Documents Pertaining to the Interior Board of Indian Appeals (IBIA)

Updated July 30, 2012

The Acknowledgment regulations provide for "independent review, reconsideration, and final action" under 25 CFR 83.11. This section provides for requests for reconsideration to be directed to the Interior Board of Indian Appeals.

25 CFR 83.11(e)(1) provides that:

The regulations at 43 CFR 4.310-4.318 and 4.331-4.340 shall apply to proceedings before the Board except when they are inconsistent with these regulations.

The regulations concerning IBIA are found at 43 CFR Part 4, entitled, "Department Hearings and Appeals Procedures." Provided here are the general sections of 43 CFR 4 (subpart A and subpart B), concerning the Office of Hearings and Appeals, of which IBIA is a part, and the specific portions of 43 CFR 4 referenced in 25 CFR 83.11.

Relevant Sections of 43 CFR 4:

• 43 CFR 4 subpart A (.pdf)
• 43 CFR 4 subpart B (.pdf)
• 43 CFR 4.310-4.318 (.pdf)
• 43 CFR 4.331-4.340 (.pdf)

IBIA Decisions:

• 55 IBIA 196  order dismissing request for reconsideration Central Band of Cherokee (Petitioner #227), 7/24/2012. For additional case documents see also Petitioner #227 Index.
• 46 IBIA 013 decision regarding St. Francis/Sokoki Band of Abenakis of Vermont (Petitioner #68), 10/10/2007. For additional case documents see also Petitioner #68 Index.
• 45 IBIA 277 decision regarding Webster/Dudley Band of Chaubunagungamaug Nipmuck Indians (Petitioner #69b), 09/04/2007. For additional case documents see also Petitioner #69b Index.
• 45 IBIA 231 decision regarding Nipmuc Nation (Petitioner #69a), 09/04/2007. For additional case documents see also Petitioner #69a  Index.
• 42 IBIA 133 decision regarding Eastern Pequot Indians of Connecticut (Petitioner #35) and Paucatuck Eastern Pequot Indians of Connecticut (Petitioner #113), 01/13/2006. For additional case documents see also Petitioner #35 Index | Petitioner #113 Index.
• 41 IBIA 100 decision regarding Webster/Dudley Band of Chaubunagungamaug Nipmuck Indians (Petitioner #69b), 06/15/2005. For additional case documents see also Petitioner #69b Index.
• 41 IBIA 096 decision regarding Nipmuc Nation (Petitioner #69a), 06/15/2005. For additional case documents see also Petitioner #69a  Index.
• 41 IBIA 030 decision regarding Schaghticoke Tribal Nation (Petitioner #79), 05/12/2005. For additional case documents see also Petitioner #79 Index.
• 41 IBIA 001 decision regarding Eastern Pequot Indians of Connecticut (Petitioner #35), 05/12/2005. For additional case documents see also Petitioner #35 Index.
• 40 IBIA 149 decision regarding Nipmuc Nation (Petitioner #69a) and Webster/Dudley Band of Chaubunagungamaug Nipmuck Indians (Petitioner #69b), 11/12/2004. For additional case documents see also Petitioner #69a Index | Petitioner #69b Index.
• 40 IBIA 126 decision regarding Golden Hill Paugussett Tribe (Petitioner #81), 10/18/2004. For additional case documents see also Petitioner #81 Index.
• 38 IBIA 144 decision regarding Eastern Pequot Indians of Connecticut (Petitioner #35), 10/22/2002. For additional case documents see also Petitioner #35 Index.
• 37 IBIA 095 decision regarding Duwamish Indian Tribe (Petitioner #25), 01/04/2002. For additional case documents see also Petitioner #25 Index.
• 36 IBIA 245 decision regarding Chinook Indian Tribe/Chinook Nation (Petitioner #57), 08/01/2001. For additional case documents see also Petitioner #57 Index.
• 36 IBIA 140 decision regarding Cowlitz Tribe of Indians (Petitioner #16), 05/29/2001. For additional case documents see also Petitioner #16 Index.
• 34 IBIA 210 decision regarding Paucatuck Eastern Pequot Indians of Connecticut (Petitioner #113), 01/06/2000. For additional case documents see also Petitioner #113 Index.
• 34 IBIA 063 decision regarding Mobile-Washington County Band of Choctaw Indians of South Alabama (Petitioner #86), 08/04/1999. For additional case documents see also Petitioner #86 Index.
• 34 IBIA 055 decision regarding Golden Hill Paugussett Tribe (Petitioner #81), 07/30/1999. For additional case documents see also Petitioner #8 Index.
• 34 IBIA 022 decision regarding Snoqualmie Indian Tribe (Petitioner #20), 07/01/1999. For additional case documents see also Petitioner #20 Index.
• 34 IBIA 018 decision regarding Golden Hill Paugussett Tribe (Petitioner #81), 06/24/1999. For additional case documents see also Petitioner #8 Index.
• 33 IBIA 291 decision regarding Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan (Petitioner #9a), 05/21/1999. For additional case documents see also Petitioner #9a Index.
• 33 IBIA 004 decision regarding Golden Hill Paugussett Tribe (Petitioner #81), 09/08/1998. For additional case documents see also Petitioner #81 Index.
• 32 IBIA 216 decision regarding Golden Hill Paugussett Tribe (Petitioner #81), 06/10/1998. For additional case documents see also Petitioner #81 Index.
• 31 IBIA 299 decision regarding Snoqualmie Indian Tribe (Petitioner #20), 11/28/1997. For additional case documents see also Petitioner #20 Documents Index.
• 31 IBIA 298 decision regarding Snoqualmie Indian Tribe (Petitioner #20), 11/28/1997. For additional case documents see also Petitioner #20 Index.
• 31 IBIA 260 decision regarding Snoqualmie Indian Tribe (Petitioner #20), 11/19/1997. For additional case documents see also Petitioner #20 Index.
• 31 IBIA 061 decision regarding Ramapough Mountain Indians, Inc. (Petitioner #58), 7/18/1997. For additional case documents see also Petitioner #58 Index.

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