Wolfchild et al v. Redwood County et al

  1. April 20, 2015

    Tribal Descendants Urge Court To Review Charter In Land Row

    Descendants of the Mdewakanton people have urged a Minnesota federal court to review a clause in the Lower Sioux Indian Community's charter, arguing it shows the community does not have tribal sovereign immunity, thus nullifying the LSIC's basis for sanctions against them.

  2. April 08, 2015

    Tribal Descendants Fight Sanctions In Minn. Property Row

    Descendants of the Mdewakanton band of Indians on Tuesday urged a Minnesota federal court to deny bids for sanctions in a land dispute stemming from an 1800s uprising, arguing in a brief that the motions are untimely and courts in the Eighth Circuit are hesitant to award sanctions in racial discrimination cases.

  3. March 25, 2015

    Landowners Seek Sanctions In 'Frivolous' Tribal Property Suit

    Private landowners locked in a long-running dispute with descendants of the Mdewakanton band of Indians on Tuesday urged a Minnesota federal court to sanction the group and its attorneys for their "frivolous" litigation over a land row stemming from an 1800s uprising.

  4. March 05, 2015

    Sioux Band Descendants' Minn. Land Claim Tossed

    A Minnesota federal court dismissed claims on Thursday brought against three communities by a group of descendants of the Mdewakanton band of Indians who defended white settlers during the 1862 Sioux Uprising, rejecting their bid for land reserved for them after the uprising and trespass damages.