The Star Tribune this week has run a two-part series on a dispute by certain Dakota Indians over membership in the Mdewakanton Sioux tribe. The rift goes back to the 1862 Sioux uprising in Minnesota, after which tracts of land were set aside in trust for the Dakota who did not fight against the United States. Those tracts became the Shakopee, Prairie Island and Lower Sioux reservations, where casinos earn gazillions.
A lawsuit over membership in the tribes controlling the casino profits is proceeding with approximately 7,000 of the plaintiffs represented by Minneapolis attorney Erick Kaardal. The lawsuit contends the United States has mismanaged the trust by not ensuring that benefits from the land -- i.e., casino profits -- are fairly distributed to all beneficiaries.
Kaardal said he was very pleased with the Strib’s article but also points out that complete information about the lawsuit is available at his firm’s Web site, mklaw.com. Click on the link at the top of the page regarding Wolfchild et al. v. United States.
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Tuesday, April 24, 2007
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