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This is a list of U.S. Supreme Court cases involving Native American Tribes.Included in the list are Supreme Court cases that have a major component that deals with the relationship between tribes, between a governmental entity and tribes, tribal sovereignty, tribal rights (including property, hunting, fishing, religion, etc.) and actions involving members of tribes.
Diane Joyce Humetewa (/ ˌ h uː m ə ˈ t eɪ w ə / HOO-mə-TAY-wə; [1] born December 5, 1964) [2] [3] is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. Humetewa is the first Native American woman and the first enrolled tribal member to serve as a U.S. federal judge.
[5] [4] The court found that in such cases non-natives may be detained when on a public right of way inside a reservation. [6] [7] Non-native detainees may be detained for a reasonable length of time until non-tribal police can arrive at the scene to handle the incident. [5] The opinion for the case was written by Justice Stephen Breyer. [8]
The U.S. Supreme Court also ruled the government does not have a treaty duty to take affirmative steps to secure water for the Navajo Nation, complicating the tribe's fight for water ...
Mille Lacs Band Tribal Court (2008–2014) Minnesota: inactive: Patricia Paul [58] Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Tribal Court Oregon: active: Mary Peltola [59] [60] Orutsararmiut Native Council Tribal Court (2020–2021) Alaska: retired: James Phillips [61] Grays Harbor County Superior Court (1929–1950) Washington: deceased
He held various leadership positions within the village of Kykotsmovi, as well as positions on the Hopi Tribal Council and serving as a judge on the appellate division of the Hopi Tribal Court. [ 4 ] Sekaquaptewa was at one time married to Beverly Sekaquaptewa, and was the son of Helen and Emory Sekaquaptewa, Sr who met at the Phoenix Indian ...
In the August primary, just over 300 people voted on the Hopi reservation. Officials say there are many reasons for low turnout. Despite large population, Hopi nation voter turnout remains low.
The aquifer is the main source of potable groundwater for the Navajo and Hopi tribes, who use the water for farming and livestock as well as drinking and other domestic uses. The tribes alleged that the pumping of water by Peabody Energy caused a severe decline in the number of springs and reduced their access to potable water. [ 4 ]