Indian Resources Section
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The Indian Resources Section is a specialized unit within the U.S. Department of Justice that handles litigation and legal matters involving Native American tribes, their lands, and natural resources.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legal office
→
litigation unit → section of the U.S. Department of Justice → |
| collaboratesWith |
Bureau of Indian Affairs
→
United States Department of the Interior →
surface form:
Department of the Interior
Office of the Solicitor General → other sections of the Environment and Natural Resources Division → |
| country |
United States of America
→
surface form:
United States
|
| employs |
federal attorneys
→
paralegals → support staff → |
| focusesOn |
interpretation of Indian treaties
→
management of Indian trust assets → protection of tribal rights under federal law → sovereign interests of the United States in Indian affairs → |
| goal |
defend the interests of the United States in Indian-related matters
→
ensure compliance with federal Indian law → protect tribal lands and resources as defined by federal law → |
| handles |
cases involving federal Indian law
→
cases involving hunting and fishing rights of tribes → cases involving reservation boundaries → cases involving tribal environmental issues → cases involving tribal jurisdictional disputes → cases involving tribal mineral resources → cases involving tribal timber resources → cases involving tribal treaty rights → cases involving tribal trust lands → cases involving tribal water rights → litigation involving Native American tribes → litigation involving tribal lands → litigation involving tribal natural resources → |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
→
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| litigatesIn |
Supreme Court of the United States
→
surface form:
U.S. Supreme Court
federal courts of appeals → federal district courts → |
| locatedIn | Washington, D.C. → |
| parentAgency | Environment and Natural Resources Division → |
| parentDepartment |
United States Department of Justice
→
surface form:
U.S. Department of Justice
|
| partOf |
Environment and Natural Resources Division
→
United States Department of Justice →
surface form:
U.S. Department of Justice
|
| represents |
United States in litigation involving Indian tribes
→
federal agencies in Indian law matters → |
| subjectArea |
environmental law
→
federal Indian law → natural resources law → public lands law → |