Legal Opinion
California Valley Miwok Tribe v. Salazar
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 26, 2012No. Civil Action No. 2011-0160PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
RICHARD W. ROBERTS, District Judge.
This matter is a dispute over the U.S. Department of the Interior’s determination of the legitimate government and membership of the California Valley Miwok Tribe (“Tribe”), a federally recognized Indian tribe. Defendants are Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Larry Echo Hawk, and Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs Michael Black. Plaintiffs Yakima Dixie, Velma WhiteBear, Antonia Lopez, Michael Mendibles, Evelyn Wilson, and Antoine Azevedo bring suit individually and on behalf of the…
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