Longie v. Spirit Lake Tribe

ELR Citation: ELR 20053
No(s). 04-1578 (8th Cir. Mar 7, 2005)

The Eighth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a tribal member's claim against his tribe in a dispute over an Indian land transfer. The member requested a land transfer in 1976 and, believing the transfer was final, soon began making improvements. But in 2001, he learned from the Bureau of Indian Affa...