Land Ownership, Population and Jurisdiction: The Case of the Devils Lake Sioux Tribe v. North Dakota Public Service Commission

Follows the case that questions the authority of North Dakota and the North Dakota Public Service Commission to regulate public utilities within the Fort Totten Reservation. The final ruling states that the Devils Lake Sioux have the right to contract for utility services on land owned by them, or held in trust, without regard to the regulations of the North Dakota Public Service Commission.
Author/Creator
David J. Wishart
Oliver Froehling
Open Access
Yes
Primary Source
No
Citation
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 20, no. 2, 1996, pp. 33-58
Publication Date
1996
Resource Type
Articles -- Scholarly, peer reviewed
Format
Text -- PDF
Language
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