"On Monday, the Federal Court of Appeals reinstated a claim filed by the Wind River Tribes against the federal government which accuses the Department of Interior of mismanaging mineral royalties for the two tribes.
The Shoshone and Arapaho claims were initially filed in 1979. Since then, most have been adjudicated and settled, however, one big piece remains: oil and gas leases initially established in the early 1900’s.
Allegedly, the Department of Interior managed those leases, then illegally transformed them into new leases in the 1930s."
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Wind River tribes take Dept. of Interior back to court
(Wyoming Public Radio 1/10)
Federal Circuit Decision:
Shoshone
Indian Tribe, Arapaho Indian Tribe v. US (January 9, 2012)
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