Chemehuevi Indian Tribe v. Sally Jewell

OPINION

THOMAS, Circuit Judge:

The Chemehuevi Indian Tribe and thirty-four of its members (collectively the “Tribe”) appeal from the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior (“Interior” or “Secretary”). The Tribe alleges that the Secretary, acting through the Bureau of Indian Affairs (“BIA”), violated the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”) by determining that Interior was not authorized to approve the Tribe’s assignments of land to certain of its members. We affirm.

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The Chemehuevi Reservation (“Reservation”) sits on…