Ann Luxon v. Rosebud Sioux Tribe of South Dakota

The sole question before this Court is whether the district court correctly dismissed appellant’s prayer for declaratory and injunctive relief for want of jurisdiction. We find that it did not correctly do so and remand for a determination in accordance with this opinion.

The facts, as stipulated, are that appellant, an enrolled member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, sought to run for election to the tribal council. She was disqualified as a candidate, however, because of her employment at the Public Health Service Hospital in Rosebud, South Dakota as an X-ray technician.

The Rosebud Sioux Tribe…