THE TRIBES' ORIGINAL SUIT

| June 23, 2014 3:16 PM

THE TRIBES’ ORIGINAL SUIT

Issue:

Whether a federal court may entertain a tribe’s attempt to upset title to land and water acquired by settlers over 70 years ago?

Plaintiff:

Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes

Defendants:

United States Department of Interior, Secretary Sally Jewell, United States Bureau of Indian Affairs, Jocko Valley Irrigation District, Mission Irrigation District, Flathead Irrigation District, District Court for the Twentieth Judicial District of Montana, Montana Water Court, Judy Harms and Robert Harms, Betty and Wayne Stickel, Michael G. McLatchy, Blanche Crepeau, and Alex Crepeau, An Unknown Number of John Doe Defendants Claiming Flathead Irrigation Project Irrigation Water as a Personal Water Right

Court:

U.S. District Court for Montana