Crawford v. Andrus

OPINION AND ORDER

HATFIELD, District Judge.

The Plaintiffs herein claim to be the heirs of Henry F. Racine, Sr., who died intestate on April 18, 1974, possessed of a restricted allotment of land through his membership in the Blackfeet Tribe. Hearings were held to determine his heirs pursuant to 25 U.S.C. § 372. An Order Determining Heirs was issued on December 22,1976, by an Administrative Law Judge. Plaintiffs petitioned for a rehearing which was denied. Plaintiffs then appealed the decision to the United States Department of the Interior, Board of Indian Appeals, which upheld the original…