Williams, Ramon L. ('Sharky') and Ramona Williams v. Aberdeen Area Director, 27 IBIA 173 (1995)

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Williams, Ramon L. ('Sharky') and Ramona Williams v. Aberdeen Area Director, 27 IBIA 173 (1995)

94-47-A, 94-50-A, 94-52-A 1/

Appeal from the approval of the 1993-1998 Grazing Code for the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and from the allocation of range units in accordance with that Code.

1. Indians: Tribal Government: Constitutions, Bylaws, and

Ordinances

Individual tribal members lack standing to appeal a Bureau of Indian Affairs' decision approving or disapproving a tribal ordinance or resolution.

2. Indians: Tribal Government: Judicial System

Tribal remedies are not exhausted when a party files an action in tribal court, but fails to complete the entire process available or required under the court rules, including appellate review, if available. An individual cannot rely on the unsuccessful action of another party to argue that exhaustion is futile.

__________________________ 1/ The docket numbers assigned to the individual appeals are as follows: Jeff Hunt--IBIA 94-29-A; John Gray and Desiree Gray--IBIA 94-42-A; Ramon L. ("Sharky") Williams and Ramona Williams--IBIA 94-43-A; Vivian T. Sampson and Celinda...

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