Legal Opinion
Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux (Dakota) Community v. Babbitt
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 27, 1997No. 95-3736PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux (Dakota) Community (“Community”) appeals the district court’s1 refusal to declare effective certain proposed amendments to the Community’s constitution. We affirm.
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To amend its constitution, an Indian tribe must follow the procedures set out in the Indian Reorganization Act, 25 U.S.C. §§ 461-479a-l (“IRA”), and its associated regulations, 25 C.F.R. §§ 81.1-81.24. The tribal government must first request the Secretary of the Interior to call and conduct an election. 25 U.S.C. § 476(e)(1). At least twenty days before the…
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