an agency action that can be litigated.

  3. August 28, 2020

    North Dakota To Join Tribal Land Ownership Dispute

    A D.C. federal court has ruled that North Dakota may become a party in a tribe's suit against the Trump administration over ownership of land along the Missouri River, finding that the federal government may not adequately represent the state in litigation.

  4. July 16, 2020

    Tribes Claim DOI's Riverbed Giveaway Cost Them $200M

    The Three Affiliated Tribes have filed two suits against the U.S. government alleging its recent declaration that North Dakota legally owns the land beneath a portion of the Missouri River flowing through their reservation is an unconstitutional betrayal that has cost them at least $200 million.