United States v. Pend Oreille County P.U.D. No. 1: A Signal Conflict between Equal Footing and Aboriginal Indian Title

Authors

Daniel H. Cole, Indiana University Maurer School of LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1986

Publication Citation

16 Environmental Law 163 (1986)

Abstract

A summary judgment decision is ordinarily not casenote material. But the denial of summary judgment in Pend Oreille proved a significant victory to tribal bedlands claimants averting aboriginal rights. The decision allows tribes to avoid the presumption of state ownership of lands beneath navigable rivers, established by the Supreme Court in Montana v. United States, without proving conveyance by the federal government. Most importantly the Pend Oreille summary judgment decision illustrates the substantial flaws of the Montana rule.

Recommended Citation

Daniel H. Cole, United States v. Pend Oreille County P.U.D. No. 1: A Signal Conflict between Equal Footing and Aboriginal Indian Title, 16 Environmental Law 163 (1986) (1986).
Available at: https://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/facpub/926