Legal Opinion

Wichita & Affiliated Tribes v. Hodel

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided April 18, 1986No. Nos. 85-5306, 85-5347PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WALD.

WALD, Circuit Judge:

This case deals with a 1963 Department of the Interior order restoring land to an Indian tribe that no longer existed in its original form, but which had been succeeded by three separate tribes. For approximately 15 years the three tribes were able to. agree that each tribe would withdraw approximately equal amounts from the fund representing the income from the land. After that agreement broke down in the late 1970s, the Interior Board of Indian Appeals (“IBIA”) held that the proceeds of the land, which the government…

2Cases cited41 opinions

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  3. Bender v. Williamsport Area School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Harold Dawavendewa, a Single Man v. Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District, an Arizona Corporation, the Navajo NationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
  2. Wichita and Affiliated Tribes of Oklahoma v. Donald P. Hodel, Secretary, Department of Interior Wichita and Affiliated Tribes of Oklahoma v. Donald P. Hodel, Secretary, Department of Interior Appeal of Caddo Tribe of OklahomaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1986
  3. Pit River Home & Agricultural Cooperative Ass'n v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
  4. Cook v. Food & Drug AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2013
  5. Vann v. KempthorneCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2008

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