Tribe Must Use Part 83 Process For Federal Recognition, D.C. Circuit Rules

Mealey's (May 20, 2021, 12:22 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A federal court correctly dismissed an Indian tribe’s suit seeking official recognition from the federal government because the tribe failed to exhaust its administrative remedies with the Department of the Interior (DOI), the District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals decided May 18 in affirming....