United States v. Mary Dann and Carrie Dann

The Danns, who are Western Shoshone Indians, appeal from a judgment in favor of the Government in an action brought by the Government for trespass. The Danns were charged with grazing their livestock on federal lands in the Elko Grazing District without a permit from the Bureau of Land Management. The Danns admitted that they had grazed the livestock on the lands, but they alleged that the Bureau lacked authority to exclude them because the lands were beneficially owned by the Danns and other members of the Western Shoshone Tribe. The Government and the Danns moved for summary judgment, and…