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BURT LAKE BAND OF OTTAWA AND CHIPPEWA INDIANS v. HAALAND, et al

  1. August 10, 2023

    DOI Wants Court To Rethink Tribal Recognition Rule Deadline

    Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland is asking a D.C. federal judge to reconsider an order setting an Aug. 31 deadline to produce the agency's new rule on re-petitioning for tribal federal recognition, saying it's unclear if the court had jurisdiction to impose the timeline.

  2. July 21, 2023

    DOI Must Submit New Tribal Recognition Rule By August

    A D.C. Circuit judge has ordered the U.S. Department of the Interior to produce by Aug. 31 its new rule for federal recognition of tribes after the Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians accused the DOI of dragging its feet.

  3. June 06, 2023

    Mich. Tribe Says DOI Response Slow In Recognition Efforts

    A Native American tribe in Michigan is asking a federal court for an order requiring the U.S. Department of the Interior to submit regular status reports on its progress in making a final determination on whether to recognize the tribe, saying members of its band are dying and membership dwindles as they wait for an answer.

  4. March 26, 2020

    Mich. Tribe Granted Win In Battle For DOI Recognition

    A D.C. federal judge has granted a win to a Michigan band of Native Americans that has sought federal recognition for more than 80 years, saying the Bureau of Indian Affairs' 2015 ban on re-petitioning is unjustified.

  5. February 15, 2019

    DOI Tribal Recognition Changes Are 'Self-Serving,' Group Says

    A Native American group from Michigan has urged a D.C. federal court to give it a win in litigation over its lack of federal tribal recognition and to reject the government's dueling request, saying the decision to block groups whose recognition petitions were rejected from trying again was "self-serving" and doesn't deserve deference.

  6. December 17, 2018

    Mich. Group Lost Chance To Fight For Tribal Status, Feds Say

    A Native American group from Michigan can't re-petition for federal tribal recognition after having squandered prior opportunities to challenge a denial, the U.S. government has told a D.C. federal judge.

  7. October 15, 2018

    Mich. Group Seeks Quick Win On BIA Tribal Recognition Regs

    A Native American group from Michigan urged a D.C. federal judge Friday to hand it a win in its suit over its lack of recognition by the federal government, saying the Bureau of Indian Affairs is illegally blocking the group from trying to obtain recognition again after having rejected its initial bid over a decade ago.

  8. March 30, 2018

    Mich. Tribe's Battle For Federal Recognition Partially Cut

    A D.C. federal judge on Thursday kept afloat part of a Michigan band of Native Americans' suit against the United States over its lack of federal recognition, refusing to toss claims challenging the Bureau of Indian Affairs' 2015 regulations that barred the band from repetitioning for recognition.

  9. January 10, 2017

    Mich. Tribe Renews 80-Year Battle For Federal Recognition

    A Michigan band of Native Americans filed a suit in D.C. federal court on Monday against the Bureau of Indian Affairs, arguing that the BIA's failure to issue a final decision on the tribe's petition to reorganize led to its failure to receive federal recognition.

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