Decisions of the Interior Board of Indian Appeals have been made available on the Internet again.
The new web site was originally set up by the now deceased Administrative Judge Anita Vogt of the Office of Hearings and Appeals last year. At the time it started, Judge Vogt felt strongly that these decisions should be made available to the public, despite the limitations involved with the Cobell case. As you know, the Cobell case had shut down access to the Office of Hearings and Appeals website several years ago, including access to a database that had been set up on their website of IBIA and IBLA decisions.
The new site ( http://www.ibiadecisions.com ) is now being regularly updated by another Administrative Judge in the Office of Hearings and Appeals and will continue to be updated by her for the foreseeable future. A librarian at the Office of Hearings and Appeals believes it is reliable and can be referred to when searching for these decisions.
This site contains decisions issued by the Interior Board of Indian Appeals (IBIA)
from its inception in 1970, and includes some decisions of the Interior Board of Land
Appeals, volumes 125-173, and Indian Self-Determination Act Decisions. It also
includes surveys of IBIA decisions on three subjects: Land Acquisition (Updated
version, April 1, 2004), Probate (August 22, 2000), and Tribal Government (July 13,
1998). These surveys were prepared by Interior Department Field Solicitor Priscilla
A. Wilfahrt, who has graciously permitted their inclusion here.




Judy Din
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Washington, D.C. 20240
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