Legal Opinion
Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe v. Watt
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 8, 1983No. 82-5405PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SNEED, Circuit Judge:
Federal law requires the approval of the Secretary of the Interior before certain Indian lands can be leased. This case raises the question whether an Indian Tribe has the authority to terminate a lease executed in accordance with this law without obtaining the Secretary’s approval for the lease termination. The district court held that a tribe has that authority. We disagree and reverse the judgment of the district court and remand for further proceedings as are consistent with this opinion.
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FACTS
On September 11,1969, the Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe leased a tract of…
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