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MUWEKMA OHLONE TRIBE v. SALAZAR

No. 11-5328.

708 F.3d 209 (2013)

MUWEKMA OHLONE TRIBE, Appellant v. Kenneth Lee SALAZAR, Secretary of the Interior, and Kevin K. Washburn, Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided March 1, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Colin Cloud Hampson argued the cause for appellant. Harry R. Sachse and William F. Stephens were on brief.

Maggie B. Smith , Attorney, United States Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellees. Robert P. Stockman , Attorney, was on brief.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge HENDERSON.

KAREN LECRAFT HENDERSON, Circuit Judge.

The Muwekma Ohlone Tribe (Muwekma) petitions this court to order the Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior and the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs (collectively Interior) to recognize it as an Indian tribe. Muwekma filed a "petition for acknowledgement" with Interior in 1995, which Interior denied in 2002. Muwekma challenged the denial in district court and...

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