Unrecognized Tribe Has No Right To Sell Hunting, Fishing Tags, Judge Rules

Mealey's (September 7, 2018, 1:04 PM EDT) -- SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah federal judge on Sept. 5 issued a declaration that an unofficial “mixed-blood” Indian tribe does not have the authority to sell hunting and fishing licenses but stopped short of granting the U.S. government’s request for a permanent injunction barring the sales (United States v. Uintah Valley Shoshone Tribe, et al., No. 2:17-cv-1140, D. Utah, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 151592)....