NATIVE VILLAGE OF EKLUTNA v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR et al

  1. August 25, 2025

    Alaska Looks To Reopen Tribal Gaming Lease Dispute

    Alaska is asking a D.C. federal court to reopen a dispute that rejected an Indigenous tribe's bid to secure the right to open a bingo hall, alleging that the tribe is now claiming governmental powers over the land and treating it as Indian Country under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.

  2. September 23, 2021

    DOI Gets Early Win In Alaska Tribe's Gambling Land Suit

    A D.C. federal judge has rejected an Alaska tribe's bid to secure the right to open a bingo hall on a member's land, saying the U.S. Department of the Interior's disapproval of the request was reasonable and Alaska's congressional representatives didn't illegally sway the decision.

  3. March 22, 2021

    Alaska Tribe Fights DOI Bid For Early Win In Bingo Hall Row

    An Alaska tribe has asked a D.C. federal judge to deny the state and the U.S. Department of the Interior's bids to toss its suit seeking to secure the right to open a bingo hall on a member's land, saying it has jurisdiction over the allotment.

  4. December 21, 2020

    DOI Says It Rightly Rejected Alaska Tribe's Bingo Bid

    The U.S. Department of the Interior has urged a D.C. federal judge to hand it a win in a suit by an Alaska tribe seeking to secure the right to open a bingo hall on a tribe member's land, saying the department rightly found that the tribe didn't have jurisdiction there.

  5. January 14, 2020

    Alaska Allowed In On Tribe's Suit Over Gaming Lease

    A D.C. federal court on Tuesday granted Alaska's bid to step into the Native Village of Eklutna's suit claiming congressional representatives illegally influenced the U.S. government when it refused to approve a tribal lease for gambling.

  6. January 02, 2020

    Alaska Looks To Intervene In Tribe's Gaming Suit

    Alaska has asked to step into the Native Village of Eklutna's suit claiming congressional representatives illegally influenced the government when it refused to approve a tribal lease for gaming, saying the case addresses the territorial jurisdiction of all Alaska tribes.

  7. August 09, 2019

    Alaska Tribe Says Politics Swayed Gaming Land Ruling

    The Native Village of Eklutna has hit the U.S. Department of the Interior with a suit in D.C. federal court, alleging the DOI was illegally influenced by Alaska's congressional representatives when it refused to approve the tribe's lease for gaming purposes on land belonging to several of its members.