YELLOW BIRD v. OGLALA SIOUX TRIBE OF SOUTH DAKOTA

No. Civ. 74-5009.

380 F.Supp. 438 (1974)

YELLOW BIRD v. OGLALA SIOUX TRIBE OF SOUTH DAKOTA et al. POURIER v. OGLALA SIOUX TRIBE OF SOUTH DAKOTA et al.

United States District Court, D. South Dakota.

August 8, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William A. Wymann, Rapid City, S. D., Mario Gonzalez, Batesland, S. D., for plaintiffs.

Dennis H. Hill, Rapid City, S. D., for defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

BOGUE, District Judge:

The plaintiffs in the above-entitled action, Harry Yellow Bird and Morton Pourier, have brought this action seeking to declare invalid and enjoin a portion of Article II of the Constitution of the Oglala Sioux Tribe as applied to plaintiffs, and Oglala Sioux Tribal Ordinance 85G.

In the complaint, the plaintiffs make the following factual allegations which are not controverted by the defendants: That pursuant...

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