Legal Opinion
American Indian Agricultural Credit Consortium, Inc. v. Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 31, 1985No. 85-5209PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
In Santa Clara Pueblo v. Martinez, 436 U.S. 49, 98 S.Ct. 1670, 56 L.Ed.2d 106 (1978), the Supreme Court reaffirmed the long-standing rule that a waiver of the sovereign immunity from suit traditionally enjoyed by Indian tribes “cannot be implied but must be unequivocally expressed.” Id. at 58, 98 S.Ct. at 1677. In this action the district court found that appellant Standing Rock Sioux Tribe had “clearly and unequivocally indicate[dj” its consent to suit on a loan from the American Indian Agricultural Credit Consortium, Inc., and on this basis concluded that…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- United States v. ScottSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Santa Clara Pueblo v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Worcester v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1832
- United States v. KagamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
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3Cited by15 opinions
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