Legal Opinion
Sage v. SICANGU OYATE HO. INC.
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided July 24, 1991No. 17306PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SABERS, Justice.
Non-Indian principal of school on Indian reservation appeals dismissal of his employment grievance by circuit court for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
Facts
Sicangu Oyate Ho, Inc.1 is a nonprofit corporation which operates St. Francis Indian School (school) on the Rosebud Sioux Indian Reservation. Sage, a non-Indian, was employed under contract by school as teacher or high school principal continuously from 1979 to 1990. On February 13, 1990, school first notified Sage in writing of its intent not to renew his contract for the upcoming 1990-91 school year. Following…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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