Rosebud Sioux Tribe v. United States, No. 20-2062 (8th Cir. 2021)
Annotate this CaseThe Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's judgment declaring that the United States has a duty to provide "competent physician-led healthcare" to the Rosebud Sioux Tribe and its members. In light of the promises the United States made to the Tribe more than 150 years ago in the Fort Laramie Treaty, and relevant legislation since that time, such as the Snyder Act and the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, the district court correctly articulated the existence and scope of the duty and declaratory judgment was proper.
Court Description: [Erickson, Author, with Shepherd and Kobes, Circuit Judges] Civil case - Indian law. The district court did not err in declaring the United States has a duty to provide "competent physician-led healthcare" to the Rosebud Sioux Tribe and its members. In light of the promises the United States made to the Tribe more than 150 years ago in the Fort Laramie Treaty, and relevant legislation since that time, such as the Snyder Act and the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, the district court correctly articulated the existence and scope of the duty, and the declaratory judgment entered by the district court is affirmed. Judge Kobes, dissenting.
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