Feds Ask High Court To Reject Chinook Tribe Recognition

By Crystal Owens ( February 18, 2026, 4:08 PM EST) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a petition by the Chinook Indian Nation that looks to undo a Ninth Circuit order that denied it federal recognition, arguing that the case is a poor vehicle for resolving questions under the 1994 List Act....

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