Claims Trimmed In Tribe’s Suit Claiming It Is Owed ISDEAA Funding

Mealey's (October 1, 2021, 12:26 PM EDT) -- SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — An Indian tribe cannot pursue some claims in an Indian Self Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDEAA) contract dispute with the federal government because the tribe did not properly present the claims to the government before filing suit, creating a lack of jurisdiction, a South Dakota federal judge ruled Sept. 30 on the government’s partial motion to dismiss....